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

MSDS NAME:SYNTHETIC GRAPHITE
NIIN:00N093065
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CJWTJ
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:ASBURY GRAPHITE MILLS INC
Address:405 OLD MAIN STREET
City:ASBURY
State:NJ
ZIP:08802
Country:US
Info Phone Num:908-537-2155
Emergency Phone Num:908-537-2155
CAGE:84195
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:ASBURY GRAPHITE MILLS INC
Address:405 OLD MAIN STREET
Box:City:ASBURY
State:NJ
ZIP:08802
Country:US
Phone:908-537-2155
CAGE:84195

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

Name:GRAPHITE
CAS:7782-42-5
RTECS #:MD9659600
= Wt:100.
OSHA PEL:see Table Z-3
ACGIH TLV:2 MG/M3

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

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:CASES OF PULMONARY FIBROSIS, EMPHYSEMA
    AND CORPULANALE MAY RESULT FROM PROLONGED INHALATION OF DUST
    (CHRONIC). MINOR SKIN AND/OR EYE IRRITATION MAY OCCUR.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: NOSE AND/OR THROAT IRRITATION,
    SHORTNESS OF BREATH. SKIN/EYES: REDNESS OF SKIN, IRRITATION OF
    EYES.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:EMPHYSEMA, ASTHMA OR OTHER
    RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS.

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

First Aid:INGESTION: CALL MD IMMEDIATELY . INHALATION: REMOVE FROM DUST
    AREA. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST. SKIN: WASH WITH
    MILD SOAP AND WATER. EYES: RINSE EYES FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES WITH 
    STERILE EYE WASH. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF ANY IRRITATION
    PERSISTS.

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

Extinguishing Media:WATER.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT . SPRAY WITH WATER.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE. HMIS RATING: 1,1,0, E.

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

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP OR VACUUM.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:HANDLE AND TRANSFER IN A MANNER WHICH
    AVOIDS EXCESSIVE DUSTING. STORE AWAY FROM OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Other Precautions:GRAPHITE IS A CONDUCTOR OF ELECTRICITY. EXERCISE
    CAUTION WHEN HANDLING GRAPHITE IN AREAS WHERE CONTACT WITH
    ELECTRICAL CIRCUITRY IS POSSIBLE.

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

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR FOR NUISANCE DUST.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST: TO DUST COLLECTOR. MECHANICAL (GENERAL): TO
    MAINTIAN DUST LEVEL BELOW ACGIH-TLV. SPECIAL: NONE. OTHER: NONE.
Protective Gloves:CONVENTIONAL WORK GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH AND DELUGE SHOWER .
    OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING OR EQUIPMENT NOT REQUIRED.
Work Hygienic Practices:KEEP WORK AREA CLEAN. USE ADEQUATE DUST
    COLLECTION/VENTILATION TO MAINTAIN LEVELS OF DUST BELOW ACGIH-TLV.
Supplemental Safety and Health

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

Spec Gravity:2.20-2.26 (H*2O=1)
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:GREY TO BLACK; NO ODOR.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CO*2, CO (CARBON DIOXIDE, CARBON
    MONOXIDE).

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN AN APPROVED MANNER BASED ON
    FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

===================  MSDS Transport Information  ===================

Transport Information:DOT HAZARD CLASS: CORROSIVE MATERIAL. DOT
    SHIPPING NAME: CAUSTIC ALKALI LIQUID. N.O.S. (MONOETHANOLAMINE) 8,
    UN1719, PGIII.

=====================  Regulatory Information  =====================

SARA Title III Information:THIS MIXTURE CONTAINS 22% 2-BUTOXYETHANOL
    WHICH IS SUBJECT TO THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 313 OF
    TITLE III OF THE SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF
    1986 AND 40 CFR, PART 372.

=======================  Other Information  =======================

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