Product ID:CY-CYS
MSDS Date:03/21/1996
FSC:6505
NIIN:00N061307
MSDS Number: CCTCN

Emergency Phone: 509-452-6606

Info Phone: 509-452-6605

Cage: HO835

Telephone: 509-452-6606

Cage: HO835

CARBON; (ACTIVATED CARBON)

CAS: 7440-44-0

RTECS: FF5250100

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL 15 MG/M3 TDUST

ACGIH TLV: 2 MG/M3 TDUST; 9495

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:THIS PRODUCT IS NON-TOXIC THROUGH
INGESTION. THIS MATERIAL IS NON-TOXIC THROUGH SKIN ABSORPTION.
ACTIVATED CARBON IS NOT A PRIMARY SKIN IRRITANT. NO SENSITIZATION
EFFECTS ARE KNOWN. THE PHYSICAL NATUR E OF THIS PRODUCT MAY
IRRITATE THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. THE PHYSICAL NATURE OF THIS
PRODUCT MAY PRODUCE EYE IRRITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYE: FLUSH WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. CONTACT A
DOCTOR IMMEDIATELY. INHALATION: PERSON SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM THE
AREA. INGEST: CALL MD IMMEDIATELY . SKIN: FLUSH WITH COPIOUS
AMOUNTS OF WATER. CALL MD .

Extinguishing Media:WATER, FOAM, CO*2, OR DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CONTACT WITH STRONG OXIDIZERS MAY RESLULT
IN FIRE.

Spill Release Procedures:UNUSED PRODUCT SHOULD BE SWEPT UP AND
DISCARDED OR REPACKAGED.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:CAUTION! WET ACTIVATED CARBON REMOVES
OXYGEN FROM THE AIR CAUSING A SEVERE HAZARD TO WORKERS IN CONFINED
SPACES.
Other Precautions:SAMPLING AND WORK PROCEDURE FOR LOW OXYGEN LEVELS
SHOULD BE TAKEN WHENEVER WORKERS MAY BE ENTERING CARBON VESSELS,
ENCLOSED, OR CONFINED SPACES. ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL
REGULATIONS SHOULD BE OBS ERVED.

Respiratory Protection:A NIOSH APPROVED HIGH EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE
FILTER IS RECOMMENDED WHENEVER EXCESSIVE DUST MAY BE GENERATED.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST IS RECOMMENDED, SUFFICIENT TO CONTROL DUST.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS .
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & DELUGE SHOWER WHICH MEET
ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA .
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Spec Gravity:3-7
Solubility in Water:NOT SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS BLACK SOLID, FLAKE, GRANULE, OR PELLET.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CONTACT WITH STRONG OXIDIZERS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE MAY BE FORMED IN THE
EVENT OF A FIRE.

Waste Disposal Methods:UNUSED CARBON MAY BE DISPOSED OF BY APPROPRIATE
MEANS ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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