Product ID:NALCOAG 1130 COLLOIDAL SILICA
MSDS Date:07/12/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F017258
MSDS Number: BKVJG

Emergency Phone: (708) 920-1510

Info Phone: (708) 305-1000

Preparer: RICKY A. STACKHOUSE

Cage: 89524

Telephone: (630) 305-1000

Cage: 89524

SILICON DIOXIDE

CAS: 7631-86-9

RTECS: VV3100000

Fraction By Weight: 20-40%

OSHA PEL 80 MG/CUM

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL ALBINO RATS LD50: >10,000 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES/SKIN: IRRITATION. INHALATION:
IRRITATION TO THE RESPIRATORY TRACT, LUNG INJURY, HARMFUL, &
PNEUMOCONIOSIS. INGESTION: HARMFUL.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:EYES/SKIN: IRRITATION. INHALATION: RESPIRATORY
TRACT IRRITATION, LUNG INJURY, HARMFUL, & PNEUMOCONIOSIS.
INGESTION: HARMFUL. NOTE TO PHYS: NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE IS KNOWN.
BASED ON THE INDIVIDUAL REACTI ONS OF THE PATIENT, THE PHYSICIAN'S
JUDGEMENT SHOULD BE USED TO CONTROL SYMPTOMS/CLINICAL CONDITION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:EMPHYSEMA, ASTHMA OR OTHER LUNG
DISORDERS.

First Aid:EYES/SKIN: FLUSH W/WATER FOR 15 MINS. INGESTION: DON'T INDUCE
VOMITING. GIVE WATER. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. TREAT
SYMPTOMS. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES. CAUTION: IF
UNCONSCIOUS, HAV ING TROUBLE BREATHING OR IN CONVULSIONS, DON'T
INDUCE VOMITING OR GIVE WATER.

Flash Point:NONE

Spill Release Procedures:CONTAIN W/ABSORBENT MATERIAL, SUCH AS CLAY,
SOIL OR ANY COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE ABSORBENT. SHOVEL RECLAIMED
LIQUID/ABSORBENT INTO RECOVERY OR SALVAGE DRUMS FOR DISPOSAL. ENTRY
INTO LARGE TANKS, VESSELS OR ENCLOSED SMALL SPACES W/SCBA IS
RECOMMENDED.

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID REPEATED OR PROLONGED BREATHING
OF SPRAY MIST OR DUSTS. KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE. USE
W/ADEQUATE VENTILATION. KEEP FROM FREEZING.
Other Precautions:EMPTY CONTAINERS MAY CONTAIN RESIDUAL PRODUCT. DON'T
REUSE CONTAINER UNLESS PROPERLY RECONDITIONED. CONTACT W/STRONG
ACIDS MAY GENERATE HEAT, CAUSE SPLATTERING OR BOILING & RELEASE
TOXIC FUMES.

Respiratory Protection:RESPIRATORY PROTECTION ISN'T NORMALLY NEEDED
SINCE THE VOLATILITY & TOXICITY ARE LOW. IF SIGNIFICANT VAPORS,
MISTS OR AEROSOLS ARE GENERATED, WEAR A NIOSH APPROVED OR
EQUIVALENT RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:MECHANICAL: RECOMMENDED
Protective Gloves:IMPERMEABLE
Eye Protection:GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:SHOES
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Spec Gravity:1.21
pH:10
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE TRANSLUCENT LIQUID W/NO ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CONTACT W/ALUMINUM & STRONG ACIDS SUCH AS SULFURIC, PHOSPHORIC, NITRIC,
HYDROCHLORIC, CHROMIC, & SULFONIC.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, FREEZING; <32F.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC FUMES

Waste Disposal Methods:SOLIDIFY NON HAZARDOUS LIQUID WASTE
W/STABILIZING AGENTS (SAND/FLY ASH/CEMENT) & INDUSTRIAL LANDFILL OR
DEEP-WELL INJECTED IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE, & FEDERAL
REGULATIONS. IF PRODUCT BECOMES A WAS TE, IT DOESN'T MEET RCRA
CRITERIA.

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