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MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
SECTION I. PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
Product name: PUMICE
Part Number: B720-1404
Trade name: CHRYSTAL DOMESTIC PUMICE, C.D.PUMICE
CANYON, VOLCANIC, USA, FILTER LITE
Chemical family: NON-METALLIC SILICATE MINERALS
Formula: SiO2 72%, Al2O3 12.5%, K2O & Na2O 11.1%
CAS No: 1332-09-8
PUMICE IS A NATURALLY OCCURRING NON-METALLIC
Origin:
MINERAL, A PRODUCT OF MINING.
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II. HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS
Preservatives & Solvents: NONE
Other gases & liquids: NONE
Major solids: PUMICE IS NON HAZARDOUS
Other solids: THIS MINERAL CONTAINS SMALL
AMOUNTS OF QUARTZ
(CAS #14808-60-7) GREATER THAN 0.1% IN
NON-RESPIRABLE BULK MATERIAL AND
LESS THAN 0.1% IN THE RESPIRABLE MATERIAL.
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III. PHYSICAL DATA
Percent, volatile: NONE
Solubility in water: INSOLUBLE
Vapor pressure (mm Hg): NOT APPLICABLE
Vapor density (Air=1): NOT APPLICABLE
Specific gravity: 2.6 TRUE, 0.3 TO 0.6 APPARENT
Appearance: OFF WHITE POWDER, GRAIN OR CHUNK
O dor: N ONE
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SECTION IV.
FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA
Flash point: NOT APPLICABLE
Extinguishing media: WILL NOT BURN
Special Fire Fighting
Procedures: NONE
Unusual Fire &
Explosion Hazards: NONE
HMIS Rating: 0
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V. REACTIVITY DATA
Stability: STABLE
Incompatibility: NONE
Hazardous decomposition: NONE
Hazardous polymerization: NONE
HMIS reactivity rating: 0
1
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VI. HEALTH HAZARD DATA
Exposure limits: OSHA PEL 80 mg/M3
% SiO2
ACGIH TLV 80 mg/M3
Health hazards:
Inhalation Acute: TRANSITORY UPPER RESPIRATORY IRRITANT
Inhalation Chronic: LONG TERM EXPOSURE TO DUST MAY CAUSE
SERIOUS PULMONARY AND LUNG DAMAGE.
Signs and Symptoms of ACCIDENTAL EXPOSURE MAY RESULT IN COUGHING,
Overexposure: WHEEZING AND IRRITATION OF UPPER RESPIRATORY
T RACT.
Carcinogenicity:
THE INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON
IARC Pumice:
CANCER (IARC) MONOGRAPH VOL. 68 (1997) - IN GROUP
3 (NOT . CLASSIFIABLE AS TO CARCINOGENICITY TO
HUMANS).
THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS TRACE LEVELS OF
IARC Silica:
CRYSTALLINE SILICA WHICH IARC CLASSIFIES AS
CARCINOGENIC TO HUMANS. (GROUP 1 -
CARCINOGENIC TO HUMANS) (REFER TO IARC
MONOGRAPH 68, SILICA, SOME SILICATES
AND ORGANIC FIBERS, PUBLISHED JUNE 1997).
NTP: NO
OSHA Regulated: NO
Medical conditions generally PRE-EXISTING ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS, EMPHYSEMA
AND OTHE LUNG AND RESPIRATORY AILMENTS MAY BE
aggravated by exposure:
AGGRAVATED BY OVEREXPOSURE.
Emergency and first FLUSH EYES WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF COOL WATER
FOR 1-15 MINUTES. BLOW NOSE, RINSE MOUTH, DRINK
aid procedures:
WATER TO CLEAR THROAT.
HMIS health hazard 0
rating:
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SECTION VII. SPILL, LEAK, STORAGE AND DISPOSAL
USE HANDLING TECHNIQUES THAT MINIMIZE
Precautions:
GENERATING DUST AND PROMOTE GOOD VENTILATION.
STORE BAGS OUT OF PATH OF MOVING VEHICLES.
OBSERVE GOOD PLANT HOUSE KEEPING PRACTICES.
IF POWDER IS SPILLED, MIST LIGHTLY WITH WATER TO
Spills and leaks:
SUPPRESS DUST WHILE SWEEPING UP, OR USE
VACUUM CLEANER EQUIPPED WITH EFFICIENT FILTER
BAGS. TRANSFER ANY BROKEN BAGS TO NEW BAGS.
Disposal: DISPOSE AS NON-TOXIC WASTE IN LANDFILL
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SECTION VIII. SPECIAL PROTECTION
Respiratory: DUST MASK 3M 9000 OR EQUIVALENT.
LOCAL EXHAUST RECOMMENDED. AVOID DUSTY
Ventilation:
CONDITIONS.
Protective gloves: NOT NEEDED
Eye protection: GOGGLES RECOMMENDED
Other protection: NONE NEEDED
AVOID VIGOROUS SHAKING OF BAGS. CLEAN CLOTHES
Hygienic practice:
WITH VACUUM HOSE, NOT AN AIR BLAST. WASH HANDS
BEFORE TAKING FOOD.
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