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

MSDS NAME:VARTA BATTERIE AG,8040
NIIN:00-985-7846
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CJHWV
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:VARTA AG
Address:KARL-LEGIEN-STR 3
City:ESSEN, GERMANY
State:GA
ZIP:45356
Country:GE
Info Phone Num:914-592-2500
Emergency Phone Num:914-592-2500
CAGE:0YZP7
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:VARTA AG
Address:KARL-LEGIEN-STR 3
Box:City:ESSEN, GERMANY
State:GA
ZIP:45356
Country:GE
Phone:914-592-2500
CAGE:0YZP7

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

Name:MANGANESE DIOXIDE (MNO2)
CAS:1313-13-9
RTECS #:OP0350000
= Wt:39.99
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED
OSHA PEL:C5 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:5 MG/M3

Name:ZINC POWDER (ZN)
= Wt:17.22
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED

Name:WATER (H2O)
CAS:7732-18-5
RTECS #:ZC0110000
= Wt:9.46
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED

Name:POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE (KOH)
CAS:1310-58-3
RTECS #:TT2100000
= Wt:6.57
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED
ACGIH STEL:C2 MG/M3
EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS

Name:LEADING MATERIAL
= Wt:4.44
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED

Name:PIGMENTS (ZNO)
= Wt:.55
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED

Name:BASE METAL (FE = 14.23; NI-PLATING = 0.10)
= Wt:14.33
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED

Name:ALLOY (BRASS = 1.72, PB, BI, IN)
> Wt:1.72
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED

Name:OTHERS (PLASTIC = 4.83, LABEL)
= Wt:5.65
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED

Name:METALLIC COATINGS (HG < 1MG/KG BATTERY WEIGHT)
Fraction by Wt: TRACE
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED

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

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO	Skin:NO  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:TARGET ORGANS: NONE. ACUTE AND CHRONIC
    - N/P. THIS IS A DRY CELL BATTERY AND AN ARTICLE (HMIS)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE

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

First Aid:IN THE CASE OF INGESTION OF A CELL OR BATTERY, THE PERSON
    SHOULD SEEK MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROMPTLY.

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

Flash Point:NONE

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT DISMENTLE BATTERIES. KEEP
    BATTERIES OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. EQUIPMENT INTENDED FOR USE BY
    CHILDREN SHOULD HAVE BATTERY COMPARTMENTS WHICH ARE TAMPER-PROOF.
Other Precautions:DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CHARGE THE BATTERIES. IT IS OF
    EXTREME IMPORTANCE THAT BATTERIES ARE INSERTED INTO EQUIPMENT
    CORRECTLY WITH REGARD TO POLARITY (+ AND -). REPLACE ALL BATTERIES
    OF A SET AT THE SAME T IME. NEWLY PURCHASED BATTERIES SHOULD NOT BE
    MIXED WITH PARTIALLY EXHAUSTED ONE.

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

Work Hygienic Practices:GOOD PRACTICE REQUIRES THAT GROSS AMOUNT OF ANY
    CHEMICAL BE REMOVED FROM THE SKIN AS SOON AS PRACTICAL.
Supplemental Safety and Health

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

HCC:Z7
Appearance and Odor:BATTERY - NO ODOR

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DO NOT DISPOSE OF BATTERIES IN FIRE.

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