Product ID:ZIRCONIUM OXIDE, Z83500
MSDS Date:08/09/1991
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N027912
MSDS Number: BMVGX

FISHER SCIENTIFIC

1 REAGENT LANE
FAIR LAWN, NJ 07410
US

Emergency Phone: 201-796-7100;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO. CHEMICAL MFG DIV

FAIRLAWN, NJ 07410-2802 US

Telephone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

5 MG/M3;10 MG/M3 STEL, (ZR).

CAS: 1314-23-4

RTECS: ZH8800000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL SEE INGREDIENT NAME

ACGIH TLV: SEE INGREDIENT NAME

EMPLOYER SHOULD PROVIDE EYE WASH FOUNTAIN

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:INHAL:SINGLE INTRATRACHEAL
INSTILLATION TO RATS PRDCD FIBROGENIC & PROLIFERATIVE CHANGES &
SCLEROSIS IN LUNG TISS. SKIN:APPLICATN TO ABRADED SKIN MAY CAUSE
ALLERGIC GRANULOMA FORM IN PREVIOUSLY EXPOSED PERS. INGEST:GI
ABSORP IS POOR & THEREFORE ORAL TOX IS LOW. CHRONIC:INHAL:ONE STUDY
REPORTED (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:PULM GRANULOMAS IN RABBITS EXPOSED TO
ZIRCONIUM CMPDS. SKIN:RPTD/PRLNG CONT TO ABRADED SKIN MAY CAUSE
ALLERGIC GRANULOMA, CHARACT BY RED-BROWN, FIRM, SHINY,
ERYTHEMATOUS, NONTENDER PAPULES WH ICH GENERALLY DISAPPEAR SPONT,
BUT SLOWLY, PERSISTING FOR MTHS/YRS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS W/PRE-EXISTING SKIN
DISORDERS.

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE FROM EXPOS AREA TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG HAS
STOPPED, PERFORM ARTF RESP. KEEP PERS WARM & @ REST. TREAT
SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. GET MD IMMED. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAM
CLTHG & SHOES IMMED. WASH AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT & LG
AMTS OF H*2O UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (APPROX 15-20 MINS). GET
MD IMMED. EYE:WASH IMMED W/LG AMTS OF H*2O/NORM SALINE, OCCAS
LIFTING (SUPDAT)

Extinguishing Media:EXTINGUISH USING AGENT SUITABLE FOR TYPE OF
SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD PRESS-DEMAND/POS PRESS
SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP . NO ACUTE HAZ. MOVE CNTNR FROM FIRE AREA IF
POSS. AVOID BRTHG VAP/DUST; KEEP UPWIND.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO
HEAT OR FLAME.

Spill Release Procedures:OCCUP SPILL:FOR LG SPILLS, SWEEP UP W/MINIMUM
OF DUSTING & PLACE INTO SUITABLE CLEAN, DRY CONTAINERS FOR
RECLAMATION OR LATER DISPOSAL. RESIDUE SHOULD BE CLEANED UP USING
HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE F ILTER VACUUM.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER.
Other Precautions:OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS WHEN
STORING THIS SUBSTANCE. FOR ASSISTANCE, CONTACT DISTRICT DIRECTORS
OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR BASED ON
CONTAMINATION LEVEL FOUND IN WORKPLACE & ON SPECIFIC OPERATION.
REFER TO ORIGINAL MSDS FOR SPECIFIC SELECTIONS .
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION SYSTEM TO MEET PEL.
Protective Gloves:APPROP PROT GLOVES. IMPERVIOUS .
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:APPROP PROT (IMPERVIOUS) CLTHG & EQUIP.
WHERE THERE IS ANY POSS THAT EMPLOYEE'S EYES MAY BE EXPOS TO
SUBSTANCE, (ING 2)
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
APPEAR/ODOR:MONOCLINIC CRYSTALS. FIRST AID PROC:UPPER & LOWER LIDS,
UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (APPROX 15-20 MINS). GET MD IMMED.
INGEST:TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. GET MD IMMED. IF VOMIT
OCCURS, KEEP HEAD LOWER THAN HIPS TO PVNT ASPIR.

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:9032F,5000C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:4919F,2715C
Spec Gravity:5.6-6.2
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS, TASTELESS, WHITE TO YELLOW-BROWN, HEAVY
AMORPHOUS POWDER OR(SUPP DATA

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NO DATA AVAILABLE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:PREVENT DISPERSION OF DUST IN AIR.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MAY RELEASE
TOXIC &/OR HAZARDOUS GASES.

Waste Disposal Methods:OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS
WHEN DISPOSING OF THIS SUBSTANCE. FOR ASSISTANCE, CONTACT DISTRICT
DIRECTORS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.

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