Product ID:LITHIUM CARBONATE, LI35
MSDS Date:04/15/1996
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N084823
MSDS Number: CGTZD

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 908-549-7144

Preparer: SUSHA RAMONE

Cage: 04XT3

Telephone: 732-549-7144

Cage: 04XT3

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CAS: 554-13-2

RTECS: OJ5800000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORAL RAT): 525 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:ACUTE: EYE IRRITANT & MAY IRRITATE
SKIN. AIRBORNE DUST MAY IRRITATE NOSE & THROAT. A HUMAN &
EXPERIMENTAL CARCIN. EXPERIMENTAL REPRO EFT. TAKEN ORALLY, LITHIUM
SALTS CAN CAUSE NAUS, VOMIT, & ABDOM PAI N. CHRONICALLY, LITHIUM
AFFECTS CNS, KIDNEYS, GI TRACT & CAUSES DERMATOLOGIC RXNS. SIGNS OF
LITHIUM (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: POISONING ARE ANOREXIA, GEN WEAK,
DEHYDRATION, & DRYNESS OF MOUTH.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES OCCASIONALLY
LIFTING UPPER AND LOWER EYELIDS. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED
CLOTHING, THE FLUSH WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. WASH
CLOTHING THORO BEFOR E REUSE. INHAL: MOVE TO FRESH AIR. INGEST: DO
NOT INDUCE VOMITING. GET IMMED MEDICAL HELP. IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE
LARGE QUANTITY OF WATER/MILK. IF IRRIT CONTINUES, GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION IMMED.

Flash Point:NOT COMBUSTIBLE
Extinguishing Media:APPROPRIATE TO SURROUNDING FIRE CONDITIONS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NONE. WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA. WIPE UP AND PUT IN A SEALED
CONTAINER. WASH SPILL SITE ONCE MATERIAL HAS BEEN COMPLETELY PICKED
UP.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE. KEEP
TIGHTLY SEALED WHEN NOT IN USE. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN AND
CLOTHING. USE ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
Other Precautions:STORE AWAY FROM STRONG ACIDS.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:EMERGENCY EYEWASH AND DELUGE SHOWER MEETING
ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA .
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
BP: 2390F (1310C) DECOMPOSES. SOL IN WATER: COLD-1.54G/100CC;
HOT-0.72G/100CC.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:SUP DAT
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1333F,723C
Spec Gravity:2.11
Solubility in Water:SUP DAT
Appearance and Odor:WHITE CRYSTALS

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Waste Disposal Methods:CONTACT LOCAL HAZARDOUS OR CHEMICAL WASTE
DISPOSAL AGENCY FOR REGULATIONS. DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH
LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS .

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