Product ID:H-152
MSDS Date:02/28/1992
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-292-9717
MSDS Number: BXJTR

Emergency Phone: 512-446-8461

Info Phone: 512-446-8461

Cage: 01634

Telephone: 512-446-8461

Cage: 01634

ALUMINUM OXIDE

CAS: 1344-28-1

RTECS: BD1200000

PROPRIETARY MODIFIER

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ALUMINA IS A LOW HEALTH RISK BY
INHALATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:TREAT AS A NUISANCE DUST AS SPECIFIED BY
THE AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF GOVERNMENTAL INDUSTRIAL HYGIENISTS
(ACGIH).
Effects of Overexposure:THE DESSICANT PROPERTIES OF THIS PRODUCT MAY
CAUSE IRRITATION TO THE EYES AND UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:PRODUCT IS NON-FLAMMABLE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:PRODUCT IS NON-FLAMMABLE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT AN EXPLOSION HAZARD.

Spill Release Procedures:USE DRY CLEANUP PROCEDURES; AVOID DUSTING.
COLLECT IN CONTAINERS OR BAGS.

Handling and Storage Precautions:TAKE APPROPIATE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES
TO PREVENT POSSIBLE SKIN OR EYE IRRITATION.
Other Precautions:NOT REGULATED.

Respiratory Protection:WHERE THE EXPOSURE LIMIT IS OR MAY BE EXCEEDED,
USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATORY PROTECTION. SELECT THE APPROPIATE
RESPIRATOR (DUST RESPIRATOR) BASED ON THE ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL
AIRBORNE CONTAMINANTS & T HEIR CONCENTRATIONS PRESENT.
Ventilation:USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION TO MEET EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:PREVENT SKIN IRRITATION.
Eye Protection:PREVENT EYE IRRITATION.
Other Protective Equipment:PREVENT SKIN IRRITATION.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE

HCC:N1
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:3700F,2038C
Spec Gravity:3.2
pH: 10
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:0CRYSTALLINE OR GELLATINOUS GRANULES, PELLETS OR
POWDER. OFF-WHITE, ODORLESS.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:WITH WATER: GENERATES HEAT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Waste Disposal Methods:IF REUSE OR RECYCLING IS NOT POSSIBLE, MATERIAL
MAY BE DISPOSED OF AT A SANITARY LANDFILL. RCRA HAZARDOUS WASTE NO.
NOT FEDERALLY REGULATED.

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