Product ID:LITHIUM CARBONATE SATURATED AQUEOUS, S230
MSDS Date:07/27/1992
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:N EN
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CKRNN

Emergency Phone: (800)424-9300

Info Phone: 516-586-0400

Cage: 67458

Telephone: 516-586-0400

Cage: 67458

LITHIUM CARBONATE

CAS: 554-13-2

RTECS: OJ5800000

OSHA PEL NONE ESTABLISHED

ACGIH TLV: NONE ESTABLISHED

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE:
INHALATION: N/A. EYE CONTACT: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. SKIN CONTACT:
SOLUTIONS ARE CAUSTIC, MAY CAUSE IRRITATION, REDNESS & PAIN.
CHRONIC: MAY CAUSE DERMATITIS. INGEST ION: LARGE ORAL DOSES MAY
CAUSE IRRITATION, ABDOMINAL PAIN, VOMITING AND DIARRHEA. CHRONIC:
MAY CAUSE APATHY, SLUGGISHNESS, DROWSINESS, BLURRED VISION,
IRREGULAR EYE MOVEMENTS, CNS DAMAGE, COMA, PULMO NARY EDEMA, AND
RENAL FIALURE. DEATH MAY OCCUR FROM LARGE REPEATED ORAL DOSES.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS ACUTE AND CHRONIC .
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:N/A.

First Aid:INHALATION: MOVE PERSON TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING HAS
STOPPED, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION
IMMEDIATELY. EYE CONTACT: FLUSH WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT
LEAST 15 MINUTES WHILE LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS. GET MEDICAL
ATTN IMMEDIATELY. SKIN CONTACT: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING &
SHOES. WASH WITH SOAP & LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
MINUTES. GET MEDICAL ATTENT ION IMMEDIATELY. INGESTION: GIVE
SEVERAL GLASSES OF WATER TO DILUTE. IF LARGE AMOUNTS WERE
SWALLOWED, GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY OR
ALCOHOL FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND BREATHING
EQUIPMENT APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A FIRE OR AN
EXPLOSION HAZARD. NEGLIGIBLE FIRE & EXPLOSION HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED
TO HEAT OR FLAME.

Spill Release Procedures:TAKE UP SPILLED MATERIAL WITH ABSORBENT
VERMICULITE AND CONTAINERIZE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL DAMAGE. STORE
IN COOL, DRY WELL-VENTILATED AREA.

Respiratory Protection:A NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR THE
EXPOSURE OF CONCERN .
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST SYSTEM.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH STATION, SAFETY SHOWER, PROTECTIVE
APRON.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Solubility in Water:YES; REACTIVITY IN H2O-NO
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, BITTER-TASTING LIQUID. (ODOR NOT SPECIFIED
BY MANUFACTURER - )

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
FLUORINE, ACIDS, ALUMINUM AND ZINC.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON DIOXIDE GAS.

Waste Disposal Methods:COMPLY WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL
REGULATIONS.

Toxicological Information:ORAL - RAT LD50: 525MG/KG. MUTATION REFERENCE
CITED. REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS CITED. TUMOROGENIC DATA CITED. (RTECS)

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