Guidance

Sulphuric acid: properties, incident management and toxicology

Information on sulphuric acid, for use in responding to chemical incidents.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Published: 1 July 2014
• Last updated: 11 November 2024 — See all updates

Documents

Sulphuric acid: general information

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Sulphuric acid: toxicological overview

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Suphuric acid: incident management

Ref: GOV-17612

PDF, 358 KB, 24 pages

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These documents provide information on the health effects of exposure, the chemical’s toxicity and material for responding to a chemical incident.

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Published 1 July 2014
Last updated 11 November 2024 + show all updates

1. 11 November 2024

   The content of the Incident Management document has been updated. The General Information and Toxicological Overview pages have undergone a HTML format update – the content within these pages has remained unchanged.  

2. 14 August 2019

   Updated incident management document.

3. 18 October 2016

   Uploaded sulphuric acid: general information.

4. 13 June 2016

   Updated 'Sulphuric acid: incident management'.

5. 25 August 2015

   Updated toxicological overview.

6. 1 July 2014

   First published.