Product ID:CANADIAN SPHAGUM PEAT
MSDS Date:10/13/1988
FSC:6850
NIIN:00B060005
MSDS Number: BHCQG

Emergency Phone: 914-986-8870 CANADA

Info Phone: 914-986-8870 CANADA

Cage: OO122

Telephone: 914-986-8870 CANADA

Cage: OO122

NATURAL PEAT

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:NUISANCE DUST,CONTAINS PEAT.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION OVER LONG PERIODS OF HIGH AMOUNTS OF
ANY NUISANCE DUST MAY OVERLOAD LUNG CLEARANCE MECHANISM,IRRITATE
MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND MAKE LUNGS MORE VULNERABLE TO RESPIRATORY
DISEASE.

First Aid:IF INHALED,PROVIDE FRESH AIR. IF EYE IRRITATION OCCURS,FLUSH
WITH WATER. KEEP OPEN WOUNDS COVERED AND CLEAN AS SUGGESTED BY ANY
GOOD PROGRAM OF HYGIENE.

Extinguishing Media:ANY
Fire Fighting Procedures:NONE. CAUTION-BURNING MAY CONTINUE INSIDE
BAG/PILES AFTER SURFACE FIRE IS OUT. BREAK BAGS OR SEPARATE PILE TO
ASSURE THAT THE FIRE IS EXTINGUISHED.

Spill Release Procedures:USE METHODS TO CLEAN SPILL WHICH AVOID
CREATING AIRBORNE DUST. REMOVE FOR DISPOSAL OR INCORPORATION INTO
SOIL OR GARDEN.

Handling and Storage Precautions:IF EXCESSIVE DUST IS CREATED,AVOID
BREATHING DUST BY USING ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND/OR NIOSH OR MSHA
APPROVED RESPIRATOR.BREATHING DUST MAY BE HARMFUL

Respiratory Protection:IF DUST IS CREATED USE NIOSH OR MSHA APPROVED
RESPIRATOR FOR NUISANCE DUST OF THIS TYPE.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST ADVISABLE IF ECESSIVE DUST IS CREATED.
Protective Gloves:NOT NORMALLY NECESSARY.
Eye Protection:YES-IF DUST LEVELS ARE HIGH.
Other Protective Equipment:NORMAL WORK CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:OPEN WOUNDS SHOULD BE KEPT CLEAN AND SUITABLY
PROTECTED.
Supplemental Safety and Health
THESE MATERIALS ARE MADE FROM NATURAL PRODUCTS AND MAY CONTAIN
NATURALLY OCCURING MICROORGANISMS. PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE ADVISED
TO PREVENT INFECTION OF OPEN WOUNDS,INHALATION OF EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS
OF DUST AND EYE IRRITATION. OBSERVE PROPERHYGIENE PRACTICES TO
PREVENT HEALTH HAZARDS FROM SUBSTANCES SUCH AS SOIL,BARK.

Spec Gravity:0.15G/CC H2O=1
Appearance and Odor:BROWN,FIBROUS,EARTHY ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE KNOWN.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS ARE
THOSE COMMONLY OBSERVED WITH NATURAL PRODUCTS SUCH AS WOOD OR OTHER
VEGETABLE MATTER.

Waste Disposal Methods:ACCORDING TO EPA 40 CFR 261.3,WASTE OF THIS
PRODUCT IS NOT DEFINED AS HAZARDOUS.DISPOSE OF ALL WASTE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL,STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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