Product ID:INORGANIC LEAD COMPOUND
MSDS Date:09/01/1985
FSC:6850
NIIN:00N010324
MSDS Number: BHVCG

GENERAL BATTERY CORPORATION

645 PENN STREET
READING, PA 19603

Emergency Phone: 215-378-0500

Info Phone: 215-378-0500

Cage: 06810

GENERAL BATTERY CORPORATION

1262 READING, PA 19603 US

Telephone: 215 378-0500

Cage: 06810

LEAD (SARA III)

CAS: 7439-92-1

RTECS: OF7525000

Fraction By Weight: 87.5-99%

OSHA PEL 0.05 MG/M3;1910.1025

ACGIH TLV: 0.15 MG/M3;DUST 9192

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

ANTIMONY (SARA III)

CAS: 7440-36-0

RTECS: CC4025000

Fraction By Weight: 0.5-5.0%

OSHA PEL 0.5 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 0.5 MG SB/M3; 9192

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

ARSENIC (SARA III)

CAS: 7440-38-2

RTECS: CG0525000

Fraction By Weight: <0.5%

OSHA PEL 0.5 MG/M3 (AS)

ACGIH TLV: 0.01,A1 MG/M3; 9394

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

TRACT/LUNGS,PERF NASAL SEPTUM.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

LD50 LC50 Mixture:N/K
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:LEAD POISONING MAY CAUSE
WEAKNESS,INSOMNIA,ANEMIA,CONSTIPATION,HEADACHE,MUSCLE/JOINT
PAIN,NEUROMUSCULAR
DYSFUNCTION,PARALYSIS,ENCEPHALOPATHY,PNEUMOCONIOSIS,METAL FUME
FEVER,LIVER/KIDNEY ABNORMALITIES, AND MAY CAUSE ADVERSE
REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS.DERMATITIS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:ARSENIC & ARSENIC CMPDS:SUFF EVID FOR
CARCIN IN HUM,LIM EVID FOR CARCIN IN ANIM (IARC 1989).KNOWN CARCIN
(SEE SUPP)
Effects of Overexposure:NOTE:HAZ EXPOS TO INGRED CAN OCCUR ONLY WHEN
PROD IS HEATED,OXIDIZED,OR PROCESSED TO CREATE DUST,VAP,OR
FUME.EYES:SEVERE IRRIT OR CONJUNCTIVITIS.SKIN:SEVERE IRRIT,DERM OR
CONTACT DERM.INGEST:SEVERE IR RIT TO STOMACH LINING/INTESTINES WITH
SYMPTOMS SIMILAR TO ARSENIC POISONING.SEVERE IRRIT OF UPPER RESP
(SEE ING 4).
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:DISEASES OF THE LIVER,KIDNEYS OR
NERVOUS SYSTEM.

First Aid:EYES:FLUSH EYES WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
MIN.CONTACT A PHYSICIAN.SKIN:WASH THOROUGHLY WITH BRUSH,SOAP AND
WATER.FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER.CONTACT A
PHYSICIAN.INGESTION:INDUCE VOMITING IF CONSCIOUS.GARGLE,WASH NOSE
AND LIPS,GIVE A DEMULCENT,CONTACT A PHYSICIAN.INHALATION:REMOVE
FROM EXPOSURE AREA.GARGLE,WASH NOSE AND LIPS,CONTACT PHYSICIAN.

Flash Point:N/K
Lower Limits:N/K
Upper Limits:N/K
Extinguishing Media:NON-FLAMM.FOR SURROUNDINGS USE CARBON DIOXIDE OR
DRY CHEMICAL.DO NOT USE WATER ON MOLTEN METAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MOLTEN METAL PRODUCES FUME,VAPOR,AND/OR
DUST WHICH MAY BE TOXIC,AND/OR RESP IRRITANTS.HAZ DECOMP PRODS MAY
INC:ARSINE GAS.REACTS W/ OXIDIZING AGENTS VIGOROUSLY.

Spill Release Procedures:DUST SHOULD BE VACUUMED OR WET SWEPT.DRY DUST
SHOULD BE HANDLED USING CONTROLS WHICH MINIMIZE FUGITIVE EMISSIONS
AND REENTRY DUST INTO THE WORK AREA.DO NOT USE COMPRESSED AIR OR
DRY SWEEPING TO CLEAN UP.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN DRY AREA.AVOID CONTACT WITH
ACIDS.AVOID SKIN CONTACT.
Other Precautions:THIS PRODUCT IS INTENDED FOR INDUSTRIAL USE ONLY.IT
MUST BE ISOLATED FROM CHILDREN,FERTILE FEMALES AND THEIR
ENVIRONMENT.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR
EXPOSURE OF CONCERN .
Ventilation:LOCAL AND GENERAL VENTILATION NECESSARY TO KEEP AIR
CONCENTRATION BELOW TLV .
Protective Gloves:WEAR GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEM WORK GOGG,FACESHLD OPTIONAL .
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR COVERALLS OR OTHER FULL-BODY COVERING
DURING USE.FOOT AND HEAD PROTECTION.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS,FACE,NECK,AND ARMS BEFORE
EATING,SMOKING,OR LEAVING WORKSITE.RESTRICT USE OF FOOD,TOBACCO,AND
COSMETICS.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MATLS TO AVOID:PERMANGANATE OR PEROXIDES,AND ALKALI NITRATES W/ HEAT
MAY CAUSE SPONT COMB,VIOLENT RXN,OR EXPLO.AVOID STRONG
ACIDS,BASES,NASCENT HYDROGEN & REDUCING AGENTS.EXPLAN OF
CARCIN:(NTP 1985).K NOWN CARCIN (OSHA 1985).INORGANIC LEAD:INSUFF
EVIDENCE FOR CARCIN IN HUM,SUFF EVID FOR CARCIN IN ANIM (IARC
1987).

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>2516F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:486-680F
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:N/K
Spec Gravity:9.6-11.3 H*2O=1
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:BLUISH GRAY METAL WITH NO APPARENT ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZERS MAY LIBERATE HYDROGEN GAS.HALOGENS OR THEIR
GASSES,HALIDES,OR HALOGENATES,POTASSIUM NITRATE,(SEE SUPP)
Stability Condition to Avoid:N/K
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HIGH TEMPS ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE TOXIC
METAL FUME,VAPOR OR DUST.REDUCING AGENTS OR NASCENT HYDROGEN MAY
EVOLVE ARSINE.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
FEDERAL,STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS .

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