Product ID:G-P WALL TEXTURE
MSDS Date:04/20/1989
FSC:8010
NIIN:00F006363
MSDS Number: BBVNN

GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION

2861 MILLER ROAD
DECATUR, GA 30035

Emergency Phone: (404) 987-5190

Info Phone: (800) 424-9300

Cage: 00284

GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORP

DECATUR, GA 30035

Telephone: (404) 987-5190

Cage: 00284

MICA - SILICATES (< 1% CRYSTALLINE SILICA)

CAS: 12001-26-2

RTECS: VV8760000

Fraction By Weight: 3.1%

OSHA PEL 20 MPPCF

ACGIH TLV: 3 MG/M3 RDUST; 9293

CALCINED DIATOMACEOUS EARTH

CAS: 61790-53-2

Fraction By Weight: 0-3%

OSHA PEL 20 MPPCF

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3 TDUST; 9293

CALCIUM CARBONATE (MARBLE) (LIMESTONE)

CAS: 1317-65-3

RTECS: EV9580000

Fraction By Weight: <85%

OSHA PEL 15 MG/M3 TDUST

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3 TDUST; 9192

CALCIUM SULFATE

CAS: 7778-18-9

RTECS: WS6920000

Fraction By Weight: <85%

OSHA PEL 15 MG/M3 TOTAL DUST

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3 TDUST; 9192

STARCH

CAS: 9005-25-8

RTECS: GM5090000

Fraction By Weight: 4.4%

OSHA PEL 15 MG/M3 TDUST

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3; 9192

TITANIUM DIOXIDE

CAS: 13463-67-7

RTECS: XR2275000

Fraction By Weight: 2.5%

OSHA PEL 15 MG/M3 TDUST

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3 TDUST; 9293

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: RESPIRABLE FREE
MICA/DIATOMACEOUS EARTH MAY CAUSE DELAYED LUNG INJURIES, SILICOSIS,
PNEUMOCONIOSIS, PULMONARY FIBROSIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, HEART
FAILURE, COUGHING, SNEEZING, & NASAL IRRI TATION. SKIN: BURNS &
DRY. EYES: IRRITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NORMAL CLEARANCE MECHANISM OF THE LUNGS
MAY HAVE BEEN OVERWHELMED AT THE 250 MG/CUM CAUSING CANCER IN TEST
ANIMALS.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: RESPIRABLE FREE MICA & DIATOMCEOUS
EARTH MAY CAUE DELAYED LUNG INJURIES, SILICOSIS, PNEUMOCONIOSIS,
PULMONARY FIBROSIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, HEART FAILURE, COUGHING,
SNEEZING, & NASAL IRRI TATION. SKIN: BURNS & DRY. EYES: IRRITATION.

First Aid:INGESTION: PRODUCT MAY HARDEN ON CONTACT W/WATER. SEE
PHYSICIAN. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. EYE: REMOVE CONTACT
LENSES. RINSE W/WATER FOR 15 MINS, CONSULT PHYSICIAN. SKIN: WASH
PROMPTLY W/WATER. IF IRRITATION OCCURS, CONTACT PHYSICIAN

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:NON-COMBUSTIBLE
Fire Fighting Procedures:NONE
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP OR VACUUM SPILLED MATERIAL INTO A WASTE
CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL. AVOID CREATINGXCESSIVE HEAT. WEAR APPROVED
RESPIRATORS IF NECESSARY. DON'T WASH DOWN DINS - MAY PLUG DRAINS.

Handling and Storage Precautions:BE SURE PROPER VENTILATION &
RESPIRATORY & EYE PROTECTION ARE USED UNDER DUSTING CONDITIONS. DEW
POINT CONDITIONS/MOISTUE WILL HARDEN GYPSUM CEMENT.
Other Precautions:EXCESSIVE PARTICULATE IN WORKPLACE AIR MUST BE
AVOIDED. WHERE APPLICABLE, USE WET SPONGING IN LIEU OF DRY SANDING
WHENEVER POSSIBLE.

Respiratory Protection:WEAR NIOSH-APPROVED RESPIRATOR AS APPROPRIATE
FOR NUISANCE & LUNG DAMAGING DUSTS, ESPECIALLY WHEN SANDING, DRY
GRINDING, CRUSHING & MILLING.
Ventilation:VENTILATION AT MIXER OR ELSEWHERE, AS APPROPRIATE TO
MINIMIZE DUST CONDITIONS.
Protective Gloves:MAY BE DESIRABLE
Eye Protection:GOGGLES
Supplemental Safety and Health
2-YEAR STUDY OF DRY PURE TITANIUM DIOXIDE INHALATION IN RATS REVEALED A
SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN BENIGN & MALIGNANT TUMORS IN THE GROUP
EXPOSED TO 250 MG/CUM RESPIRABLE DUST. IARC DETERMINED THAT THERE
IS SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE THAT CRYSTALLINE SILICA CAUSES CANCER IN
ANIMALS. THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANT HAZARD FOR MAN.

Spec Gravity:2.5
pH:8.5-10
Solubility in Water:<0.2%
Appearance and Odor:WHITISH, GREY OR BUFF POWDER: LOW ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
(CRYSTALLINE SILICA): DISSOLVED BY HYDROFLUORIC ACID.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE

Waste Disposal Methods:MAY BE DISPOSED OF AS INERT SOLID IN SANITARY
LANDFILL OR BY OTHER PROCEDURES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL FEDERAL,
STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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