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VOLCLAY 325 MESH, BENTONITE 325 MESH
Prod: SLC1053
Section 1: MANUFACTURER INFORMATION
MANUFACTURER/SUPPLIER: AMERICAN COLLOID COMPANY
1500 WEST SHURE DRIVE
ONE NORTH ARLINGTON
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS 60004 .
SUPPLIER 24 HOUR PHONE
EMERGENCY: CHEMTREC 1鈭?800鈭?424鈭?9300.
NUMBER:
CHEMICAL FAMILY: NATURAL MINERAL, MONTMORILLONITE.
PRODUCT USES: FILLER.
REVISIONS: SECTIONS 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8.
ISSUE #: 005
REVISION DATE: 2005/09/06.
HAZARD RATING
HEALTH: 1*
FIRE: 0
REACTIVITY: 0
Section 2: HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS
Ingredient Name CONCENTRATION % T.L.V. C.A.S. LD/50 LC/50
CRISTOBALITE <1 0.05 MG/M3 14464鈭?46鈭?1 NOT AVAILABLE NOT AVAILABLE
CRYSTALLINE SILICA 2鈭?8 0.05 MG/M3 14808鈭?60鈭?7 NOT AVAILABLE NOT AVAILABLE
Section 3: PHYSICAL DATA
PHYSICAL STATE: SOLID
APPEARANCE & ODOR: ODOURLESS.
POWDER.
PALE GREY TO BUFF COLOUR.
ODOR THRESHOLD (PPM): NOT APPLICABLE.
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PH (AS IS): NOT AVAILABLE.
SPECIFIC GRAVITY
2.5
(WATER=1) @ 20OC:
BOILING POINT 掳C: NOT APPLICABLE.
VAPOUR PRESSURE (MM HG): NOT APPLICABLE.
VAPOUR DENSITY (AIR=1): NOT APPLICABLE.
EVAPORATION RATE
NOT APPLICABLE.
(BUTYL ACETATE = 1):
MELTING POINT 掳C: NOT APPLICABLE.
VOLATILES BY VOLUME: NOT APPLICABLE.
SOLUBILITY IN WATER (%): NEGLIGIBLE.
COEFFICIENT OF WATER/OIL
NOT AVAILABLE.
DISTRIBUTION:
Section 4: FIRE & EXPLOSION DATA
FLAMMABILITY: NOT FLAMMABLE.
CONDITIONS OF
NOT APPLICABLE.
FLAMMABILITY:
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
SPECIAL PROCEDURES: FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR THE USUAL PROTECTIVE GEAR.
USE SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
FLASH POINT (C), METHOD: NOT APPLICABLE.
AUTOIGNITION
NOT APPLICABLE.
TEMPERATURE:
UPPER FLAMMABLE LIMIT
NOT APPLICABLE.
(% VOL):
LOWER FLAMMABLE LIMIT
NOT APPLICABLE.
(% VOL):
SENSITIVITY TO STATIC
NOT APPLICABLE.
DISCHARGE:
SENSITIVITY TO IMPACT: NOT APPLICABLE.
RATE OF BURNING: NOT APPLICABLE.
EXPLOSIVE POWER: NOT APPLICABLE.
HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION
NONE KNOWN.
PRODUCTS:
T.D.G. FLAMMABILITY
NOT APPLICABLE.
CLASS:
Section 5: REACTIVITY DATA
CHEMICAL STABILITY: PRODUCT IS STABLE IN NORMAL HANDLING AND STORAGE
CONDITIONS.
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CONDITIONS OF
NONE KNOWN.
INSTABILITY:
HAZARDOUS
WILL NOT OCCUR.
POLYMERIZATION:
INCOMPATIBLE
NONE KNOWN.
SUBSTANCES:
REACTIVITY, UNDER WHICH
NONE KNOWN.
CONDITIONS?:
HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS OF
NONE KNOWN.
DECOMPOSITION:
Section 6: TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES
ROUTE OF ENTRY: INHALATION.
EFFECTS OF ACUTE
EXPOSURE
EYE CONTACT: MAY CAUSE MECHANICAL IRRITATION UPON DIRECT CONTACT.
POSSIBLE INJURY.
SKIN CONTACT: NO HAZARD KNOWN.
SKIN ABSORPTION: NOT AVAILABLE.
INHALATION: SHORTNESS OF BREATH/LABOURED BREATHING.
DUST MAY CAUSE IRRITATION TO THE RESPIRATORY TRACT.
MAY CAUSE DELAYED RESPIRATORY DISEASE IF DUST INHALED OVER
A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME.
DUST MAY CAUSE IRRITATION TO THE NOSE AND THROAT.
INGESTION: NO HAZARD IN NORMAL INDUSTRIAL USE.
EFFECTS OF CHRONIC LONG TERM EXPOSURE TO DUST MAY CAUSE LUNG DISEASE.
EXPOSURE: PROLONGED DUST INHALATION MAY CAUSE SILICOSIS.
ASTHMA, EMPHYSEMA, OR OTHER EXISTING LUNG OR RESPIRATORY
DISEASES MAY BE AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE.
LD 50 OF MATERIAL, SPECIES
NOT AVAILABLE.
& ROUTE:
LC 50 OF MATERIAL, SPECIES
NOT AVAILABLE.
& ROUTE:
EXPOSURE LIMIT OF
10 mg/m3 (TOTAL DUST) 5 mg/m3 (RESPIRABLE).
MATERIAL:
IRRITANCY OF MATERIAL: SEE EFFECTS OF ACUTE EXPOSURE.
SENSITIZING CAPABILITY OF
NOT AVAILABLE.
MATERIAL:
CARCINOGENIC EFFECTS: IARC HAS CONCLUDED THAT THERE IS SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE IN
HUMANS FOR THE CARCINOGENICITY OF INHALED CRYSTALLINE
SILICA IN THE FORM OF QUARTZ FROM OCCUPATIONAL SOURCES.
REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS: NOT AVAILABLE.
TERATOGENICITY: NOT AVAILABLE.
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MUTAGENICITY: NOT AVAILABLE.
SYNERGISTIC MATERIALS: NOT AVAILABLE.
Section 7: PREVENTATIVE MEASURES
PERSONAL PROTECTION
GLOVES/TYPE: WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES.
RESPIRATORY/TYPE: USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR SUITABLE FOR RESPIRABLE DUST.
EYE/TYPE: SAFETY GLASSES OR GOGGLES.
FOOTWEAR/TYPE: SAFETY BOOTS PER LOCAL REGULATIONS.
CLOTHING/TYPE: APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
OTHER/TYPE: EYE WASH FACILITY SHOULD BE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY.
VENTILATION
LOCAL EXHAUST AT POINTS OF EMISSION.
REQUIREMENTS:
LEAK/SPILL: AVOID DUST ACCUMULATION.
USE APPROVED DUST RESPIRATOR.
VACUUM CONTAMINATED AREA.
AVOID ADDING WATER.
AVOID BREATHING DUST.
CAUTION: SPILLED PRODUCT WILL BE SLIPPERY. USE CARE TO AVOID
FALLS.
WASTE DISPOSAL: IN ACCORDANCE WITH MUNICIPAL, PROVINCIAL AND FEDERAL
REGULATIONS.
FOLLOW COMPANY POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.
HANDLING PROCEDURES MAINTAIN A GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE.
AND EQUIPMENT: USE ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
EMPTY CONTAINERS CONTAINING RESIDUE MAY CAUSE A HAZARD.
AVOID BREATHING DUST.
WEAR NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
MAINTAIN GOOD HOUSEKEEPING.
AVOID DUST ACCUMULATIONS.
AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES.
WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER USING, PARTICULARLY BEFORE EATING
OR SMOKING.
STORAGE NEEDS: STORE IN A COOL, DRY AND WELL VENTILATED AREA.
SPECIAL SHIPPING
NOT REGULATED.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Section 8: FIRST AID MEASURES
SKIN CONTACT: NO FIRST AID SHOULD BE REQUIRED, HOWEVER WE RECOMMEND
THAT YOU CONSULT WITH A DOCTOR SHOULD ANY IRRITATION
OCCUR.
EYE CONTACT: FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER, HOLDING EYELIDS OPEN. SEEK
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROMPTLY IF THERE IS ANY IRRITATION.
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INHALATION: REMOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR 鈭? IF NOT BREATHING QUALIFIED
PERSONNEL SHOULD ADMINISTER ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION 鈭? GET
MEDICAL ATTENTION.
IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, ADMINISTER OXYGEN.
INGESTION: OBTAIN IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING PRIOR TO REUSE.
Section 9: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
CAS NOMENCLATURE: BENTONITE.
C.A.S. REGISTRATION
1302鈭?78鈭?9.
NUMBER:
DOMESTIC SUBSTANCE LIST: APPEARS ON THE DOMESTIC SUBSTANCE LIST.
APPEARS ON THE U.S. TSCA INVENTORY.
W.H.M.I.S.:
CLASSIFICATION: D2 sub A.
T.D.G.R.:
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: NOT REGULATED.
UN/PIN #: NOT APPLICABLE.
CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE.
PACKING GROUP: NOT APPLICABLE.
REPORTING QUANTITY: NOT APPLICABLE.
I.M.O. CLASSIFICATION: REFER TO TRANSPORTER.
ICAO (AIR) CLASS: REFER TO AIRLINE.
QUANTITY PERMITTED ON
REFER TO AIRLINE.
PASSENGER AIR CRAFT:
QUANTITY PERMITTED ON
REFER TO AIRLINE.
CARGO AIR CRAFT:
SPECIAL SHIPPING
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY CONTACT CANUTEC 1鈭?613鈭?996鈭?6666.
INSTRUCTIONS:
ESSENTIAL INFORMATION: THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS BASED UPON PUBLICLY
AVAILABLE INFORMATION AND IS CONSIDERED TRUE AND ACCURATE.
THIS COMPANY MAKES NO WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED AS TO
THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS INFORMATION. THIS
INFORMATION IS OFFERED SOLEY FOR THE USER'S CONSIDERATION,
INVESTIGATION AND VERIFICATION. IT IS THE USER'S RESPONSIBILITY
WHETHER ANY USE OF THIS INFORMATION AND DATA IS IN
ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE FEDERAL, PROVINCIAL/STATE OR
LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS. THE MANUFACTURERS ORIGINAL
MSDS IS AVAILABLE BY CONTACTING THE SALES ORDER
DEPARTMENT.
NATIONAL POLLUTANTS
DOES NOT APPEAR.
RELEASE INVENTORY (NPRI):
REFERENCES: 1鈭?"DANGEROUS GOODS GUIDE TO INITIAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE" 鈭?
CANUTEC 1996.
2鈭?"REGULATIONS RESPECTING THE HANDLING, OFFERING FOR
TRANSPORT AND TRANSPORTATION OF DANGEROUS GOODS" 鈭?
EXTRACT FROM THE CANADA GAZETTE PART II,
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3鈭?"CONTROLLED PRODUCTS REGULATIONS: HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS
ACT" 鈭? EXTRACT FROM THE CANADA GAZETTE PART II.
4鈭?"DOMESTIC SUBSTANCE LIST" 鈭? ENVIRONMENT CANADA
5鈭?"1996 THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUES FOR CHEMICALS AND PHYSICAL
AGENTS AND BIOLOGICAL EXPOSURE INDICES " 鈭? AMERICAN
CONFERENCE OF GOVERNMENTAL INDUSTRIAL HYGIENISTS (ACGIH)
6鈭?"CCINFO鈭扗ISK" CANADIAN CENTRE FOR OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
AND SAFETY.
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