Product ID:ZINC, 795
MSDS Date:09/12/1993
FSC:6810
NIIN:01-354-1753
MSDS Number: BZQZT

Emergency Phone: 303-623-5716

Info Phone: 800-227-4224

Cage: 4T252

Telephone: 800-227-4224

Cage: 4T252

ZINC (SARA 313) (CERCLA)

CAS: 7440-66-6

RTECS: ZG8600000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:MAY CAUSE MILD IRRITATION TO THE EYES,
SKIN. IF INGESTED MAY CAUSE COUGHING, THIRST AND SWEATING.
INHALATION OF DUST OR POWDER MAY CAUSE SWEET TASTE IN MOUTH, DRY
THROAT, COUGHING, WEAKNESS, GENERALIZ ED ACHES, CHILLS, FEVER,
NAUSEA, VOMITING.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH PRE-EXISTING SKIN
DISORDERS MAY BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE EFFECTS OF THE SUBSTANCE.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. SUPPORT BREATHING (GIVE
OXYGEN/ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION) . EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH
WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. CALL MD. SKIN: FLUSH SKIN WITH
PLENTY O F WATER. INGESTION: GIVE LARGE QUANTITIES OF WATER. CALL
MD IMMEDIATELY.

Extinguishing Media:SAND OR CLASS D FIRE EXTINGUISHER.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MAY EMIT TOXIC FUMES OF ZINE OXIDE IN
FIRE; EVOLVES HYDROGEN IN MOIST AIR.

Spill Release Procedures:REMOVE ALL IGNITION SOURCES. COVER WITH AN
INERT MATERIAL SUCH AS SAND. SWEEP UP WITH NON-SPARKING TOOLS.
DISPOSE OF AT AN EPA APPROVED INCINERATOR.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE SEPARATE
FROM ACIDS, ALKALIES AND HALOGENATED HYDROCARBONS. KEEP AWAY FROM
OXIDIZERS. KEEP AWAY FROM COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS.
Other Precautions:AVOID CNTCT W/EYES, SKIN & CLTHG. DO NOT BREATHE
DUST. BECAUSE OF THE LG SIZE OF ZINC GRANULES, INHAL & FLAMM HAZS
NORM ASSOC W/ZINC SOLID ARE GREATLY REDUCED. IF ZINC IS GROUND INTO
A FINER DUST/POWD ER, THESE HAZS WILL AGAIN BE PRESENT.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE
FOR EXPOSURE OF CONCERN .
Ventilation:FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves:DISPOSABLE LATEX GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:LAB COAT.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:1665F,907C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:786F,419C
Vapor Pres:1 @ 487C
Spec Gravity:7.14
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:BLUISH-GRAY POWDER; NO ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CONTACT WITH OXIDIZERS, ACIDS, ALKALIES, HALOGENATED HYDROCARBONS,
TRANSITION METAL HALIDES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, FLAMES, MOISTURE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:MAY EMIT TOXIC FUMES OF ZINC OXIDE IN
FIRE; EVOLVES HYDROGEN IN MOIST AIR.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL FEDERAL, STATE
AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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