Product ID:LITHIUM CARBONATE
MSDS Date:08/27/1985
FSC:6810
NIIN:01-166-3491
MSDS Number: BSHWD

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LITHIUM CARBONATE

CAS: 554-13-2

Fraction By Weight: 100%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ALD50(ORAL RAT)=525MG/KG.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:INHAL:MILD IRRITATION
RESPIRATORY TRACT. INGEST:MAY IRRITATE GI TRACT. SKIN:DRY MATERIAL
IS NOT EXPECTED TO HAVE ADVERSE EFFECTS. SOLUTIONS ARE CAUSTIC; MAY
CAUSE IRRITATION. EYE:IRRITATION. CHR ONIC:INGEST:REPEATED
INGESTION MAY CAUSE APATHY, CNS&KIDNEY DAMAGE,PUL EDEMA. DEATH MAY
OCCUR FROM LG REPEATED ORAL DOSE
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT CITED AS CARCINOGENIC HOWEVER
MUTATION REFERENCE CITED, REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS CITED, AND
TUMORIGENIC DATA CITED.
Effects of Overexposure:INHAL:COUGHING,SORE THROAT,SHORTNESS OF BREATH.
INGEST:ABDOMINAL PAIN,VOMITING,DIARRHEA,CHRONIC INGESTION MAY BE
DELAYED FOR HRS. APATHY,SLUGGISHNESS,DROWSINESS,SLURRED
SPEECH,IRREGULAR EYE MOVEMENTS,
WEAKNESS,INCOORDINATION.SKIN:REDNESS,PAIN,BURNING
SENSATION,DERMITITIS. EYE:ABLURRED
VISION,REDNESS,PAIN,TREMORS,COMA.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PER MFG'S MSDS NO INFORMATION
FOUND.

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. SEE DOCTOR FOR ANY BREATHING
DIFFICULTY. INGEST:GIVE SEVERAL GLASSES OF WATER TO DILUTE. SEE
DOCTOR IF INGEST LG AMTS. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH
W/SOAP & WATER FOR @ LEAST 15MINS. SEE DOCTOR IF IRRITATION
DEVELOPS OR PERSISTS. EYE:WASH W/LOTS OF WATER FOR @ LEAST 15MINS
LIFTING EYELIDS. SEE DOCTOR IMMED.

Extinguishing Media:USE ANY MEANS SUITABLE FOR EXTINGUISHING
SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND BREATHING
EQUIPMENT APPROPRIATE FOR THE SURROUNDING FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A FIRE HAZARD OR AN
EXPLOSION HAZARD.

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA. CLEANUP PERSONEEL MAY REQUIRE
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION FROM DUST. SWEEPUP & CONTAINERIZE FOR
RECLAMATION OR DISPOSAL. AVOID DUST DISPERSAL. TRACE RESIDUE MAY BE
FLUSHED TO SEWER W/LG AMT S OF WATER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER,
STORED IN A COOL, DRY, VENTILATED AREA. PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL
DAMAGE. ISOLATE FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES.
Other Precautions:AVOID EYES CONTACT. SOLUTIONS OF THIS MATERIAL ARE
CAUSTIC.

Respiratory Protection:FOR CONDITIONS OF USE WHERE EXPOSURE TO DUST IS
APPARENT, A DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR MAY BE WORN. FOR EMERGENCIES, A
SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS MAY BE NECESSARY.
Ventilation:ELOCAL EXHAUST SYSTEM WHICH CAPTURES CONTAMINANT @ ITS
SOURCE IS RECOMMENDED TO PREVENT DISPERSION OF CONTAMINANT IN WOR
Protective Gloves:PROTECTIVE GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES, FULL FACESHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:CLEAN BODY-COVERING CLOTHING, EYE WASH
FOUNTAIN, QUICK-DRENCH FACILIITY IN WORK AREA.
Work Hygienic Practices:CONTACT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN WHEN WORKING
W/MATERIAL. WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. WASH CONTAMINATED
CLOTH
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:2390F,1310C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1333F,723C
Vapor Pres:NONE SPEC.
Vapor Density:NONE SPEC.
Spec Gravity:2.11
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFA.
Solubility in Water:1.5G/100ML @ 0C
Appearance and Odor:WHITE POWDER WITH NO ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
FLUORINE, ACIDS, ALUMINUM, ZINC.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:ACIDS WILL RELEASE CARBON DIOXIDE GAS.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH
FEDERAL/STATE/LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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