Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EXPOSURE TO FLUORIDES OVER YEARS MAY
PRODUCE EMBRITTLEMENT & DECALCIFICATION OF BONES & INCREASED
DECALSIFICATION OF LIGAMENTS & VERTABRAE RESULTING IN SPINAL
STIFFNESS (FLUOROSIS). SKIN/EYES: IRRITAT ION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:EMBRITTLEMENT & DECALCIFICATION OF BONES,
SPINAL STIFFNESS, IRRITATION, DRYNESS
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PRE-EXISTING SKIN DISORDERS, EYE
PROBLEMS/IMPAIRED RESPIRATORY FUNCTION.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:SKIN: WASH OFF W/WATER. EYES: RINSE FOR 15 MINS. INHALATION:
REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:WATER FOG
Fire Fighting Procedures:DON'T ENTER CONFINED FIRE SPACES W/O
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING & SCBA.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:TOXIC & CORROSIVE FLUORIDE COMPOUNDS MAY
BE RELEASED BY FIRE.
Spill Release Procedures:DILUTE SMALL SPILLS W/WATER & RINSE DOWN
SANITARY SEWER. CONTAIN LARGE SPILLS BY DIKING W/ABSORBENT MATERIAL
& NEUTRALIZE W/LIME/SODIUM CARBONATE; WHEN NEUTRALIZED, RINSE
W/WATER INTO SANITARY SEWER S YSTEM.
Neutralizing Agent:LIME/SODIUM CARBONATE
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED
PLACE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS. HANDLE EMPTY CONTAINERS AS
IF THEY WERE FULL.
Other Precautions:WHEN MIXING W/WATER, ALWAYS ADD THIS PRODUCT SLOWLY
TO WATER & AIR. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.
EMPTY CONTAINERS WILL RETAIN PRODUCT RESIDUE & VAPORS.
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS.
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