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

Product ID:STAUROLITE SANDS, STARBLAST XL
MSDS Date:09/08/1993
FSC:5350
NIIN:00N045721
MSDS Number: CFLQF
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:E I DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO INC
Address:1007 MARKET ST
City:WILMINGTON
State:DE
ZIP:19898
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-441-9442
Emergency Phone Num:800-441-3637;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
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: FOR ABRASIVE BLASTING USE A NIOSH APPRVD
    CONTINUOUS FLOW AIR-LINE RESP COVERING HEAD, NECK, & (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 16: SHOULDERS TO PROVIDE PROTECTION FROM REBOUND
    ABRASIVE PER 29 CFR 1910.94 (A) (5).
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:VENT: CONFINED AREAS, AIRBORNE DUST LEVELS SHOULD BE
    CONTROLLED BY PHYSICAL ENCLOSURE OF ABRASIVE BLASTING (ING 19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 18: OPERATION. ENCLOSURE SHOULD BE EXHAUST VENTILATED
    I/A/W 29 CFR 1910.94 VENTILATION (A) ABRASIVE BLASTING.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:STAUROLITE (MFR'S CAS NO:12182-56-8). PEL:15 MG/MG TDUST; 5
    MG/M3 RDUST (MFR).
CAS:12181-56-8
Fraction by Wt: 90%
OSHA PEL:SEE INGREDIENT
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:ZIRCONIUM (IV) SILICATE (1:1); (ZIRCON).
CAS:14940-68-2
RTECS #:ZH9000000
Fraction by Wt: 2%
OSHA PEL:5 MG/M3 (ZR)
ACGIH TLV:5 MG/M3 (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:SILICA, CRYSTALLINE - QUARTZ; (QUARTZ)
CAS:14808-60-7
RTECS #:VV7330000
Fraction by Wt: <1%
OSHA PEL:0.1 MG/M3 RDUST(MFR)
ACGIH TLV:0.1 MG/M3 RDUST

Ingred Name:URANIUM. %:2-3 PCI/G OF NATURALLY OCCURING RADIOACTIVE
    URANIUM.
CAS:7440-61-1
RTECS #:YR3490000
Fraction by Wt: TRACE
OSHA PEL:0.2 MG/M3;0.6 STEL
ACGIH TLV:0.2 MG/M3;0.6 STEL

Ingred Name:THORIUM 232; (THORIUM) %:LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO NORMAL
    BACKGROUND LEVELS.
Fraction by Wt: TRACE
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:RADIUM 226; (RADIUM). %:2-6 PCI/G.
Fraction by Wt: TRACE
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

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

Ingred Name:ING 9:WARNING! THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS QUARTZ WHICH IS KNOWN
    TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:RESP PROT:NIOSH APPRVD POS PRESS AIR SUPPLIED RESP IF THERE
    IS ANY POTNTL FOR UNCONTROLLED RELS, EXPOS LEVELS (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11:ARE NOT KNOWN/ANY OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE NIOSH
    APPRVD AIR PURIFYING RESPS MAY NOT PROVIDE ADEQ PROTECTION.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:VENT:CONFINED AREA, AIRBORNE DUST LEVELS SHOULD BE
    CONTROLLED BY PHYSICAL ENCLOSURE OF ABRASIVE BLASTING (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13:OPERATION. ENCLOSURE SHOULD BE EXHAUST VENTILATED
    I/A/W 29 CFR 1910.94 VENTILATION (A) ABRASIVE BLASTING.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 14: STONE CUTTERS AND GRANITE INDUSTRY WORKERS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES    IARC:YES	  OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:PROD, AS SHIPPED, DOES NOT POSE ANY
    INHAL HLTH HAZ BECAUSE IT CNTNS ESSNTLY NO PARTICLES IN RESPIRABLE
    SIZE RANGE. HOWEVER, IF DURING HNDLG/USE, PARTICLES ARE BROKEN DOWN
    TO SIZE THAT CAN BE INHALED,  DUSTS MAY BE HARMFUL TO RESP SYS. EYE
    CONT W/MINERAL SANDS MAY CAUSE IRRIT W/DISCOMFORT, TEARING & (EFTS
    OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SILICA, CRYSTALLINE-QUARTZ:IARC
    MONOGRAPHS, VOL 68, 1987:GRP 1. NTP 7TH ANNUAL RPT ON CARCINS,
    1994:ANTIC TO BE CARCIN.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:BLURRING OF VISION. PROD MAY CNTN UP
    TO 5% QUARTZ. EFTS NOTED IN ANIMALS EXPOS TO RESPIRABLE QUARTZ BY
    INHAL/INTRATRACHEAL INSTILLATION INCL PULM FIBROSIS, INFLAMM, EDEMA
    & EMPHYSEMA. QUARTZ  WAS POSITIVE IN MAMMALIAN CELL CULTURESFOR
    CELL TRANSFORMATION & CHROMOSOMAL EFTS. THE PREDOMINANT EFT OF
    (SUPP DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:INDIVIDUALS W/PREEXISTING
    CONDITIONS OF THE LUNGS MAY HAVE INCREASED SUSCEPTIBILITY TO THE
    TOXICITY OF EXCESSIVE EXPOSURES.

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

First Aid:INHAL:IMMEDIATELY REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE
    ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN.
    CALL MD. SKIN:REMOVAL OF PARTICLES & CLEANSING OF SKIN AFTER USE IS
    ADVISA BLE. EYES:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH W/PLENTY OFWATER FOR AT LEAST 15
    MINUTES. CALL MD. INGEST:IF SYMPTOMS OCCUR, CONSULT MD.

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

Extinguishing Media:AS APPROPRIATE FOR COMBUSTIBLES IN AREA.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WILL NOT BURN.

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

Spill Release Procedures:NOTE:REVIEW FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES & HANDLING
    (PERSONNEL) SECTIONS BEFORE PROCEEDING W/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:AVOID BREATHING DUST.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH APPRVD AIR PURIFYING RESP WITH DUST/MIST
    CARTRIDGE/CANISTER MAY BE PERMISSIBLE UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES
    WHERE AIRBORNE CONCS ARE EXPECTED TO EXCEED EXPOS LIMS. PROT
    PROVIDED BY NIOSH APPRVD A IR PURIFYING RESPS IS LTD. USE (ING 11)
Ventilation:USE SUFFICIENT VENT TO KEEP EMPLOYEE EXPOS BELOW REC LIMS.
    IF USING THIS PROD AS ABRASIVE BLAST AGENT IN (ING 13)
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & DELUGE
    SHOWER . WEAR IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING, SUCH AS APRON, BOOTS OR WHOLE
    (SUPDAT)
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THORO AFTER HNDLG. IF HNDLG RESPIRABLE
    FLOUR, USE OF GLOVES & WASHING BEFORE EATING, DRINKING, APPLYING
    (SUPP DATA)
Supplemental Safety and Health
OTHER PROT EQUIP:BODYSUIT, AS APPROP. HYGIENE PRACT:COSMETICS/SMOKING
    IS ADVISABLE TO MIN DUST INHAL FROM HANDS. EFTS OF OVEREXP:OVEREXP
    TO AIRBORNE RESPIRABLE QUARTZ IN HUMANS IS SILICOSIS. SILICOSIS  IS
    A CHRONIC FIBROTIC LUNG DISEASE CHARACT BY FORM OF SILICA-CNTNG
    SCAR TISS IN LUNGS W/SYMPS OF COUGH, DYSP, (ING 9)

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

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:2500F,1371C
Vapor Pres:NOT VOLAT
Vapor Density:NOT VOLAT
Spec Gravity:3.7
Evaporation Rate &amp; Reference:NOT VOLATILE (BUAC=1)
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:TREATMENT, STORAGE, TRANSPORTATION & DISPOSAL
    MUST BE I/A/W APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE/PROVINCIAL & LOCAL
    REGULATIONS. IF APPROVED, MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A LAND DISPOSAL
    SITE.

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