Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SKIN: ABSORPTION. INHALATION: SYSTEMIC
INTOXICATION/NAUSEA/INCREASED
SALIVATION/VOMITING/DIARRHEA/ABDOMINAL
CRAMPING/DIZZINESS/SWEATING/RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS/TIGHTNESS IN
CHEST/WHEEZING/LARYNGEAL SPASM S/CONVULSIONS/BLOOD PRESSURE/CARDIAC
IRREGULARITY/LOSS OF REFEXES. EYES: LACRIMATION/BLURRED
VISION/CONSTRICTED PUPILS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SILICA DIOXIDE IS A SUSPECTED HUMAN
CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:SKIN: ABSORPTION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PULMONARY & RESPIRATORY DISEASE
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
Eyes: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15 MINS. SKIN: WASH W/SOAP
& WATER. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING STOPS, GIVE
ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION, PREFERABLY MOUTH-TO-MOUTH. INGESTION:
INDUCE VOM ITING BY ADMINISTERING 1 OR 2 GLASSES OF WATER &
TOUCHING FINGER TO BACK OF THROAT. REPEAT UNITL VOMITUS IS CLEAR.
IF AVAILABLE, ADMINISTER SYRUP OF IPECAC (1/2 OZ OR 15 ML). SEE
SUPP.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Extinguishing Media:WATER
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. FIGHT
FROM UPWIND POSITION. KEEP OUT OF SMOKE/COOL EXPOSED CONTAINERS
W/WATER SPRAY. PREVENT RUNOFF TO SEWERS/WATERWAYS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EXPLOSIVE MIXTURE CAN DEVELOP.
Spill Release Procedures:ISOLATE AREA. DON'T WALK THROUGH SPILL. AVOID
BREATHING DUSTS. WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. SWEEP UP & PLACE
IN COVERED CONTAINER FOR REUSE/DISPOSAL. SCRUB CONTAMINATED AREA
W/DETERGENT & BLEACH SOLUTION. REPEAT. RINSE W/WATER.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL, DRY AREA. STORE IN AREA
DESIGNATED FOR PESTICIDES. DON'T STORE NEAR ANY MATERIAL INTENDED
FOR USE OR CONSUMPTION BY HUMANS/ANIMALS.
Other Precautions:AVOID SKIN CONTACT.
Respiratory Protection:USE RESPIRATOR APPROVED FOR PESTICIDES BY NIOSH.
Ventilation:GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST TO KEEP
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL-RESISTANT
Eye Protection:GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:CHEMICAL-RESISTANT BOOTS, OR SHOE COVERS &
APRON
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING SEPARATELY
AFTER USE. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRST AID (CONT'D): IF VOMITING DOESN'T OCCUR WITHIN 10-20 MINS,
ADMINISTER SECOND DOSE OF IPECAC. ANTIDOTE: ATROPINE SULFATE IN
LARGE THERAPEUTIC DOSES, REPEAT TO POINT OF TOLERANCE. DON'T GIVE
MORPH INE, DON'T GIVE 2-PAM. WATCH FOR PULMONARY EDEMA WHICH MAY
DEVELOP IN SERIOUS CASES OF POISONING EVEN AFTER 24-48 HOURS.
Waste Disposal Methods:DON'T ALLOW MATERIAL TO ENTER
STREAMS/SEWERS/WATERWAYS/CONTACT VEGETATION. FOLLOW CONTAINER
LABEL. BURY IN EPA APPROVED LANDFILL/BURN IN AN INCINERATOR
APPROVED FOR PESTICIDE DESTRUCTION ACCORDING W/F EDERAL/STATE/LOCAL
LAWAS. DON'T REUSE CONTAINER.
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