Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: NUISANCE DUST MAY CAUSE
TEMPORARY BUT REVERSIBLE RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS & IRREVERSIBLE
FIBROSIS OF THE LUNGS (SILICOSIS). EYES: ABRASIVE ACTION, DAMAGE TO
OUTER SURFACE, IRRITATION, & CORNEA L INJURY. SKIN: SEVERE ALKALI
BURNS. INGESTION: IRRITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:CRYSTALLINE SILICA IS A SUSPECTED A2
CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: NUISANCE DUST MAY CAUSE TEMPORARY
BUT REVERSIBLE RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS & IRREVERSIBLE FIBROSIS OF THE
LUNGS (SILICOSIS. EYES: ABRASIVE ACTION, DAMAGE TO THE OUTER
SURFACE, IRRITATION, & COR NEAL INJURY. SKIN: SEVERE ALKALI
BURNS.INGESTION: IRRITATION.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. EYES: FLUSH W/COPIOUS
AMOUNTS OF WATER. SKIN: WASH W/SOAP & WATER. INGESTION: OBTAIN
MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Extinguishing Media:USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING
FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MATERIAL DOES NOT GIVE OFF FLASH POINT BY
CONVENTIONAL TEST METHODS.
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE IN A LANDFILL IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL,
STATE, & FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
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