Product ID:ZINC OXIDE, ACS, POWDER
MSDS Date:09/05/1996
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-241-1157
MSDS Number: CBQGS

Emergency Phone: 201-653-6900/800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 201-653-6900

Cage: 8G980

Telephone: 201-653-6900/800-248-2436

Cage: 83628

ZINC OXIDE (SARA 313) (CERCLA)

CAS: 1314-13-2

RTECS: ZH4810000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL 15 MG/M3 TDUST

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3 TDUST; 9596

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORL-HMN LDLO:500MG/KG.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:MAY BE HARMFUL BY INHAL/INGEST/SKIN
ABSORPTION.MAY CAUSE EYE IRRIT.MAY CAUSE SKIN IRRIT.TO BEST OF OUR
KNOWLEDGE CHEMICAL/PHYSICAL/TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES HAVE NOT BEEN
THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED.DUST/F UME IRRIT RESP TRACT.PROL SKIN
CONTACT CAN PRODUCE SEVERE DERM CALL OXIDE POX.EXPO TO HI DUST/FUME
LEVELS CAN (SUPPLEME)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:EYE/SKIN/RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRIT.SEVERE
DERMATITIS (OXIDE POX),METALLIC TASTE,MARKED
THIRST,COUGHING,FATIGUE,WEAKNESS,MUSCULAR
PAIN,NAUSEA,FEVER,CHILLS.BRONCHITIS,PNEUMONIA W/BLUEISH TINT TO
SKIN.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:IN CASE OF CONTACT IMMED FLUSH EYES W/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER
FOR @LEAST 15MINS.IN CASE OF CONTACT IMMED WASH SKIN W/SOAP &
COPIOUS AMT SO WATER.IF INHALED REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.IF NOT
BREATHING GIVE ART RESPIRATION.IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT GIVE
OXYGEN.IF SWALLOWED WAS HOUT MOUTH W/WATER PROVIDED PERSON IS
CONSCIOUS.CALL PHYSICIAN.

Flash Point:NON-COMBUSTIBLE
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:NP
Lower Limits:NP
Upper Limits:NP
Extinguishing Media:USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE TO SURROUNDING
FIRE CONDITIONS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS &
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PRVENT CONTACT W/SKIN/EYES.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR RESPIRATOR,CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES,RUBBER
BOOTS & HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES.SWEEP UP PLACE IN BAG & HOLD FOR WASTE
DISPOSAL.AVOID RAISING DUST.VENTILATE AREA & WASH SPILL SITE AFTER
MATL PICKUP IS COMP LETE.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:MAGNESIUM VIOLENTLY REDUCES ZINC OXIDE
WHEN HEATED,RESULTING IN EXPLO.MIXTURES OF CHLORINATED RUBBER &
ZINCE OXIDE EXPLODE WHEN HEATED AVOVE 215C.
Other Precautions:DON'T BREATH DUST.AVOID EYE/SKIN/CLOTH CONTACT.AVOID
PROLONG/REP EXPO.HARMFUL DUST.KEEP CNTNR CLOSED.STORE IN COOL DRY
PLACE.

Respiratory Protection:WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH/MSHA-APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:MECHANICAL EXHAUST REQUIRED.
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL-RESISTANT GLOVES.
Eye Protection:SAFETY GOGG.
Other Protective Equipment:OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.SAFETY SHOWER,EYE
BATH.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFT HNDLG.
Supplemental Safety and Health
HEALTH:CAUSE METALLIC TASTE,MARKED THIRST,COUGHING,FTG,WEAK,MUSCULAR
PAIN,NAU FOLLOWED BY FEVER/CHILLS.SEVERE OVEREXPO MAY RESULT IN
BRONCHITIS/PNEUMONIA W/BLUEISH TINT TO SKIN.

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:NP
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:NP
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:NP
Vapor Pres:NP
Vapor Density:NP
Spec Gravity:5.606
pH:NP
Viscosity:NP
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NP
Solubility in Water:NP
Appearance and Odor:WHITE POWDER.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NP
Corrosion Rate:NP

STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:MAGNESIUM VIOL REDUCES ZINC OXIDE WHEN
HEATED RESULT IN EXPLO.MIXTURES OF CHLORINATED RUBB/ZINC OXIDE
EXPLO HEAT>215C.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NATRUE OF DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS NOT
KNOWN.

Waste Disposal Methods:BURY IN LANDFILL SITE APPROVED FOR DISPOSAL OF
CHEMICAL & HAZARDOUS WASTES.OBSERVE ALL FED/STATE/LOC ENVIRONMENTAL
REGULATIONS.

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