Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE & SKIN IRRITATION. COPPER
INGESTION IS SELDOM FATAL. INGESTION MAY CAUSE VOMITING AS COPPER
IS AN EMETIC.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PRODUCT IS A HAZARDOUS MATERIAL AS
DEFINED BECAUSE ITS DUST/MIST IS REGULATED AS AN AIR CONTAMINANT.
Effects of Overexposure:EYE & SKIN IRRITATION. COPPER INGESTION IS
SELDOM FATAL. INGESTION MAY CAUSE VOMITING AS COPPER IS AN EMETIC.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
Eyes: WASH WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
MINUTES. SEE PHYSICIAN. INHALATION: REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE & SEEK
MEDICAL AID. INGESTION: DRINK LARGE QUANTITY OF WATER OR MILK. SEE
MEDICAL AID.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point:NOT FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:EXTINGUISHING AGENT FOR THE MATERIAL THAT IS
BURNING.
Spill Release Procedures:CONTAIN SPILL & IF DRY SWEEP UP PRODUCT &
DISPOSE IN AN APPROVED LANDFILL. IF WET REMOVE THIS INSOLUBLE
PRODUCT & DISPOSE IN AN APPROVED LANDFILL.
Neutralizing Agent:IF ACID HAS BEEN ADDED USE LIME OR SODA ASH.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A DRY PLACE. THIS PRODUCT MAY
BE TOXIC TO FISH. KEEP OUT OF LAKES, STREAMS, OR PONDS. KEEP
PRODUCT OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
Other Precautions:HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED.
Respiratory Protection:AN A APPROPRIATE DUST MASK MUST BE WORN IF TLV
EXCEEDS ALLOWABLE LIMIT.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL GOGGLES SHOULD BE WORN
Other Protective Equipment:NO OTHER CLOTHING OR EQUIPMENT IS KNOWN TO
BE NECESSARY.
Supplemental Safety and Health
Spec Gravity:4.0
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:DARK GREEN POWDER
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
MIXING W/ACIDS WILL SOLUBILIZE PRODUCT TO FORM THE RESPECTIVE COPPER
ACID SALTS WHICH ARE WATER SOLUBLE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HIGH TEMP DECOMPOSES PRODUCT RELEASING
CO2, PRODUCING CUPRIC OXIDE.
Waste Disposal Methods:REMOVE WASTE TO AN APPROVED CHEMCIAL LANDFILL
FOR DISPOSAL.
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