LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: IRRITATION, REDNESS. CHRONIC:
EXPOSURE TO RESPIRABLE QUARTZ WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
PRODUCT UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SILICA, CRYSTALLINE-QUARTZ: GROUP 2A.
Effects of Overexposure:EYE: CAN CAUSE SEVERE IRRIT, REDNESS, TEARING,
BLURRED VISION. SKIN: CAN CAUSE REDNESS, IRRIT, DEFAT, DERMAT.
INHAL: PRLNGD INHAL OF VAPORS MAY CAUSE IRRIT OF THE RESP TRACT.
INTENTIONAL MISUSE BY DEL IBERATELY CONCENTRATING AND INHALING
VAPOR MAY BE HARMFUL/FATAL. INGEST: CAN CAUSE GI IRRIT, NAUS,
VOMIT, DIARRHEA.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PRE-EXISTING EYE, SKIN, AND
PULMONARY DISORDERS MAY BE AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE TO THIS PRODUCT.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
Eyes: FLUSH WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
MINUTES, FREQUENTLY FLUSHING UNDER LIDS. SEEK MD. SKIN: WASH WITH
SOAP AND WATER. GET MEDICAL ATTN IF IRRITATION PERSISTS. INHAL:
REMOVE AFFECTE D PERSON TO FRESH AIR, GIVE OXYGEN OR ARTIFICIAL
RESPIRATION AS NECESSARY TO ASSIST BREATHING. GET MED ATTN. INGEST:
DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. GET MED ATTN.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:52.0F,11.1C
Lower Limits:0.9%
Upper Limits:6.7%
Extinguishing Media:FOAM, DRY CHEM OR CO*2. WATER MAY BE INEFFECTIVE,
BUT WATER SHOULD BE USED TO KEEP FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS COOL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP
FOR ENCLSD/CONFINED SPACES/AS OTHERWISE NEEDED. TREAT AS CLASS "B"
FIRE. LIMIT (SEE SUPP DATA)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:VAPS ARE HVR/AIR & MAY TRAVEL ALONG
GROUND & BE IGNITED BY IGNIT SOURCES DISTANT FROM HNDLG POINT.
RESIDUE IN "EMPTY" CNTNRS MAY EXPLO IF EXPSD (SUPP DATA)
Spill Release Procedures:ELIM ALL IGNIT SOURCES. CONTROL SOURCE OF
SPILL IF SAFE TO DO SO. VENT ENCLOSED AREAS TO PVNT VAPOR ACCUM.
RESTRICT ACCESS BY UNAUTHORIZED PERSONNEL. ABSORB SPILLED PROD
W/VERMICULITE/OTHER ABSORB MAT L. SHOVEL/SCOOP INTO SEALABLE CNTNR
FORDISP.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT STORE/HANDLE NEAR AN IGNIT
SOURCE. KEEP CNTNRS CLSD. EFFECTIVELY GROUND PROD TRANSFER SYSTEM
TO PVNT FIRE/EXPLO FROM STATIC DISCHARGE.
Other Precautions:EMPTY CNTNRS MAY CONTAIN RESIDUAL PRODUCT. DO NOT
REUSE CONTAINERS UNLESS PROPERLY RECONDITIONED. MINIMIZE BRTHG VAP.
AVOID PRLNGD/RPTD CONT W/SKIN. REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG & LAUNDER BEFORE
REUSE.
Respiratory Protection:LRG SPILLS/ENTRY INTO CONFINED SPACES W/INADEQ
VENT, A NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD PRESS DMD, SCBA IS REC. IF
ENGINEERING/ADMIN CONTROLS ARE NOT ADEQ TO MAINTAIN SOLV TLV BELOW
REC LEVS, AN APPROP NIOSH/MSHA AP PRVD RESP SHOULD BE USED.
Ventilation:GENERAL EXHAUST AS NEEDED TO KEEP TLV BELOW RECOMMENDED
LEVELS IF ENGINEERING OR ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS ARE NOT ADEQ.
Protective Gloves:BUNA-N, IF NEEDED.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING AND BOOTS.
Work Hygienic Practices:CLEANSE SKIN THORO AFTER CONT, BEFORE WORK
BREAKS & MEALS, AT END OF WORK DAY. PROD IS READILY REMOVED FROM
(SEE ING 3)
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC:FIREFIGHTING TO THOSE TRAINED TO DO SO. IF LEAK/SPILL
HAS IGNITED, USE WATER SPRAY TO DISPERSE VAPS & TO PROT MEN ATTEMPT
TO STOP LEAK. MINIMIZE BRTHG GASES, VAP, FUMES/DECOMP PRODS. E XPLO
HAZ: TO AN IGNIT SOURCE. TO PVNT FIRE/EXPLO FROM STATIC ACCUM &
DISCHARGE, EFFECTIVELY GROUND PROD TRANSFER SYSTEM.
HCC:F3
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:240F,116C
Vapor Pres:45 @ 78F
Vapor Density:3.8
Spec Gravity:1.16 (H*2O=1)
Evaporation Rate & Reference:9.2 (ETHYL ETHER = 1)
Solubility in Water:<0.5%
Appearance and Odor:BLACK PASTE WITH CHARACTERISTIC ALIPHATIC SOLVENT
NAPHTHA ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:45
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE KNOWN.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE KNOWN.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:IN THE EVENT OF PARTIAL COMBUSTION,
FUMES, SMOKE, CO, ALDEHYDES, AND OTHER DECOMP PRODS MAY BE
RELEASED.
Waste Disposal Methods:IF THIS PRODUCT BECOMES A WASTE, IT IS
CONSIDERED A HAZARDOUS WASTE DUE TO IT'S IGNITABILITY. DISPOSE OF
IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND WASTE
REGULATIONS.
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