MSDS

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RJS STANDARDS TESTING & CERTIFICATION CENTER
141-04 14th Avenue, Whitestone, New York 11357, USA.
Sulfuric acid:
Inhalation, mouse: LC50 = 320 mg/m
3
/2h
Inhalation, rat: LC50 = 510 mg/m
3
/2h
Oral, rat: LD50 = 2140 mg/kg (25% Solution)
Carcinogenicity: ACGIH: A2 - Suspected Human Carcinogen
OSHA: Select carcinogen
IARC: Group 1 carcinogen
Epidemiology:
Workers exposed to industrial sulfuric acid mist showed a statistical increase in laryngeal cancer. This data
suggests a possible relationship between carcinogenisis and inhalation of sulfuric acid mist.
Ecotoxicity:
Sulfuric acid is harmful to aquatic life in very low concentrations. It may be dangerous if it enters water intakes.
The aquatic toxicity for bluegill in fresh water was 24.5 ppm/24 hr, which was lethal.
Waste Disposal Method:
Neutralized acid may be flushed down the sewer. Spent batteries must be treated as hazardous waste and
disposed of according to local state, and federal regulations. A copy of this material safety data must be supplied
to any scrap dealer or secondary smelter with battery.
Identification and Proper Shipping Name:
Batteries – Wet, Non-Spillable, Electric Storage, UN 2800.
DOT: Unregulated, meets the requirements of 49 CFR 173, 159 (d).
IATA/ICAO: Unregulated, meets the requirements of Special Provision A67.
IMO: Unregulated.
Label: “Non-Spillable” or “Non-Spillable Battery.”
UN/NA Number: UN2800
Ems #: F-A, S-B.
IMDG:
Non-spillable batteries must be packed according to IMDG page 8121.
The shipping information for non-spillable batteries is as follows:
Proper Shipping Name: Batteries, wet, non-spillable Packing Group: III
SECTION 11 - TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION
SECTION 12 - ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
SECTION 13 - DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS
SECTION 14 - TRANSPORT INFORMATION