Product ID:STAUROLITE SANDS, STARBLAST XL
MSDS Date:11/05/1992
FSC:5350
NIIN:00N045721
MSDS Number: BTMMD

E I DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO

1007 MARKET STREET
WILMINGTON, DE 19898
US

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300;800-441-3637

Info Phone: 800-441-9442

Preparer: W J BROCK

Cage: 0ERJ7

E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO

WILMINGTON, DE 19898 US

Telephone: 800-441-7515;800-441-9442

Cage: 18873

INVOLVING CLEANUP OR DUMPING OF STAUROLITE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

STAUROLITE

CAS: 12182-56-8

Fraction By Weight: 90%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

TITANIUM; (TITANIUM MINERALS)

CAS: 7440-32-6

RTECS: XR1700000

Fraction By Weight: 6%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

SILICA, CRYSTALLINE - QUARTZ; (QUARTZ)

CAS: 14808-60-7

RTECS: VV7330000

Fraction By Weight: < 1%

OSHA PEL 0.1 MG/M3 RDUST

ACGIH TLV: 0.1 MG/M3 RDUST

1); (ZIRCON)

CAS: 14940-68-2

RTECS: ZH9000000

Fraction By Weight: 2%

OSHA PEL 5 MG/M3;10 STEL (ZR)

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/M3;10 STEL (ZR)

1); (KYANITE)

CAS: 1302-76-7

RTECS: BD1450000

Fraction By Weight: 1%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

DNA DMG IN MAMMALIAN CELLS AND IN A WHOLE ANIMAL

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

OF OVEREXP TO AIRBORNE RESP QUARTZ IN HUMANS IS

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

CHARACTERIZED BY FORMATION OF SILICA CONTAINING SCAR

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

WHEEZING & NONSPECIFIC RESP AILMENTS. GROSS ACUTE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES SHOW THAT IN ADDN TO

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

IN OCCUPATIONS INVOLVING EXPOSURES MAINLY TO QUARTZ

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

ANTICIPATED TO BE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:THIS PROD, AS SHIPPED, DOES NOT POSE
ANY INHAL HLTH HAZ BECAUSE IT CNTNS ESSENTIALLY NO PARTICLES IN THE
RESP SIZE RANGE. HOWEVER, IF DURING HNDLG OR USE, THE PARTICLES ARE
BROKEN DOWN TO A SIZE THAT CAN BE INHALED, THE DUSTS MAY BE
HARMFUL TO THE RESP SYSTEM. EYE CONTACT W/MINERAL SANDS MAY CAUSE
(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SILICA, CRYSTALLINE-QUARTZ: IARC
MONOGRAPHS, SUPPLEMENT. VOL 7, PG 341, 1987: GRP 2A. NTP 6TH ANNUAL
REPORT (ING 12)
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:IRRIT W/DISCOMFORT, TEARING, & BLURRED
VISION. STAUROLITE SANDS MAY CNTN UP TO 5% QUARTZ. EFTS NOTED IN
ANIMALS EXPOSED TO RESP QUARTZ BY INHAL OR INTRATRACHEAL
INSTILLATION INCL PULM FIBROSI S, INFLAMM, EDEMA, & EMPHYSEMA. LUNG
TUMORS OCCURED IN RATS EXPOSED BY INHAL FOR UP TO 2 YRS TO LEVELS
(SUPP DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:INDIVIDUALS W/PRE-EXISTING CNDTNS
OF THE LUNGS MAY HAVE INCR SUSCEPTIBILITY TO THE TOXICITY OF
EXCESSIVE EXPOSURES.

First Aid:INHAL: IMMED REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF
RESP. IF BRTHG IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. CALL A PHYSICIAN. SKIN:
THE COMPOUND IS NOT HAZ BY SKIN CNTCT, BUT CLEANSING THE SKIN AFTER
USE IS A DVISABLE. EYE: IMMED FLUSH EYES W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT
LEAST 15 MIN. CALL MD. INGEST: NO SPECIFIC INTERVENTION IS
INDICATED AS THE COMPOUND IS NOT HAZ BY INGEST. HOWEVER, IF SYMPS
OCCUR, CONSULT MD.

Flash Point:WILL NOT BURN
Extinguishing Media:AS APPROPRIATE FOR COMBUSTIBLES IN AREA.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE

Spill Release Procedures:NOTE: REVIEW FIRE & EXPLOSION HAZARDS AND
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH CLEAN UP. USE APPROPRIATE
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT DURING CLEAN UP. SWEEP UP SPILLAGE.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Other Precautions:AVOID BREATHING RESPIRABLE DUST.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD AIR SUPPLIED ABRASIVE BLASTING
RESPS SHOULD BE WORN BY ALL ABRASIVE BLASTING OPERATORS. NIOSH/MSHA
APPRVD FILTER RESPS EQUIPPED W/HIGH EFFICIENCY FILTERS MAY BE WORN
FOR SHORT, INTER MITTENT, OR OCCASNL EXPOSURES (ING 13)
Ventilation:SUFFICIENT VENT SHOULD BE PROVIDED TO KEEP RESPIRABLE DUST
CONC BELOW THE INDICATED EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKER GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EFTS OF OVEREXP: OF 12.4 OR 51.6 MG/M3 RESP QUARTZ. ALSO LUNG TUMORS
WERE SEEN IN STUDIES IN WHICH QUARTZ WAS INSTILLED IN THE TRACHEA
OF RATS. QUARTZ WAS POSITIVE IN MAMMALIAN CELL CULTURES FOR CELL
TRANSFORMATION AND CHROMOSOMAL EFTS ANDWAS NEGATIVE IN CELL CULTURE
ASSAYS FOR GENE MUTATION IN BACTERIA & (ING 6)

HCC:T6
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:2498F,1370C
Spec Gravity:3.7
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT VOLATILE
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:REDDISH-BROWN SOLID, FREE-FLOWING SAND. ODORLESS.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE REASONABLY FORESEEABLE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:DECOMPOSITION WILL NOT OCCUR.

Waste Disposal Methods:COMPLY WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
REGULATIONS. IF APPROVED, MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A LAND DISPOSAL
SITE.

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