===================== Product Identification =====================
MSDS NAME:LITHIUM HYDROXIDE ANHYDROUS, CFC014
NIIN:00N093428
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CJXZD
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:CHEMETALL FOOTE CORPORATION
Address:348 HOLIDAY INN DR
City:KINGS MOUNTAIN
State:NC
ZIP:28086
Country:US
Info Phone Num:704-739-2501
Emergency Phone Num:800-424-9300
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:07660
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:CHEMETALL FOOTE CORPORATION
Address:348 HOLIDAY INN DR
Box:City:KINGS MOUNTAIN
State:NC
ZIP:28086
Country:US
Phone:704-739-2501
CAGE:07660
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
Name:LITHIUM HYDROXIDE. OTHER REC LIMITS: NIOSH: REL: 2 MG/M3;
IDLH: 10 MG/M3 (M).
CAS:1310-65-2
RTECS #:OJ6307070
> Wt:99.
OSHA PEL:2 MG/M3
OSHA STEL:C2 MG/M3
ACGIH STEL:C2 MG/M3
===================== 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:ACUTE:IN TERMS OF OCCUP USE
SITUATIONS, CHIEF HLTH EFT ANTIC AFTER OVEREXP WOULD BE REDNESS,
SEV IRRIT/CORR DMG TO CONTAM SKIN & EYES. INGEST OF RELATIVELY LG
DOSES CAN BE FATAL. INHAL OF PROD'S DUST MAY SEVERELY IRRIT/DMG
TISS OF EYES, NOSE & RESP SYS(LEADING TO SUCH SYMPS AS COUGH,
SNEEZING & DFCLTY BRTHG). INHAL:PROD'S DUST MAY SEVERELY IRRIT/DMG
TISS OF EYES, NOSE & RESP SYS. SYMPS OF SUCH OVE REXP CAN INCL
COUGH, SNEEZING & SORE THROAT. INHAL OF RELATIVELY LG QTYS MAY DMG
TISS OF RESP SYS, WHICH CAN LEAD TO DEVEL OF SEV RESP PROBS(E.G.,
DFCLTY BRTHG, CHEM PNEUM). CONT W/SKIN OR EYES:LITHIU M HYDROXIDE
IS CAUSTIC (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:LITHIUM HYDROXIDE IS NOT ON FOLLOWING
LISTS: NTP, IARC, FED OSHA Z LIST & CAL-OSHA & THEREFORE IS NEITHER
CONSIDERED TO BE NOR SUSPECTED TO BE CANCER-CAUSING AGENT BY THESE
AGENCIES. -- EFTS OF OVEREX P:INJECTION; ADDNLY, SYMPS SUCH AS
THOSE DESCRIBED FOR "SKIN/EYE CONT" MAY DEVELOP. CHRONIC:DERM
(CRACKING & REDDENING OF SKIN) MAY DEVELOP AFTER (MED CNDTNS)
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:& CAN CAUSE SEV IRRIT & CORR DMG.
CORNEAL DMG & BLINDNESS MAY RSLT IF PROD CONTAMS EYES. DEEP BURNS
THAT ARE SLOW TO HEAL & LEAVE SCAR TISS MAY RSLT AFTER SKIN
OVEREXPS. SKIN ABSORPTION:NOT S IGNIFICANT RTE OF EXPOS.
INGEST:THOUGH NOT ANTIC TO OCCUR DURING ROUTINE OCCUP USE
SITUATIONS, INGEST OF PROD CAN CAUSE SEV PAIN, BURNING OF MOUTH &
THROAT, VOMIT & DIARR. SEV INGEST OVEREXPS CAN CAUS E COLLAPSE &
DEATH. IN HUMANS, INGEST OF 10 GMS MAY BE FATAL. VOMIT, WHICH CAN
OCCUR AFTER INGEST, MAY LEAD TO ASPIR (WHICH CAN CAUSE LUNG DMG).
INJECTION:OVEREXP TO PROD VIA INJECTION CAN LEAD TO PAI N & IRRIT
AT POINT OF (EXPLAN OF CARCIN)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY, SKIN, CNS
& KIDNEY CONDITIONS CAN BE AGGRAVATED BY OVEREXPOSURE TO THIS
PRODUCT. -- EXPLAN OF CARCIN:PRLNG/RPTD SKIN CONT W/THIS PROD.
TARGET ORGANS: EYES, SKIN & MUCOUS MEMBS.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:SKIN:IMMED BEGIN DECONTAM W/RUNNING WATER. MIN FLUSHING IS
FOR 15 MINS. DO NOT INTERRUPT FLUSHING WHILE REMOVING EXPOS/CONTAM
CLTHG & SHOES, TAKING CARE NOT TO CONTAM EYES. VICTIMS MUST SEEK
IMMED MED ATTN. EYES:OPEN VICTIM'S EYES WHILE UNDER GENTLY RUNNING
WATER. USE SUFFICIENT FORCE TO OPEN LIDS. HAVE VICTIM "ROLL" EYES.
IMMED FLUSH FOR AT LST 15 MINS (MIN). DO NOT INTERRUPT FLUSHING.
VICTIMS MU ST SEEK IMMED MED ATTN. INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF
NEC, USE ARTF RESP TO SUPPORT VITAL FUNCS. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE
OXYG. REMOVE/COVER GROSS CONTAM TO AVOID EXPOS TO RESCUERS.
INGEST:CALL MD/POIS CTL CTR FOR MOST (FIRE FIGHT PROC)
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Extinguishing Media:THIS PROD IS NOT FLAMM. USE FIRE EXTINGUISHING MATL
APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRES: WATER SPRAY/FOG, CARBON DIOXIDE,
FOAM/"ALCOHOL" FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL, HALON, ANY "ABC" CLASS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP . --
FIRST AID PROC:CURRENT INFO:IF PROFESSIONAL ADVICE IS NOT AVAIL, DO
NOT INDUCE VOMIT. VICTIM SHOULD DRINK MILK, EGG WHITES/LG QTYS OF
WATER. NEVER IN DUCE VOMIT/GIVE DILUENTS (MILK/WATER) TO SOMEONE
WHO IS UNCON, HAVING CONVLS/UNABLE TO SWALLOW. NOTE:VICTIMS(NEUT
AGENT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WHEN INVOLVED IN A FIRE, THIS MATERIAL
MAY DECOMPOSE AND PRODUCE IRRITATING FUMES & TOXIC GASES (LITHIUM
COMPOUNDS). EXPLOSION SENSITIVITY TO MECHANICAL IMPACT AND/OR
STATIC DISCHARGE: NOT SENSITIVE. NFPA &/OR HMIS RATINGS: HEALTH -
3; FIRE - 0; REACTIVITY - 1.
================== Accidental Release Measures ==================
Spill Release Procedures:UNCONTROLLED RELS SHOULD BE RESPONDED TO BY
TRAINED PERS USING PRE-PLANNED PROCS. PROPER PROT EQUIP SHOULD BE
USED. IN CASE OF SPILL, CLEAR AFFECTED AREA & PROT PEOPLE. MIN PPE
REC FOR RESPONSE TO NON -INCIDENTAL RELS SHOULD BE LEVEL C:
TRIPLE-GLOVES (RUB & NITRILE OVER LATEX), CHEM RESIST SUIT & BOOTS,
HARD-HAT & NIOSH APPRVD AIR-PURIFYING RESP WHIGH-EFFICIENCY
PARTICULATE FILTER, NIOSH(SUPP DATA)
Neutralizing Agent:CITRIC ACID/OTHER AGENT SUITABLE FOR CAUSTIC MATLS.
-- FIRE FIGHT PROC:OF CHEM EXPOS MUST BE TAKEN FOR MED(VENT)
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID BRTHG DUSTS/PARTICLES GENERATED
BY THIS PROD. ENSURE CNTNRS OF THIS PROD ARE PROPERLY LABELED. OPEN
CNTNRS SLOWLY ON STABLE SURF. STORE CNTNRS IN COOL, DRY LOCATION,
AWAY FROM DIRECT SUNLIGHT, S OURCES OF INTENSE HEAT/WHERE FREEZING
IS POSS. KEEP CNTNR TIGHTLY CLSD WHEN NOT IN USE.
Other Precautions:ALL EMPLOYEES WHO HANDLE MATL SHOULD BE TRAINED TO
HANDLE IT SAFELY. STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPAT MATLS. INSPECT CNTNRS
CNTNG PROD FOR LEAKS/DMG. READ INSTRUCTIONS/CONSULT MSDS PROVIDED
W/PROD PRIOR TO US E. PROT PRACTICES DURING MAINT OF CONTAM EQUIP:
FOLLOW PRACTICES INDICATED IN 'ACCIDENTAL RELS MEASU RES'(CNDTNS
(POLYM))
============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection =============
Respiratory Protection:RESPIRATORY PROT IS NOT GENERALLY NEEDED WHEN
USING THIS PROD. MAINTAIN AIRBORNE CONTAMINANT CONCS BELOW
GUIDELINES LISTED IN INGS SECTION. IF RESPIRATORY PRO IS NEEDED,
USE ONLY PROTECTION AUTHORIZED IN 29 CFR 1910.134 OR APPLICABLE
STATE REGULATIONS. USE NIOSH APPROVED SUPPLIED AIR RESPIRATION
PROTECTION IF OXYGEN LEVELS ARE BELOW 19.5% OR ARE UNKNOWN.
Ventilation:USE W/ADEQ VENT. MECH EXHST MAY BE NEEDED. -- NEUT
AGENT:ATTN. RESCUERS SHOULD BE TAKEN FOR MED ATTN, IF NEC. TAKE
COPY OF LBL & MSDS TO MD/ (OTHER PROT EQUIP)
Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES AND FULL LENGTH
FACESHIELD .
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH & DELUGE SHWR MTG ANSI DESIGN CRIT
. USE BODY PROT APP FOR TASK (E.G., APRON/TYVEK SUIT). -- VENT:HLTH
PROFESSIONAL W/VICTIM. RECS TO MD'S:TREAT SYMPS & ELIM OVEREXP.
THERE(HYGIENE PRACT)
Work Hygienic Practices:AVOID GETTING PROD ON YOU/IN YOU. WASH THORO
AFTER USING/HNDLG THIS MATL. AVOID CREATING DUSTS. DO NOT EAT/DRINK
WHILE HNDLG THIS PROD. -- OTHER PROT EQUIP:IS NO BIOLOGICAL EXPOS
INDEX (BEI) FOR PROD.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PHYSICAL & CHEM PROPERTIES:HOW TO DETECT THIS SUBSTANCE(WARNING
PROPERTIES):PROD DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNIQUE WARNING PROPERTIES. AQ
SOLN OF PROD WILL TURN LITMUS PAPER BLUE. -- SPILL PROC:APPRVD SCBA
SHO ULD BE WORN IN SITUATIONS WHERE OXYG LEVEL IS <19.5%/IS
UNKNOWN. SWEEP UP/VACUUM SPILLED MATL CAREFULLY,(MATLS TO AVOID)
================== Physical/Chemical Properties ==================
Melt/Freeze Pt:=450.C, 842.F
M.P/F.P Text:APPROXIMATELY
Vapor Pres:N/A MM HG @ 20C.
Vapor Density:N/A(AIR=1)
Spec Gravity:1.5 (WATER=1)
pH:14 (1.0 N SOLN)
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT APPLICABLE (NBUAC=1)
Solubility in Water:22.3 G/100 ML @ 10C
Appearance and Odor:WHITE, CRYSTALLINE SOLID.
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NOT COMPAT W/STRONG ACIDS & IS CORR TO ALUMINUM, LEAD & ZINC. --
SUPDAT:AVOIDING GENERATION OF DUSTS. ABSORB SPILLED PROD W/INERT
MATL (E.G., POLYPADS). IF NEC, NEUT RESIDUE W/CITRIC ACID/OTHER
AGENT SUITABLE FOR CAUSTICS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:RELATIVELY STABLE. LITHIUM HYDROXIDE
REACTS W/WATER TO GENERATE HEAT; THIS PROD CAN ALSO REACT W/CARBON
DIOXIDE IN ATM & ABSORBS WATER FROM AIR. AVOID MIXING PROD
W/INCOMPAT CHEMS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMP INCL LITHIUM CMPDS &
CAUSTIC VAPS. - MATLS TO AVOID:LITMUS PAPER. DECONTAM AREA THORO.
PLACE ALL SPILL RESIDUE IN SUITABLE CNTNR & SEAL. DISP OF I/A/W
FED, STATE, LOC HAZ WASTE DISP REGS.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:AVOID MIXING W/INCOMPAT CHEMS. -
OTHER PREC:SECTION. MAKE CERTAIN THAT APPLICATION EQUIP IS LOCKED &
TAGGED-(ECOLOGICAL INFO)
=================== Toxicological Information ===================
Toxicological Information:EYE IRRIT:IN ANIMAL TESTS, SOLNS OF PROD ARE
SIMILAR TO SOLNS OF SODIUM HYDROXIDE, WHICH CAN CAUSE SEV CORR EYE
DMG. SHORT-TERM INHAL:IN ONE STUDY, RATS WERE EXPOS TO AEROSOL,
WHICH WAS PRIMARILY LITH IUM HYDROXIDE, BUT MAY HAVE CNTND UP TO25
% LITHIUM CARBONATE. EXPOS WAS TO 570-1500 MG/M3 FOR 4 HRS. RATS
DEVELOPED BRTHG DFCLTIES & BECAME LESS ENERGETIC. IN ADDN, THEY
SHOWED SYMPS OF SEV IRRIT (CO UGH, CHOKING, BLEEDING AROUND EYES &
NOSE) & LOST WT. SOME RATS DIED, ESP AT HIGH CONC LEVELS. EXAM OF
RATS REVEALED LESIONS IN AIRWAYS & LUNGS. IRRIT OF PROD:EXPECTED TO
CAUSE SEV IRRITANCY & CORR DM G TO SKIN, EYES & ANY(WASTE DISP
METH)
===================== Ecological Information =====================
Ecological:ENVIRON STABILITY:PROD IS STABLE IN ENVIRON. EFT OF MATL ON
PLANTS/ANIMALS:DUE TO CORROSIVITY, PROD CAN BE HARMFUL/FATAL TO
CONTAM PLANTS & ANIMALS. AS W/ALL CHEMS, WORK PRACTICES SHOULD BE
AIMED AT M INIMIZING ENVIRON RELS. EFT OF CHEM ON AQUATIC LIFE:DUE
TO CORROSIVITY, PROD CAN BE HARMFUL/FATAL TO AQUATIC PLANTS &
ANIMALS IN CONTAM BODIES OF WATER. ACUTE AQUATIC TOX;
DEGRADABILITY; LOG BIOCONC F ACTOR (BCF); LOG OCTANOL/WATER
PARTITION COEFFICIENT:NO DATA AVAIL. -- CNDTNS (POLYM):OUT SAFELY,
AS APPLIC. DECONTAM EQUIP BEFORE MAINT BEGINS. COLLECT ALL RINSATES
& DISPOSE OF ACCORDING TO APPLIC F ED, STATE/LOC PROCS.
==================== Disposal Considerations ====================
Waste Disposal Methods:WASTE DISP MUST BE I/A/W APPROP FED, STATE & LOC
REGS. PROD, IF UNALTERED BY USE, MAY BE DISP OF BY TREATMENT AT
PERMITTED FACILITY/AS ADVISED BY YOUR LOC SOLID WASTE REGULATORY
AUTH. EPA WASTE #:D002 (CHARACT/CORR), APPLIC TO WASTES CONSISTING
OF PROD. -- TOX INFO:OTHER CONTAM TISS. SENSIT TO PROD: NOT KNOWN
TO BE SENSITIZER. REPRO (SARA TITLE III)
=================== MSDS Transport Information ===================
Transport Information:MATL IS HAZ AS DEFINED BY 49 CFR 172.101 BY U.S.
DOT:PROPER SHIPPING NAME:LITHIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLID. HAZ CLASS # &
DESCRIPTION:8 (CORR MATL). UN ID #:UN2680. PACKING GRP:PG II. DOT
LBL(S) REQD:CORR. NO RTH AMERICAN EMER RESPONSE GUIDEBOOK
#(1996):154. MARINE POLLUTANT:PROD IS NOT DESIGNATED AS DOT MARINE
POLLUTANT (49 CFR 172.101, APPENDIX B). NOTE:CONSULT CURRENT REGS
FOR SHIPMENTS BY AIR. TRANSPOR T CANADA TRANSPORTATION OF DANGEROUS
GOODS REGS:MATL IS CONSIDERED AS DANGEROUS GOODS. USE ABOVE INFO
FOR PREPARATION OF CANADIAN SHIPMENTS. EMER RESPONSE CONT FOR
INCIDENT DURING TRANSPORTATION:CHEMT REC 1-800-424-9300 OR
1-703-527-3877.
===================== Regulatory Information =====================
SARA Title III Information:SARA REPORTING REQUIREMENTS:ING IS SUBJECT
TO REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRON RESPONSE,
COMPENSATION & LIABILITY ACT & SECTIONS 302, 304 & 313 OF TITLE II
OF SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS & REA UTHORIZATION ACT, AS FOLLOWS: CERCLA
SECTION 103 (40 CFR 302.4):NO; SARA SECTION 302 (40 CFR 355.30):
NO; SARA SECTION 304 (40 CFR 355.40):NO; SARA SECTION 313 (40 CFR
372.65):NO. -- WASTE DISP METH:T OX INFO: THIS PROD IS NOT EXPECTED
TO CAUSE MUTAGENIC, EMBRYOTOXICITY, TERATOGENICITY/REPRO EFTS IN
HUMANS. NOTE:A MUTAGEN IS A CHEM WHICH CAUSES PERM CHANGES TO
GENETIC MATL (DNA) SUCH THAT CHANGES W ILL PROPAGATE THRU (FED
REGULATORY)
Federal Regulatory Information:TSCA INVENTORY STATUS:ING IS LISTED ON
TSCA INVENTORY. OTHER FED REGS:N/A. WHMIS SYMBOLS:CORR (CLASS E).
-- SARA TITLE III:GENERATIONAL LINES. AN EMBRYOTOXIN IS A CHEM
WHICH CAUSES DMG TO DEVELOPING E MBRYO (I.E., W/IN FIRST 8 WKS OF
PREGNANCY IN HUMANS), BUT DMG DOES NOT PROPAGATE ACROSS
GENERATIONAL LINES. A TERATOGEN IS A CHEM WHICH CAUSES DMG TO
DEVELOPING FETUS, BUT DMG DOES NOT PROPAGATE ACRO SS GENERATIONAL
LINES. A REPRO TOXIN IS ANY SUBSTANCE WHICH INTERFERES IN ANY WAY
W/REPRODUCTIVE PRO CESS.
State Regulatory Information:LITHIUM HYDROXIDE, ANHYDROUS, IS NOT
COVERED UNDER SPECIFIC STATE REGS, AS DENOTED BELOW: AK -
DESIGNATED TOX & HAZ SUBSTANCES:NONE. FL & MA - SUBSTANCE
LIST:NONE. KS - SECTION 302/313 LIST:NONE. MN - LIST OF HAZ
SUBSTANCES:NONE. NJ - RIGHT TO KNOW HAZ SUBSTANCE LIST:NONE. PA,
TX, RI & WV - HAZ SUBSTANCE LIST:NONE. WI - TOX & HAZ
SUBSTANCE:NONE. CA - PELS FOR CHEM CONTAMS:NONE. IL - TOX SUBSTANCE
LIST:NONE. MO - EMPLOYER INFO/TOX SUBSTANCE LIST:NONE. ND - LIST
OF HAZ CHEMS, RQ'S:NONE. CAL PROP 6 5:LITHIUM HYDROXIDE IS NOT ON
THE CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 LISTS.
======================= Other Information =======================
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