Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE: IRRITATION. SKIN:
DERMATITIS/IRRITATION/RASH/ITCH/BURN & SORES. INHALATION: MUCOUS
MEMBRANE IRRITATION/BREATHING DIFFICULTY/BURNS
MOUTH/THROAT/NOSE/BLEEDING/NAUSEA/VOMITING/SWEAT & THIRST. INGEST
ION: NAUSEA/DIARRHEA/VOMITING/BURNS/ABDOMEN PAIN/MOUTH
SORES/THROAT/DIGESTIVE TRACT/TREMORS/CONVULSIONS/SHOCK & DEATH.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:EYES: IRRITATION. SKIN: DERMATITIS, IRRITATION,
RASH, ITCH, BURN/SORES. INHALATION: BONE DENSITY, STIMULATE BONE
GROWTH, CALCIUM DEPOSITS IN LIGAMENTS/MOTTLING OF TOOTH ENAMEL.
INGESTION: NAUSEA, DIAR RHEA, VOMITING, BURNS, ABDOMEN PAIN, MOUTH
SORES, THROAT, DIGESTIVE TRACT, TREMORS, CONVULSIONS,
SHOCK/DEATH/POISONOUS.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:EYES/SKIN: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER. INHALATION: REMOVE TO
FRESH AIR. GIVE CPR OR OXYGEN IF NEEDED. INGESTION: INDUCE VOMITING
BY STICKING FINGER DOWN THROAT OR BY GIVING SOAPY OR STRONG SALTY
WATER TO DRINK. REPEAT UNTIL VOMIT IS CLEAR. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING
BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL
CASES.
Respiratory Protection:IN CONFINED AREAS USE AN AIRLINE RESPIRATOR OR
HOSE MASK, NIOSH/U.S. BUREAU OF MINES APPROVED HOSE TYPE C OR
SELF-CONTAINED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST, MECHANICAL & NATURAL
Protective Gloves:LEATHER WELDING, RUBBER
Eye Protection:PLASTIC FRAME GLASSES W/SIDE SHIELDS
Other Protective Equipment:FILTER LENSES SHADE NO. 3 OR 4 & CLOTHING
FOR TORCH BRAZING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
Waste Disposal Methods:LOCAL REGULATIONS MAY REQUIRE REMOVAL OF
FLUORIDES & SUSPENDED TRACE METALS BEFORE DISCHARGE OF FINAL
EFFLUENT. CHEMICAL PRECIPITATION BY ADDING LIME OR OTHER REAGENTS,
FOLLOWED BY REMOVAL. THE MATERI AL SHOULD BE TESTED FOR HAZARDOUS
WASTE.
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