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SECTION 1: Identification of the substance/mixture and of the company/undertaking
1.1. Product identifier
Product trade name: Nitric acid 58 %
Product identification code: 2603414
Substance name: nitric acid…%
EC number: 231-714-2
CAS number: 7697-37-2
REACH registration number: 01-2119487297-23-0046
1.2. Relevant identified uses of the substance or mixture and uses advised against
Identified uses
Uses at industrial sites: Formulation of chemicals and fertilizers, intermediate, reactive processing aid
(cleaning agent, pH regulator, waste gas treatement, ion exchange resins regeneration, metal treatement).
Uses by professional workers: outdoor and indoor use of reactive substances in open systems as cleaning
agent, pH regulator, metal treatement
Uses advised against
Consumer uses: Use of Nitric acid containing (cleaning) agents > 3%
1.3. Details of the supplier of the safety data sheet
Manufacturer: Petrokemija Plc, Fertilizer Company www.petrokemija.hr
Adress: Aleja Vukovar 4, 44320 Kutina, Croatia
Telephone number: +385 44 647 122
E-mail address of responsible person for SDS: [email protected]
1.4. Emergency telephone numbers
Single European emergency call number: 112
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
2.1. Classification of the substance or mixture
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Hazard classes and hazard categories Hazard statements
Skin corrosion, hazard category 1A
H314 Causes severe skin burns and eye damage.
Corrosive to metals, hazard category 1
H290 May be corrosive to metals.
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2.2. Label elements
Hazard pictograms: GHS05
Signal word: Danger
Hazard statements:
Causes severe skin burns and eye damage.
May be corrosive to metals.
Precautionary statements:
Do not breathe mist/fume/vapours. Wear protective impervious chemical resistant gloves/ protective clothing/
eye protection/ face protection.
IF SWALLOWED: rinse mouth. Do NOT induce vomiting. IF ON SKIN (or hair): Remove/Take off
immediately all contaminated clothing. Rinse skin with water/shower. IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with
water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing.
Store in corrosive resistant/stainless steel or PVC container with a resistant inner liner.
Supplemental information on the label: “EUH071: Corrosive to the respiratory tract”.
2.3. Other hazards
None.
SECTION 3: Composition/information on ingredients
3.1. Substances
Name
CLP Annex VI Index number
Weight content
Nitric acid…%
007-004-00-1
> 98 %
Description of the substance: industrial chemical, aqueous solution < 65%
Molecular formula: HNO3
SECTION 4: First aid measures
4.1. Description of first aid measures
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General notes
Before providing first aid to injured people first protect yourself. Remove affected person from further
exposure. Ensure that eyewash facility and safety showers are provided close to the work place. Avoid all
contact with substance.
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Ingestion
Do not induce vomiting. If the person is conscious, wash out mouth with water and give water to drink. Obtain
medical attention.
Skin contact
Remove contaminated clothes. Flush skin with (cool or tepid) water or shower for 15 minutes. Obtain medical
attention.
Eye contact
Inmediately irrigate eyes with eyewash solution or clean water for at least 15 minutes.
Hold eyelids open during flushing. Do not allow victim to rub eyes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy
to do. Continue rinsing.
Inhalation
Bring victim out into fresh air, keep in a half-upright position, do not allow to lay flat (fluid may accumulate in
lungs). If the affected person suffers cardiac arrest commence cardio-pulmonary resuscitation immediately.
Mouth to mouth resuscitation may be dangerous. Obtain medical attention.
4.2. Most important symptoms and effects, both acute and delayed
Skin
Serious skin burns, pain and yellow discolouration.
Eyes
Redness, pain, and severe deep burns, depends on concentration of the acid. Possible eye damage.
Inhalation
Nitric acid readily forms a vapour at room temperature and so poses a potential inhalation Hazard. Symptoms of
inhalation exposure to nitric acid vapours include irritation of the nose, with sore throat, cough, chest tightness,
headache, ataxia and confusion. Following these symptoms, dyspnoea and stridor can occur due to laryngeal
oedema. After a severe inhalation exposure to nitric acid, pulmonary oedema may develop hours or even days
after exposure, which may possibly be fatal, with increasing shortness of breath, wheeze, chest pain and cough.
Ingestion
Ingestion of nitric acid can cause burns to the lips, tongue, mouth, throat and stomach.Vomiting. Ingestion may
cause burns to the oesophagus and stomach which can include ulceration, haemorrhage and perforation.
Chronic exposure
Long-term exposure to concentrated vapors may cause erosion of teeth and lung damage. Prolonged or repeated
contact can cause a skin rash, redness and ulceration.
4.3. Indication of any immediate medical attention and special treatment needed
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Following exposure to acid/NOx fumes the patient should be kept under medical review for at least 48 hours as
delayed pulmonary Edema may develop.The symptoms of lung oedema often do not become manifest until a
few hours have passed. Rest and medical observation are therefore essential.
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SECTION 5: Firefighting measures
5.1. Extinguishing media
Suitable extinguishing Media: Use water only in flooding quantities. Use water spray to reduce vapors and to
keep fire-exposed containers cool.
Extinguishing media not to be used : Do not use chemical or foam as extinguishing agents.
5.2. Special hazards arising from the substance or mixture
Nitric acid is not combustible, but has oxidizing properties. Poisonous gases are produced in fire, including
Nitrogen oxides.
5.3. Advice for firefighters
Fire fighting
Use water sprays to cool fire-exposed containers and structures, to disperse vapours and to protect personnel.
Avoid disposal of contaminated fire fighting water to the environment. Prevent spillage from entering drains or
waterways. Equipment should be thoroughly decontaminated after use.
Special protective equipment for firefighters
Wear acid- resistant complete protective clothing including self-contained breathing apparatus. Fire fighter's
clothing conforming to European standard EN469 provides a basic level of protection for chemical incidents
and includes helmets, protective boots and gloves.
SECTION 6: Accidental release measures
6.1. Personal precautions, protective equipment and emergency procedures
Wear suitable protective protection equipment including respiratory protection. Wear full protective clothing
including respiratory protection. Avoid skin and eye contact and vapour inhalation. Ventilate the area to
disperse vapour if necessary. Evacuate area.
6.2. Environmental precautions
Prevent run-off into drains and waterways. Avoid the contamination of watercourses. Inform appropriate
authority in case of accidental contamination of watercourses or drains.
6.3. Methods and material for containment and cleaning up
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For containment
Contain/absorb large spillage with sand or earth as necessary. Use water fog to dampen cloud of nitric acid
fumes and reduce vapours. Use protein foam blanket, at least 150 mm thick, to cover nitric acid and thus prevent
evaporation into large gas cloud.
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Large spill
Use a neutralising agent or chemical absorbent and substantial amounts of water for large spill. Pump large
amounts of the spilled liquid into containers suitably labelled for disposal. Cautiously neutralize remainder with
sodium carbonate. Then wash away with plenty of water.
Small spill
Use a tool to scoop up solid or absorbed material and place into an appropriately labelled waste container.
Dilute with water and neutralise cautiously with soda ash (sodium carbonate) and/or lime to pH6 to pH10 and
recover for disposal.
Other information
Do not absorb in sawdust or other organic combustible absorbents. Do not spray water directly on the leak or
nitric acid container. Increase ventilation and allow fumes to vent to a safe area.
6.4 Reference to other sections
For protective equipment see Section 8. Exposure controls. For waste treatment see Section 13.
SECTION 7: Handling and storage
7.1. Precautions for safe handling
Avoid skin and eye contact and inhalation of vapours. Wear eye and hand protection. Wear full protective
equipment where there is a risk of leaks or splashes. Use acid resistant utensils.
Avoid splashing. When diluting concentrated acid, allways add acid to water (not water to acid) slowly and with
great care. Do not permit smoking in the storage area.
7.2. Conditions for safe storage, including any incompatibilities
Technical measures and storage conditions:
Store in cool, dry, well ventilated area; away from heat, ignition source and direct sunlight. Separated from
combustible and reducing substances, bases, organics food and feedstuffs. Keep away from incompatible
substances. Keep container tightly closed. Containers have to be labelled clearly and permanently.
Provide adequate ventilation.
Provide eye wash fountains and emergency showers.
Packaging materials
Suitable materials: Glass, Stainless steel, Aluminium, Polyvinyl chloride (PVC), Polytetrafluoro ethylene (PTFE
- Teflon). Suitable sealing materials: Polytetrafluoro ethylene (PTFE - Teflon) (up to 200C)
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Further requirements for storage rooms and vessels
Install sufficiently large collection rooms (depressions, walls, or stable freestanding walls). Floors should be of
impervious and acid-resistans materials.
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Further information on storage conditions
Reaction with certain metals liberates hydrogen. Exothermic reaction with water. Avoid collocated storage with
the following substances with pharmaceuticals, food and animal feeds including additives, radioactive and
explosive substances, gases, aerosols (spray bottles), spontaneously flammable substances, substances liberating
flammable gases in contact with water, organic peroxides and self reactive substances.
7.3. Specific end use(s)
None.
SECTION 8: Exposure controls/personal protection
8.1. Control parameters
8.1.1. Occupational exposure limits
Substance: Nitric acid, CAS No 7697-37-2
Limit value - Eight Limit value - Short
hours
term
Legal basis
ppm
mg/m³
ppm
mg/m³
European Union
-
-
1
2,6
Directives 91/322/EEC, 2000/39/EC, 2006/15/EC
USA - NIOSH
2
5
4
10
US Code of Federal Regulations: 42 CFR 1910 Subpart
Z, Toxic and Hazardous Substances.
Canada - Québec
2
5,2
4
10
Règlement sur la santé et la sécurité du travail.
8.1.2. DNEL/PNEC values
DNELs –workers, Nitric acid, CAS No: 7697-37-2
Route of
Accute effects - Accute effects exposure
local
systemic
Chronic effects local
Chronic effects systemic
Inhalation
2.6 mg/m³
No hazard identified
1.3 mg/m³
No hazard identified
Dermal
The conc. limit for
corrosivity is 20%.
The concentration
range of 5 -20% is
established for
irritation.
No hazard identified
Corrosivity: > 20%.
Irritation: 5 -20%.
No hazard identified
DNELs – general population (consumers), Nitric acid, CAS number: 7697-37-2
Route of
Accute effects - Accute effects Chronic effects Chronic effects exposure
local
systemic
local
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Inhalation
1.3 mg/m³
Dermal
Corrosivity: > 20%.
No hazard identified
Irritation: 5 -20%.
No hazard identified
0,65 mg/m³
No hazard identified
Corrosivity: > 20%.
Irritation: 5 -20%.
No hazard identified
Nitric acid is not expected to be found in consumer products, or if found it will be found only at trace levels.
PNEC exposure route –
environmental protection target
Fresh water
Qualitative approach: pH. A pH value of 6 is selected as the
threshold value for the chemical safety assessment.
Freshwater sediment
No hazard identified
Marine water
Qualitative approach: pH. A pH value of 6 is selected as the
threshold value for the chemical safety assessment.
Marine sediments
No hazard identified
Food chain
No hazard identified
Microorganisms in sediment treatment
No hazard identified
Soil (agricultural)
No hazard identified
Air
No hazard identified
8.2. Exposure controls
Key details of workers exposure control
Personal protection equipment should be used as additional risk management measures when other measures are
insufficient to guarantee control of risks or, as sole risk management measures in particular cases (e.g. short
term low frequency activities such as cleaning and maintenance, installation of new equipment or manual
spraying outside industrial settings, or use by professionals).
Personal protection equipment should be used in conjunction with other control measures such as process design
(e.g. level of containment, closed process, local extraction), product design (e.g. low dust grades), workplace
(dilution ventilation) or work method (automation).
Use of personal protection equipment is usually considered as the last resort to control risks.
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Eye/face protection: If splashes are likely to occur, wear tightly fitting chemical resistant safety goggles, face –
shield.
Skin protection: In case of potential dermal contact use impervious chemical resistant protective gloves. If
splashes are likely to occur, wear suitable protective clothing, aprons, shield and suits, rubber or plastic boots,
Respiratory protection: In case of dust or aerosol formation use respiratory protection with approved filter
Environmental exposure controls
Avoid uncontrolled discharging nitric acid solutions at high flow into municipal wastewater or to surface water,
in case such discharges are expected to cause significant pH changes. Regular control of the pH value during
introduction into open waters is required. In general discharges should be carried out such that pH changes in
receiving surface waters are minimized. Most aquatic organisms can tolerate pH values in the range of 6-9.
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SECTION 9: Physical and chemical properties
9.1. Information on basic physical and chemical properties
Property
Unit
Value
Reference conditions
Appearance
1
colorless liquid
standard temperature (20C) and
pressure (1013 hPa)
Odour
pungent
Odour threshold
ppm
0,29 - 0,98
<1
pH
20C
Melting point / freezing point
C
-41
1013 hPa
Initial boiling point and
boiling range
C
83
1013 hPa
Flash point
C
No data availlable
Inorganic substance, the flash point
needs not to be determined.
Evaporation rate
No data availlable
Flammability
Non flammable
Upper/lower flammability or
explosive limits
%
Non flammable
Vapour pressure
Pa
6100
20C
Vapour density
No data availlable
Relative density
1.370
60% HNO3, 20C (water = 1)
soluble
Water, 20C
Solubility(ies)
g/L
Partition coefficient:
n-octanol/water
No data availlable
Auto-ignition temperature
C
Not sensitive to self ignition.
Decomposition temperature
C
No data availlable
Viscosity
mPa s
0,75
Inorganic substance - the partition
coefficient needs not to be
determined.
The substance is a liquid and is
nonflammable.
25C
Explosive properties
Non explosive
Oxidising properties
Oxidising
Aqueous solution > 65 % w/w
9.2. Other information
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SECTION 10: Stability and reactivity
10.1. Reactivity
Oxidizing reactions occur primarily with the concentrated acid. Not combustible but enhances combustion of
other substances. It oxidizes organic matter and makes it highly flammable. Corrosive to concrete.
Risk of dangerous reaction or explosion in contact with reducing agents, metal powders, combustible
substances, organic solvents (see sections 10.3 and 10.5). Reaction takes place with all metals except the
precious metal series and certain alloys.
Although chromium, iron and alumunium readily dissolve in dilute nitric acid, the concentrated acid forms a
metal oxide layer that protects (passivates) the metal from further oxidation.
10.2. Chemical stability
The substance is stable under normal ambient and anticipated storage and handling conditions.
10.3. Posibility of hazardous reactions
Contact with combustible material may cause fire. Can react violently with reducing agents, strong bases,
organic substances, chlorides. Reacts very violently with organic chemicals causing fire and explosion hazard.
Risk of explosion in contact with hydrazine, benzene, cellulose, acetone, alcohols, organic substances +
sulphuric acid, metal powder, hydrocarbons, fuel oil (the list is non-exclusive).
Reaction with certain metals liberates hydrogen.
10.4. Conditions to avoid
Direct heat and high temperature to avoid release of nitric acid fumes and damaging of container. Exothermic
reaction with water.
10.5. Incompatible materials
Incompatible with many organic materials, combustible materials, metallic powders, hydrogen sulfide, carbides,
alcohols, reacts with water to produce heat, corrosive to metals.
Inorganic chemicals (non-exclusive list): ammonia; hydrazine; potassium; boron; tetraborane; concentrated
sulphuric acid; sodium; sodium hypochlorite; sodium hydride; iron (II)-oxide; sulphur halogenides; hydrogen
iodide; hydrogen sulphide; antimony; titanium; magnesium; lithium; selenium; bismuth; arsenic.
Organic chemicals (non-exclusive list): alcohols; thiols; amines; thiocyanates; metal acetylides; thiopene;
acrylonitrile; acetonitrile; acetone; acetic anhydride; xylidine; pyridine; toluidine; ethylaniline; benzene;
toluene; dioxane; dichloromethane; nitromethane; polypropylene; diethyl ether (anhydrous); crotonaldehyde;
furfuryl alcohol; 1,2-dichloroethane; acetic acid; formic acid; mellitic acid.
10.6. Hazardous decomposition products
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When heated, toxic vapours may be released (Nox). Contact with certain metals produces hydrogen gas.
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SECTION 11: Toxicological information
11.1. Information on toxicological effects
Acute toxicity
Reason for no classification
Inhalation: conclusive but not sufficient for classification. Oral/dermal: data lacking
Routes of
exposure
Method/species
Effective dose
Results
Inhalation
OECD Guideline 403
(Acute Inhalation Toxicity)/
rat (Crl:CDBR) male/female
1-h nose-only exposure.
LC50(1h) = 6250 mg/m3
LC50(4h) = 1562,5
mg/m3 air
The classification criteria are not met.
Nitric acid is a corrosive substance and
not an acute inhalation hazard.
No data
REACH (column 2, Annex VIII, section
8.5): an acute toxicity test does not
generally need to be conducted if the
substance is classified as corrosive to the
skin.
Oral/dermal acute toxicity is
Oral/dermal not assessed
Skin corrosion/irritation
Justification for classification: Nitric acid is classified as a skin corrosive substance category 1A (concentration
 20%) and category 1B (concentration  5%) according to CLP Regulation Annex VI, table 3.1.
Routes of
exposure
Method/species
Effective dose
Results
Respiratory
tract
Individuals with asthma,
case control study
No data available
Nitric acid was not associated with
moderate cough, asthma, or shortness of
breath.
Skin
No data available
No data available
Corrosive
Serious eye damage/irritation
Reason for no classification: data lacking
Routes of
exposure
Method/species
Effective dose
Results
Eye
No data available
No data available
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Reason for no classification: data lacking. The substance is classified as being corrosive to the skin. A further
assessment of the skin sensitisation potential is thus not required.
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Routes of
exposure
Method/species
Effective dose
Results
Skin
No data available.
No data available
Corrosive to the skin.
Inhalation
No data available
No data available
No data available
Germ cell mutagenicity
Reason for no classification: conclusive but not sufficient for classification
Routes of
exposure
Method/species
Effective dose
Results
Oral
AMES - test equivalent or
similar to OECD471
(Bacterial Reverse
Mutation Assay)
The standard plate test and
the preincubation test: 20,
100, 500, 2500, and 5000
ug/plate
Nitric acid was not mutagenic, it is not
expected to cause genetic toxicity and thus
should not be classified.
Carcinogenicity
Justification for non classification: Inconclusive data for classification.
Reproductive toxicity
Reason for no classification: conclusive but not sufficient for classification
Routes of
exposure
Method/species
Effective dose
Results
Oral
OECD 422
oral: gavage 0, 250, 750,
and 1,500 mg/kg/day
NOAEL: 1,500 mg/kg/day
No classification is required
STOT-single exposure
Reason for no classification: conclusive but not sufficient for classification
STOT-repeated exposure
Reason for no classification: inconclusive data for classification.
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Aspiration hazard
Reason for no classification: data lacking.
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SECTION 12: Ecological information
12.1. Toxicity
Nitric acid - Acute (short-term) toxicity
Effect dose
(Exposure time)
/ Test material
Species /
Method
Evaluation
Results
Acute fish
toxicity
Median lethal
pH: 3.7 (96 h) /
Nitric acid
Oncorhynchus
mykiss
(rainbow trout)
pH caused by adding nitric acid
below pH4 is critical for fish.
Nitrate ion alone is not causing
any mortality in fish.
Nitric acid will not cause
adverse effects to fish at pH
range 6-9.
Acute aquatic
invertebrate
toxicity
LC50: pH 4.4-4.7 Ceriodaphnia
(48 h) / Nitric
dubia (water
acid
flea)
Adverse effects due to nitric
acid exposure are caused by
the decreased pH (not by the
nitrate).
Nitric acid will not cause
adverse effects to daphnids at
environmentally relevant pH
values.
Acute algae
toxicity
NOEC: 419 mg
nitrate/L /
Potassium nitrate
Marine benthic
diatoms
Read across. At environmental
pH exposure to nitric acid
comes down to exposure to
nitrate ions.
Nitric acid will not cause
adverse effects to algae.
Sediment
organisms
No data
No data
REACH Annex X
The CSA indicated no concern
for the sediment compartment.
Nitric acid - Chronic (long-term) toxicity
Effect dose
(Exposure time)
/ Test material
Species /
Method
Evaluation
Results
NOEC: 71.3 mg
nitrate/L (3
months) / NaNO3
Amphiprion
ocellaris
(anemone fish)
/ Semi-static
Read across. At pH range 6-9,
exposure to nitric acid comes
down to exposure to nitrate
ions.
The CSA indicated no concern
for fish.
Aquatic
invertebrates
Nitric acid was
added when
appropriate
Ceriodaphnia
dubia
(water flea)
Nitric acid concentrations
causing a pH outside the pH
range of 6-9 can cause adverse
effects to reproduction of
daphnids.
Reproduction and
mortality were not impaired
between pH 6.14 and 8.03.
Algae
No data
No data
No data
No data
Fish
Hazards to the aquatic environment reason for no classification: conclusive but not sufficient for
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As nitric acid is extremely soluble in water, exposure to soil is deemed.
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Nitric acid - Toxicity to aquatic micro-organisms in sewage treatment systems
Effect dose
(Exposure time)
/ Test material
EC10 (3 h): 180
Activated
sludge freshwater
mg/L test mat.
(nominal) based
on: respiration rate/
NaNO3
Species /
Method
OECD
Guideline 209
(Respiration
Inhibition Test)
Evaluation
Results
Read across: The
microorganisms are
essentially not exposed to
nitric acid, but to nitrate
instead.
Typical nitrate levels in
domestic sewage are near
zero.
12.2. Persistence and degradability
Abiotic degradation
Hydrolisis: At a conc. of 0.1 mol/L in water, nitric acid is dissociated for about 93%. Study scientifically
unjustified
Biodegradation
Inorganic substance (REACH Annex VII column 2). Study scientifically unjustified
12.3. Bioaccumulative potential
Nitric acid is not considered to have bioaccumulative potential as nitrate is highly soluble in water and rapidly
excreted via the urine, it will not accumulate in fatty tissues.
12.4. Mobility in soil
As nitric acid is extremely soluble in water, exposure to soil is deemed irrelevant.
12.5. Results of PBT and vPvB assessment
According to the results of its assessment, nitric acid is not a PBT or a vPvB.
12.6. Other adverse effects
Not known.
SECTION 13: Disposal considerations
13.1. Waste treatment methods
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Product waste/ packaging disposal
Waste code/ waste designations according to
European waste code (LoW): 06 01 05* (nitric acid and nitrous acid)
Hazardous waste.
Do not discharge into drains or sewage system.
Do not dispose of with other industrial or household waste (see section 10.5).
Dispose of in accordance with relevant official national and local regulations.
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SECTION 14: Transport information
14.1. UN number
UN 2031
14.2. UN proper shipping name
NITRIC ACID (other than red fuming, with less than 65% nitric acid)
14.3. Transport hazard class(es)
ADR/RID/ADN/IMDG/ICAO: – Class 8
14.4. Packing group
ADR/RID/AND/IMDG/ICAO: – PG II
14.5. Environmental hazards
ADR, RID, ADN, IMDG – It is not environmentally hazardous;
IMDG – It is not marine pollutant.
14.6. Special precautions for user
ADR
Transport category: 2
Tunnel restriction code: (E)
Label: 8
Classification code: C1
Hazard identification No.: 80
RID
Transport category: 2
Label: 8
Classification code: C1
Hazard identification No.: 80
ADN
Label: 8
Special equipment: PP, EP
Classification code: CO1
Dangers: 8+N3
Additional requirements/remarks: 34
IMDG
ship stowage and segregation category D;
EmS: F-A, S-B
Segregation group 1: Acids
All the hoses, including the hose couplings, carried for unloading the product must be made from a material
which is resistant to nitric acid.
14.7. Transport in bulk according to Annex II of MARPOL 73/78 and the IBC Code:
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Product name: Nitric acid (less than 70%)
Pollution Category (according to MARPOL Annex II): Y
Ship type (according to IBC Code): 2
Specific and operational requirements (according to IBC Code): 15.11, 15.19
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SECTION 15: Regulatory information
15.1. Safety, health and environmental regulations/legislation specific for the substance or mixture
Regulation (EU) No 98/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the marketing and use of
explosives precursors (OJ 39/2013):
Substance which shall not be made available to members of the general public on their own, or in mixtures
or substances including it, except if the concentration is equal to or lower than 3 % w/w.
Note: a Member State may maintain or establish a registration regime allowing this restricted explosives
precursor to be made available to, or to be possessed or used by, members of the general public if the economic
operator who makes them available registers each transaction in concentrations higher than 3 % w/w, but no
higher than 10 % w/w.
Safety, health and environmental regulations/legislation specific for the product:
Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH), Regulation (EU) No 2015/830, Regulation (EC) No 552/2009,
Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 (CLP), OEL Directives 2000/39/EC,
2006/15/EC, 2009/161/EU; PPE: Directive 89/686/EEC; Transport: Directives 96/35/EC, 2000/18/EC,
2008/68/EC; Waste: Directives 91/689/EEC, 2006/12/EC, 2008/98/EC; Regulation (EU) No 98/2013
(explosives precursors), Recommendations (UN) on the transport of dangerous goods, 17th revised edition.
15.2. Chemical safety assessment
In accordance with Article 14 of Regulation EC No 1907/2006 a Chemical Safety Assessment has been carried
out for Nitric acid. Exposure scenarios are attached to extended Safety data sheet.
SECTION 16: Other information
16.1. Indication of changes to the previous revision
Previous issue: rev. 3, 14/03/2016
Main changes to the previous version: Section 2.2.
16.2. Abbreviations and acronyms
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ADR: Accord européen sur le transport des marchandises dangereuses par Route (European Agreement
concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road)
CAS No: Chemical Abstract Service index number
CLP: Calssification labelling and packaging
DNEL: Derived No-Effect Level
EEC: European Economic Community
EC: European Commission
EC#, EC-No: EC number
GVI: Occupational Exposure Limit (croat. Granična vrijednost izloženosti)
GHS: Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals
IMDG: International Maritime Code for Dangerous Goods
IATA: International Air Transport Association
IATA-DGR: Dangerous Goods Regulations by the "International Air Transport Association" (IATA)
ICAO: International Civil Aviation Organization
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ICAO-TI: Technical Instructions by the "International Civil Aviation Organization" (ICAO)
IOEL: Indicative Occupational Exposure Limit
LC50: Median Lethal Concentration
NOAEC: No Observed Adverse Effect Concentration
NOAEL: No observed adverse effect level.
NOEC: No Observed Effect Concentration
OEL: Occupational Exposure Limit
PBT: Persistent Bioaccumulative and Toxic
PNEC: Predicted no effect concentration
REACH: Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of CHemicals
RID: Règlement international concernant le transport des marchandises dangereuses par chemin de fer
(Regulations Concerning the International Transport of Dangerous Goods by Rail)
STEL: Short Term Exposure Limit
TLV-TWA: Threshold Limit Value-Time-Weighted Average
vPvB: very Persistent and very Bioaccumulative
16.3. Further information
Precautionary statements:
P260, P280, P301+P330+P331, P303+P361+P353, P305+P351+P338, P406.
Other relevant precautionary statements:
P234: Keep only in original container.
P210: Keep away from heat/sparks/open flames/hot surfaces. No smoking.
P220: Keep/Store away from combustible materials.
P221: Take any precaution to avoid mixing with combustible materials
P264: Wash hands thoroughly after handling.
P363: Wash contaminated clothing before reuse.
P304+P340: IF INHALED: Remove victim to fresh air and keep at rest in a position comfortable for
breathing.
P310: Immediately call a POISON CENTER or doctor/physician.
P390: Absorb spillage to prevent material damage.
P404: Store in a closed container.
Annex to extended safety data sheet (eSDS) contains:
Exposure Scenario 1- Manufacturing and industrial uses of HNO3 Concentration < 75%:
Exposure Scenario 2 - Professional Use of Nitric acid Concentration < 75%
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Note:
The data given here is based on current knowledge and experience. The purpose of this Safety Data Sheet is to
describe the product in terms of their safety precautions. However, it shall not constitute or imply a guarantee
concerning composition, properties of performance, and shall not establish a legally valid contractual
relationship.
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