MSDS Name: Acetic acid, >96%
Catalog Numbers:
AC124040000, AC124040010, AC124040025, AC124040050, AC124040250,
AC148930000, AC148930010, AC222140000, AC222140010, AC222140025,
AC222140051, AC222140200, AC222142500, AC295320000, AC295320010,
AC295320025, AC295320100, AC423220000, 14893-0025, 42322-0025, 42322-5000,
A35-500, A35-500LC, A38-212, A38-450LB, A38-500, A38-500LC, A38212LC,
A38C-212, A38C212LC, A38J500, A38P-20, A38P500, A38S-212, A38S-500,
A38SI-212, A465-1, A465-250, A465-500, A490-212, A491-20, A491-212,
A491-212LC, A491-4, A507-212, A507-4, A507-500, A507SK-212, AC38C212EA,
BP1185-500, BP1185500LC, BP2400-500, BP2401-212, BP2401-500, BP2401C-212,
BP2401P-20, BP2401S-212, BP2401S-500, BP2401SI-212, NC9011470, NC9758600,
S70048-1SC, S70048-2MF, S700481MF
Synonyms:
Ethanoic acid; Ethylic acid; Methanecarboxylic acid; Vinegar acid;
Glacial acetic acid.
Company Identification:
Fisher Scientific
1 Reagent Lane
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
For information, call: 201-796-7100
Emergency Number: 201-796-7100
For CHEMTREC assistance, call: 800-424-9300
For International CHEMTREC assistance, call: 703-527-3887
Appearance: clear, colorless liquid. Flash Point: 39 deg C.
Danger! Causes severe eye and skin burns. Causes
severe digestive and respiratory tract burns. Flammable liquid
and vapor. May be harmful if absorbed through the
skin. Glacial acetic acid solidifies below 62°F (17°C). Corrosive to
metal.
Target Organs: Teeth, eyes, skin, mucous
membranes.
Potential Health Effects
Eye:
Causes severe eye irritation. Contact with liquid or vapor causes
severe burns and possible irreversible eye damage.
Skin:
Causes skin burns. May be harmful if absorbed through the skin.
Contact with the skin may cause blackening and hyperkeratosis of the
skin of the hands.
Ingestion:
May cause severe and permanent damage to the digestive tract. Causes
severe pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and shock. May cause
polyuria, oliguria (excretion of a diminished amount of urine in
relation to the fluid intake) and anuria (complete suppression of
urination). Rapidly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract.
Inhalation:
Effects may be delayed. Causes chemical burns to the respiratory
tract. Exposure may lead to bronchitis, pharyngitis, and dental
erosion. May be absorbed through the lungs.
Chronic:
Chronic exposure to acetic acid may cause erosion of dental enamel,
bronchitis, eye irritation, darkening of the skin, and chronic
inflammation of the respiratory tract. Acetic acid can cause
occupational asthma. One case of a delayed asthmatic response to
glacial acetic acid has been reported in a person with bronchial
asthma. Skin sensitization to acetic acid is rare, but has occurred.