Product ID:NATRASORB M (CLAY)
MSDS Date:08/31/1988
FSC:6850
NIIN:00-935-9799
MSDS Number: BMXJQ

Emergency Phone: 716-883-8900

Info Phone: 716-883-8900

Cage: 22627

Telephone: 716-824-8900

Cage: 22627

SILICA, CRYSTALLINE (QUARTZ)

CAS: 14808-60-7

RTECS: VV7330000

Fraction By Weight: 2-6%

OSHA PEL SEE TABLE Z3

ACGIH TLV: 0.1 MG/M3 RDUST;9293

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE AND CHRONIC: EYES: DUST MAY
CAUSE MECHANICAL IRRITATION. SKIN: NO ADVERSE EFFECTS EXPECTED.
INHALATION: PROLONGED OR REPEATED INHALATION OF PRODUCT DUST MAY
CAUSE IRRITATION OF THE RESPIRATORY T RACT AND LUNG DAMAGE.
INGESTION: NO ADVERSE EFFECTS EXPECTED.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:CRYSTALLINE SILICA IS LISTED BY IARC AS
A 2A AGENT,"PROBABLY CARCENOGENIC TO HUMANS" BASED ON "LIMITED
EVIDENCE".
Effects of Overexposure:EYES: EYE IRRITATION. SKIN: MECHANICAL
IRRITATION OF SKIN. INHALATION: IRRITATION OF THE RESPIRATORY
TRACT. INGESTION: NO ADVERSE EFFECTS EXPECTED.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSON WITH PRE-EXISTING DISEASE
INVOLVING THE EYES, SKIN OR RESPIRATORY TRACT MAY BE AT INCREASED
RISK FROM EXPOSURE TO THE PRODUCT DUST.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH WITH LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER. IF IRRITATION
PERSISTS GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: WASH AREA WITH SOAP AND
WATER. INHALATION: MOVE TO FRESH AIR. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF
SYMPTOMS PERSIST. ING ESTION: IF LARGE QUANTITIES ARE SWALLOWED,
GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.

Extinguishing Media:USE MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE. CARBON
DIOXIDE, FOAM, WATER FOG, DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER SINCE PRODUCT
IS A NON-FLAMMABLE INORGANIC MATERIAL.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT A FIRE OR EXPLOSION HAZARD

Spill Release Procedures:CONTAIN SPILLAGE AND SCOOP OR VACUUM UP. AVOID
RAISING DUST. COLLECT AND PLACE THE SPILLED MATERIAL IN A WASTE
DISPOSAL CONTAINER.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A DRY PLACE. KEEP CONTAINERS
TIGHTLY CLOSED.
Other Precautions:NONE

Respiratory Protection:WHERE THERE IS EXCESSIVE DUSTINESS, WEAR NIOSH
APPROVED DUST MASK OR RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST TO MINIMIZE DUST.
Protective Gloves:NOT REQUIRED.
Eye Protection:SAFETY GOGGLES WITH SIDE SHIELDS.
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH STATION.
Work Hygienic Practices:AVOID RAISING DUST. PRODUCT BECOMES SLIPPERY
WHEN WET. PROVIDE ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:N1
Spec Gravity:2.5
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:GRANULES, GRAYISH TO OFF-WHITE. ODORLESS.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE KNOWN.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE EXPECTED.

Waste Disposal Methods:CONTACT YOUR LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER.
DISPOSE OF WASTE IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL
REGULATIONS.

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