NATIONAL STARCH & CHEMICAL CORP PERMABOND INTL -- SILICON DIOXIDE, AMORPHOUS  -- 6810-00F040878
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:SILICON DIOXIDE, AMORPHOUS
MSDS Date:11/05/1985
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F040878
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:NATIONAL STARCH & CHEMICAL CORP PERMABOND INTL
Address:10 FINDERNE AVE
Box:6500
City:BRIDGEWATER
State:NJ
ZIP:08807-5000
Country:US
Info Phone Num:908-685-5000
Emergency Phone Num:908-685-5000
CAGE:85091
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:NATIONAL STARCH AND CHEMICAL CORP
Address:10 FINDERNE AVE
Box:6500
City:BRIDGEWATER
State:NJ
ZIP:08807
Country:US
Phone:908-685-5379; FAX:908685-5306
CAGE:85091

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

Ingred Name:SILICON DIOXIDE, CELITE 322
CAS:112945-52-5
RTECS #:VV7310000
Fraction by Wt: >99%
OSHA PEL:80 MG/CUM
ACGIH TLV:0.2 MG/CUM

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50(RAT): 3160 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE & RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITANT. DUE
    TO ABSORPTION OF MOISTURE & OILS, MAY IRRITATE THE NOSE/THROAT &
    CAUSE PNEUMOCONIOSIS. FROM 8-18 MONTHS OF EXPOSURE MAY DEVELOP
    PULOMARY INSUFFICIENCY; AFTER 10-2 5 YEARS EXPOSURE, DEATH FROM
    CARDIAC FAILURE/DESTRUCTION OF LUNG TISSUE W/RESULTANT ANOXEMIA.
    (SEE SUPP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, DRYING, COUGH, NOSEBLEEDS. FROM
    8-18 MONTHS: DYSPNEA, TACHYPNEA, CYANOSIS, COR PULMONALE. AFTER
    10-25 YEARS: DYSPNEA, DRY COUGH, CHEST PAIN, DECREASED VITAL
    CAPACITY, DIMINISHED CHEST EXPA NSION, FATIGUE, CYANOSIS, ANOREXIA,
    COUGH W/STRINGY MUCOUS, PLEURATIC PAIN, DECREASED VISUAL ACUITY

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

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED,
    GIVE CPR. KEEP WARM & AT REST. SKIN; WASH W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT &
    LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR	15-20 MINS. EYES: WASH IMMEDIATELY
    W/LARGE AMOU NTS OF WATER FOR  15-20 MINS. INGESTION: GIVE
    WATER/FLUIDS. TREAT SUPPORTIVELY & SYMPTOMATICALLY. OBTAIN MEDCIAL
    ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

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

Flash Point:NONCOMBUSTIBLE
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, WATER SPRAY/FOAM. LARGE: WATER
    SPRAY, FOG/ALCOHOL FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:MOVE CONTAINER FROM FIRE AREA IF POSSIBLE.
    AVOID BREATHING VAPORS/DUSTS. KEEP UPWIND.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT/FLAME.

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

Other Precautions:AVOID REPEATED/PROLONGED CONTACT W/THIS SUBSTANCE.

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

Respiratory Protection:AT 100 MPPCF-USE DUST MASK. 200 MPPCF-DUST MASK,
    EXCEPT SINGLE-USE & QUARTER-MASK RESPIRATORS. FUME/HIGH-EFFICIENCY
    PARTICULATE RESPIRATOR/SUPPLIED-AIR RESPIRATOR/SCBA. 1000
    MPPCF-HIGH EFFICIENCY PART ICULATE RESPIRATOR W/FULL FACEPIECE.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST/GENERAL DILUTION TO MEET PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE
    LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:RECOMMENDED
Eye Protection:ADVISABLE
Other Protective Equipment:NOT REQUIRED
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & SHOES
    BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
INCOMPATIBILITIES CONT'D: MAGNESIUM, VINYL ACETATE, HYDROCHLORIC ACID &
    WATER, BURNING SODIUM, FLUORINE, PHOSPHORIC ACID, HYDROGEN
    FLUORIDE. HEALTH HAZ CONT'D: SKIN-IRRITATION. EYES: IRRITATION. HAS
    C AUSED FIBROTIC NODULES IN THE EYE ANALOGOUS TO PULMONARY
    SILICOSIS, DECREASED VISUAL ACUITY DUE TO CORNEAL OPACITY.

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:4046F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:3110F
Vapor Pres:10
Spec Gravity:2.2
pH:<7
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:SOFT, CHALKY, WHITE POWDER W/NO TASTE/ODOR.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CHLORINE TRIFLUORIDE/LIQUID OXYGEN DIFLUORIDE/SILICAL GEL/OZONE/XENON
    HEXAFLUORIDE/MANGANESE TRIFLUORIDE. (SEE SUPP)
Hazardous Decomposition Products:AT TEMPS >1472F, CALCINING MAY OCCUR &
    AMORPHOUS SILICA MAY BE CONVERTED TO FIBROGENIC CRYSTALLINE SILICA

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE &
    FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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