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SECTION 1. - - - - - - - - - CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION- - - - - - - - - -
CATALOG #: 239186
NAME: ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE
SECTION 2. - - - - - COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS - - - - - -
CAS #: 1330-44-5
MF: H3ALO3
EC NO: 244-492-7
SYNONYMS
AF 260 * ALCOA 331 * ALCOA C 30BF * ALUMIGEL * ALUMINA HYDRATED
*
ALUMINA TRIHYDRATE * ALPHA-ALUMINA TRIHYDRATE * ALUMINIC
ACID *
ALUMINIUM HYDROXIDE * ALUMINUM HYDRATE * ALUMINUM(III)
HYDROXIDE *
ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE GEL * ALUMINUM OXIDE TRIHYDRATE *
ALUMINUM
TRIHYDRATE * ALUMINUM TRIHYDROXIDE * ALUSAL * AMBEROL ST
140F *
AMPHOJEL * BACO AF 260 * BRITISH ALUMINUM AF 260 * C 31 * C 33 * C
31C * C 4D * C 31F * C-31-F * C.I. 77002 * GHA 331 * GHA 332 * H 46 *
HIGILITE * HIGILITE H 32 * HIGILITE H 42 * HIGILITE H 31S * HYCHOL
705 * HYDRAL 705 * HYDRAL 710 * HYDRATED ALUMINA * LIQUIGEL *
MARTINAL * P 30BF * PGA * TRIHYDRATED ALUMINA *
TRIHYDROXYALUMINUM *
SECTION 3. - - - - - - - - - - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION - - - - - - - - -
LABEL PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS
IRRITANT
IRRITATING TO EYES.
IN CASE OF CONTACT WITH EYES, RINSE IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY
OF
WATER AND SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE.
WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
SECTION 4. - - - - - - - - - - FIRST-AID MEASURES- - - - - - - - - - -
IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES OR SKIN WITH
COPIOUS
AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES WHILE REMOVING
CONTAMINATED
CLOTHING AND SHOES.
IF INHALED, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING GIVE
ARTIFICIAL
RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN.
IF SWALLOWED, WASH OUT MOUTH WITH WATER PROVIDED PERSON IS
CONSCIOUS.
CALL A PHYSICIAN.
WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
SECTION 5. - - - - - - - - - FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES - - - - - - - - - -
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA
CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL POWDER OR APPROPRIATE FOAM.
SPECIAL FIREFIGHTING PROCEDURES
WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND PROTECTIVE
CLOTHING TO
PREVENT CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES.
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSIONS HAZARDS
EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
SECTION 6. - - - - - - - - ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES- - - - - - - - -
WEAR RESPIRATOR, CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES, RUBBER BOOTS AND
HEAVY
RUBBER GLOVES.
SWEEP UP, PLACE IN A BAG AND HOLD FOR WASTE DISPOSAL.
AVOID RAISING DUST.
VENTILATE AREA AND WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP IS
COMPLETE.
SECTION 7. - - - - - - - - - - HANDLING AND STORAGE- - - - - - - - - - -
REFER TO SECTION 8.
SECTION 8. - - - - - - EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION- - - - - -
WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH/MSHA-APPROVED RESPIRATOR, CHEMICAL-
RESISTANT
GLOVES, SAFETY GOGGLES, OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH.
MECHANICAL EXHAUST REQUIRED.
DO NOT BREATHE DUST.
AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN AND CLOTHING.
AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE.
WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
EYE IRRITANT.
KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED.
STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE.
SECTION 9. - - - - - - - PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES - - - - - - -
APPEARANCE AND ODOR
WHITE POWDER
SECTION 10. - - - - - - - - -STABILITY AND REACTIVITY - - - - - - - - -
STABILITY
STABLE.
INCOMPATIBILITIES
STRONG ACIDS
ABSORBS CO2 FROM AIR.
REACTS VIOLENTLY WITH CHLORINATED RUBBER WHEN HEATED.
HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION OR DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS
ALUMINUM OXIDE
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION
WILL NOT OCCUR.
SECTION 11. - - - - - - - - - TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION - - - - - - - -
ACUTE EFFECTS
MAY BE HARMFUL BY INHALATION, INGESTION, OR SKIN ABSORPTION.
CAUSES EYE IRRITATION.
MAY CAUSE SKIN IRRITATION.
MATERIAL MAY BE IRRITATING TO MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND UPPER
RESPIRATORY TRACT.
EXPOSURE CAN CAUSE:
NAUSEA
VOMITING
CONSTIPATION
TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, THE CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL, AND
TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES HAVE NOT BEEN THOROUGHLY
INVESTIGATED.
RTECS #: BD0940000
ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE (AL(OH)3)
ONLY SELECTED REGISTRY OF TOXIC EFFECTS OF CHEMICAL
SUBSTANCES
(RTECS) DATA IS PRESENTED HERE. SEE ACTUAL ENTRY IN RTECS FOR
COMPLETE INFORMATION.
SECTION 12. - - - - - - - - - ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION - - - - - - - - - -
DATA NOT YET AVAILABLE.
SECTION 13. - - - - - - - - - DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS - - - - - - - - -
BURY IN A LANDFILL SITE APPROVED FOR THE DISPOSAL OF CHEMICAL
AND HAZARDOUS WASTES.
OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL
REGULATIONS.
SECTION 14. - - - - - - - - - - TRANSPORT INFORMATION - - - - - - - - -
CONTACT ALDRICH CHEMICAL COMPANY FOR TRANSPORTATION
INFORMATION.
SECTION 15. - - - - - - - - - REGULATORY INFORMATION - - - - - - - - - -
EUROPEAN INFORMATION
IRRITANT
R 36
IRRITATING TO EYES.
S 26
IN CASE OF CONTACT WITH EYES, RINSE IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY
OF
WATER AND SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE.
S 36
WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
REVIEWS, STANDARDS, AND REGULATIONS
OEL=MAK
ACGIH TLV-TWA 2 MG(AL)/M3 DTLVS* TLV/BEI,1996
OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 2 MG(AL)/M3 JAN 1993
OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 2 MG(AL)/M3 JAN 1993
OEL-DENMARK:TWA 2 MG(AL)/M3 JAN 1993
OEL-FRANCE:TWA 2 MG(AL)/M3 JAN 1993
OEL-GERMANY:TWA 6 MG/M3 JAN 1993
OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 2 MG(AL)/M3 JAN 1993
OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 6 MG/M3 JAN 1993
OEL-RUSSIA:TWA 2 MG(AL)/M3 JAN 1993
OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 2 MG(AL)/M3 JAN 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 2 MG(AL)/M3 JAN 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 6 MG/M3 JAN 1993
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 2 MG(AL)/M3 JAN 1993
OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA CHECK ACGIH TLV
OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM CHECK ACGIH TLV
NOHS 1974: HZD 80390; NIS 85; TNF 4981; NOS 74; TNE 97261
NOES 1983: HZD X4445; NIS 2; TNF 297; NOS 8; TNE 37773; TFE 33522
NOES 1983: HZD X9931; NIS 1; TNF 59; NOS 4; TNE 7006; TFE 6697
NOES 1983: HZD 80390; NIS 123; TNF 12057; NOS 121; TNE 325788; TFE
84539
EPA TSCA SECTION 8(B) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, APRIL 1997
SECTION 16. - - - - - - - - - - OTHER INFORMATION- - - - - - - - - - - -
THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS BELIEVED TO BE CORRECT BUT DOES NOT
PURPORT TO
BE ALL INCLUSIVE AND SHALL BE USED ONLY AS A GUIDE. SIGMA,
ALDRICH,
FLUKA SHALL NOT BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE RESULTING
FROM HANDLING
OR FROM CONTACT WITH THE ABOVE PRODUCT. SEE REVERSE SIDE OF
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