HOW TO READ A WHMIS SAFETY DATA SHEET
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Methanoic Acid (Component)
– Acute Toxicity
• Oral LD50: 711.2 mg/kg
• LC 50 (Inhalation): 8.7 mg/L – 4 hours
• Skin LD50: No data available
– Skin Corrosion/Irritation
• Rabbit: severe skin irritation
– Serious Eye Damage/Eye Irritation
• Serious eye damage.
• Conjunctivitis and lacrimal irritation due to vapors
– Respiratory or Skin Sensitization
• May cause allergic reactions
– Germ Cell Mutagenicity
• Ames test: negative
• Mouse Bone Marrow: negative
– Carcinogenicity
• No data available
– Reproductive Toxicity
• No data available
– Specific Target Organ Toxicity – Single Exposure
• No data available
– Specific Target Organ Toxicity – Repeated Exposure
• No data available
– Aspiration Hazard
• No data available
