LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORAL,RAT): 52 MG/KG.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED,
INHALED/ABSORB THRU SKIN. CAUSES SEV IRRIT. HIGH CONC ARE EXTREMELY
DESTRUCTIVE TO TISS OF MUC MEMB & UPPER RESP TRACT, EYES & SKIN.
SYMPS OF EXPOS INCL BURNING SENSATION, COUGHING, WHEEZING,
LARYNGITIS, SHORT OF BRTH, HDCH,NAUS & VOMIT.EXPOS CAN CAUSE STOM
PAINS, VOMIT, (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: DIARR. PRLNGD EXPOS CAN CAUSE DMG TO
LUNGS. CHRONIC: LAB EXPERIMENTS HAVE SHOWN MUTAGENIC EFTS.SYMPS OF
FLUORIDE OVEREXP MAY INCL SALIVATION, NAUS, VOMIT, ABDOM PAIN,
FEVER, LABORED BRTHG. F LUORIDE ION CAN REDUCE SERUM CALCIUM LEVS
POSS CAUSING FATAL HYPOCALCEMIA. PRLNGD EXPOS TO FLUORIDE DUSTS,
(SUPP DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
Eyes: IMMED FLUSH WITH COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
MINUTES. SKIN: IMMED FLUSH WITH COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST
15 MINS WHILE REMOVING CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOES. WASH CONTAMD CLTHG
BEFORE REUSE. INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG GIVE
ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYGEN. INGEST:
WASH OUT MOUTH WITH WATER PROVIDED PERSON IS CONSCIOUS. CALL
PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Extinguishing Media:USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE TO SURROUNDING
FIRE CONDITIONS. NONCOMBUSTIBLE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE AREA. WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA,
RUBBER BOOTS AND HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES. SWEEP UP, PLACE IN BAG AND
HOLD FOR WASTE DISPOSAL. AVOID RAISING DUST. VENTILATE AREA AND
WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MAT ERIAL PICKUP IS COMPLETE.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED. MOISTURE
SENSITIVE. STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE.
Other Precautions:TOXIC. SEVERE IRRITANT. POSSIBLE MUTAGEN. DO NOT
BREATHE DUST. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN AND CLOTHING. AVOID
PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Respiratory Protection:WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL-RESISTANT GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH. OTHER PROTECTIVE
CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. WASH
CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EFTS OF OVEREXP: VAPS/MISTS RSLTS IN PERFORATION OF NASAL SEPTUM.
CHRONIC EFTS INCL EXCESSIVE CALCIFICATION OF BONES, LIGAMENTS &
TENDONS. TARGET ORGANS: HEART, KIDNEYS, BONES, NERVES, GI SYS,
TEETH.W ASTE DISP METH: &/OR CARBONATE. SEPARATE INSOLS & BURY IN
LANDFILL SITE APPRVD FOR HAZ-WASTE DISP. OBSERVE ALL (ING 2)
Waste Disposal Methods:CAUTIOUSLY DISSOLVE MATL IN WATER. NEUT IMMED
W/SODIUM CARBONATE, OR FIRST ADD A LITTLE HYDROCHLORIC ACID
FOLLOWED BY SODIUM CARBONATE IF MATL DOES NOT DISSOLVE COMPLETELY.
ADD CALCIUM CHLORIDE IN EXC ESS OF AMT NEEDED TO PRECIPITATE
FLUORIDE (SUPDAT)
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