===================== Product Identification =====================
MSDS NAME:BRONZE ALLOYS
NIIN:00N093272
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CJYHH
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:JM TULL METALS CO INC
Address:4400 PEACHTREE INDUSTRIAL BLVD
Box:4725
City:NORCROSS
State:GA
ZIP:90091
Country:US
Info Phone Num:770-368-4311
Emergency Phone Num:770-368-4311
CAGE:00JL6
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:JM TULL METALS CO INC
Address:4400 PEACHTREE INDUSTRIAL BLVD
Box:4725
City:NORCROSS
State:GA
ZIP:90091
Country:US
Phone:770-368-4311
CAGE:00JL6
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
Name:ALUMINIUM (AL). OSHA PEL: 15 MG/M3 (DUST, FUME); 5 MG/M3
(FUME), ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3; 5 MG/M3 (DUST, FUME) (M).
CAS:7429-90-5
RTECS #:BD0330000
Minumum % Wt:.01
Maxumum % Wt:12.
OSHA PEL:15 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:10 MG/M3
Name:ALUMINUM OXIDE
CAS:1344-28-1
RTECS #:BD1200000
Minumum % Wt:.01
Maxumum % Wt:12.
OSHA PEL:15 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:10 MG/M3
Name:COPPER (CU). OSHA PEL: 0.1 MG/M3 (FUME & RESPIRABLE
FRACTION); ACGIH TLV: 0.2 MG/M3 (FUME & RESPIRABLE FRACTION) (M).
CAS:7440-50-8
RTECS #:GL5325000
Minumum % Wt:55.
Maxumum % Wt:99.9
OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:1 MG/M3
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
Name:IRON (FE)
CAS:7439-89-6
RTECS #:NO4565500
Minumum % Wt:.01
Maxumum % Wt:5.
Name:IRON OXIDE
CAS:1309-37-1
RTECS #:NO7400000
Minumum % Wt:.01
Maxumum % Wt:5.
OSHA PEL:10 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:5 MG/M3;2 PPM
Name:LEAD (PB). ACGIH TLV: 0.05 MG/M3 (INORGANIC COMPOUNDS) (M).
CAS:7439-92-1
RTECS #:OF7525000
Minumum % Wt:.01
Maxumum % Wt:25.
OSHA PEL:0.05 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:0.15 MG/M3
EPA Rpt Qty:1 LB
DOT Rpt Qty:1 LB
Name:LEAD CHROMATE. ACGIH TLV: 0.05 MG/M3 (AS PB) (M).
CAS:7758-97-6
RTECS #:GB2975000
ACGIH TLV:0.012 MG/M3 (AS CR)
Name:MANGANESE (MN). ACGIH TLV: 0.2 MG/M3 (COMPOUNDS AND FUME)
(M).
CAS:7439-96-5
RTECS #:OO9275000
Minumum % Wt:.01
Maxumum % Wt:5.
OSHA PEL:C5 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:5 MG/M3
Name:NICKEL (N). ACGIH TLV: 0.5 MG/M3 (METAL & SOLUBLE
COMPOUNDS); 0.1 MG/M3 (INSOLUBLE COMPOUNDS) (M).
CAS:7440-02-0
RTECS #:QR5950000
Minumum % Wt:.01
Maxumum % Wt:2.5
OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:1 MG/M3
Name:NITROGEN (N)
CAS:7727-37-9
RTECS #:QW9700000
Name:NITRIC OXIDE
CAS:10102-43-9
RTECS #:QX0525000
OSHA PEL:30 MG/M3;25 PPM
ACGIH TLV:31 MG/M3;25 PPM
EPA Rpt Qty:10 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:10 LBS
Name:NITROGEN DIOXIDE
CAS:10102-44-0
RTECS #:QW9800000
OSHA PEL:C9 MG/M3;C5 PPM
ACGIH TLV:5.6 MG/M3;3 PPM
ACGIH STEL:9.4 MG/M3;5 PPM
EPA Rpt Qty:10 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:10 LBS
Name:MINERAL OILS; (OIL MIST, MINERAL)
CAS:8012-95-1
RTECS #:PY8030000
OSHA PEL:5 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:5 MG/M3
Name:MILDLY REFINED MINERAL OILS; (OIL MIST, MINERAL -
CONTAINING A TOTAL OF 15 PAH'S LISTED AS CARCINOGENS BY THE NTP)
ACGIH TLV:0.005 MG/M3
Name:OXYGEN (O)
CAS:7782-44-7
RTECS #:RS2060000
Name:OZONE
CAS:10028-15-6
RTECS #:RS8225000
OSHA PEL:0.2 MG/M3;0.1 PPM
ACGIH STEL:C0.20 MG/M3;C0.1 PPM
Name:TIN (SN). OSHA PEL & ACGIH TLV: 0.1 MG/M3 (ORGANIC
COMPOUNDS) (M).
CAS:7440-31-5
RTECS #:XP7320000
Minumum % Wt:.01
Maxumum % Wt:17.
OSHA PEL:2 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:2 MG/M3
Name:TIN OXIDE (EXCEPT SNH4 AS SN)
CAS:1332-29-2
RTECS #:XQ3980000
Minumum % Wt:.01
Maxumum % Wt:17.
ACGIH TLV:2 MG/M3
Name:ZINC CHROMATE
CAS:13530-65-9
RTECS #:GB3290000
Minumum % Wt:.01
Maxumum % Wt:42.
ACGIH TLV:0.01 MG/M3
Name:POTASSIUM ZINC CHROMATE HYDROXIDE (KZN2(CRO4)2(OH)); (ZINC
POTASSIUM CHROMATE)
CAS:11103-86-9
RTECS #:GA9170000
Minumum % Wt:.01
Maxumum % Wt:42.
ACGIH TLV:0.01 MG/M3
Name:ZINC CHROMATE YELLOW; (ZINC (CHROMATES))
CAS:37300-23-5
RTECS #:GE4600000
Minumum % Wt:.01
Maxumum % Wt:42.
ACGIH TLV:0.01 MG/M3
Name:ZINC OXIDE. OSHA PEL & ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/M3 (FUME/RESPIRABLE
FRACTION) (M).
CAS:1314-13-2
RTECS #:ZH4810000
Minumum % Wt:.01
Maxumum % Wt:42.
OSHA PEL:15 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:10 MG/M3
===================== Hazards Identification =====================
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:EXCESS EXPOS TO ALL METALLIC
FUMES & DUSTS MAY RSLT IN IRRIT OF EYES, NOSE & THROAT. ALSO HIGH
CONCS OF FUMES & DUSTS OF IRON-OXIDE, MN & CU MAY RLST IN METAL
FUME FEVER. CHRONIC: NOTE: LEAD APP EARS ON NAVY LIST OF OCCUP CHEM
REPRO HAZS. SEEK CONSULTATION FROM APPROP HLTH PROFESSIONALS
CONCERNING LATEST HAZ LIST INFO & SAFE HNDLG & EXPOS INFO . CHRONIC
& PRLNG INHAL OF HIGH CONCS OF FU MES/DUST OF FOLLOWING ELEMENTS
MAY LEAD TO CNDTNS LISTED: AL:MAY INITIATE FIBROTIC CHANGES TO LUNG
TISS, IRRIT OF EYES, NOSE & THROAT. PARTICLES AL DEPOSITED IN EYE
MAY CAUSE IRREVERSIBLE TISS DMG OF CORNEA. AL SALTS MAY (EFTS OF
OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:LEAD CHROMATE/ZINC CHROMATE:IARC
MONOGRAPHS ON EVAL OF CARCIN RISK OF CHEMS TO MAN, VOL 49, PG 49,
1990:GRP 1. NTP 8TH ANNUAL RPT ON CARCINS, 1998:KNOWN TO BE HUMAN
CARCIN. NICKEL:IARC MONOGRAPHS ON E VAL OF CARCIN RISK OF CHEMS TO
MAN, VOL 49, PG 257, 1990:GRP 2B. NTP 8TH ANNUAL RPT ON CARCINS,
1998:REAS ANTIC TO BE HUMAN CARCIN. ZINC (SUPP DATA)
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:CAUSE DERM, ECZEMA, CONJ & IRRIT OF
MUC MEMBS OF UPPER RESP TRACT. LONG-TERM INHAL EXPOS TO AL
DUSTS/FUMES HAS BEEN ASSOC W/FIBROTIC LUNG CNDTN KNOWN AS SHAVER'S
DISEASE. AL DUSTS/FINES & FUM ES ARE LOW HLTH RISK BY INHAL. FOR
STD OPERATIONS (MILLING, CUTTING, GRINDING), AL DUST SHOULD BE
TREATED AS NUISANCE DUST AS DEFINED BY ACGIH. WELDING AL, PLASMA
ARC CUTTING, & ARC SPRAY METALIZING C AN GENERATE OZONE. EXCESSIVE
EXPOS TO AL FUME & DUST HAS BEEN ASSOC W/LUNG DISEASE, BUT THIS EFT
IS PROBABLY DUE TO SIMULTANEOUS SILICA EXPOS. CU:NO CHRONIC
DEBILITATING SYMPS INDICATED. INHAL OF CU D USTS, FUMES & MISTS MAY
(RESP PROT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:INDIVIDUALS W/CHRONIC RESP
DISORDERS (I.E. ASTHMA, CHRONIC BRONCH, EMPHYSEMA, ETC) MAY BE
ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY FUME/AIRBORNE PARTICULATE MATTER EXPOS. --
OTHER PREC: FOLLOW WHEN HNDLG LEAD COMPOUNDS.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR; IF CNDTN CONTINUES, CONSULT MD.
EYES:FLUSH THORO W/RUNNING WATER FOR AT LST 15 MINS TO REMOVE
PARTICULATE; TAKE CARE TO RINSE UNDER LIDS. OBTAIN MED ATTN.
SKIN:REMOVE PARTIC ULATE BY WASHING THORO W/SOAP & WATER. SEEK MED
ATTN IF CNDTN PERSISTS. FOR MINOR BURNS, APPLY COLD WATER. FOR SEV
BURNS, SEEK IMMED MED ATTN. INGEST:DOES NOT REPRESENT HAZ, IF
SIGNIFICANT AMTS OF MET AL ARE INGESTED, CONSULT MD. -- MATLS TO
AVOID:IF FUMES OF OTHER CMPDS/OTHER CONTACTING MATLS ARE INVOLVED.
MOLTEN AL MAY ALSO REACT VIOLENTLY W/RUST & CERTAIN METAL OXIDES
(I.E., CU, FE, PB).
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Extinguishing Media:DRY PWDRD DOLOMITE, DRY SAND/DRY GRAPHITE; DO NOT
USE WATER ON MOLTEN METAL. USE COARSE WATER SPRAY ON CHIPS,
TURNINGS, ETC. DO NOT USE HALOGENATED EXTING AGENTS ON SM
CHIPS/FINES.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP . --
WASTE DISP METH:WHETHER SPECIFIC TLV'S ARE EXCEEDED. CONCLUSIONS
BASED ON INHALABLE CONC ARE GENRLY ADEQ IF NO TOX ELEMENTS ARE
PRESENT IN WELDING RO D, METAL/METAL COATING & CNDTNS ARE NOT
CONDUSIVE TO FORM OF TOX GASES. ARE LISTED AS POSSIBLY CARCIN TO
(EXPLO HAZ)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOTE:PRODS IN SOLID STATE PRESENT NO
FIRE/EXPLO HAZ. SM CHIPS, FINES & DUST MAY IGNITE READILY. ARC/SPK
GENERATED WHEN WELDING/BURNING COULD BE SOURCE OF IGNIT FOR COMBUST
& FLAMM MATLS. HMIS RATINGS: HLTH - 1; FLAMMABILITY - 0; REACTIVITY
- 0. -- FIRE FIGHT PROC:HUMANS BY IARC. WELDING OF AL ALLOYS MAY
GENERATE (VENT)
================== Accidental Release Measures ==================
Spill Release Procedures:FINE TURNINGS & SM CHIPS SHOULD BE
SWEPT/VACUUMED. SCRAP METAL CAN BE RECLAIMED FOR RE-USE. -- OTHER
INFO:COMPOSED OF DISCRETE PARTICLES OF AMORPHOUS SLAGS CNTNG FE,
MG, SI & OTHER METALLIC CONSTITUEN TS DEPENDING ON ALLOY SYS
INVOLVED. CR & NI CMPDS ARE FOUND IN FUMES WHEN STAINLESS STEELS
ARE ARC-WELDED. SOME COATED & FLUX-CORED ELECTRODES ARE FORMULATED
W/FLUORIDES & FUMES ASSOC(WASTE DISP METH)
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:NOTE:PRODS UNDER NORMAL CNDTNS DO NOT
REPRESENT END INHAL, INGEST OR CONTACT HLTH HAZ. NOTE:PRODS IN
THEIR USUAL PHYSICAL FORM DO NOT POSE ANY HLTH HAZS. HOWEVER,
OPERATIONS SUCH AS BURNING, WELDING, SAWING, BRAZING OR GRINDING
MAY RESULT IN LISTED EFFECTS IF EXPOSURES EXCEED PERMISSIBLE
LIMITS.
Other Precautions:SINCE PB IS CUMULATIVE TOX METAL BY INHAL/INGEST,
APPROP INDUS PRECS TO GUARD AGAINST THESE RTES OF EXPOS NEED TO BE
TAKEN WHEN HNDLG. SAMPLING TO ESTABLISH PB LEVEL EXPOS TO AIRBORNE
PARTICULATE/FUME S IS POSS. CONSULT OSHA PB STD 29 CFR 1910.1025
FOR SPECIFIC HLTH/INDUS HYGIENE PRECS & REQUIREMENTS TO (MED
CNDTNS)
============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection =============
Respiratory Protection:NIOSH APPRVD APPROP DUST/MIST/FUME RESP SHOULD
BE USED TO AVOID EXCESSIVE INHAL OF PARTICULATES. IF EXPOS LIMS ARE
REACHED/EXCEEDED, USE NIOSH APPRVD EQUIP. -- EFTS OF OVEREXP:CAUSE
IRRIT OF EYES, NOS E & THROAT & FLU-LIKE ILLNESS CALLED METAL FUME
FEVER. EARLY SYMPS OF METAL FUME FEVER IS METALLIC/SWEET TASTE IN
MOUTH, DRYNESS & IRRIT OF (OTHER PROT EQUIP)
Ventilation:USE W/ADEQ VENT TO MEET EXPOS LIMS LISTED IN INGS SECTION.
-- EXPLO HAZ:CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE, OZONE, NITROGEN
OXIDES, INFRARED RADIA & UV RADIA.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES (FOR WELDING, BURNING OR HANDLING
OPERATIONS).
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES AND FULL LENGTH
FACESHIELD .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EMER EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
OTHER PROT CLTHG/EQUIP AS REQD DEPENDING ON OPERATIONS & SFTY
CODES. -- RESP PROT:THROAT & COUGH. THESE SYMPS MAY PROGRESS TO
SHORTNESS (HYGIENE PRACT)
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH W/SOAP & WATER. -- OTHER PROT EQUIP:OF
BREATH, HDCH, FEVER, CHILLS, MUSC ACHES, NAUS, VOMIT, WEAK, FATG &
PROFUSE SWEATING. ATTACK MAY LAST 6-48 HRS & IS MORE LIKELY TO
OCCUR AFTER (CNDTNS (STAB))
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXPLAN OF CARCIN: POTASSIUM CHROMATE: IARC MONOGRAPHS ON EVAL OF CARCIN
RISK OF CHEMS TO MAN, VOL 49, PG 49, 1990: GRP 1. MILDLY REFINED
MINERAL OILS: IARC MONOGRAPHS, SUPP, VOL 7, PG 252, 1987: GRP 1 .
================== Physical/Chemical Properties ==================
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:N/A (BASE METAL)
Melt/Freeze Pt:>982.2C, ######F
M.P/F.P Text:1800-1840F (BASE METAL)
Vapor Pres:NOT APPLICABLE (MM HG)
Vapor Density:N/A(AIR=1)
Spec Gravity:7.6-7.8 (H*2O=1)
Appearance and Odor:YELLOW-BROWN METALLIC; ODORLESS (UNDER NORMAL
CONDITIONS: SOLID).
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
HALOGENATED ACIDS & SOLVS, BROMATES, IODATES, AL NITRATE. INCOMPAT
W/MERCURY, AMMONIA, ACETYLENE & ACIDS. AVOID EXPOS DURING STOR TO
STRONG ACIDS, BASES/OXIDIZING AGENTS. TOX GASES, AEROSOLS & VAPS
MAY BE RELS IN FIRE INVOL
Stability Condition to Avoid:MAKE CERTAIN ANY MATL TO BE RE-MELTED IS
FREE OF MOISTURE. DUST CLOUDS MAY BE EXPLO:PVNT FORM. -- HYGIENE
PRACT:PERIOD AWAY FROM JOB. CHRONIC OVEREXP TO CU FUMES MAY RSLT
(TOX INFO)
Hazardous Decomposition Products:METALLIC DUST/FUMES MAY BE PRDCD
DURING WELDING, BURNING, GRINDING & POSSIBLY MACHINING. REFER TO
ANSI Z49.1. WELDING FUMES CANNOT BE CLASSIFIED SIMPLY. COMPOSITION
& QTY OF BOTH ARE (OTHER INFO)
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:ALUMINUM PARTICLES COMING INTO
CONTACT WITH COPPER, LEAD OR IRON OXIDES CAN REACT VIGOROUSLY IF
SOURCE OF IGNIT/INTENSE HEAT.
=================== Toxicological Information ===================
Toxicological Information:AL DUST/FINES & FUMES ARE LOW HLTH RISK BY
INHAL. FOR STD OPERATIONS (I.E., MACHINING, CUTTING, GRINDING), AL
SHOULD BE TREATED AS NUISANCE DUST & IS SO DEFINED BY ACGIH. IN
WELDING, PRECS SHOULD BE T AKEN FOR AIRBORNE CONTAMS WHICH MAY
ORIGINATE FROM COMPONENTS OF WELDING ROD. RECENT EPIDERMIOLOGICAL
STUDIES OF WORKERS MELTING & WORKING ALLOYS CNTNG NI & CR HAVE
FOUND NO INCR RISK OF CANCER. -- CN DTNS (STAB):IN BLOOD DISORDERS
(ANEMIA). RPTD/PRLNG EXPOS TO CU FUMES MAY CAUSE DISCOLORATION OF
HAIR, HANDS & SOLES OF FEET (KERATINIZATION). FE:NO CHRONIC
DEBILITATING SYMPS INDICATED. SUBJECTING FE & ALLOYS CNTNG FE
TO(ECOLOGICAL INFO)
===================== Ecological Information =====================
Ecological:N/P -- TOX INFO:HIGH TEMPS (SUCH AS OCCURS DURING WELDING)
WILL CAUSE FORM OF FE OXIDE. HIGH EXPOS TO FE OXIDE DUST/FUMES CAN
CAUSE X-RAY CHANGES (SIDEROSIS/FE PIGMENTATION) IN LUNGS AS RSLT OF
LONG-T ERM EXPOS. SIDEROSIS IS BENIGN CNDTN & IS NOT ASSOC W/PULM
FIBROSIS (SCARRING OF LUNG). INGEST OF HIGH LEVELS OF FE OXIDE CAN
CAUSE GI IRRIT, BLEEDING & SYSTEMIC TOX. PB:PB IS ACCUM POIS. INHAL
EFTS O F EXPOS TO FUMES/DUST OF INORG PB MAY NOT DEVELOP QUICKLY.
SYMPS MAY INCL DECR PHYSICAL FITNESS, FATG, SLEEP DISTURB, HDCH,
ACHING BONES & MUSCS, CONSTIP, ABDOM PAINS & DECR APPETITE. EFTS
ARE REVERSI BLE & COMPLETE RECOVERY (TRANSPORT INFO)
==================== Disposal Considerations ====================
Waste Disposal Methods:USED/UNUSED PROD SHOULD BE TESTED TO DETERMINE
HAZ STATUS & DISP REQUIREMENTS UNDER FED, STATE/LOC LAWS & REGS. --
SPILL PROC:W/THEM CAN CONTAIN SIGNIFICANTLY MORE FLUORIDES THAN
OXIDES. BECAUSE OF TH ESE FACTORS, ARC-WELDING FUMES FREQUENTLY
MUST BE TESTED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSTITUENTS THAT ARE LIKELY TO BE
PRESENT TO DETERMINE (FIRE FIGHT PROC)
=================== MSDS Transport Information ===================
Transport Information:NOT REQUESTED BY U.S. DOT. -- ECOLOGICAL INFO:IS
POSS. INHAL OF LG AMTS OF PB MAY LEAD TO SEIZURES, COMA & DEATH.
CHRONIC/ACUTE INHAL EXPOS TO FUMES/DUST OF INORG PB CMPDS(SUCH AS
PB OXIDE) CAN ADVERS ELY AFFECT SEVERAL ORG SYS INCL NERV SYS, GI
SYS, HEMATOLOGICAL SYS & RENAL SYS. EARLY EFTS ARE CHARACT BY FATG,
CONSTIP, MUSC ACHES, ABDOM PAINS & DECR APPETITE. LATER SIGNS &
SYMPS CAN INCL ANEMIA, PALLOR, "PB LINE" ON GUMS, & REDUCED
HAND-GRIP STRENGTH. PB COLIC PRDCES INTENSE ABDOM CRAMPING WHICH
CAN BE ACCOMPANIED BY CONSTIP, NAUS & VOMIT. CNDTN CALLED "WRIST
DROP" CAN DEVELOP IF PERIPHERAL N ERV SYS IS AFFECTED. (SARA TITLE
III)
===================== Regulatory Information =====================
SARA Title III Information:N/P -- TRANSPORT INFO:SEV CNS EFTS (REFERRED
TO AS PB ENCEPHALOPATHY) USUALLY ONLY OCCUR AFTER HEAVY & RAPID PB
EXPOS. SIGNS & SYMPS MAY INCL HDCH, DIZZ, CONVLS, DELIRIUM, COMA &
POSSIBLY DEATH. LONG- TERM EXPOS CAN ALSO PRDCE KIDNEY DMG W/POSS
DECR RENAL FUNC LEADING TO SUCH CNDTNS CALLED STANNOSIS. ALCOHOL
INGEST & PHYSICAL EXERTION MAY BRING ON SYMPS. CONTINUED EXPOS CAN
RSLT IN DECR FERTILITY & /OR INCR CHANCES OF MISCARRIAGE/BIRTH
DEFECTS. PB CHROMATE:ANEMIA, URINARY DYSFUNC, WEAK, CONSTIP, NAUS,
NERV DISORDER, PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY & CHROMOSOMAL CHANGES. MN:MN
INTOX IS USUALLY DUE TO OXIDE /SALTS OF MN, ELEMENTAL (FED
REGULATORY)
Federal Regulatory Information:THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN PREPARED SOLELY
FOR INTENT OF COMPLIANCE W/PROVISIONS OF SUBPART 2 OF PART 1910 OF
TITLE 29 OF CODE OF FED REGS, PARAGRAPH 1910.1200. -- SARA TITLE
III:MN EXHIBITS VERY LOW TOX. MN OXIDE FUMES CAN ACT AS MINOR
IRRITS TO EYES & RESP TRACT & METAL FUME FEVER. BOTH ACUTE &
CHRONIC EXPOS MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT CNS (MANGANISM), PNEUM(INFLAMM
OF LUNG TISS), & MAY CAUSE FIBROSIS (SCA RRING OF LUNG TISS) &
REPRO DISORDERS(IMPOTENCE) IN MALES. EARLY SYMPS MAY INCL WEAK IN
LOWER EXTREM S, SLEEPINESS, SALIVATION, NERVOUSNESS & APATHY.
BRONCH PNEUM, LACK OF COORD RESEMBLING PARKINSON'S DISEASE
(APATHY,(STATE REGULATORY INFO)
State Regulatory Information:N/P -- FED REGULATORY:WEAK, ETC). CNS IS
CHIEF SITE OF INJURY, & THERE MAY BE ADVERSE BLOOD & KIDNEY EFTS.
CHRONIC MN POIS IS NOT FATAL DISEASE ALTHOUGH IT IS EXTREMELY
DISABLING. SOME INDIVIDUALS MAY BE HYPERSUSCEPTIBLE TO MN. FRESHLY
FORMED MN FUME HAS CAUSED FEVER & CHILLS SIMILAR TO METAL FUME
FEVER. NI:SKIN CONT W/NI & ITS CMPDS MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC DERM. RSLTG
SKIN RASH IS OFTEN REFERRED TO AS "NI ITCH", WHICH USUALLY OCCURS
WHEN SKIN IS MOIST. NI FUMES & DUST CAN CAUSE SKIN SENSIT & ALLERGI
C CONT DERM. NI & ITS CMPDS MAY ALSO PRDCE EYE IRRIT, (CONJ). FOR
MORE INFO PERTAINING TO SPECIFIC INGS, CONTACT NEHC .
======================= Other Information =======================
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