LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50:(ORAL,RAT)3530 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,
OR ABSORBED THRU SKIN. MATERIAL IS EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE TO TISSUE
OF MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT, EYES AND SKIN.
INHALATION MAY BE FATAL AS A RE SULT OF SPASM, INFLAMMATION AND
EDEMA OF LARYNX AND BRONCHI, CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS & PULMONARY
EDEMA. (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HEALTH HAZARDS: SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE MAY
INCLUDE BURNING SENSATION, COUGHING, WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS,
SHORTNESS OF BREATH, HEADACHE, NAUSEA AND VOMITING.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
Eyes:IMMED FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER FOR @ LST 15 MIN.
ASSURE ADEQ FLUSHING OF EYES BY SEPARATING LIDS W/FINGERS. SKIN:
IMMED FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER FOR @ LST 15 MIN WHILE REMOVING
CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOES. WASH CONTAMD CLTHG BEFORE REUSE. DISCARD
CONTAMD SHOES. INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG GIVE ARTF
RESP. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYGEN. CALL A PHYS. INGEST: CALL MD
IMMED.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point:104F,40C
Lower Limits:4%@59C
Upper Limits:16%@92C
Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL POWDER, ALCOHOL OR
POLYMER FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . COMBUSTIBLE.
Spill Release Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA, RUBBER BOOTS &
HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES. ABSORB ON SAND OR VERMICULITE AND PLACE IN
CLOSED CONTAINERS FOR DISPOSAL. VENTILATE AREA AND WASH SPILL SITE
AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP I S COMPLETE.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE IN A COOL
DRY PLACE. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT AND OPEN FLAME. DO NOT GET IN EYES,
ON SKIN/CLTHG. DO NOT BREATHE VAP.
Other Precautions:READILY ABSORBED THRU SKIN. CORROSIVE.
Respiratory Protection:WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL-RESISTANT GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEM WORK GOG W/FULL LGTH (SUPP DATA)
Other Protective Equipment:OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, SAFETY SHOWER AND
EYE BATH.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
WASTE DISP METH: OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS. EYE PROT:
FSHLD (8-IN MINIMUM).
Waste Disposal Methods:MATL SHOULD BE IGNITED IN PRESENCE OF SODIUM
CARBONATE & SLAKED LIME (CALCIUM HYDROXIDE). SUBSTANCE SHOULD BE
MIXED W/VERMICULITE & THEN W/DRY CAUSTICS, WRAPPED IN PAPER &
BURNED IN A CHEM INCIN EQUIP PED W/AN AFTERBURNER & SCRUBBER. (SUPP
DATA)
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