Serious eye damage, Category 1
Specific target organ toxicity – single exposure, Category 3
Specific target organ toxicity – single exposure, Category 3
H318 Causes serious eye damage
H335 May cause respiratory irritation
P280 Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection/hearing protection/...
P261 Avoid breathing dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.
P271 Use only outdoors or in a well-ventilated area.
P305+P354+P338 IF IN EYES: Immediately rinse with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing.
P317 Get medical help.
P304+P340 IF INHALED: Remove person to fresh air and keep comfortable for breathing.
P319 Get medical help if you feel unwell.
P403+P233 Store in a well-ventilated place. Keep container tightly closed.
P405 Store locked up.
P501 Dispose of contents/container to an appropriate treatment and disposal facility in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, and product characteristics at time of disposal.
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Move the victim into fresh air. If breathing is difficult, give oxygen. If not breathing, give artificial respiration and consult a doctor immediately. Do not use mouth to mouth resuscitation if the victim ingested or inhaled the chemical.
Take off contaminated clothing immediately. Wash off with soap and plenty of water. Consult a doctor.
Rinse with pure water for at least 15 minutes. Consult a doctor.
Rinse mouth with water. Do not induce vomiting. Never give anything by mouth to an unconscious person. Call a doctor or Poison Control Center immediately.
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Groups of 4-8 rabbits were given 4-hydroxybenzoic acid at a dose of 100, 250, 500, 1000, or 1500 mg/kg bw by gavage every 3-7 days. Urine was collected continuously and analysed for metabolites. The total urinary recovery of the test material ranged from 84% to 104%. Glucuronic acid and sulfate conjugates were also detected in the urine, at 10-35% and 4-7%, respectively. The concentrations of all the metabolites returned to background values within 24 hr after dosing.
Use dry chemical, carbon dioxide or alcohol-resistant foam.
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Wear self-contained breathing apparatus for firefighting if necessary.
Avoid dust formation. Avoid breathing mist, gas or vapours.Avoid contacting with skin and eye. Use personal protective equipment.Wear chemical impermeable gloves. Ensure adequate ventilation.Remove all sources of ignition. Evacuate personnel to safe areas.Keep people away from and upwind of spill/leak.
Prevent further spillage or leakage if it is safe to do so. Do not let the chemical enter drains. Discharge into the environment must be avoided.
Collect and arrange disposal. Keep the chemical in suitable and closed containers for disposal. Remove all sources of ignition. Use spark-proof tools and explosion-proof equipment. Adhered or collected material should be promptly disposed of, in accordance with appropriate laws and regulations.
Handling in a well ventilated place. Wear suitable protective clothing. Avoid contact with skin and eyes. Avoid formation of dust and aerosols. Use non-sparking tools. Prevent fire caused by electrostatic discharge steam.
Store the container tightly closed in a dry, cool and well-ventilated place. Store apart from foodstuff containers or incompatible materials.
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Ensure adequate ventilation. Handle in accordance with good industrial hygiene and safety practice. Set up emergency exits and the risk-elimination area.
Wear tightly fitting safety goggles with side-shields conforming to EN 166(EU) or NIOSH (US).
Wear fire/flame resistant and impervious clothing. Handle with gloves. Gloves must be inspected prior to use. Wash and dry hands. The selected protective gloves have to satisfy the specifications of EU Directive 89/686/EEC and the standard EN 374 derived from it.
If the exposure limits are exceeded, irritation or other symptoms are experienced, use a full-face respirator.
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Solid. Powder.
White.
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>= 215.5 - <= 216.6 °C. Atm. press.:Ca. 1 atm.
214°C(lit.)
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88°C(lit.)
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Solubility (in 100 g of solution): 99% ethanol 38.75 g (67 deg C); n-butanol 19.5 g (32.5 deg C)
log Pow = 0.878. Temperature:22 °C.
0 Pa. Temperature:25 °C. Remarks:At 20°C the vapour pressure is: 0.0000105 Pa; Based on measurements from 320 to 119.85°C the following equation can be applied: log(p) = -5281.1 x (1/T) + 13.038 (p= vapour pressure in Pa); T = temperature in K.
> 1.34 - < 1.46. Temperature:20 °C.
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When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and irritating fumes.
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AEROBIC: In a 1% soil suspension screening test, 4-hydroxybenzoic acid at 25 ppm was completely degraded within 1 day, as measured by loss of UV absorbancy(1). 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid was readily biodegraded in several aerobic activated sludge screening tests including the Zahn-Wellens test (100% removal in 1 day), Japanese MITI test (98% theoretical BOD reached in 14 days), Sturm CO2 evolution test (61% theoretical CO2 produced in 28 days), OECD Screening test (95% DOC removal in 19 days), and the Closed bottle test (93% theoretical BOD reached in 30 days)(2). In an OECD coupled units biological treatment simulation test, 99% DOC removal of 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, initially present at 12 ppm C, was reported after an acclimation period of 7 days(2). 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid was mineralized 44 to 54% in 14 days in an assay where aquifer sediments from outside the coal-tar contaminated plume were added to the compound in distilled water at 20 deg C(3). When aquifer sediment collected from within the plume were used, from 50 to over 80% of the added 4-hydroxybenzoic acid was generally mineralized within 14 days(3). Under microaerophilic conditions, mineralization of 4-hydroxybenzoic acid ranged from 13 to 54% in 6 days; sediment collected from within the plume was used as an inoculum(3). Under aerobic conditions, using the same sediment, from 34 to 70% mineralization was reported over the same time(3). The percent 4-hydroxybenzoic acid mineralization in 20 days ranged from 35 to 55, 35 to 55, and 0 to 35 in microcosms using sediment upgradient of a coal-tar contaminated plume, downgradient of the plume, and in pristine sediment, respectively(4). Mineralization of 4-hydroxybenzoic acid in aquifer sediment microcosms from uncontaminated and contaminated boreholes in an urban coal-tar waste site was reported as 43 to 51% and 46 to 52%, respectively, in 14 days(5).
An estimated BCF of 9 was calculated for 4-hydroxybenzoic acid(SRC), using a log Kow of 1.58(1) and a regression-derived equation(2). According to a classification scheme(3), this BCF suggests the potential for bioconcentration in aquatic organisms is low(SRC), provided the compound is not altered physically or chemically once released into the environment.
Koc values of 142, 20, and 14 were measured according to a modified version of OECD guideline 106 for 4-hydroxybenzoic acid in a podzol (pH=2.8, C organic=4.85%, sand:silt:clay=89.2:8.2:2.6%), alfisol (pH=6.7, C organic=1.25%, sand:silt:clay=69.7:14.4:15.9%), and a sediment (pH=7.1, C organic=1.58%, sand:silt:clay=5.5:58.8:35.7%), respectively(1). According to a classification scheme(2), these Koc values suggest that 4-hydroxybenzoic acid is expected to have high to very high mobility in soil. The pKa of 4-hydroxybenzoic acid is 4.54(3), indicating that this compound will primarily exist in anion form in the environment and anions generally do not adsorb more strongly to organic carbon and clay than their neutral counterparts(4).
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The material can be disposed of by removal to a licensed chemical destruction plant or by controlled incineration with flue gas scrubbing. Do not contaminate water, foodstuffs, feed or seed by storage or disposal. Do not discharge to sewer systems.
Containers can be triply rinsed (or equivalent) and offered for recycling or reconditioning. Alternatively, the packaging can be punctured to make it unusable for other purposes and then be disposed of in a sanitary landfill. Controlled incineration with flue gas scrubbing is possible for combustible packaging materials.
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