Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:MINIMAL HAZARD. INGESTION OF LARGE
QUANTITIES MAY CAUSE GI IRRITATION, PURGING, WEAKNESS & CIRCULATORY
PROBLEMS. DUST MAY CAUSE THROAT & EYE IRRITATION. INHALATION OF
THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MA Y BE IRRITATING & TOXIC.
PROLONGED EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE MILD SKIN IRRITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:MINIMAL HAZARD. INGESTION OF LARGE QUANTITIES
MAY CAUSE GI IRRITATION, PURGING, WEAKNESS & CIRCULATORY PROBLEMS.
DUST MAY CAUSE IRRITATION TO THROAT & EYES. INHALATION OF THERMAL
DECOMPOSITION PRODUCT S MAY BE IRRITATING & TOXIC. PROLONGED
EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE MILD SKIN IRRITATION.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:INGESTION: GIVE LARGE QUANTITIES OF WATER & INDUCE VOMITING.
EYES: FLUSH W/RUNNING WATER FOR 15 MINS. SKIN: WASH W/SOAP &
RUNNING WATER. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point:NONE
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NON-FLAMMABLE. DOESN'T SUPPORT
COMBUSTION. DECOMPOSES AT EXTREMELY HIGH TEMPS.
Spill Release Procedures:KEEP OUT OF SEWERS & WATERWAYS. PICK UP W/A
SHOVEL/BROOM.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A DRY AREA. MILDLY CORROSIVE
TO COPPER, BRASS, ALLOYS & METALS. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
Other Precautions:STORE AWAY FROM STRONG ACIDS & POTASSIUM NITRITES,
NITRATES & POTASSIUM CHLORATE. DON'T CONTAMINATE ANY BODY OF WATER
BY DIRECT APPLICATION, CLEANING OF EQUIPMENT/DISPOSAL. IT MAY
PROMOTE ALGAE GROWTH IN WATERWAYS.
Respiratory Protection:IN DUSTY CONDITIONS, WEAR AN APPROVED DUST MASK.
Ventilation:NATURAL VENTILATION FOR BULK STORAGE. MECHANICAL FAN IF
NECESSARY.
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES/GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:CLEAN WORK CLOTHES
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE & LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
Waste Disposal Methods:USE AS A FERTILIZER BY APPLYING TO SOIL USING
GOOD AGRICULTURAL & SOIL MANAGEMENT IN ACCORDANCE W/FEDERAL, STATE
& LOCAL REGULATIONS.
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