LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 ORAL (RAT): >5000 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:STARCH IS CONSIDERED TO BE A NUISANCE
DUST & MAY CAUSE IRRITATION TO THE LUNGS. STARCH HAS BEEN REPORTED
TO CAUSE SKIN IRRITATION IN CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS. INHALATION: UPPER
RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION .
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:EYES/SKIN: IRRITANT. EXPOSURE TO COPPER FUMES &
DUST MAY ALSO CAUSE A METALLIC TASTE IN THE MOUTH.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:SKIN: WASH THOROUGHLY W/SOAP & WATER FOR 15 MIN. EYES: FLUSH
W/WATER FOR 15 MIN. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. SEEK MEDICAL
AID IF LUNG IRRITANT PERSISTS OR IF BREATHING BECOMES DIFFICULT.
INGESTIO N: OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Extinguishing Media:WATER, ALCOHOL FOAM, CO2, DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:PREVENT RUN OFF TO SEWERS & BODIES OF WATER
FROM FIRE FIGHTING INVOLVING THIS PRODUCT AS PRODUCT CONTAINS CLEAN
WATER ACT PRIORITY POLLUTANTS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:ORGANIC DUSTS HAVE POTENTIAL TO BE
EXPLOSIVE W/STATIC SPARK OR FLAME INITIATION.
Spill Release Procedures:CONTAINS HEAVY METALS. SPILLS SHOULD BE SWEPT
OR SHOVELED UP & COLLECTED FOR DISPOSAL. CLEAN UP BY REMOVAL OF
CONTAMINATED SOIL OR BY FLUSHING W/LIMITED QUANTITY OF WATER IF
APPROPRIATE. PLACE MATERIA L/CONTAMINATED SOILS IN A DISPOSAL
CONTAINER.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINERS CLOSED. AVOID GETTING
ON SKIN OR IN EYES WHEN HANDLING PRODUCT.
Waste Disposal Methods:SMALL QUANTITIES MAY BE TREATED IN AEROBIC
WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS. LARGER QUANTITIES MAY BE INCINERATED
OR LANDFILLED IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, FEDERAL, & STATE REGULATIONS.
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