Product ID:ALL
MSDS Date:05/01/1991
FSC:6140
NIIN:01-139-4482
MSDS Number: BMWZX

EXIDE CORP, GOVERNMENT MARKETING DEPT.

9055 GUILFORD ROAD
COLUMBIA, MD 21045-2059
US

Emergency Phone: 301-381-8500 OR 215-378-0757

Info Phone: 301-381-8500

Cage: KO557

EXIDE CORP, GOVERNMENT MARKETING DEPT.

COLUMBIA, MD 21045-2059 US

Telephone: 301-381-8500

Cage: KO557

LEAD (SARA III)

CAS: 7439-92-1

RTECS: OF7525000

Fraction By Weight: 60%

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: 2%

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: 0.2%

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

CALCIUM, METAL

CAS: 7440-70-2

RTECS: EV8040000

Fraction By Weight: 0.2%

TIN

CAS: 7440-31-5

RTECS: XP7320000

Fraction By Weight: 0.2%

OSHA PEL 2 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 2 MG/M3; 9192

SULFURIC ACID (SARA III)

CAS: 7664-93-9

RTECS: WS5600000

Fraction By Weight: 10-30%

OSHA PEL 1 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 1 MG/M3; 9192

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION:BREATHING OF ACID VAPORS OR
MIST MAY CAUSE SEVERE RESPIRATORY IRRATION.INHALATION OF DUST
ORLEAD DUST OR FUMES MAY CAUSE IRRATION OF UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT
AND LUNGS. INGESTION;MAY CAUSEE SEVERE IRRITATION OF
MOUTH,THROAT,ESOPHAGUS AND STOMACH AND MAY CAUSEE ABDOMINAL
PAIN,NAUSEA,VOMIYING DIARRHEA ANDCRAMPS
Effects of Overexposure:SEVERE SKIN IRRITATION,DAMAGE TO CORNEA,UPPER
RESPIRATORY IRRITATION,HEADACH,FATIGUE,ABDOMINAL PAIN,LOSS OF
APPETITE,MUSCULAR ACHES AND WEEAKNESS,SLEEP DISTURBANCES AND
IRRITABILITY.EROSION OF TOOTH E NAMEL,INFLAMMATION OF
NOSEEEE,THROAT ANDBRONCHAL TUBES,ANEMIA,NEUROPHATY,PARTICULARY OF
THE MOTOR NERVES.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:LUNG DAMAGE AND AGGRAVATED
PULMONARY CONDITIONS,SKIN DISEASE AND SOME FORMS OF KIDNEY,LIVER
AND NEUROLOGIC DISEASE

First Aid:INHALATION:REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE,GARGLE,WASH NOSE AND LIPS.IF
BREATHING IS DIFFICULT GIVE OXYGEN CONSULT A PHYSCIAN.
INGESTION:GIVE LARGE QUANTITIES OF WATER,DO NOT INDUCE VOMITIONG
CALL A PHYSCIAN. SK IN: FLUSH WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT
LEAST 15 MINUTES,REMOVE ALL CONTIMINATED CLOTHING. EYES: FLUSH
IMMEDIATELY WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES CONSULT A DOCTOR.

Lower Limits:4.1
Upper Limits:74.2
Extinguishing Media:CO2,FOAM,DRY CHEMICAL,HALOGEN
Fire Fighting Procedures:IF BATTERIES ARE ON CHARGE, SHUT OFF POWER.USE
POSITIVE PRESSURE,SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPERATUS, WATEER
APPLIED TO ELECTROLYTEGENERATES HEAT AND MAY SPLATTR
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:HIGHLY FLAMMABLE HYDGROGEN GAS IS
GENERATED DURING CHARGING AND OPERATING OF BATTERIES.KEEP HEAT AND
SPARKS AWAY.

Spill Release Procedures:STOP FLOW OF MATERIAL,CONTAIN/ABSORB SPILLS
WITH DRY SAND,EARTH, OR VERMIVULITE.DO NOT USE COMBUSTIBLEE
MATERIALS. DO NOT DISCHARGE UNNEUTRALIZED ACID TO SEWER.
Neutralizing Agent:LIME,SODA ASH OR SODIUM BICARBONATE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL WELL VENTILATED AREA
WITH IMPERVIOUS SURFACES AND ADEQUATE CONTAINMENT IN THE EVENT OF
SPILLS, ADEQUATE QWATER SUPPLY FOR SPILL CONTROL.
Other Precautions:NONE GIVEN

Respiratory Protection:WHEN CONCENTRATION OF SULFURIC ACID MIST ARE
KNOWN TO EXCEED PEL USE NIOSH OR MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATORY
PROTECTION.
Ventilation:LOCAL
Protective Gloves:ACID RESISTANT W/ELBOW LENGTH GAUNTLET
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL GOGGLES OR FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:ACID RESISTANT APRON. ACID RESISANT CLOTHING
IF CONDITION WARRANT.
Work Hygienic Practices:PRUDENT
Supplemental Safety and Health
IN AREAS WHERE SULFURIC ACID IS HANDLED IN CONCENTRATIONS GREATER THAN
1%.EMERGENCY EYE WASHES AND SHOWERS SHOULD BE PROVIDED WITH
UNLIMITED WATER SUPPLY.

HCC:C1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:203F,95C
Vapor Pres:10 MMHG
Vapor Density:>1
Spec Gravity:1.230-1.350
Evaporation Rate & Reference:<1
Solubility in Water:100%
Appearance and Odor:MANUFACTURED ARTICE NO ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
COMBUSTIBLES AND ORGANIC MATERIALS MAY CAUSE FIRE AND EXPLOSION.ALSO
REEACT WITH STRONG REDUCING AGENTS.TOXIC FUMES POSS
Stability Condition to Avoid:PROLONG OVERCHARGE,SOURCES OF IGNITION.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:SULFURIC ACID:SULFUR TRIOXIDEE,CARBON
MONOXIDE,SULFURIC ACID MIST,SULFUR DIOXIDE,HYDROGEN.

Waste Disposal Methods:PLACE NEUTRALIZED SLURRY INTO SEALED CONTAINERS
AND DISPOSE OF AS HAZARDOUS WASTE AS APPLICABLE. LARGEE
WATER-DILUTED SPILLS,AFTER NEUTRALIZATIOM AND TESTING SHOULD BE
MANAGED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPR OVED LOCAL STATE AND FEDERAL
REQUIREMENTS.

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