Product ID:LEAD OXIDE, LITHARGE, PRODUCT CODE:28, 33
MSDS Date:10/01/1993
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-247-4310
MSDS Number: BWRJT

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 417-623-8000/FAX 417-782-1923

Cage: 81855

Telephone: 417-623-8000

Cage: 81855

LEAD OXIDE (LITHARGE)

CAS: 1317-36-8

RTECS: OG1750000

Fraction By Weight: 99.9%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHAL:DUST/MIST/VAP &/OR FUME MAY
IRRIT RESP SYS-CAN RESULT ACUTE/CHRONIC
OVEREXPO.INGEST:DUST/MIST/VAP &/OR FUME MAY BE ABSORBED BY
DIGESTIVE SYS-CAN RESULT ACUTE/CHRONIC OVEREXPO.SKIN:DUST/MIST/VAP
&/OR FUME MAY CAUSE IRRIT IN SENSITIVE PEOPLE;NOT READILY ABSORBED
THRU SKIN.EYE:DUST/MIST/VAP &/OR FUME IRRIT IN SOME.
Effects of Overexposure:WEAKNESS,HEADACHE,LOSS OF
APPETITE,UNCOORDINATED BODY MOVEMENT,STUPOR,ON RARE OCCASIONS
CONVULSINS & EVEN MORE RARELY DEATH.FTG,METALLIC TASTE IN
MOUTH,STOMACH CRAMPS,ANEMIA,MUSCLE & JOINT PAIN,NEUROM USCULAR
DYSFUNCTION,POSSIBLY PARALYUSIS& ENCEPHALOPATHY.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:ANEMIA, KIDNEY DISEASE, PREGNANCY.

First Aid:IF INGESTED INDUCE VOMITING & CALL PHYSICIAN AT ONCE. IF
INHALED & EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE ARE EXPERIENCED REMOVE FROM
EXPOSURE & CALL PHYSICIAN. IF EYE IRRITATION EXISTS FLUSH
THOROUGHLY W/PLAIN WATE R.

Extinguishing Media:AS APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING MATERIAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE A POSITIVE-PRESSURE SELF-CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS W/FULL FACEPIECE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE.

Spill Release Procedures:AVOID DRY SWEEPING. DO NOT USE COMPRESSED AIR
TO CLEAN SURFACES. VACUUMING/WET SWEEPING IS PREFERRED. WEAR
RESP,PROTECTIVE CLOTHING,GLOVES.RETURN ALL MATL POSSIBLE TO
CONTAINER FOR PROPER DISPOSAL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP DRY IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN PRODUCT
QUALITY.DO NOT INHAL/SWALLOW DUST.USE W/ADEQUATE VENTILATION.DO NOT
TAKE CONTAMIN COTH/SHOES HOME.
Other Precautions:GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE IN
CONTROLLING LONG TERM EXPOUSRE. WASH THOROUGHLY BEFORE
EAT/DRINK/SMOKE. IF PEL IS EXCEEDED OR SIGNIFICANT CONTACT HAS
OCCUR THOROUGH SHOWERING IS RECOM MENDED BEF LEAVING WORK.

Respiratory Protection:WHEN HANDLING CONTENTS PROPERLY USE NIOSH
APPROVED RESP.REQUIRE RESP WHENEVER PEL IS EXCEEDED.RESP MUST BE
NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED FOR TOXIC DUSTS.HIGH EFFICIENCY(HEPA)FILTERS
ARE RECOMMENDED.SEE 29CFR191 0.1025(1)(2)(I)TABLE II FOR TYP @EXPO
LE
Ventilation:USE MECHANICAL CONTAINMENT & LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO
MAINTAIN AIRBORNE LEAD LEVELS BELOW OSHA PEL.
Protective Gloves:RECOMMENDED.
Eye Protection:RECOMMENDED.
Other Protective Equipment:CLEAN PROT CLOTH REQUIRED WHEN PEL
EXCEEDED/SIGNIFICANT CONTACT OCCURS.
Work Hygienic Practices:USE WORK PRAC WHICH MIN GENERATION OF
DUST/MIST/VAP &/OR FUME.WASH WELL AFT HANDLING & BEF
EAT/DRINK/SMOKE.
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:T1
Spec Gravity:9.4
Solubility in Water:<0.005%
Appearance and Odor:SOLID, YELLOW POWDER, NON-DETECTABLE ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:DURING FIRE OXIDES OFLEAD MAY BE
VOLATILIZED.

Waste Disposal Methods:EPA HAZ SUBSTANCE.DISPOSER MUST COMPLY
W/FED/STATE/LOC DISPOSAL/DISCHARGE LAWS.LEAD CONTAINING PROD SHOULD
BE SEGREGATED & RETURNED TO SMELTER FOR RECLAMATION.IF SO IT DOES
NOT COME UNDER RCRA REG.OTH ER DISPOSAL WOULD NECESSITATE RCRA HAZ
WASTE DESIG

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