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PRODUCT : ALBAGLOS USP X-LIGHT CODE: 121763
SECTION 01: CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION
MANUFACTURER/SUPPLIER............STOCHEM INC.
106 SUMMERLEA ROAD
BRAMPTON, ONTARIO
CANADA ; L6T 4X3
PREPARED BY......................ENVIRONMENTAL & REGULATORY AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
PREPARATION DATE.................OCT 11/2003
PRODUCT NAME.....................ALBAGLOS USP X-LIGHT
PRODUCT CODE.....................121763
CHEMICAL FORMULA.................CACO3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT.................100.09
CHEMICAL FAMILY..................INORGANIC
MATERIAL USE.....................N.AV.
EMERGENCY PHONE NO...............(416)-444-2112
SECTION 02: COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS
HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS/COMPOSITION EXPOSURE LEVELS LD/50, ROUTE, SPECIES LC/50, ROUTE, SPECIES
CALCIUM CARBONATE SEE/VOIR SEE SECTION 11 SEE SECTION 11
% :60-100 SECTION 11
CAS #:471-34-1
SECTION 03: HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION
ROUTE OF ENTRY:
SKIN CONTACT...............DRYING AND ABRASIVE EFFECT ON SKIN
SKIN ABSORPTION............NONE KNOWN
EYE CONTACT................MAY CAUSE MECHANICAL IRRITATION. MILD IRRITATION, REDNESS
AND TEARING.
INHALATION.................INHALATION OF DUST MAY CAUSE SNEEZING, COUGHING, AND NOSE
IRRITATION.
INGESTION..................MAY CAUSE MILD IRRITATION OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT.
EFFECTS OF ACUTE EXPOSURE........REFER TO ROUTE OF ENTRY.
EFFECTS OF CHRONIC EXPOSURE......NUISANCE DUST, AVOID CHRONIC INHALATION.
SECTION 04: FIRST AID MEASURES
INSTRUCTIONS:....................EYE CONTACT:.. FLISH EYES WITH A DIRECTED STREAM OF
LUKEWARM WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES WHILE FORCIBLY
HOLDING EYELIDS APART TO ENSURE COMPLETE IRRIGATION OF ALL
EYE AND LID TISSUE. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION
PERSISTS. INGESTION:.. IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE LARGE QUANTITIES
OF WATER TO INDUCE VOMITING. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
INHALATION:.. FOR GROSS INHALATION, REMOVE PERSON
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SECTION 04: FIRST AID MEASURES
INSTRUCTIONS:....................IMMEDIATELY TO FRESH AIR. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION AS NEEDED.
SKIN CONTACT:.. WASH SKIN WITH SOAP AND WATER. SEEK MEDICAL
ATTENTION.
NOTES TO PHYSICIAN:..............ALL TREATMENT SHOULD BE BASED ON SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF
DISTRESS IN THE PATIENT. CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO
THE POSSIBILITY THAT OVEREXPOSURE TO MATERIALS OTHER THAN
THIS PRODUCT MAY HAVE OCCURRED.
SECTION 05: FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
FLAMMABILITY.....................NON-COMBUSTIBLE
IF YES, UNDER WHICH
CONDITIONS?
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA..............USE APPROPRIATE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
SPECIAL PROCEDURES...............AVOID EXCESSIVE DUST GENERATION. WEAR SELF-CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS.
FLASH POINT (C), METHOD..........NON-FLAMMABLE
AUTO IGNITION TEMPERATURE........N.AP.
UPPER FLAMMABLE LIMIT (% BY......N.AP.
VOL.)
LOWER FLAMMABLE LIMIT (% BY......N.AP.
VOL.)
EXPLOSION DATA
EXPLOSIVE POWER............N.AP.
RATE OF BURNING............N.AP.
SENSITIVITY TO STATIC............N.AP.
DISCHARGE
SENSITIVITY TO IMPACT......N.AP.
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION.......IGNITES ON CONTACT WITH FLUORINE.
HAZARDS
HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION PRODUCTS....OXIDES OF CALCIUM
SECTION 06: ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES
LEAK/SPILL.......................PROVIDE GOOD VENTILATION. EQUIP EMPLOYEES WITH APPROPRIATE
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. USE VACUUM SUCTION WITH HEPA FILTERS
TO CLEAN UP SPILLED MATERIAL. USE WET SWEEPING OR DUST
SUPPRESSANT WHERE SWEEPING IS NECESSARY.
SECTION 07: HANDLING AND STORAGE
HANDLING PROCEDURES AND..........AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES. AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED SKIN
EQUIPMENT CONTACT. MINIMIZE DUST GENERATION. USE ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
STORAGE NEEDS....................KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE. AVOID WATER OR
MOISTURE CONTACT. STORE IN A COOL AND DRY PLACE.
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SECTION 08: EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
GLOVES/ TYPE...............LEATHER OR RUBBER GLOVES
RESPIRATORY/TYPE...........IF DUSTY CONDITIONS PREVAIL, WEAR A PROPERLY FITTED
NIOSH-APPROVED DUST RESPIRATOR.
EYE/TYPE...................DUST RESISTANT SAFETY GOGGLES.
FOOTWEAR/TYPE..............NONE SPECIFIED.
CLOTHING/TYPE..............LONG SLEEVED CLOTHING.
OTHER/TYPE.................EYE WASH FACILITY CSHOULD BE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY
ENGINEERING CONTROLS.............ADEQUATE VENTILATION TO AVOID CHRONIC INHALATION OF DUST.
EXHAUST AIR MAY NEED TO BE CLEANED BY SCRUBBERS OR FILTERS
TO REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION.
SECTION 09: PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
PHYSICAL STATE...................WHITE POWDER
ODOUR............................NO ODOUR
ODOUR THRESHOLD..................N.AP.
VAPOUR PRESSURE (MMHG)...........N.AP.
VAPOUR DENSITY (AIR=1)...........N.AP.
EVAPORATION RATE.................N.AP.
BOILING POINT....................N.AV.
PH...............................N.AV.
SPECIFIC GRAVITY (WATER=1).......2.71
SOLUBILITY IN WATER (% W/W)......INSOLUBLE
COEFFICIENT OF WATER/OIL DIST....N.AP.
SECTION 10: STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
CHEMICAL STABILITY:
YES........................YES
NO, WHICH CONDITIONS?......AVOID EXCESSIVE DUST GENERATION. AVOID CONTAMINATION WITH
REACTIVE SUBSTANCES.
COMPATABILITY WITH OTHER
SUBSTANCES:
YES
NO, WHICH ONES?............CALCIUM CARBONATE IGNITES ON CONTACT WITH FLOURINE.
MERCURY/HYDROGEN MIXTURES. AMMONIUM SALTS. ALUMINUM. STRONG
ACIDS. FLUORINE
REACTIVITY CONDITIONS?...........SEE ABOVE
HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS OF............OXIDES OF CALCIUM
DECOMPOSITION
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION.........WILL NOT OCCUR
SECTION 11: TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION
EXPOSURE LIMIT OF MATERIAL.......10 MG/M3
LD 50 OF MATERIAL, SPECIES &.....LD50 (ORAL-RAT):. 6450 MG/KG
ROUTE
LC 50 OF MATERIAL, SPECIES &.....N.AV.
ROUTE
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SECTION 11: TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION
CARCINOGENICITY OF MATERIAL......NOT LISTED AS A CARCINOGEN (IARC, NTP, OSHA)
REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS.............NO REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS.
IRRITANCY OF MATERIAL............500 MG/24HRS/RABBIT/SKIN/MODERATE.
750UG/24HRS/RABBIT/EYE/SEVERE
SENSITIZING CAPABILITY OF........N.AV.
MATERIAL
SYNERGISTIC MATERIALS............NONE KNOWN
SECTION 12: ECOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS
NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
SECTION 13: DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS
WASTE DISPOSAL...................DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL,
PROVINCIAL, AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.
SECTION 14: TRANSPORT INFORMATION
UN NUMBER........................N.AP.
TDG CLASSIFICATION...............NOT REGULATED
PACKING GROUP....................N.AP.
SPECIAL SHIPPING INSTRUCTIONS....N.AP.
SECTION 15: REGULATORY INFORMATION
WHMIS CLASSIFICATION.............THIS IS NOT A CONTROLLED PRODUCT
CPR COMPLIANCE...................THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
HAZARD CRITERIA OF THE CPR AND THE MSDS CONTAINS ALL THE
INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE CPR.
SECTION 16: OTHER INFORMATION
ACGIH............................AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF GOVERNMENTAL INDUSTRIAL HYGIENISTS
IARC.............................INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER
NTP..............................NATIONAL TOXICOLOGY PROGRAM
OSHA OSHA........................OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
N.AV.=NOT AVAILABLE
N.AP.=NOT APPLICABLE
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