{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-188.10-23","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 188.10-23","heading":"-23 Corrosive liquids.","body":"(a) This term includes those acids, alkaline caustic liquids, and other corrosive liquids which, when in contact with living tissues, will cause severe damage of such tissues, by chemical action; or in case of leakage, will materially damage or destroy other freight by chemical action, or are liable to cause fire when in contact with organic matter or with certain chemicals.\n(b) A corrosive substance may be:\n(1) Solid, such as iodine; or,\n(2) Liquid, such as acids, or caustic soda solution; or,\n(3) Gaseous, such as chlorine or sulfur dioxide.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER U—OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH VESSELS","PART 188—GENERAL PROVISIONS","Subpart 188.10—Definition of Terms Used in This Subchapter"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-46.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:22Z","sha256":"bca81bf52ba7d7023209436ea9f37eda2eab3856b5e59947c6b56401b722ab0b","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-188.10-21","next":"us/46-cfr-188.10-25"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}