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General Information
Revision date
2015-07-24
Product name
Octanoic Acid
Product Synonyms
Caprylic Acid
CAS No.
124-07-2
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Company Information
company name
Veritas House
Section 2
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
EMERGENCY OVERVIEW Causes burns.
Potential health effects
Eye: Causes eye burns. Skin: Causes skin burns. Ingestion: Causes gastrointestinal tract burns. Inhalation: May cause irritation of the respiratory tract with burning pain in the nose and throat, coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath and pulmonary edema. Causes chemical burns to the respiratory tract. Inhalation may be fatal as a result of spasm, inflammation, edema of the larynx and bronchi, chemical pneumonitis and pulmonary edema. Chronic: