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f Butyric Acid is on the Right to Know Hazardous Substance Hazard Rating Key: 0=minimal; 1=slight; 2=moderate; 3=serious;
List because it is cited by DOT, NFPA and EPA. 4=severe
f This chemical is on the Special Health Hazard Substance
List. f Butyric Acid can affect you when inhaled and may be
absorbed through the skin.
f Contact can severely irritate and burn the skin and eyes with
possible eye damage.
f Inhaling Butyric Acid can irritate the nose, throat and lungs.
f Butyric Acid is CORROSIVE.
FIRST AID
Eye Contact
f Immediately flush with large amounts of water for at least 30
minutes, lifting upper and lower lids. Remove contact
lenses, if worn, while flushing. Seek medical attention Workplace Exposure Limits
immediately. No occupational exposure limits have been established for
Butyric Acid. However, it may pose a health risk. Always
Skin Contact follow safe work practices.
f Quickly remove contaminated clothing. Immediately wash
contaminated skin with large amounts of water. Seek
medical attention immediately. f It should be recognized that Butyric Acid can be absorbed
through your skin, thereby increasing your exposure.
Inhalation
f Remove the person from exposure.
f Begin rescue breathing (using universal precautions) if
breathing has stopped and CPR if heart action has stopped.
f Transfer promptly to a medical facility.
EMERGENCY NUMBERS
Poison Control: 1-800-222-1222
CHEMTREC: 1-800-424-9300
NJDEP Hotline: 1-877-927-6337
National Response Center: 1-800-424-8802
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Fire Hazards
If employees are expected to fight fires, they must be trained
and equipped as stated in the OSHA Fire Brigades Standard
(29 CFR 1910.156).
GLOSSARY
ACGIH is the American Conference of Governmental Industrial LEL or Lower Explosive Limit, is the lowest concentration of
Hygienists. They publish guidelines called Threshold Limit a combustible substance (gas or vapor) in the air capable of
Values (TLVs) for exposure to workplace chemicals. continuing an explosion.
Acute Exposure Guideline Levels (AEGLs) are established mg/m3 means milligrams of a chemical in a cubic meter of air.
by the EPA. They describe the risk to humans resulting from It is a measure of concentration (weight/volume).
once-in-a lifetime, or rare, exposure to airborne chemicals.
A mutagen is a substance that causes mutations. A mutation
Boiling point is the temperature at which a substance can is a change in the genetic material in a body cell. Mutations
change its physical state from a liquid to a gas. can lead to birth defects, miscarriages, or cancer.
A carcinogen is a substance that causes cancer. NFPA is the National Fire Protection Association. It classifies
substances according to their fire and explosion hazard.
The CAS number is unique, identifying number, assigned by
the Chemical Abstracts Service, to a specific chemical. NIOSH is the National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health. It tests equipment, evaluates and approves
CFR is the Code of Federal Regulations, which are the respirators, conducts studies of workplace hazards, and
regulations of the United States government. proposes standards to OSHA.
A combustible substance is a solid, liquid or gas that will burn. NTP is the National Toxicology Program which tests chemicals
and reviews evidence for cancer.
A corrosive substance is a gas, liquid or solid that causes
destruction of human skin or severe corrosion of containers. OSHA is the federal Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, which adopts and enforces health and safety
DEP is the New Jersey Department of Environmental standards.
Protection.
PEOSHA is the New Jersey Public Employees Occupational
DOT is the Department of Transportation, the federal agency Safety and Health Act, which adopts and enforces health and
that regulates the transportation of chemicals. safety standards in public workplaces.
EPA is the Environmental Protection Agency, the federal Permeated is the movement of chemicals through protective
agency responsible for regulating environmental hazards. materials.
ERG is the Emergency Response Guidebook. It is a guide for PIH is a DOT designation for chemicals which are Poison
emergency responders for transportation emergencies Inhalation Hazards.
involving hazardous substances.
ppm means parts of a substance per million parts of air. It is a
Emergency Response Planning Guideline (ERPG) values measure of concentration by volume in air.
are intended to provide estimates of concentration ranges
where one reasonably might anticipate observing adverse A reactive substance is a solid, liquid or gas that releases
effects. energy under certain conditions.
A fetus is an unborn human or animal. STEL is a Short Term Exposure Limit which is usually a 15-
minute exposure that should not be exceeded at any time
A flammable substance is a solid, liquid, vapor or gas that will during a work day.
ignite easily and burn rapidly.
A teratogen is a substance that causes birth defects by
The flash point is the temperature at which a liquid or solid damaging the fetus.
gives off vapor that can form a flammable mixture with air.
UEL or Upper Explosive Limit is the highest concentration in
IARC is the International Agency for Research on Cancer, a air above which there is too much fuel (gas or vapor) to begin a
scientific group. reaction or explosion.
Ionization Potential is the amount of energy needed to Vapor Density is the ratio of the weight of a given volume of
remove an electron from an atom or molecule. It is measured one gas to the weight of another (usually Hydrogen), at the
in electron volts. same temperature and pressure.
IRIS is the Integrated Risk Information System database The vapor pressure is a measure of how readily a liquid or a
maintained by federal EPA. The database contains solid mixes with air at its surface. A higher vapor pressure
information on human health effects that may result from indicates a higher concentration of the substance in air and
exposure to various chemicals in the environment. therefore increases the likelihood of breathing it in.
Right to Know Hazardous Substance Fact Sheet
Common Name: BUTYRIC ACID
Synonyms: Ethylacetic Acid; 1-Propanecarboxylic Acid
CAS No: 107-92-6
Molecular Formula: C4H8O2
RTK Substance No: 0300
Description: Colorless, oily liquid with a strong characteristic odor
HAZARD DATA
Hazard Rating Firefighting Reactivity
3 - Health Butyric Acid is a COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID. Butyric Acid reacts with OXIDIZING AGENTS (such
Use dry chemical, CO2, water spray or alcohol- as PERCHLORATES, PEROXIDES,
2 - Fire resistant foam as extinguishing agents. PERMANGANATES, CHLORATES, NITRATES,
0 - Reactivity CHLORINE, BROMINE and FLUORINE); STRONG
POISONOUS GASES ARE PRODUCED IN FIRE.
BASES (such as SODIUM HYDROXIDE and
DOT#: UN 2820 CONTAINERS MAY EXPLODE IN FIRE. POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE); REDUCING AGENTS;
Use water spray to keep fire-exposed containers cool. and CHROMIUM TRIOXIDES.
ERG Guide #: 153
Vapors may travel to a source of ignition and flash Contact with ALUMINUM and other METALS may
Hazard Class: 8 back. release flammable and explosive Hydrogen gas.
(Corrosive)
November 2007