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MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET EMERGENCY
DATE OF ISSUE: 05/02/2000
SUPERCEDES: 11/15/1996
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SECTION I - GENERAL INFORMATION
Chemical Name & Synonyms: Trade Name & Synonyms:
N/A EMERGENCY
Chemical Family: Formula Mixture:
STARCH/POLYMER BLEND X
Manufacturer's Name:
CHEMSEARCH DIV. OF NCH CORP.
Address:
BOX 152170
IRVING, TX 75015
Prepared By: C WILLIAMSON/CHEMIST
Product Code Number: 5801
Emergency Phone Number: 800-424-9300
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SECTION II - HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS
THE HAZARDS PRESENTED BELOW ARE THOSE OF THE INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS:
Chemical Name (Ingredients): 2-PROPENOIC ACID, HOMOPOLYMER (GRAFTED SODIUM POLYACRYLATE)
Hazard: IRRITANT
TLV: 3 MG/M3 $1
PEL: 5 MG/M3 $2
STEL: NOT EST.
CAS#: 9003-04-7
Chemical Name (Ingredients): POWDERED CORN STARCH
Hazard: IRRITANT
TLV: 3 MG/M3 $1
PEL: 5 MG/M3 $2
STEL: NOT EST.
CAS#: 9005-25-8
Chemical Name (Ingredients): SYNTHETIC PRECIPITATED SILICA
Hazard: IRRITANT
TLV: 3 MG/M3 $1
PEL: 5 MG/M3 $2
STEL: NOT EST.
CAS#: 7631-86-9
Chemical Name (Ingredients): $ PNOC
Hazard:
TLV:
PEL:
STEL:
CAS#:
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SECTION III - PHYSICAL DATA
Boiling Point (f): N/A
Specific Gravity (H20=1): >1
Vapor Pressure (MM HG): N/A
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Color: WHITE
Vapor Density (Air=1): N/A
Odor: MINT
PH @ 100%: N/A
Clarity: OPAQUE
Volatile by Volume: 2
Evaporation Rate (BU A/C=1): <0.001
H20 Solubility: ABSORBENT
Viscosity: POWDER
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SECTION IV - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD
Flash Point: >200 F / SETAFLASH
Flammable Limits: N/A LEL: N/A UEL:N/A
Extinguishing Media:
Foam: X Alcohol Foam: CO2: X
Dry Chemical: X Water Spray: X Other:
Special Fire Fighting Procedures:
FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE GEAR.
Unusual Fire and Explosion Hazards:
PRODUCT MAY FORM AN EXPLOSIVE MIXTURE WHEN FINELY DIVIDED AND SUSPENDED IN AIR.
Aerosol Level (NFPA 30B): N/A
NFPA 704 Hazard Rating:
(0=Insignificant 1=Slight 2=Moderate 3=High 4=Extreme)
Health: 1 Flammability: 1 Instability: 0 Special:
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SECTION V - HEALTH HAZARD DATA
Threshold Limit Value:
3 MG/M3 AS PNOC 1.
Effects of Overexposure:
-Acute(Short Term Exposure)
EYE CONTACT: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION SEEN AS TEARING AND REDNESS. SKIN CONTACT: NOT A HAZARD. MAY
CAUSE MILD DRYING OF SKIN. INHALATION: MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION SEEN AS COUGHING AND
SNEEZING, NASAL IRRITATION AND NOSEBLEEDS. EXCESSIVE CONTACT WITH POWDER MAY CAUSE DRYING OF THE
MUCOUS MEMBRANES, EYES AND THROAT DUE TO THE ABSORPTION OF MOISTURE AND OILS. INGESTION: MAY CAUSE
GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION WITH POSSIBLE NAUSEA, VOMITING AND DIARRHEA IF EXTREMELY LARGE AMOUNTS
ARE INGESTED.
-Chronic (Long Term Exposure)
TARGET ORGANS: NONE KNOWN. MEDICAL CONDITIONS AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE ARE PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY
CONDITIONS SUCH AS ASTHMA AND EMPHYSEMA. TARGET ORGANS: NONE KNOWN.
Primary Routes of Entry: Inhalation: X Ingestion: Absorption:
Emergency and First Aid Procedures:
-Inhalation:
IF DUST IS INHALED, REMOVE FROM THE AREA TO FRESH AIR. HAVE THE PERSON BLOW THEIR NOSE TO REMOVE
THE SUBSTANCE FROM THE NASAL PASSAGES AND KEEP FROM INHALING FURTHER. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF
DISCOMFORT OCCURS.
-Eye Contact:
RINSE THE EYES WITH WATER. REMOVE ANY CONTACT LENSES AND CONTINUE FLUSHING WITH PLENTY OF WATER
FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS.
-Skin Contact:
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NOT NORMALLY A HAZARD. WASH AFFECTED AREAS WITH PLENTY OF SOAP AND WATER FOR SEVERAL MINUTES.
SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS.
-Ingestion:
NOT NORMALLY A HAZARD. IF LARGE AMOUNTS ARE INGESTED, GIVE 3 TO 4 GLASSES OF WATER, BUT DO NOT
INDUCE VOMITING. IF VOMITING OCCURS, GIVE FLUIDS AGAIN. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF DISCOMFORT
OCCURS.
-Notes to Physician:
THERE IS NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE. TREAT THE PATIENT SYMPTOMATICALLY.
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SECTION VI - TOXICITY INFORMATION
Product Contains Chemicals Listed as Carcinogen or Potential
Carcinogen By:
IARC: No NTP: No OSHA: No ACGIH: No
OTHER: No
POWDERED CORN STARCH SILICON DIOXIDE, AMORPHOUS
SKN-HMN SDT: 300 UG/3D-I MILD 4. EYE-RBT SDT: 25 MG/24H MILD 3.
ORL-RAT LDLO: 5 GM/KG 3.
STARCH GRAFTED SODIUM POLYACRYLATE IHL-RAT LCLO: 2190 MG/M3/4H 3.
ORL-RAT LD50: >5000 MG/KG 4.
SKN-RBT LD50: >2000 MG/KG 4.
SIX WEEK HUMAN REPEAT INSULT PATCH TEST: PRODUCT APPLIED IN BOTH SUSPENSION
AND DRY GRANULES TO THE SKIN OF 200 VOLUNTEER SUBJECTS AT A DOSAGE OF 0.2
GRAMS. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF SENSITIZATION. 4.
GUINEA PIG REPEAT INSULT PATCH TEST: PRODUCT WAS APPLIED VIA CLOSED PATCH
TO THE SKIN OF 10 GUINEA PIGS AT A DOSAGE OF 0.3 GRAMS OF A 0.5% CONCENTRA-
TION OF THE MATERIAL. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF SENSITIZATION. 4.
LABORATORY RATS WERE EXPOSED OVER THEIR LIFETIMES TO A HIGHLY RESPIRABLE
DUST OF SODIUM POLYACRYLATE AT THE FOLLOWING CONCENTRATIONS: 0.8, 0.2 AND
0.05 MG/M3. AT THE HIGHER LEVEL, LOCAL INFLAMMATION OF THE LUNG TISSUE WAS
NOTED LEADING TO TUMORS IN SOME ANIMALS. AT 0.2 MG/M3, SOME INFLAMMATION
WAS NOTED BUT NO TUMORIGENIC RESPONSE. AT 0.05 MG/M3, NO INFLAMMATION OR
ANY OTHER LUNG INJURY WAS NOTED. THE RELEVANCE OF THIS DATA AND ITS EFFECTS
ON HUMANS IS UNKNOWN. 4.
2-PROPENOIC ACID HOMOPOLYMER
ORL-RAT LD50: >40 G/KG 3.
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SECTION VII - REACTIVITY DATA
Stability: Stable: X Unstable:
Conditions to Avoid: TEMPERATURES ABOVE 1472F/800C.
Incompatibility (Materials to Avoid):
OXIDIZING AGENTS, BASES SUCH AS SODIUM AND POTASSIUM HYDROXIDES, AND HYDROFLUORIC ACID.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:
OXIDES OF CARBON AND NITROGEN.
Hazardous Polymerization:
May Occur: Will Not Occur: X
Conditions to Avoid: NONE KNOWN.
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SECTION VIII - SPILL OR LEAK PROCEDURES
Steps to be Taken if Material is Released or Spilled:
TRANSFER SOLID INTO A PROPERLY LABELED CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL. AVOID USING WATER AS IT CAUSES THE
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AREA TO BECOME EXTREMELY SLIPPERY. AVOID CREATING DUSTY CONDITIONS. WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE
CLOTHING.
Waste Disposal Method(s):
DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.
Neutralizing Agent:
N/A
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SECTION IX - SPECIAL PROTECTION INFORMATION
Required Ventilation:
LOCAL VENTILATION IS RECOMMENDED TO CONTROL EXPOSURE FROM OPERATIONS THAT CAN GENERATE DUSTY
CONDITIONS.
Respiratory Protection:
A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR IN POORLY VENTILATED AREAS AND/OR FOR EXPOSURE ABOVE THE ACGIH
TLV OR OSHA PEL OR WHERE DUSTING EXISTS.
Glove Protection:
NEOPRENE OR NITRILE RUBBER GLOVES IF REPEATED OR PROLONGED SKIN CONTACT IS LIKELY.
Eye Protection:
SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELDS IF THE METHOD OF USE PRESENTS THE LIKELIHOOD OF EYE CONTACT.
Other Protection:
WEAR GENERAL DUTY WORK CLOTHING AND SHOES.
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SECTION X - STORAGE AND HANDLING INFORMATION
Storage Temperature: Indoors: X Outdoors: Heated:
Refrigerated:
Minimum Temperature: N/A Maximum Temperature: 120 F
Precautions to be taken in Handling and Storing:
ALWAYS STORE MATERIAL IN ITS ORIGINAL CONTAINER. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN NOT IN
USE. STORE IN A COOL, DRY AREA.
Other Precautions:
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. READ THE ENTIRE LABEL BEFORE USING THE PRODUCT. FOLLOW THE
LABEL DIRECTIONS.
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SECTION XI - REGULATORY INFORMATION
Chemical Name CAS Number Upper % Limit
Those Ingredients listed above are subject to the reporting requirements of 313 of Title III and
of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 and 40 CFR part 372.
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SECTION XII - REFERENCES
1. THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUES FOR CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES AND PHYSICAL AGENTS
AND BIOLOGICAL EXPOSURE INDICES, ACGIH, 1999.
2. OSHA PEL.
3. REGISTRY OF TOXIC EFFECTS OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES, CCINFODisc, 2000.
4. VENDOR'S MSDS.
ALL COMPONENTS IN THIS PRODUCT CAN BE FOUND IN THE CURRENT TSCA INVENTORY.
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IRR:IRRITANT, FLAM/FLAMM:FLAMMABLE, COMB:COMBUSTIBLE, CORR:CORROSIVE
CARC:CARCINOGENIC, TOX:TOXIC, N/A:NOT APPLICABLE, N/E:NOT ESTABLISHED,
COC:CLEVELAND OPEN CUP, PMCC:PENSKY-MARTIN CLOSED CUP, TCC:TAGLIABUE
CLOSEDCUP, LEL:LOWER EXPLOSION LIMIT, UEL:UPPER EXPLOSION LIMIT,
NFPA:NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION, IARC:INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR
THE RESEARCH ON CANCER, NTP:NATIONAL TOXICOLOGY PROGRAM, OSHA:OCCUPATIONAL
SAFETY & HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, ACGIH:AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF GOVERNMENTAL
INDUSTRIAL HYGIENISTS, TLV:THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE, PEL:PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE
LIMIT, STEL:SHORT-TERM EXPOSURE LIMIT, MLD:MILD, MOD:MODERATE, SEV:SEVERE,
MUT:MUTAGENIC, ASPHYX:ASPHYXIANT, PNOC: PARTICULATES NOT OTHERWISE CLASSI-
FIED, SDT:STANDARD DRAIZE TEST, ORL: ORAL, HMN: HUMAN, IHL: INHALATION
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS BASED ON DATA CONSIDERED ACCURATE IN LIGHT OF CURRENT
FORMULATION. HOWEVER, NO WARRANTY IS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED REGARDING THE ACCURACY OF THESE DATA
OR THE RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE THEREOF.
CHEMSEARCH DIV. OF NCH CORP. assumes no responsibility for personal injury or property damage
caused by the use, storage, or disposal of the product in a manner not recommended on the product
label. Users assume all risks associated with such unrecommended use,storage or disposal of the
product.
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