Product ID:C0890,C0892,C0899CALCIUM OXIDE,LUMPS
MSDS Date:02/11/1987
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:D DG
MSDS Number: CJYRM

Emergency Phone: (800)424-9300

Info Phone: 312-364-0150

Preparer: K. KUCHEL

Cage: JO491

Telephone: 312-364-0150

Cage: JO491

CALCIUM OXIDE (CAO)

CAS: 1305-78-8

RTECS: EW3100000

OSHA PEL 5 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 2 MG/M3

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NOT PROVIDED.
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:CORROSIVE. SEVERE IRRITANT BY ALL
EXPOSURE ROUTES. FORMS CAUSTIC SOLUTION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT PROVIDED.
Effects of Overexposure:CORROSIVE. SEVERE IRRITANT BY ALL EXPOSURE
ROUTES. FORMS CAUSTIC SOLUTION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NOT PROVIDED.

First Aid:SKIN: IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FUSH WITH PLENTY OF
WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES WHILE REMOVING CONTAMINATED CLOTHING
AND SHOES. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. EYES: WASH EYES WITH PLENTY OF
WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES, LIFTING LOWER AND UPPER EYELIDS
OCCASIONALLY. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY. INHALATION: REMOVE
TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF
BREATHING IS D IFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. CALL A PHYSICIAN. INGESTION:
GIVE SEVERAL GLASSES OF WATER OR MILK. VOMITING MAY OCCUR BUT DO
NOT INDUCE. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON.
GET MEDICAL ATTE NTION IMMEDIATELY.

Extinguishing Media:USE ANY MEDIUM SUITABLE FOR EXTINGUISHING
SUPPORTING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE, WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE
CLOTHING AND NIOSH-APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH
FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN THE POSITIVE PRESSURE DEMAND OR OTHER
POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A FIRE /EXPLOSION
HAZARD. UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES IT IS POSSIBLE FOR HEAT
RELEASED BY REACTION WITH WATER TO IGNITE COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS.

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP. AVOID DUSTING. CLEANUP/DISPOSAL
METHODS ARE RECOMMENDATIONS ONLY. CHECK YOUR LOCAL, STATE, AND
FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
Neutralizing Agent:WEAK ACID

Handling and Storage Precautions:NOT PROVIDED.
Other Precautions:NOT PROVIDED.

Respiratory Protection:PROVIDE PROTECTION FROM DUST
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST, MECHANICAL (GENERAL)
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:APRON
Work Hygienic Practices:NOT PROVIDED.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE

HCC:B1
NRC/State Lic Num:NOT RELEVANT.
Boiling Pt:=2850.C, 5162.F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=2572.C, ######F
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:NOT PROVIDED.
Vapor Pres:NOT APPLICAPLE.
Spec Gravity:3.37
pH:NOT PROVIDED.
Viscosity:NOT APPLICAPLE.
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT APPLICAPLE.
Solubility in Water:SLIGHT, EXOTHERMIC
Appearance and Odor:WHITE POWDER - NO ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NOT RELEVANT
Corrosion Rate:NOT PROVIDED.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
WATER, CARBON DIOXIDE, ACIDS, PHOSPHORUS PENTOXIDE, BORIC ACID, MANY
ORGANIC SUBSTANCES
Stability Condition to Avoid:MOISTURE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE KNOWN.

Waste Disposal Methods:SCRAP MATERIAL CAN BE SENT IN SEALED CAUSTIC
RESISTANT CONTAINERS AS HAZARDOUS WASTE TO A RCRA-APPROVED FACILITY
OR DISSOLVE IN EXCESS WATER, NEUTRALIZE WITH DILUTE ACID AND FLUSH
TO DRAIN WITH MORE W ATER IF REGULAITONS ALLOW.

Toxicological Information:NOT PROVIDED.

Ecological:NOT PROVIDED.

Transport Information:CALCIUM OXIDE, UN1910.

SARA Title III Information:NOT PROVIDED.
Federal Regulatory Information:NOT PROVIDED.
State Regulatory Information:NOT PROVIDED.

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