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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
The term “dangerous caustic or corrosive substance” means each and all of the acids, alkalis, and substances named below:
(a) Hydrochloric acid and any preparation containing free or chemically unneutralized hydrochloric acid (HCl) in a concentration of ten percent (10%) or more;
(b) Sulphuric acids and any preparation containing free or chemically unneutralized sulphuric acid (H2SO4) in a concentration of ten percent (10%) or more;
(c) Nitric acid or any preparation containing free or chemically unneutralized nitric acid (HNO3) in a concentration of five percent (5%) or more;
(d) Carbolic acid (C6H5OH), otherwise known as phenol, and any preparation containing carbolic acid in a concentration of five percent (5%) or more;
(e) Oxalic acid and any preparation containing free or chemically unneutralized oxalic acid (H2C2O4) in a concentration of ten percent (10%) or more;
(f) Any salt of oxalic acid, other than cerium oxalate, and any preparation containing any such salt in a concentration of ten percent (10%) or more;
(g) Acetic acid or any preparation containing free or chemically unneutralized acetic acid (HC2H3O2) in a concentration of twenty percent (20%) or more;
(h) Hypochlorous acid, either free or combined, and any preparation containing the same in a concentration so as to yield ten percent (10%) or more by weight of available chlorine, excluding calx chlorinata, bleaching powder, and chloride of lime;
(i) Potassium hydroxide and any preparation containing free or chemically unneutralized potassium hydroxide (KOH), including caustic potash and Vienna paste, in a concentration of ten percent (10%) or more;
(j) Sodium hydroxide and any preparation containing free or chemically unneutralized sodium hydroxide (NaOH), including caustic soda and lye, in a concentration of ten percent (10%) or more;
(k) Silver nitrate, sometimes known as lunar caustic, and any preparation containing silver nitrate (AgNO3) in a concentration of five percent (5%) or more, and
(l) Ammonia water and any preparation yielding free or chemically uncombined ammonia (NH3), including ammonium hydroxide and “hartshorn” in a concentration of five percent (5%) or more.
However, the provisions of this article shall not apply to “white arsenic and sal soda.”
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Mississippi Code Title 41. Public Health § 41-29-5 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ms/title-41-public-health/ms-code-sect-41-29-5/
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