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MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET



SECTION I

COMMON NAME(S): WSX, (TLWS)

CHEMICAL NAME(S) AND SYNONYM(S): N/A

CHEMICAL FAMILY: REFRACTORY METAL SULFIDE

FORMULA: N/A

EMERGENCY PHONE: (Chemtrec) 1-800-424-9300

INFORMATION PHONE: 951-304-0498

DATE PREPARED: 5/1/2002 (update)



SECTION II

HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS



COMPONENT                          CAS#                CONCENTRATIONS



SPECIFIC IDENTITY WITHHELD AS TRADE SECRET



ACGIH TLV: 5mg/m3

OSHA PEL: 5mg/m3



SECTION III

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS____________________________________



BOILING POINT: NOT APPLICABLE.

VAPOR DENSITY ( AIR = 1) : NOT APPLICABLE

VAPOR PRESSURE: NOT APPLICABLE

MELTING POINT: NOT APPLICABLE

APPEARANCE AND ODOR: GRAY BLACK NO ODOR

SOLUBILITY IN WATER: INSOLUBLE

REACTIVITY IN WATER: NOT APPLICABLE

VOC'S: 0



SECTION IV

FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA_____________________________



FLASH POINT: NOT APPLICABLE.

FLAMMABLE LIMITS: NOT APPLICABLE

           LEL-

           UEL-

DOT: NO LABELING REQUIRED

EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: NO FIRE HAZARD





SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES: USE FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING SELF CONTAINED

BREATHING APPARATUS TO PREVENT INHALATION OF DUST OR FUMES THAT MAY BE GENERATED DURING

FIRE FIGHTING ACTIVITIES



UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS: NONE



SECTION V

REACTIVITY DATA



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STABILITY: STABLE

INCOMPATIBILITY ( MATERIALS TO AVOID ) : CONTACT WITH STRONG ACIDS MAY GENERATE HYDROGEN

SULFIDE



HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: OXIDES OF SULFUR MAY BE EVOLVED AT EXTREME

TEMPERATURES



HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR



CONDITIONS TO AVOID: NOT APPLICABLE



SECTION VI

HEALTH HAZARD DATA__________________________________________________



ROUTES OF ENTRY:

  INHALATION ? YES

  SKIN ? YES

  INGESTION ? YES



TOXICITY (ACUTE AND CHRONIC )



DUST INHALATION MAY CAUSE MILD IRRITATION OF NOSE AND THROAT. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TWO

RUSSIAN STUDIES THAT FOUND EARLY SIGNS OF PULMONARY FIBROSIS IN SOME WORKERS EXPOSED TO THIS

MATERIAL IN ITS VARIOUS FORMS, MOST STUDIES HAVE SHOWN SUCH COMPOUNDS TO BE TOXILOGICALLY

INERT. THIS MATERIAL HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A KNOWN OR SUSPECTED CARCINOGEN

CARCINOGENICITY NTP-NO IARC-NO OSHA-NO



HEALTH HAZARDS:

  EYES: IRRITATION, REDNESS, TEARING AND BLURRED VISION

  SKIN: MILD IRRITATION DUE TO ABRASIVE ACTION

  INHALATION: MAY CAUSE MILD IRRITATION OF NOSE AND THROAT

  INGESTION: NO ADVERSE EFFECTS ARE LIKELY FROM INGESTING SMALL AMOUNTS OF MATERIAL



EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID:

   EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER, CALL A PHYSICIAN

(FLUSH FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN., INCLUDING UNDER EYELIDS )

   SKIN: WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING IF IRRITATION PERSISTS GET

MEDICAL ATTENTION

   INHALATION: IF ANY SYMPTOMS OF PULMONARY INVOLVEMENT DEVELOP, REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE AND

SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION



   INGESTION: IF SUBSTANTIAL QUANTITIES ARE SWALLOWED, GIVE PERSON ( IF CONSCIOUS ) A LARGE

QUANTITY OF WATER TO DRINK, INDUCE VOMITING AND SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION



SECTION VII

SPILL OR LEAK PROCEDURES___________________________________



STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN CASE MATERIAL IS RELEASED OR SPILLED: VENTILATE AREA OF SPILL, CLEAN UP

USING METHODS WHICH AVOID DUST GENERATION. WET DUST MOP OR WET CLEAN UP. USE NIOSH RESPIRATOR

IF DUST GENERATED



WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD: DISPOSAL SHOULD BE MADE IN ACCORD WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL

REGULATIONS.



OTHER PRECAUTIONS: AVOID GENERATION OF DUST



SECTION VIII

SPECIAL PROTECTION / CONTROL MEASURES:____________________



RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR IF TWA/TLV LIMITS ARE EXCEEDED

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VENTILATION:

  LOCAL EXHAUST: USE TO MAINTAIN BELOW TWA LIMITS

  MECHANICAL: USE NON-SPARKING EQUIPMENT





PROTECTIVE GLOVES: GLOVES RECOMMENDED IF CONTACT IS LIKELY

EYE PROTECTION: SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELDS OR GOGGLES

OTHER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: ADEQUATE TO AVOID SKIN CONTACT

WORK / HYGIENIC PRACTICES: WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING PRODUCT AND BEFORE EATING,

DRINKING OR SMOKING. DO NOT SHAKE DUST FROM CLOTHES



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