Product ID:PLATINITE INVESTMENT
MSDS Date:05/07/1993
FSC:6520
NIIN:00F010925
MSDS Number: BTTZC

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300

Info Phone: 313-946-7800

Cage: EO529

Telephone: (313) 946-7800

Cage: EO529

SILICON DIOXIDE, CRYSTALLINE QUARTZ, SAND (SUSPECTED HUMAN

CAS: 14808-60-7

RTECS: VV7330000

Fraction By Weight: 95-100%

OSHA PEL 0.1 MG/CUM RESP DUST

ACGIH TLV: 0.1 MG/CUM RESP DUST

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES: IRRITATION. INHALATION:
PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO RESPIRABLE CRYSTALLINE SILICA MAY CAUSE
SILICOSIS. ACUTE DEVELOPING SILICOSIS MAY OCCUR IN A SHORT TIME IN
HEAVY EXPOSURE. SILICOSIS CAN BE PROGRESS IVE & MAY LEAD TO DEATH.
INGESTION: HARDENS WHEN WETTED & MAY RESULT IN AN OBSTRUCTION.
SKIN: MAY CAUSE DRY FEELING.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SEE INGREDIENTS
Effects of Overexposure:EYES: IRRITATION. INHALATION: PROLONGED
EXPOSURE TO RESPIRABLE CRYSTALLINE SILICA MAY CASUE SILICOSIS.
ACUTE DEVELOPING SILICOSIS MAY OCCUR IN A SHORT TIME IN HEAVY
EXPOSURE. SILICOSIS CAN BE PROGRESS IVE & MAY LEAD TO DEATH.
INGESTION: HARDENS WHEN WETTED & MAY RESULT IN AN OBSTRUCTION.
SKIN: MAY CAUSE DRY FEELING.

First Aid:EYES: WASH IMMEDIATELY W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. SKIN: WASH
W/SOAP & WATER. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMEDIATELY. OBTAIN
MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA. VACUUM/SWEEP UP/AVOID
UNNECESSARY STIRRING/HANDLING IN ORDER TO PREVENT FORMATION OF
DUST.

Handling and Storage Precautions:DON'T BREATHE DUST. KEEP CONTAINER
CLOSED. USE ACCORDING TO DIRECTIONS.

Respiratory Protection:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED EQUIPMENT
Ventilation:SUFFICIENT LOCAL EXHAUST TO REDUCE LEVEL OF RESPIRABLE
CRYSTALLINE SILICA TO PEL.
Protective Gloves:OPTIONAL
Eye Protection:GOGGLES
Work Hygienic Practices:USE GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE/SAFETY PRACTICES.
REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE. USE HAND LOTION.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:4046F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:3050F
Solubility in Water:0
Appearance and Odor:WHITE, GRANULAR POWDER W/NO ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
HYDROFLUORIC ACID, IN WHICH SILICA WILL DISOLVE & PRODUCE SILICON
TETRAFLUORIDE
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE

Waste Disposal Methods:LANDFILL/DISPOSE OF IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS.

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