E I DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO -- STAUROLITE SANDS, STARBLAST XL  -- 5350-00N045721
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:STAUROLITE SANDS, STARBLAST XL
MSDS Date:11/05/1992
FSC:5350
NIIN:00N045721
MSDS Number: BTMMD
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:E I DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO
Address:1007 MARKET STREET
City:WILMINGTON
State:DE
ZIP:19898
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-441-9442
Emergency Phone Num:800-424-9300;800-441-3637
Preparer's Name:W J BROCK
CAGE:0ERJ7
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:E I DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO, INC.
Address:1007 MARKET STREET
City:WILMINGTON
State:DE
ZIP:19898
Country:US
Phone:800-441-7515
CAGE:0ERJ7
Company Name:E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO
Address:1007 MARKET STREET
Box:City:WILMINGTON
State:DE
ZIP:19898
Country:US
Phone:800-441-7515;800-441-9442
CAGE:18873

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:RESP PROT: INVOLVING CLEANUP OR DUMPING OF STAUROLITE
    PRODUCT BAGS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:STAUROLITE
CAS:12182-56-8
Fraction by Wt: 90%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:TITANIUM; (TITANIUM MINERALS)
CAS:7440-32-6
RTECS #:XR1700000
Fraction by Wt: 6%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:SILICA, CRYSTALLINE - QUARTZ; (QUARTZ)
CAS:14808-60-7
RTECS #:VV7330000
Fraction by Wt: < 1%
OSHA PEL:0.1 MG/M3 RDUST
ACGIH TLV:0.1 MG/M3 RDUST

Ingred Name:ZIRCONIUM (IV) SILICATE (1:1); (ZIRCON)
CAS:14940-68-2
RTECS #:ZH9000000
Fraction by Wt: 2%
OSHA PEL:5 MG/M3;10 STEL (ZR)
ACGIH TLV:5 MG/M3;10 STEL (ZR)

Ingred Name:ALUMINUM (III) SILICATE (2:1); (KYANITE)
CAS:1302-76-7
RTECS #:BD1450000
Fraction by Wt: 1%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:SUPP DATA: DNA DMG IN MAMMALIAN CELLS AND IN A WHOLE ANIMAL
    ASSAY FOR CHROMOSOMAL EFFECTS. THE PREDOMINANT EFT (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6: OF OVEREXP TO AIRBORNE RESP QUARTZ IN HUMANS IS
    SILICOSIS. SILICOSIS IS A CHRONIC FIBROTIC LUNG DISEASE (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7:CHARACTERIZED BY FORMATION OF SILICA CONTAINING SCAR
    TISSUE IN THE LUNGS W/SYMPTOMS OF COUGHING, DYSPNEA, (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8: WHEEZING & NONSPECIFIC RESP AILMENTS. GROSS ACUTE
    OVEREXP TO QUARTZ BY INHAL MAY CAUSE FATALITY. (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10: EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES SHOW THAT IN ADDN TO
    SILICOSIS THERE IS LIMITED EVIDENCE OF EXCESS LUNG CANCER (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10: IN OCCUPATIONS INVOLVING EXPOSURES MAINLY TO QUARTZ
    SUCH AS STONE CUTTERS AND GRANITE INDUSTRY WORKERS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:EXPLAN OF CARCIN: ON CARCINS, 1991: ANTICIPATED TO BE
    CARCINOGEN.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES    IARC:YES	  OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:THIS PROD, AS SHIPPED, DOES NOT POSE
    ANY INHAL HLTH HAZ BECAUSE IT CNTNS ESSENTIALLY NO PARTICLES IN THE
    RESP SIZE RANGE. HOWEVER, IF DURING HNDLG OR USE, THE PARTICLES ARE
    BROKEN DOWN TO A SIZE THAT	CAN BE INHALED, THE DUSTS MAY BE
    HARMFUL TO THE RESP SYSTEM. EYE CONTACT W/MINERAL SANDS MAY CAUSE
    (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SILICA, CRYSTALLINE-QUARTZ: IARC
    MONOGRAPHS, SUPPLEMENT. VOL 7, PG 341, 1987: GRP 2A. NTP 6TH ANNUAL
    REPORT (ING 12)
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:IRRIT W/DISCOMFORT, TEARING, & BLURRED
    VISION. STAUROLITE SANDS MAY CNTN UP TO 5% QUARTZ. EFTS NOTED IN
    ANIMALS EXPOSED TO RESP QUARTZ BY INHAL OR INTRATRACHEAL
    INSTILLATION INCL PULM FIBROSI S, INFLAMM, EDEMA, & EMPHYSEMA. LUNG
    TUMORS OCCURED IN RATS EXPOSED BY INHAL FOR UP TO 2 YRS TO LEVELS
    (SUPP DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:INDIVIDUALS W/PRE-EXISTING CNDTNS
    OF THE LUNGS MAY HAVE INCR SUSCEPTIBILITY TO THE TOXICITY OF
    EXCESSIVE EXPOSURES.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:INHAL: IMMED REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF
    RESP. IF BRTHG IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. CALL A PHYSICIAN. SKIN:
    THE COMPOUND IS NOT HAZ BY SKIN CNTCT, BUT CLEANSING THE SKIN AFTER
    USE IS A DVISABLE. EYE: IMMED FLUSH EYES W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT
    LEAST 15 MIN. CALL MD. INGEST: NO SPECIFIC INTERVENTION IS
    INDICATED AS THE COMPOUND IS NOT HAZ BY INGEST. HOWEVER, IF SYMPS
    OCCUR, CONSULT MD.

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Flash Point:WILL NOT BURN
Extinguishing Media:AS APPROPRIATE FOR COMBUSTIBLES IN AREA.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:NOTE: REVIEW FIRE & EXPLOSION HAZARDS AND
    SAFETY PRECAUTIONS BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH CLEAN UP. USE APPROPRIATE
    PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT DURING CLEAN UP. SWEEP UP SPILLAGE.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Other Precautions:AVOID BREATHING RESPIRABLE DUST.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD AIR SUPPLIED ABRASIVE BLASTING
    RESPS SHOULD BE WORN BY ALL ABRASIVE BLASTING OPERATORS. NIOSH/MSHA
    APPRVD FILTER RESPS EQUIPPED W/HIGH EFFICIENCY FILTERS MAY BE WORN
    FOR SHORT, INTER MITTENT, OR OCCASNL EXPOSURES (ING 13)
Ventilation:SUFFICIENT VENT SHOULD BE PROVIDED TO KEEP RESPIRABLE DUST
    CONC BELOW THE INDICATED EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKER GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EFTS OF OVEREXP: OF 12.4 OR 51.6 MG/M3 RESP QUARTZ. ALSO LUNG TUMORS
    WERE SEEN IN STUDIES IN WHICH QUARTZ WAS INSTILLED IN THE TRACHEA
    OF RATS. QUARTZ WAS POSITIVE IN MAMMALIAN CELL CULTURES FOR CELL 
    TRANSFORMATION AND CHROMOSOMAL EFTS ANDWAS NEGATIVE IN CELL CULTURE
    ASSAYS FOR GENE MUTATION IN BACTERIA & (ING 6)

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

HCC:T6
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:2498F,1370C
Spec Gravity:3.7
Evaporation Rate &amp; Reference:NOT VOLATILE
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:REDDISH-BROWN SOLID, FREE-FLOWING SAND. ODORLESS.

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE REASONABLY FORESEEABLE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:DECOMPOSITION WILL NOT OCCUR.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:COMPLY WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
    REGULATIONS. IF APPROVED, MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A LAND DISPOSAL
    SITE.

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