Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES: IRRITATION/DISCOLORATION. SKIN:
IRRITATION/ALLERGIC REACTION/RASH/DERMATITIS/DISCOLORATION.
INHALATION: NOSE/THROAT IRRITATION/SENSITIZED RESPIRATORY
DISEASE/COUGH/SHORTNESS OF BREATH/NERVOUS SY STEM
EFFECTS/WALKING/BALANCING DIFFICULTY/WEAKNESS/CRAMPS IN
LEGS/HOARSENSS OF VOICE/MEMORY/JUDGMENT TROUBLE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: BENIGN PNEUMOCONIOSIS CALLED
STANNOSIS, MUCOUS MEMBRANE DISCOLORATION, UNSTABLE EMOTIONS,
PNEUMONIA-LIKE ILLNESS. COPPER MAY PRODUCE KERATINIZATION OF
HANDS/SOLES OF FEET. COBALT MAY PRODU CE PERMANENT DISABILITY OR
DEATH. BORONMAY PRODUCE SHOCK/COMA. TITANIUM MAY PRODUCE LUNG
FIBROSIS/CHRONIC BRONCHITIS.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. SUPPORT RESPIRATION AS
NEEDED. SKIN: WASH W/MILD DETERGENT & WATER. EYES: FLUSH W/WATER
FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS. INGESTION: OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL
CASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Extinguishing Media:DON'T USE WATER USE DRY CHEMICAL, SAND OR OTHER
APPROPRIATE EXTINGUISHING AGENT FOR SURROUNDING FIRE
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MAY OCCUR W/CERTAIN METAL DUST FIRES.
Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR WHEN AIRBORNE DUST
CONCENTRATIONS >PEL/TLV.
Ventilation:SUFFICIENT GENERAL & LOCAL EXHAUST TO KEEP
Protective Gloves:RECOMMENDED
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES/GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:EYEWASH FOUNTAIN
Work Hygienic Practices:MAINTAIN GOOD HOUSEKEEPING TECHNIQUES SUCH AS
WET SWEEPING OR VACUUMING TO REMOVE DUST ACCUMULATION
Supplemental Safety and Health
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:842-3272F
Spec Gravity:6-9
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:SOLID METAL OR POWDER W/NO ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:0%
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE, &
FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
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