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

MSDS NAME:STARBLAST ULTRA
NIIN:00N078801
MSDS Number: CGGPF
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:E I DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO INC
Address:1007 MARKET ST
City:WILMINGTON
State:DE
ZIP:19898
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-441-7515
Emergency Phone Num:800-441-3637;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:0ERJ7
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:E I DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO, INC.
Address:1007 MARKET STREET
City:WILMINGTON
State:DE
ZIP:19898
Country:US
Phone:800-441-7515
CAGE:0ERJ7
Company:E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO
Address:1007 MARKET STREET
Box:City:WILMINGTON
State:DE
ZIP:19898
Country:US
Phone:800-441-7515;800-441-9442
CAGE:18873

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

Name:STAUROLITE (MFR'S CAS #12182-56-8)
CAS:12181-56-8
Fraction by Wt: 85%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Name:TITANIUM; (TITANIUM MINERALS)
CAS:7440-32-6
RTECS #:XR1700000
Fraction by Wt: 7%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Name:SILICA, CRYSTALLINE - QUARTZ; (QUARTZ)
CAS:14808-60-7
RTECS #:VV7330000
Fraction by Wt: <5%
OSHA PEL:SEE TABLE Z-3
ACGIH TLV:0.1 MG/M3 RDUST

Name:ZIRCONIUM(IV) SILICATE (1:1); (ZIRCON)
CAS:14940-68-2
RTECS #:ZH9000000
Fraction by Wt: 3%
OSHA PEL:5 MG/M3 (ZR)
ACGIH TLV:5 MG/M3 (ZR)

Name:ALUMINUM (III) SILICATE (2:1); (KYANITE)
CAS:1302-76-7
RTECS #:BD1450000
Fraction by Wt: 2%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Name:SUPDAT:QUARTZ WAS POS IN MAMMALIAN CELL CULTURES FOR CELL
    TRANSFORMATION & CHROMOSOMAL EFTS & WAS NEG IN CELL (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 6:CULTURE ASSAYS FOR GENE MUTATION IN BACTERIA & DNA
    DMG IN MAMMALIAN CELLS & IN WHOLE ANIMAL ASSAY FOR (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 7:CHROMOSOMAL EFTS. PREDOMINANT EFT OF OVEREXP TO
    AIRBORNE RESPIRABLE QUARTZ IN HUMANS IS SILICOSIS. (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 8:SILICOSIS IS CHRONIC FIBROTIC LUNG DISEASE CHARACT BY
    FORM OF SILICA-CNTNG SCAR TISS IN LUNGS W/SYMPS OF (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 9:COUGH, DYSP, WHEEZING & NONSPECIFIC RESP AILMENTS.
    GROSS ACUTE OVEREXPS TO QUARTZ BY INHAL MAY CAUSE (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 10:FATALITY. EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES SHOW THAT IN ADDN
    TO SILICOSIS THERE IS LTD EVID OF EXCESS LUNG CANCER (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 11:IN OCCUPATIONS INVOLVING EXPOS MAINLY TO RESPIRABLE
    QUARTZ, SUCH AS STONE CUTTERS & GRANITE INDUSTRY (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 12:WORKERS. WARNING:THIS PROD CONTAINS QUARTZ WHICH IS
    KNOWN TO STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:VENT:CONFINED AREAS, AIRBORNE DUST LEVELS SHOULD BE
    CONTROLLED BY PHYSICAL ENCLOSURE OF ABRASIVE BLASTING (ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 14:OPERATION. ENCLOSURE SHOULD BE EXHAUST VENTILATED
    I/A/W 29 CFR 1910.94 VENTILATION (A) ABRASIVE BLASTING.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES    IARC:YES	  OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:PROD, AS SHIPPED, DOES NOT POSE ANY
    INHAL HLTH HAZ BECAUSE IT CNTNS ESSNTLY NO PARTICLES IN RESPIRABLE
    SIZE RANGE. HOWEVER, IF DURING HNDLG/USE, PARTICLES ARE BROKEN DOWN
    TO SIZE THAT CAN BE INHALED,  DUSTS MAY BE HARMFUL TO RESP SYS. EYE
    CONT W/MINERAL SANDS MAY CAUSE IRRIT W/DISCOMFORT, TEARING & (EFTS
    OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SILICA, CRYSTALLINE-QUARTZ:IARC
    MONOGRAPHS, VOL 68, 1997:GRP 1. NTP 7TH ANNUAL RPT ON CARCINS,
    1994:ANTIC TO BE CARCIN.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:BLURRING OF VISION. PRODS MAY CNTN UP
    TO 5% QUARTZ. EFTS NOTED IN ANIMALS EXPOS TO RESPIRABLE QUARTZ BY
    INHAL/INTRATRACHEAL INSTILLATION INCL PULM FIBROSIS, INFLAMM, EDEMA
    & EMPHYSEMA. LUNG T UMORS OCCURRED IN RATS EXPOS BY INHAL FOR UP TO
    2 YRS TO LEVELS OF 12.4/51.6 MG/M3 OF RESPIRABLE QUARTZ. ALSO
    (SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:INDIVIDUALS W/PREEXISTING
    CONDITIONS OF THE LUNGS MAY HAVE INCREASED SUSCEPTIBILITY TO THE
    TOXICITY OF EXCESSIVE EXPOSURES.

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

First Aid:INHAL:IMMEDIATELY REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE
    ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN.
    CALL MD. SKIN:REMOVAL OF PARTICLES & CLEANSING OF SKIN AFTER USE IS
    ADVISA BLE. EYES:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH W/PLENTY OFWATER FOR AT LEAST 15
    MINUTES. CALL MD. INGEST:IF SYMPTOMS OCCUR, CONSULT MD.

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

Extinguishing Media:AS APPROPRIATE FOR COMBUSTIBLES IN AREA.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Spill Release Procedures:NOTE:REVIEW FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES & HANDLING
    (PERSONNEL) SECTIONS BEFORE PROCEEDING W/CLEAN-UP. USE APPROPRIATE
    PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT DURING CLEAN-UP. SWEEP UP SPILLAGE.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID BREATHING DUST.
Other Precautions:IF HANDLING RESPIRABLE FLOUR, WASHING BEFORE EATING,
    DRINKING, APPLYING COSMETICS OR SMOKING IS ADVISABLE TO MINIMIZE
    DUST INHALATION FROM HANDS.

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

Respiratory Protection:A NIOSH APPRVD AIR PURIFYING RESP WITH DUST/MIST
    CARTRIDGE/CANISTER MAY BE PERMISSIBLE UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES
    WHERE AIRBORNE CONCS ARE EXPECTED TO EXCEED EXPOS LIMS. PROT
    PROVIDED BY NIOSH APPRVD  AIR PURIFYING RESPS IS LTD. FOR(SUPDAT)
Ventilation:USE SUFFICIENT VENT TO KEEP EMPLOYEE EXPOS BELOW REC LIMS.
    IF USING THIS PROD AS ABRASIVE BLAST AGENT IN (ING 14)
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & DELUGE
    SHOWER . WEAR IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING, SUCH AS APRON, BOOTS/WHOLE (SUPP
    DATA)
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
RESP PROT:ABRASIVE BLASTING USE NIOSH APPRVD CONTINUOUS FLOW AIR-LINE
    RESP COVERING HEAD, NECK & SHOULDERS TO PROVIDE PROT FROM REBOUND
    ABRASIVE PER 29 CFR 1910.94 (A)(5). OTHER PROT EQUIP:BODYSUIT, A S
    APPROP. EFTS OF OVEREXP:LUNG TUMORS WERE SEEN IN STUDIES IN WHICH
    QUARTZ WAS INSTILLED IN TRACHEA OF RATS. (ING 6)

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

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:2498F,1370C
Vapor Pres:NOT VOLAT
Vapor Density:NOT VOLAT
Spec Gravity:3.7
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT VOLATILE
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:REDDISH BROWN, SOLID, FREE-FLOWING SAND; ODORLESS.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE REASONABLY FORESEEABLE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:DECOMPOSITION WILL NOT OCCUR.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:TREATMENT, STORAGE, TRANSPORTATION & DISPOSAL
    MUST BE I/A/W W/APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE/PROVINCIAL & LOCAL
    REGULATIONS. IF APPROVED, MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A LAND DISPOSAL
    SITE.

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