Product ID:CARBON ACTIVATED, C176500
MSDS Date:10/12/1992
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N062577
MSDS Number: CDWPD

FISHER SCIENTIFIC CHEMICAL

1 REAGENT LANE
FAIR LAWN, NJ 07410
US

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO. CHEMICAL MFG DIV

FAIRLAWN, NJ 07410-2802 US

Telephone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

CARBON; (CARBON, ACTIVATED)

CAS: 7440-44-0

RTECS: FF5250100

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL 15 MG/M3 TDUST

ACGIH TLV: 2 MG/M3 TDUST

LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS, UNTIL NO EVID OF

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

TREAT SYMPOTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. GET MED

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

HIPS TO PVNT ASPIR.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

AREA AND DENY ENTRY. RESIDUE SHOULD BE CLEANED

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

ON SPECIFIC OPERATION, MUST NOT EXCEED WORKING

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

DUST & MIST RESP. ANY AIR-PURIFYING RESP

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

RESP W/DUST & MIST FILTER. ANY POWERED AIR-PURIFYING

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

'C' SUPPLIED-AIR RESP OPERATED IN PRESSURE-DEMAND OR

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

ANY SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. FOR

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

ANY SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS THAT HAS FULL

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

POSITIVE-PRESSURE MODE. ANY SUPPLIED-AIR RESP THAT

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

OR OTHER POSITIVE-PRESSURE MODE IN COMBINATION

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

IN PRESSURE-DEMAND OR OTHER POSITIVE-PRESSURE MODE.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

MONOXIDE, CHROMATES, DICHLORINE OXIDE,

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

METAL NITRATES, NITRIC ACID, NITROGEN OXIDE,

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

(STRONG), OXOSALTS, OXYGEN, OXYGEN DIFLUORIDE,

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE, SODIUM SULFIDE, TRIOXYGEN

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

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:ACUTE:INHAL:INHALATION OF DUST MAY
CAUSE SLIGHT MUCOUS MEMBRANES. EYE:CONTACT WITH DUST MAY CAUSE
MECHANICAL IRRITATION. CHRONIC:INHAL:REPEATED OR PROLONGED EXPOSURE
MAY CAUSE SLIGHT IRRITATION. EYE:R EPEATED OR PROLONGED EXPOSURE
MAY CAUSEMECHANICAL IRRITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG HAS STOPPED,
PERFORM ARTF RESP. KEEP PERSON WARM & AT REST. TREAT
SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. GET MED ATTN IMMED. SKIN:REMOVE
CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOES IMMED. WASH AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP OR MILD
DETERGENT & LG AMTS OF WATER UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REAMINS(APPROX
15-20 MINS). GET MED ATTN IMMED. EYE:WASH IMMED W/LG AMTS OF
WATER/NORM SALINE, OCCASNLY (ING 2)

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEM SAND, EARTH, WATER/REGULAR FOAM. LGR
FIRES:WATER SPRAY, FOG OR REGULAR FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP . MOVE
CNTNR FROM FIRE AREA IF CAN BE DONE W/OUT RISK. APPLY COOLING WATER
TO SIDES OF CNTNRS THAT ARE EXPOS (SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MAY IGNITE SPONTANIOUSLY ON EXPOSUE TO
AIR. DANGEROUS FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT/FLAME. DUST-AIR
MIXTURES MAY IGNITE OR EXPLODE.

Spill Release Procedures:SHUT OFF IGNIT SOURCES. DO NOT TOUCH SPILLED
MATL. FOR SM SPILLS, W/CLEAN SHOVEL, PLACE MATL INTO CLEAN, DRY
CNTNR & COVER; MOVE CNTNR FROM SPILL AREA. FOR LARGER SPILLS, WET
DOWN W/WATER & DIKE FOR L ATER DISP. NO SMKNG, FLAMES/FLARES IN HAZ
(ING 5)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE
SUBSTANCES. AVOID CONTACT WITH HEAT, SPARKS, FLAMES/OTHER SOURCES
OF IGNITION.
Other Precautions:AVOID DISPERSION OF DUST IN AIR. FINELY DIVIDED
PARTICLES, DUST, OR FUMES MAY BE FLAMMABLE OR EXPLOSIVE. KEEP AWAY
FROM SPARKS OR IGNITION SOURCES. MATL IS EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE & MAY
BURN RAPIDLY WITH FLARE-BURNING EFFECT.

Respiratory Protection:FOLLOWING RESPS ARE REC BASED IN INFO FOUND IN
PHYSICAL DATA, TOX & HLTH EFTS SECTIONS. THEY ARE RANKED IN ORDER
FROM MIN TO MAX RESP PROT. SPECIFIC RESP SELECTED MUST BE BASED ON
CONTAM LEVELS FOUND IN WORK PLACE, MUST BE BASED (ING 6)
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION. VENTILATION EQUIPMENT
MUST BE EXPLOSION PROOF.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
APPROP PROT IMPERVIOUS CLTHG & EQUIP TO PVNT RPTD/PRLNGD CONT
W/SKIN.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC:TO FLAMES UNTIL WELL AFTER FIRE IS OUT. STAY AWAY FROM
ENDS OF TANKS. FOR MASSIVE FIRE IN CARGO AREA, USE UNMANNED HOSE
HOLDER/MONITOR NOZZ; IF IMPOSS, WITHDRAW FROM AREA & LET FIRE BU
RN. EXTING USING AGENTS INDICATED. MOVEMATL FROM FIRE ONLY IF SAFE
& PRACTICAL. USE WATER IN FLOODING AMTS.

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:>6606F,>365
Vapor Pres:1 @ 2586C
Spec Gravity:1.8-2.1
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT KNOWN
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS, BLACK AMORPHOUS SOLID.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALKALI METALS, AMMONIUM NITRATE, AMMONIUM PERCHLORATE, BROMATES,
CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE, CHLORATES, CHLORINE (ING 15)
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER NORM TEMPS & PRESS IN CLSD
CNTNR MAY UNDERGO SPONT IGNIT ON EXPOS TO AIR; MAY BE ACCELERATED
BY MOISTURE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY
INCLUDE TOXIC OXIDES OF CARBON.

Waste Disposal Methods:OBSERVE ALL FED, ST & LOC REGS WHEN
STORING/DISPOSING OF SUBSTANCE. FOR ASSISTANCE, CONT DISTRICT
DIRECTOR OF ENVIR PROT AGENCY. DISP MUST BE I/A/W STDS APPLIC TO
GENERATORS OF HAZ WASTE, 40 CFR 262. EPA HAZ WASTE NO:D001.

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