Product ID:PRIMARY BATTERIES, TYPE CARBONAIRE STNT
MSDS Date:08/14/1992
FSC:6140
NIIN:00N024525
MSDS Number: BXQKK

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 912-247-2331

Cage: GO348

Telephone: 912-247-2331

Cage: GO348

PLASTIC; (ACRYLIC PLASTIC)

Fraction By Weight: 9%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50: 7340 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES: CONTACT W/ELECTROLYTE SOLN OR
GEL INSIDE BATTERY CAUSES VERY RAPID, SEV DAMAGE. EXTREMELY CORR TO
EYE TISS. MAY RSLT IN PERM BLINDNESS. SKIN: CONTACT W/ELECTROLYTE
SOLN/GEL INSIDE BATTERY MAY CA USE SERIOUS BURNS TO SKIN TISS.
INGEST:ELECTROLYTE SOLN OR GEL CAUSES TISSUE DAMAGE TO THROAT AREA
& (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: GASTRO/RESP TRACT. INHAL: DURING
ACTIVATION OF WET BATTERIES MIST GENERATED MAY CAUSE VARYING
DEGREES OF IRRIT OF NASAL MUCOUS MEMBRANES & RESP TRACT TISSUES.
MAY VARY FROM MILD IRRIT OF NAS AL MUC MEMBS TO DAMAGE OF LUNG
TISSUES PROPER. (NOT APPLICABLE TO PREACTIVATED BATTERIES.)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. GET IMMED
MED ATTN. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG & FLUSH AFFECTED AREAS
W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. INGEST: DRINK LG QTYS OF
MILK FOLLOWED B Y FRUIT JUICES OR DILUTED VINEGAR. GET IMMED MED
ATTN. DO NOT GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO UNCON PERSON. INHAL: REMOVE
TO FRESH AIR. GIVE OXYGEN OR ARTF RESP IF NEEDED. GET IMMED MED
ATTN.

Flash Point:SUPDAT
Extinguishing Media:MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE .
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:ELECTROLYTE SOLN IS CORR TO ALL HUMAN
TISS. IT WILL REACT VIOLENTLY W/MANY ORG CHEMS, ESP NITROCARBONS &
CHLOROCARBONS. ELECTROLYTE SOLN REACTS W/ZINC, (SUPDAT)

Spill Release Procedures:SMALL (UP TO 5 GALS): FLUSH W/WATER & NEUT
W/DILUTE ACID. LG: CNTN MATL IN SUITABLE CNTNRS OR HOLDING AREA. DO
NOT ALLOW MATL TO ENTER SEWERS, STREAMS OR STORM CONDUITS. RECOVER
W/VACUUM TRUCK & DISPO SE OF PROPERLY. RQ: 1000 LBS. 40 CFR 117.13.
Neutralizing Agent:NEUTRALIZE SMALL SPILLS WITH DILUTE ACID.

Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT STORE OR UTILIZE BATTERY FOR
PROLONGED PERIODS TILTED AT MORE THAN 30 DEGREES FROM VERTICAL, AS
LEAKAGE MAY RESULT.
Other Precautions:FOR OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE OF WET BATTERIES (CARBONAIRE)
ACTIVATE BATTERY AS CLOSE TO INSTALLATION AS POSS. IF ACTIVATED
BATTERY MUST BE TRANSPORTED LONG DISTANCES UTILIZE NIFE
PREACTIVATED TYPE BATTERIE S. DO NOT TRANSPORT WET (ING 9)

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED MIST RESPIRATOR IF
NECESSARY DURING ACTIVATION. NONE IS NEEDED DURING NORMAL USAGE.
Ventilation:PERFORM ACTIVATION PROCEDURES IN A WELL VENTILATED AREA.
Protective Gloves:ANY WATER-INSOL NON-PERMEABLE (ING 13)
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (ING 14)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE BATH & DELUGE SHOWER . RUB
BOOTS, RUB APRON OR RAINWEAR & HARD HAT IF EXPOS TO ELECTROLYTE
SOLN.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SOL IN H*2O: ELECTROLYTE SOLN IS COMPLETELY SOLUBLE. REMAINDER IS
INSOLUBLE. FOR OPTIMUM BATTERY PERFORMANCE, DO NOT STORE ABOVE
100F. FL PT: NOT DETERMINED FOR BATTERY. LID MELTS AT 210F,99C.
CASE DE COMPOSES NON-VIOLENTLY AT 550F,288C. EXPLO HAZ: ALUMINUM,
TIN & OTHER ACTIVE MATLS RELEASING FLAMM HYDROGEN GAS.

Vapor Pres:2 @ 68F
Spec Gravity:1.29
Solubility in Water:SUPDAT
Appearance and Odor:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS, CHLORINATED & AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS, NITROCARBONS, HOLOCARBONS
OR METALS (ZINC, ALUMINUM, TIN). (ING 8)
Stability Condition to Avoid:NEVER ACTIVATE OR TOP OFF WITH ACID.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NORM RXNS INSIDE BATTERIES UTILIZE
OXYGEN IN ATM & LIBERATE SM QTY OF FLAMM HYDROGEN GAS. DO NOT SEAL
BATTERY FROM ATM.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISCHARGED BATTERY IS A HAZARDOUS WASTE UNDER
RCRA. BATTERY IS NOT EP TOXIC. DISCHARGED BATTERY & ELECTROLYTE
SOLUTION ARE CORROSIVE. DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL,
STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS .

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