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

MSDS NAME:LITHIUM CARBONATE SATURATED AQUEOUS, S230
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CKRNN
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:POLY SCIENTIFIC R&D CORP.
Address:70 CLEVELAND AVE
City:BAY SHORE
State:NY
ZIP:11706
Country:US
Info Phone Num:516-586-0400
Emergency Phone Num:(800)424-9300
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:67458
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:POLY SCIENTIFIC R&D CORP.
Address:70 CLEVELAND AVE
Box:City:BAY SHORE
State:NY
ZIP:11706
Country:US
Phone:516-586-0400
CAGE:67458

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

Name:LITHIUM CARBONATE
CAS:554-13-2
RTECS #:OJ5800000
OSHA PEL:NONE ESTABLISHED
OSHA STEL:NONE ESTABLISHED
ACGIH TLV:NONE ESTABLISHED
ACGIH STEL:NONE ESTABLISHED

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

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO	Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE: 
    INHALATION: N/A.  EYE CONTACT: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION.  SKIN CONTACT:
    SOLUTIONS ARE CAUSTIC, MAY CAUSE IRRITATION, REDNESS & PAIN.
    CHRONIC: MAY CAUSE DERMATITIS.  INGEST ION: LARGE ORAL DOSES MAY
    CAUSE IRRITATION, ABDOMINAL PAIN, VOMITING AND DIARRHEA. CHRONIC:
    MAY CAUSE APATHY, SLUGGISHNESS, DROWSINESS, BLURRED VISION,
    IRREGULAR EYE MOVEMENTS, CNS DAMAGE, COMA, PULMO NARY EDEMA, AND
    RENAL FIALURE. DEATH MAY OCCUR FROM LARGE REPEATED ORAL DOSES.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS ACUTE AND CHRONIC .
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:N/A.

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

First Aid:INHALATION: MOVE PERSON TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING HAS
    STOPPED, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION
    IMMEDIATELY.  EYE CONTACT: FLUSH WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT
    LEAST 15 MINUTES  WHILE LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS. GET MEDICAL
    ATTN IMMEDIATELY.  SKIN CONTACT: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING &
    SHOES. WASH WITH SOAP & LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
    MINUTES. GET MEDICAL ATTENT ION IMMEDIATELY.  INGESTION: GIVE
    SEVERAL GLASSES OF WATER TO DILUTE. IF LARGE AMOUNTS WERE
    SWALLOWED, GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.

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

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY OR
    ALCOHOL FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND BREATHING
    EQUIPMENT APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A FIRE OR AN
    EXPLOSION HAZARD. NEGLIGIBLE FIRE & EXPLOSION HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED
    TO HEAT OR FLAME.

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

Spill Release Procedures:TAKE UP SPILLED MATERIAL WITH ABSORBENT
    VERMICULITE AND CONTAINERIZE.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL DAMAGE. STORE
    IN COOL, DRY WELL-VENTILATED AREA.

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

Respiratory Protection:A NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR THE
    EXPOSURE OF CONCERN .
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST SYSTEM.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH STATION, SAFETY SHOWER, PROTECTIVE
    APRON.
Supplemental Safety and Health

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

Solubility in Water:YES; REACTIVITY IN H2O-NO
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, BITTER-TASTING LIQUID. (ODOR NOT SPECIFIED
    BY MANUFACTURER - )

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
FLUORINE, ACIDS, ALUMINUM AND ZINC.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON DIOXIDE GAS.

===================  Toxicological Information	===================

Toxicological Information:ORAL - RAT LD50: 525MG/KG. MUTATION REFERENCE
    CITED. REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS CITED. TUMOROGENIC DATA CITED. (RTECS)

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

Waste Disposal Methods:COMPLY WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL
    REGULATIONS.

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

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