Nitric acid

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Hazard Name:

Nitric acid

HAZARD:

Nitric acid

CHEMICAL FORMULA:

HNO₃

EXPOSURE STANDARD:

2 PPM TWA

PHYSICAL FORM:

Colourless Or Yellowish Liquid

SYNONYMS:

Hydrogen Nitrate

RELATIVE DENSITY:

EXPOSURE:

Inhalation

IP(eV):

C.F:

LEL%:

USES/SOURCES:

Production of fertilisers in the form of ammonium nitrate; photoengraving; steel etching; dye intermediates; explosives.

TOXICOLOGY:

From topical contact, nitric acid causes corrosion of the skin and tissues and, from inhalation, acute pulmonary edema or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

MONITORING METHOD:

Monitoring Tubes:

226-10-03

Catalog Number	Sorbent (Coating)	Size	Sections	Sorbent (mg)	Ends	Tube Holder	Separators	Quantity
226-10-03	Silica Gel (Specially cleaned)	7x110	2	200/400	GS	B	WWGW	50

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