CMC MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET NSN: 685000F039725 Manufacturer's CAGE: 0BLY0 Part No. Indicator: A Part Number/Trade Name: AQUALON CELLULOSE GUM =========================================================================== General Information =========================================================================== Company's Name: ACT COMMUNICATIONS INC Company's P. O. Box: 375 Company's City: ECTOR Company's State: TX Company's Country: US Company's Zip Code: 75418 Company's Emerg Ph #: 903-961-2300 Company's Info Ph #: 903-961-2300 Record No. For Safety Entry: 001 Tot Safety Entries This Stk#: 001 Status: SE Date MSDS Prepared: 27SEP91 Safety Data Review Date: 04MAY95 Preparer's Company: ACT COMMUNICATIONS INC Preparer's City: ECTOR Preparer's State: TX Preparer's Zip Code: 75418 MSDS Serial Number: BWXMY =========================================================================== Ingredients/Identity Information =========================================================================== Proprietary: NO Ingredient: CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE Ingredient Sequence Number: 01 Percent: >99.5 NIOSH (RTECS) Number: FJ5950000 CAS Number: 9004-32-4 =========================================================================== Physical/Chemical Characteristics =========================================================================== Appearance And Odor: WHITE TO OFF WHITE GRANULAR POWDER W/NO ODOR. Specific Gravity: 1.59 Solubility In Water: SLIGHT =========================================================================== Fire and Explosion Hazard Data =========================================================================== Extinguishing Media: WATER SPRAY, DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM, CO2, HALON Unusual Fire And Expl Hazrds: MAY FORM FLAMMABLE DUST-AIR MIXTURES. AUTOIGNITION TEMP 440F. STATIC CHARGES GENERATED BY EMPTYING PACKAGE IN/ NEAR FLAMMABLE VAPORS MAY CAUSE FLASH FIRE. =========================================================================== Reactivity Data =========================================================================== Stability: YES Cond To Avoid (Stability): SUNLIGHT, ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, HEAT, IGNITION SOURCES Hazardous Decomp Products: CO, CO2, SMOKE Hazardous Poly Occur: NO =========================================================================== Health Hazard Data =========================================================================== Route Of Entry - Inhalation: NO Route Of Entry - Skin: NO Route Of Entry - Ingestion: NO RESPIRATORY IRRITATION. LAXATIVE EFFECT AFTER REPEATED ORAL INGESTION OF LARGE AMOUNTS (10 GRAMS). A SINGLE CASE OF ALLERGIC CONTACT DERMATITIS AFTER REPEATED LONG TERM (8 YRS.) SKIN CONTACT. Carcinogenicity - NTP: NO Carcinogenicity - IARC: NO Carcinogenicity - OSHA: NO Explanation Carcinogenicity: NONE Signs/Symptoms Of Overexp: IRRITATION Med Cond Aggravated By Exp: NONE Emergency/First Aid Proc: EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH W/PLENTY OF LOW- PRESSURE WATER FOR 15 MINS. REMOVE ANY CONTACT LENSES TO ASSURE THOROUGH FLUSHING. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. TREAT ANY IRRITATION SYMPTOMATICALLY. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES. =========================================================================== Precautions for Safe Handling and Use =========================================================================== Steps If Matl Released/Spill: SWEEP UP MATERIAL FOR USE/DISPOSAL. SURFACES SUBJECT TO/DUSTING W/THIS PRODUCT CAN BECOME SLIPPERY WHEN WET. Waste Disposal Method: INCINERATION OF WASTE MATERIAL IN A PERMITTED FACILITY IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS IS RECOMMENDED. LANDFILLING IN A LICENSED FACILITY EQUIPPED W/LEACHATE COLLECTION IS A SUITABLE ALTERNATIVE. THIS PRODUCT IS BIODEGRADABLE. (SEE SUPP) Precautions-Handling/Storing: AVOID IGNITION SOURCES. GROUND ALL EQUIPMENT. WHEN EMPTYING BAGS WHERE FLAMMABLE VAPORS MAY BE PRESENT, BLANKET VESSEL W/INERT GAS/GROUND OPERATOR. Other Precautions: POUR MATERIAL SLOWLY INTO CONDUCTIVE, GROUNDED CHUTE. AVOID CONTACT W/EYES, SKIN & CLOTHING. AVOID BREATHING DUST. =========================================================================== Control Measures =========================================================================== Respiratory Protection: APPROPRIATE RESPIRATORY PROTECTION IS REQUIRED WHEN EXPOSED TO AN AIRBORNE CONTAMINANT IS LIKELY TO EXCEED ACCEPTABLE LIMITS. Ventilation: ADEQUATE VENTILATION SHOULD BE PROVIDED TO KEEP DUST CONCENTRATIONS BELOW ACCEPTABLE EXPOSURE LIMITS. Protective Gloves: IMPERVIOUS Eye Protection: SAFETY GLASSES Other Protective Equipment: EYEWASH FOUNTAINS, SAFETY SHOWERS SHOULD BE EASILY ACCESSIBLE. Work Hygienic Practices: WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. KEEP AREA CLEAN. Suppl. Safety & Health Data: BROWNING TEMP: 440F. WASTE CONT'D: WASTEWATER CONTAINING THIS PRODUCT CAN BE CONSIDERED FOR TREATMENT IN AN ACCLIMATED BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT SYSTEM OF ADEQUATE CAPACITY. =========================================================================== Transportation Data =========================================================================== =========================================================================== Disposal Data =========================================================================== =========================================================================== Label Data =========================================================================== Label Required: YES Label Status: G Common Name: AQUALON CELLULOSE GUM Special Hazard Precautions: EYES: MILD IRRITATION. INHALATION: RESPIRATORY IRRITATION. LAXATIVE EFFECT AFTER REPEATED ORAL INGESTION OF LARGE AMOUNTS (10 GRAMS). A SINGLE CASE OF ALLERGIC CONTACT DERMATITIS AFTER REPEATED LONG TERM (8 YRS.) SKIN CONTACT. IRRITATION Label Name: ACT COMMUNICATIONS INC Label P.O. Box: 375 Label City: ECTOR Label State: TX Label Zip Code: 75418 Label Country: US Label Emergency Number: 903-961-2300 ======================================================================= URL for this msds http://siri.org. If you wish to change, add to, or delete information in this archive please send updates to dan@siri.org.