Product ID:LITHIUM CARBONATE
MSDS Date:08/27/1985
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F029690
MSDS Number: BRWWX

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LITHIUM CARBONATE

CAS: 554-13-2

RTECS: OJ5800000

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 ORAL (RAT): 525 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: RESPIRATORY TRACT
IRRITATION. SKIN: IRRITATION & DERMATITIS. EYES: IRRITATION.
INGESTION: IRRITATION, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DAMAGE, PULMONARY
EDEMA, RENAL FAILURE, APATHY, & FATAL.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: COUGHLING/SORE THROAT. INGESTION:
ABDOMINAL PAIN/VOMITING/DIARRHEA/SLUGGISHNESS/DROWSINESS/SLURRED
SPEECH/BLURRED VISION/IRREGULAR EYE
MOVEMENTS/WEAKNESS/INCOORDINATION/LETHARGY/RINGING IN
EARS/TREMORS/MUSCLE TWITCHING/COMA/DEATH. SKIN: REDNESS/PAIN. EYES:
REDNESS/BLURRED VISION/PAIN.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. INGESTION: INDUCE VOMITING
BY GIVING TWO GLASSES OF WATER & STICK FINGER DOWN THROAT. IF LARGE
AMOUNTS WERE INGESTED, GET MEDICAL ADVISE. SKIN: REMOVE
CONTAMINATED CLO THING. WASH W/SOAP & WATER FOR 15 MIN. EYES: FLUSH
W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15 MIN. LIFTING EYELIDS. OBTAIN MEDICAL
ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Extinguishing Media:USE ANY MEANS SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING & BREATHING EQUIPMENT
APPROPRIATE FOR THE SURROUNDING FIRE.

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA. WEAR PROTECTIVE
CLOTHING/RESPIRATORY. SWEEP UP & CONTAINERIZE FOR RECLAMATION OR
DISPOSAL. AVOID DUST DISPERSAL. TRACE RESIDUE MAY BE FLUSHED TO
SEWER W/PLENTY OF WATER. WHATEVER CANNO T BE SAVED FOR RECLAMATION
MAY BE DISPOSED.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER,
STORE IN A COOL, DRY, VENTILATED AREA. PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICIAL
DAMAGE. ISOLATE FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES.

Respiratory Protection:FOR CONDITIONS OF USE WHERE EXPOSURE TO THE DUST
IS APPARENT, NIOSH APPROVED DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR MAY BE WORN. FOR
EMERGENCIES, NIOSH APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS MAY
BE NECESSARY.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST AT SOURCE TO PREVENT DISPERSION OF THE
CONTAMINENT INTO THE WORKROOM AIR.
Protective Gloves:REQUIRED
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES/FULL FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH FOUNTAIN, QUICK-DRENCH FACILITIES,
& CLEAN BODY COVERING CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. DON'T WEAR
CONTACT LENSES.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:1310C/2390F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text: 723C/1333F
Spec Gravity:2.11
Solubility in Water:SLIGHT
Appearance and Odor:WHITE POWDER; ODORLESS.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
FLUORINE, ACIDS, ALUMINUM, & ZINC.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CO2

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE, &
FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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