=====================  Product Identification  =====================

MSDS NAME:40-6301-080 MICROPOLISH ALUMINA B
NIIN:01-056-1841
MSDS Number: CDPHY
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:BUEHLER LTD
Address:41 WAUKEGAN RD
Box:1
City:LAKE BLUFF
State:IL
ZIP:60044-1687
Country:US
Info Phone Num:708-295-6500 / FAX 708-295-7979
Emergency Phone Num:708-295-6500
CAGE:09410
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:BUEHLER LTD.
Address:41 WAUKEGAN RD.
Box:City:LAKE BLUFF
State:IL
ZIP:60044-1687
Country:US
Phone:847-295-8500
CAGE:09410

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Name:ALUMINUM OXIDE (2:3) (ALUMINUM OXIDE) (EPA LISTS ONLY
    FIBROUS FORMS) (SARA III)
CAS:1344-28-1
RTECS #:BD1200000
Fraction by Wt: 100.0%
OSHA PEL:15 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:10 MG/M3 TDUST

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHAL: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OF THE
    NOSE AND THROAT ACCOMPANIED BY COUGH & CHEST PAIN. EYES: MAY CAUSE
    IRRITATION SEEN AS REDNESS & POSSIBLY SWELLING OF THE CONJUNCTIVA.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:ASTHMA AND INFLAMMATORY OR FIBROTIC
    PULMONARY DISEASE.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

Eyes: FLUSH THOROUGHLY WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES.
    SKIN: WASH SOAP & WATER. INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE OXYGEN IF
    NEEDED. INGEST: RINSE MOUTH WITH WATER.

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Lower Limits:NA
Upper Limits:NA
Extinguishing Media:NA
Fire Fighting Procedures:NA

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:VACUUM COLLECTION PREFERABLE.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID AGITATION OF OPEN CONTAINERS TO
    AVOID DUSTING OF POWDER. USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. KEEP
    CONTAINER CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:IF THERE IS EXCESSIVE DUSTINESS, WEAR RESPIRATOR
Ventilation:LOCAL DUST PICKUP RECOMMENDED.
Protective Gloves:NOT REQUIRED, BUT RECOMMENDED.
Eye Protection:GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:NONE REQUIRED.
Work Hygienic Practices:GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE TO BE FOLLOWED AT ALL
    TIMES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NK

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:NA
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:NA
Vapor Pres:NA
Vapor Density:NA
Spec Gravity:3.99 (H2O=1)
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NA
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE DUSTY POWDER WITH NO APPRECIABLE ODOR.

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ETHYLENE OXIDE, CHLORINE TRIFLUORIDE.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:BURY IN LANDFILL.

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