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SECTION 1. - - - - - - - - - CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION- - - - - - - - - -
CATALOG #: 06285
NAME: ALUMINUM OXIDE
SECTION 2. - - - - - COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS - - - - - -
CAS #: 1344-28-1
MF: AL2O3
EC NO: 215-691-6
SYNONYMS
A 1 (SORBENT) * ABRAMANT * ABRAMAX * ABRAREX * ABRASIT *
ACTIVATED
ALUMINUM OXIDE * A1-3945 E 1/16'' * A1-4126 E 1/16'' * ALCOA F 1 *
ALMITE * ALON C * ALOXITE * ALUMINA * ALPHA-ALUMINA * ALPHA-
ALUMINA
(ACGIH:OSHA) * ALUMINITE 37 * ALUMINUM OXIDE (BROCKMANN) *
ALUMINUM
OXIDE (ACGIH) * ALPHA-ALUMINUM OXIDE * BETA-ALUMINUM OXIDE *
GAMMA-
ALUMINUM OXIDE * ALUMINUM SESQUIOXIDE * ALUMITE (OXIDE) *
ALUNDUM
(OSHA) * ALUNDUM 600 * A1-0109 P * A1-3916 P * A1-3970 P * A1-1401
P(MS) * A1-0104 T 3/16'' * A1-1404 T 3/16'' * A1-3438 T 1/8'' * A1-
3980 T 5/32'' * A1-4028 T 3/16'' * BROCKMANN, ALUMINUM OXIDE * CAB-O-
GRIP * CATAPAL S * CATAPAL SB ALUMINA * COMPALOX * CONOPAL *
DIADUR *
DIALUMINUM TRIOXIDE * DISPAL ALUMINA * DISPAL M * DOTMENT 324
*
DOTMENT 358 * DURAL * EXOLON XW 60 * F 360 (ALUMINA) * FASERTON
*
FASERTONERDE * G 0 (OXIDE) * G 2 (OXIDE) * GK (OXIDE) * HYPALOX II *
JUBENON R * KA 101 * KETJEN B * KHP 2 * LA 6 * LUCALOX * LUDOX CL *
MARTOXIN * MICROGRIT WCA * PORAMINAR * PS 1 (ALUMINA) * Q-LOID
A 30 *
RC 172DBM *
SECTION 3. - - - - - - - - - - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION - - - - - - - - -
LABEL PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS
HARMFUL
HARMFUL BY INHALATION.
IRRITATING TO RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.
TARGET ORGAN(S):
LUNGS
BONES
DO NOT BREATHE DUST.
IN CASE OF INSUFFICIENT VENTILATION, WEAR SUITABLE
RESPIRATORY EQUIPMENT.
WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
SECTION 4. - - - - - - - - - - FIRST-AID MEASURES- - - - - - - - - - -
IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH COPIOUS
AMOUNTS OF
WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES.
IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY WASH SKIN WITH SOAP AND
COPIOUS
AMOUNTS OF WATER.
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
NONCOMBUSTIBLE.
USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE TO SURROUNDING FIRE
CONDITIONS.
SPECIAL FIREFIGHTING PROCEDURES
WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND PROTECTIVE
CLOTHING TO
PREVENT CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES.
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSIONS HAZARDS
MATERIAL MAY HAVE AN EXOTHERMIC REACTION ABOVE 200 C WITH
HALOCARBON
VAPORS AND MAY PRODUCE TOXIC HYDROCHLORIC ACID AND
PHOSGENE.
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- - - - - -
CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES.
COMPATIBLE CHEMICAL-RESISTANT GLOVES.
MECHANICAL EXHAUST REQUIRED.
NIOSH/MSHA-APPROVED RESPIRATOR IN NONVENTILATED AREAS
AND/OR FOR
EXPOSURE ABOVE THE ACGIH TLV.
SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH.
DO NOT BREATHE DUST.
AVOID CONTACT AND INHALATION.
WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
HARMFUL DUST.
IRRITANT.
KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED.
STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE.
SECTION 9. - - - - - - - PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES - - - - - - -
APPEARANCE AND ODOR
WHITE POWDER
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
VAPOR PRESSURE: 1MM AT 2158'C
SOLUBILITY:
WATER -INSOLUBLE
SECTION 10. - - - - - - - - -STABILITY AND REACTIVITY - - - - - - - - -
STABILITY
STABLE.
INCOMPATIBILITIES
STRONG ACIDS
STRONG BASES
CHLORINE TRIFLUORIDE
ETHYLENE OXIDE
HALOCARBONS
OXYGEN DIFLUORIDE
SODIUM NITRATE
VINYL ACETATE
PROTECT FROM MOISTURE.
HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION OR DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS
SPILLED MATERIAL SHOULD BE CAREFULLY WIPED UP OR MOISTENED
WITH WATER
AND REMOVED.
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION
WILL NOT OCCUR.
SECTION 11. - - - - - - - - - TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION - - - - - - - -
ACUTE EFFECTS
HARMFUL IF INHALED.
MAY BE HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED.
MAY CAUSE EYE IRRITATION.
MAY CAUSE SKIN IRRITATION.
MATERIAL IS IRRITATING TO MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND UPPER
RESPIRATORY TRACT.
EXPOSURE CAN CAUSE:
COUGHING, CHEST PAINS, DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING.
GASTROINTESTINAL DISTURBANCES
CHRONIC EFFECTS
PROLONGED EXPOSURE CAN CAUSE:
DAMAGE TO THE LUNGS
TARGET ORGAN(S):
LUNGS
BONES
TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, THE CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL, AND
TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES HAVE NOT BEEN THOROUGHLY
INVESTIGATED.
RTECS #: BD1200000
ALUMINUM OXIDE (2:3)
TARGET ORGAN DATA
LUNGS, THORAX OR RESPIRATION (TUMORS)
TUMORIGENIC (NEOPLASTIC BY RTECS CRITERIA)
TUMORIGENIC (EQUIVOCAL TUMORIGENIC AGENT BY RTECS CRITERIA)
TUMORIGENIC (TUMORS AT SITE OF APPLICATION)
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 - - - - - - - - -
CONTACT A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICE TO
DISPOSE OF
THIS MATERIAL.
OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL
REGULATIONS.
SECTION 14. - - - - - - - - - - TRANSPORT INFORMATION - - - - - - - - -
CONTACT FLUKA CHEMICAL COMPANY FOR TRANSPORTATION
INFORMATION.
SECTION 15. - - - - - - - - - REGULATORY INFORMATION - - - - - - - - - -
EUROPEAN INFORMATION
HARMFUL
R 20
HARMFUL BY INHALATION.
R 37
IRRITATING TO RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.
S 22
DO NOT BREATHE DUST.
S 38
IN CASE OF INSUFFICIENT VENTILATION, WEAR SUITABLE
RESPIRATORY EQUIPMENT.
S 36
WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
REVIEWS, STANDARDS, AND REGULATIONS
OEL=MAK
ACGIH TLV-NOT CLASSIFIABLE AS A HUMAN CARCINOGEN DTLVS*
TLV/BEI,1996
ACGIH TLV-TWA 10 MG(AL)/M3, TOTAL DUST DTLVS* TLV/BEI,1996
MSHA STANDARD:NUISANCE PARTICULATES
DTLVS* 3,9,1971
OSHA PEL (GEN INDU):8H TWA 15 MG/M3, TOTAL DUST
CFRGBR 29,1910.1000,1994
OSHA PEL (GEN INDU):8H TWA 5 MG/M3, RESPIRABLE FRACTION
CFRGBR 29,1910.1000,1994
OSHA PEL (CONSTRUC):8H TWA 15 MG/M3, TOTAL DUST
CFRGBR 29,1926.55,1994
OSHA PEL (CONSTRUC):8H TWA 5 MG/M3, RESPIRABLE FRACTION
CFRGBR 29,1926.55,1994
OSHA PEL (SHIPYARD):8H TWA 15 MG/M3, TOTAL DUST
CFRGBR 29,1915.1000,1993
OSHA PEL (SHIPYARD):8H TWA 5 MG/M3, RESPIRABLE FRACTION
CFRGBR 29,1915.1000,1993
OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 10 MG/M3 JAN 1993
OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 10 MG/M3 JAN 1993
OEL-DENMARK:TWA 10 MG/M3 JAN 1993
OEL-FRANCE:TWA 10 MG/M3 JAN 1993
OEL-GERMANY:TWA 6 MG/M3 JAN 1993
OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 10 MG/M3 JAN 1993
OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 4 MG/M3 JAN 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 6 MG/M3 JAN 1993
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 10 MG/M3;STEL 20 MG/M3 JAN 1993
OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA CHECK ACGIH TLV
OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM CHECK ACGIH TLV
NOHS 1974: HZD 20265; NIS 267; TNF 40757; NOS 158; TNE 513250
NOES 1983: HZD X3152; NIS 3; TNF 117; NOS 11; TNE 1834; TFE 116
NOES 1983: HZD X5459; NIS 27; TNF 957; NOS 19; TNE 11287; TFE 899
NOES 1983: HZD X5758; NIS 136; TNF 12712; NOS 69; TNE 172759; TFE 7087
NOES 1983: HZD X9687; NIS 30; TNF 1814; NOS 27; TNE 27669; TFE 2616
NOES 1983: HZD 20265; NIS 333; TNF 76124; NOS 188; TNE 1345787; TFE
147525
EPA TSCA SECTION 8(B) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA SECTION 8(D) UNPUBLISHED HEALTH/SAFETY STUDIES
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, APRIL 1997
NIOSH ANALYTICAL METHOD, 1994: ALUMINUM AND COMPOUNDS, AS
AL, 7013
SECTION 16. - - - - - - - - - - OTHER INFORMATION- - - - - - - - - - - -
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PURPORT TO
BE ALL INCLUSIVE AND SHALL BE USED ONLY AS A GUIDE. SIGMA,
ALDRICH,
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FROM HANDLING
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