Battery Electrolyte

Appearance/Odor

A clear liquid with a sharp, % Volatiles by Weight Not Applicable penetrating, pungent odor. IV. FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA Flash Point: Not Combustible Flammable Limits: Not Applicable Extinguishing media: CO2; dry chemical; water fog; water Special Fire Fighting Procedures: Beware of acid splatter during water application and wear acid-resistant clothing, gloves, face and eye protection. Unusual Fire and Explosion Hazards: Reacts violently with metals, nitrates, chlorates, carbides, and other organic material. Reacts with most metals to yield explosive/flammable hydrogen gas. V. REACTIVITY DATA Stability: Stable X Unstable Conditions to Avoid: Contact with organic materials, combustibles, strong reducing agents, metals, strong oxidizers, and water. Incompatibility: (materials to avoid) Contact with metals may produce toxic sulfur dioxide fumes and sulfur dioxide. Hazardous Decomposition Products: Sulfur trioxide, carbon monoxide, sulfuric acid fumes, and sulfur dioxide. Hazardous Polymerization: Will not occur. Conditions to avoid: Not applicable VI. HEALTH HAZARD DATA Routes of Entry: Sulfuric acid is harmful by all routes of entry. Inhalation: Breathing of sulfuric acid vapors or mists may cause severe respiratory irritation. Ingestion: May cause severe irritation of mouth, throat, esophagus, and stomach. Skin Contact: Severe irritation, burns, and ulceration. Eye Contact: Severe irritation, burns, cornea damage, blindness. Effects of Overexposure - Acute: Severe skin irritation, damage to cornea may cause blindness, upper respiratory irritation. Effects of Overexposure - Chronic: Possible erosion of tooth enamel; inflammation of nose, throat, and bronchial tubes. Carcinogenicity: The National Toxicology Program (NTP) and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) have classified "strong inorganic acid mist containing sulfuric acid" as a substance that is carcinogenic to humans. This classification does not apply to sulfuric acid solutions in static liquid state or to electrolyte in batteries. Inorganic mist (sulfuric acid mist) is not generated during normal use of this product. Medical Conditions Generally Aggravated by Exposure: Overexposure to sulfuric acid mist may cause lung damage and aggravate pulmonary conditions. Contact of electrolyte (water and sulfuric acid solution) with skin may aggravate skin diseases such as eczema and contact dermatitis. Contact of electrolyte (water and sulfuric acid solution) with eyes may damage cornea and/or cause blindness.