FISHER SCIENTIFIC -- SILICIC ACID, A-945 ======================================================= MSDS Safety Information ======================================================= FSC: 6810 NIIN: 00-270-5757 MSDS Date: 07/16/1992 MSDS Num: CDVHP Product ID: SILICIC ACID, A-945 MFN: 01 Responsible Party Cage: 1B464 Name: FISHER SCIENTIFIC Address: 1 REAGENT LANE City: FAIR LAWN NJ 07410 Info Phone Number: 201-796-7100 Emergency Phone Number: 201-796-7100;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC) Published: Y ======================================================= Contractor Summary ======================================================= Cage: 1B464 Name: FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO. CHEMICAL MFG DIV Address: 1 REAGENT LANE City: FAIRLAWN NJ 07410-2802 Phone: 201-796-7100 ======================================================= Item Description Information ======================================================= Item Name: SILICIC ACID,ANALYZED REAGENT ======================================================= Ingredients ======================================================= Cas: 7699-41-4 RTECS #: VV8850000 Name: SILICIC ACID % Wt: 100 OSHA PEL: 20 MPPCF; Z-3 ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3 TDUST ------------------------------ Name: SUPDAT:STUDIES INDICATE LUNG CANCER OCCURS MORE FREQUENTLY AMONG PERSONS W/SILICOSIS THAN IN GEN POPULATION. ----------------------------- Name: ING 2:STUDIES IN WHICH RATS, GUINEA PIGS & MONKEYS WERE EXPOS TO FUMED, GEL & PRECIPITATED FORMS OF AMORPHOUS ----------------------------- Name: ING 3:SILICA @ CONCS OF 7-10 MG/M3 (RESPIRABLE DUST) FOR 5.5-6 HRS A DAY FOR UP TO 18 MONTHS, RSLTD IN SOME ----------------------------- Name: ING 4:FIBROGENIC LUNG CHANGES IN MONKEYS ONLY, PARTICULARLY W/FUMED FORM. ALL 3 FORMS CAUSED MACROPHAGE & ----------------------------- Name: ING 5:MONONUCLEAR CELL AGGREGATES W/RETICULIN FIBERS & RESULTANT REDUCTION IN SIZE OF BRONCHIOLE LUMINA IN ----------------------------- Name: ING 6:LUNGS OF MONKEYS. SILICIC ACID:SKIN:CHRONIC:RPTD/PRLNGD CONT W/DRY PARTICULATES MAY BE DRYING & ABRASIVE. ----------------------------- Name: ING 7:EYE:ACUTE:PARTICLES MAY CAUSE IRRIT, ONE FUMED SILICA, PARTICLE SIZE 0.5-10 MICRONS, WAS CONSIDERED INERT ----------------------------- Name: ING 8:INERT TO MILDLY IRRIT WHEN TESTED ON RABBIT EYES. INGEST:ACUTE:EFTS ARE PURELY MECH AS SUBSTANCE IS INERT ----------------------------- Name: ING 9:CHEMICALLY & BIOLOGICALLY BY THIS ROUTE. CHRONIC:AMORPHOUS SILICA IS PERMITTED IN SOME FORMS AS FOOD ----------------------------- Name: ING 10:ADDITIVE IN AMTS OF <2% BY WEIGHT. ----------------------------- Name: FIRST AID PROC:UPPER & LOWER LIDS, UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (FOR @ LST 15 MINS). GET MED ATTN IMMED. ----------------------------- Name: ING 12:INGEST:GIVE WATER/FLUIDS. EMESIS IS NOT NECESSARY. TREAT SUPPORTIVELY & SYMPTOMATICALLY. IF IRRIT OR ----------------------------- Name: ING 13:OR DIGESTIVE UPSET OCCURS, GET MED ATTENTION. ----------------------------- Name: RESP PROT:QUARTER-MASK RESPS. ANY SUPPLIED AIR RESP. ANY SCBA. 500 MPPCF-ANY POWERED AIR-PURIFYING RESP W/DUST ----------------------------- Name: ING 15:& MIST FILTER. ANY SUPPLIED-AIR RESP OPERATED IN CONTINUOUS FLOW MODE. 1000 MPPCF-ANY AIR-PURIFYING FULL ----------------------------- Name: ING 16:FACEPIECE RESP W/HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE FILTER. ANY POWERED AIR-PURIFYING RESP W/TIGHT-FITTING ----------------------------- Name: ING 17:FACEPIECE & HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE FILTER. ANY SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE. ANY SUPPLIED-AIR RESP W/FULL ----------------------------- Name: ING 18:FACEPIECE. ANY SUPPLIED-AIR RESP W/TIGHT-FITTING FACEPIECE OPERATED IN CONTINUOUS FLOW MODE. 10,000 MPPCF ----------------------------- Name: ING 19:ANY SUPPLIED-AIR RESP W/HALF-MASK & OPERATED IN PRESS-DEMAND/OTHER POS PRESS MODE. ESCAPE-ANY AIR- ----------------------------- Name: ING 20:PURIFYING FULL FACEPIECE RESP W/HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE FILTER. ANY APPROP ESCAPE-TYPE SCBA. FOR ----------------------------- Name: ING 21:FIREFIGHTING & OTHER IMMED DANGEROUS TO LIFE/HLTH CNDTNS:ANY SCBA THAT HAS FULL FACEPIECE & IS OPERATED ----------------------------- Name: ING 22:IN PRESS DEMAND/OTHER POS-PRESS MODE. FOR MORE SPECIFIC RESPIRATORY INFORMATION CONTACT NEHC (FP N). ======================================================= Health Hazards Data ======================================================= LD50 LC50 Mixture: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER. Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES Skin: YES Ingestion: YES Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO IARC: NO OSHA: NO Effects of Exposure: ACUTE:SILICIC ACID:ACUTE:EXPOS TO HIGH CONCS MAY CAUSE PHYSICAL DISCOMFORT OF UPPER RESP TRACT. CHRONIC:PULM EFTS OF LONGTERM EXPOS MAY VARY W/FORM OF AMORPHOUS SILICA &, MORE IMPORTANTLY, DEGREE OF C ONTAM W/CRYSTALLINE FORM OF SILICA. STUDIES DONE ON GROUP OF WORKERS EXPOS TO PRECIPITATED SILICA DUST (EFTS OF OVEREXP) Explanation Of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT. Signs And Symptions Of Overexposure: HLTH HAZ:FOR AVERAGE IF 8.6 YRS, REVEALED NO ADVERSE EFTS ON PULM FUNC TESTS/CHEST X-RAYS. IT IS POSS HOWEVER, X-RAY CHANGES IN LUNGS, W/ONLY EXERTIONAL DYSPNEA/W/OUT ANY DISABILITY, MAY OCCUR IN SOME WORKERS, IF QTY OF DUST TO WHICH THEY ARE EXPOS IS GREAT ENOUGH. PRESENCE OF CRYSTALLINE SILICA MAY GREATLY (SUPDAT) 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 & @ REST. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. GET MED ATTN IMMED. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOES IMMED. WASH AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT & LG AMTS OF WATER UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (APPROX 15-20 MINS). GET MED ATTN. EYE:WASH IMMED W/LG AMTS OF WATER/NORMAL SALINE, OCCASNLY LIFTING ======================================================= Handling and Disposal ======================================================= Spill Release Procedures: OCCUPATIONAL SPILL:RESIDUE SHOULD BE CLEANED UP USING A HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE FILTER VACUUM. Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER. Waste Disposal Methods: OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGS WHEN STORING/DISPOSING OF SUBSTANCE. FOR ASSISTANCE, CONT DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF ENVIR PROT AGENCY. Handling And Storage Precautions: STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES. Other Precautions: NONE REPORTED. ======================================================= Fire and Explosion Hazard Information ======================================================= Extinguishing Media: DRY CHEM, CO*2, WATER SPRAY/REGULAR FOAM. (1990 EMER RESPONSE GUIDEBOOK, DOT P 5800.5). FOR LARGER FIRES:WATER (SUPDAT) Fire Fighting Procedures: USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (FP N). MOVE CNTNR FROM FIRE AREA IF POSSIBLE. AVOID BRTHG VAPORS OR DUST. KEEP UPWIND. Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT OR FLAME. ======================================================= Control Measures ======================================================= Respiratory Protection: SPECIFIC RESP SELECTED MUST BE BASED ON CONTAM LEVELS FOUND IN WORK PLACE. MUST NOT EXCEED WORKING LIMITS OF RESP & BE JOINTLY APPRVD BY NIOSH. 100 MPPCF-ANY DUST & MIST RESP. 200 MPPCF-ANY DUST & MIS T RESP EXCEPT SINGLE-USE & Ventilation: PROVIDE LOC EXHAUST/PROCESS ENCLOSURE VENT TO MEET PUBLISHED EXPOSURE LIMITS. Protective Gloves: IMPERVIOUS GLOVES (FP N). Eye Protection: ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES (FP N). Other Protective Equipment: ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER (FP N). IMPERVIOUS CLTHG & EQUP TO PVNT RPTD/PRLNGD SKIN CONT W/THIS SUBSTANCE. Work Hygienic Practices: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER. Supplemental Safety and Health: EXTING MEDIA:SPRAY, FOG/REGULAR FOAM. (1990 EMER RESPONSE GUIDEBOOK, DOT P 5800.5). EFTS OF OVEREXP:INCR POTNTL FOR MORE DISABLING SILICOSIS TO OCCUR W/POSSIBILITY OF ADVANCED FIBROSIS & DIFFUSE OBSTR UCTIVE EMPHYSEMA LEADING TO SEV RESP CRIPPLING & ULTIMATELY, FATAL CARDIORESP FAILURE. IN ADDN, EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ======================================================= Physical/Chemical Properties ======================================================= Evaporation Rate & Reference: NOT KNOWN Solubility in Water: INSOLUBLE Appearance and Odor: COLORLESS TO WHITE, AMORPHOUS POWDER. ======================================================= Reactivity Data ======================================================= Stability Indicator: YES Stability Condition To Avoid: STABLE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. Materials To Avoid: SILICIC ACID:ACIDS:VIOLENT REACTION. Hazardous Decomposition Products: NONE HAZARDOUS. Hazardous Polymerization Indicator: NO Conditions To Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT. ======================================================= Toxicological Information ======================================================= ======================================================= Ecological Information ======================================================= ======================================================= MSDS Transport Information ======================================================= ======================================================= Regulatory Information ======================================================= ======================================================= Other Information ======================================================= ======================================================= Transportation Information ======================================================= Responsible Party Cage: 1B464 Trans ID NO: 64435 Product ID: SILICIC ACID, A-945 MSDS Prepared Date: 07/16/1992 Review Date: 07/17/1997 MFN: 1 Multiple KIT Number: 0 Review IND: Y ======================================================= Detail DOT Information ======================================================= DOT PSN Code: ZZZ DOT Proper Shipping Name: NOT REGULATED BY THIS MODE OF TRANSPORTATION ======================================================= Detail IMO Information ======================================================= IMO PSN Code: ZZZ IMO Proper Shipping Name: NOT REGULATED FOR THIS MODE OF TRANSPORTATION ======================================================= Detail IATA Information ======================================================= IATA PSN Code: ZZZ IATA Proper Shipping Name: NOT REGULATED BY THIS MODE OF TRANSPORTATION ======================================================= Detail AFI Information ======================================================= AFI PSN Code: ZZZ AFI Proper Shipping Name: NOT REGULATED BY THIS MODE OF TRANSPORTATION ======================================================= HAZCOM Label ======================================================= Product ID: SILICIC ACID, A-945 Cage: 1B464 Company Name: FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO. CHEMICAL MFG DIV Street: 1 REAGENT LANE City: FAIRLAWN NJ Zipcode: 07410-2802 Health Emergency Phone: 201-796-7100;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC) Label Required IND: Y Date Of Label Review: 05/12/1997 Status Code: C Label Date: 05/12/1997 Origination Code: G Chronic Hazard IND: Y Eye Protection IND: YES Skin Protection IND: YES Signal Word: WARNING Respiratory Protection IND: YES Health Hazard: Moderate Contact Hazard: Moderate Fire Hazard: None Reactivity Hazard: None Hazard And Precautions: ACUTE:EYE:IRRITATION. PHYSICAL DISCOMFORT OF UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT. CHRONIC:PULMONARY EFFECTS. X-RAY CHANGES. SILICOSIS. FIBROSIS EMPHYSEMA POSSIBLE. POSSIBLE FATAL CARDIORESPIRATORY FAILURE. POSSIB LE LUNG CANCER. ======================================================= Disclaimer (provided with this information by the compiling agencies): This information is formulated for use by elements of the Department of Defense. 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