FMC CORP LITHIUM DIV -- LITHIUM METAL BULK  -- 6810-00N040480
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:LITHIUM METAL BULK
MSDS Date:04/12/1991
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N040480
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:FMC CORP LITHIUM DIV
Box:795
City:BESSEMER CITY
State:NC
ZIP:28016-0795
Country:US
Info Phone Num:704-868-5300
Emergency Phone Num:303-595-9048;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:IO456
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:FMC CORP LITHIUM DIVISION
Box:795
City:BESSEMER CITY
State:NC
ZIP:28016-0795
Country:US
Phone:704-868-5300;704-629-5361
CAGE:IO456
Company Name:LITHIUM CORP OF AMERICA
Address:RT 161
Box:795
City:BESSEMER CITY
State:NC
ZIP:28016
Country:US
Phone:303-595-9048
CAGE:5D132

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

Ingred Name:ING 9:REMOVE AS MUCH OF MATL AS POSS AS QUICKLY AS POSS &
    THEN FLUSH W/VERY LG QTY OF WATER. INGEST PRESENTS A (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10:SINGULAR PROBLEM AS EMESIS MAY PRDCE ESOPHAGEAL DAM
    &/OR ASPIR DAM; DILUTION W/WATER/WATER-CNTNG MATLS (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11:MAY PRDCE A RXN THAT EXACERBATES CORR ACTIVITY.
    CONSIDERATION MAY BE GIVEN TO GASTRIC LAVAGE W/A LG (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12:DIAMETER TUBE FOR REMOVAL OF MATL & THEN DILUTION
    W/LG AMTS OF WATER. ESOPHAGOSCOPY MAY BE OF ASSIST IN (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13:THIS PROC & TO ACCESS EXTENT OF DAM. TRTMT IS
    OTHERWISE SYMPTOMATIC AND SUPPORTIVE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:LITHIUM METAL
CAS:7439-93-2
RTECS #:OJ5540000
Fraction by Wt: 100%

Ingred Name:SUPP DATA: RESIDUE IN A STEEL DRUM, USING A LONG-HANDLED
    SHOVEL, & OVER W/EXTING MEDIA.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:HAZ DECOMP: LG QTY OF HEAT &/OR HAZ PROD. IT CAN REACT
    VIOLENTLY W/WATER, HUMIDITY IN AIR, & MOISTURE IN OTHER (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3:SUBSTANCES, REL HYDROGEN GAS, WHICH MAY CATCH FIRE
    EXPLOS. CORR FUMES OF LITHIUM OXIDE &/OR LITHIUM (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4:HYDROXIDE ARE ALSO REL. THE REACTIVITY OF LITHIUM
    INCREASES AS THE EXPOSED SURFACE AREA INCREASES.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC:BRTHG DFCLTY OCCURS, ADMINISTER OXYGEN. SEE
    A PHYS IMMED. INGEST: QUICKLY WIPE FROM MOUTH AS MUCH (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6:OF MATL AS POSS & IMMED RINSE MOUTH W/LG AMTS OF
    WATER. SEE A PHYS IMMED. DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT. DECONTAM (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7:PROC:WIPE OFF AS MUCH AS POSS & REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG,
    BEING CAREFUL NOT TO ALLOW MATL TO CONT SKIN. WASH (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8:THORO W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. NOTE TO PHYS: PROD IS
    CORR & REACTS VIOLENTLY W/WATER. TRTMT SHOULD FIRST (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: LITHIUM IS EXTREMELY REACTIVE
    W/BODY MOISTURE & IS CORROSIVE TO SKIN, NOSE, THROAT & EYES (MAY
    CAUSE BLINDNESS). REACTS WITH BODY MOISTURE TO FORM CORROSIVE
    LITHIUM HYDROXIDE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NO INFORMATION FOUND.

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

First Aid:EYES: IMMED WIPE AWAY ANY PARTICLES, THEN FLUSH W/VERY LG
    AMTS OF WATER FOR @ LST 15 MIN OCCAS LIFT LIDS. SEEK A PHYS IMMED.
    SKIN: QUICKLY BRUSH AWAY AS MUCH OF MATL AS POSS. IF PARTICLES ARE
    EMBEDDED  IN SKIN & CANNOT BE REMOVED, COVER AREA W/USP GRADE
    MINERAL OIL & SEE A PHYS IMMED. IF PARTICLES ARE NOT EMBEDDED,
    FLUSH W/LG AMTS OF WATER. OBTAIN MED ATTN. INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH
    AIR. IF (ING 6)

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

Extinguishing Media:DO NOT USE WATER, SAND/CARBON DIOXIDE. USE
    GRAPHITE, LITH-X (ANSUL). IF NOT AVAIL, USE DRY SODIUM CHLORIDE,
    (SUPP DATA)
Fire Fighting Procedures:NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP.
    LITHIUM FIRES CAN THROW OFF MOLTEN LITHIUM METAL PARTICLES. BURNING
    LITHIUM REL CORR LITHIUM OXIDE (SUPP DATA)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:REACTS VIOLENTLY WITH WATER TO GIVE OFF
    FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN GAS AND CORROSIVE DUST.

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

Spill Release Procedures:TO PREVENT IGNITION, COVER W/MINERAL OIL (OR
    KEROSENE), SOAKING THOROUGHLY, AND PLACE IN OILED STEEL DRUMS,
    CLOSING THEM SECURELY AND TIGHTLY. KEEP AWAY FROM WATER, RAIN,
    SNOW, ETC.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP AWAY FROM WATER, HUMID AIR, ACIDS
    & OXIDIZING MATLS. KEEP AWAY FROM SPARKS, HEAT & FLAME. STORE IN
    ORIGINAL UNOPENED CONTAINER.
Other Precautions:ONCE OPENED, STORE IN ARGON ATMOSPHERE OR MINERAL
    OIL. CAN BE HANDLED IN OPEN ATMOSPHRE AT ROOM TEMP, EITHER COATED
    W/MINERAL OIL OR WHERE RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS MAINTAINED BELOW 50%.

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

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE
    FOR EXPOSURE OF CONCERN .
Ventilation:NO SPECIAL REQUIREMENT.
Protective Gloves:DRY RUBBER, FIRE RESISTANT GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEM WORK GOG & FULL LENGTH FSHLD.
Other Protective Equipment:FIRE RESISTANT, FULL PROT CLTHG, FIRE
    RESISTANT FOOTWEAR, QUICK-DRENCH EYEWASH & SFTY SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SOL IN H*2O: REACTS VIOLENTLY W/WATER. EXTING MEDIA: DRY (ANHYDROUS)
    CALCIUM OXIDE, DRY LITHIUM CHLORIDE. FIRE FIGHT PROC: DUST & FUMES.
    LITHIUM METAL CAN REIGNITE AFTER FIRE IS INITIALLY EXTING. NEVE R
    LEAVE EXTING FIRE UNATTENDED. AFTER ALL MATL HAS APPARENTLY BURNED
    & COOLED, CAREFULLY TURN OVER REMAINING (ING 2)

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:2403F,1317C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:357F,181C
Spec Gravity:0.5 G/CC
pH:>12
Solubility in Water:SUPP DATA
Appearance and Odor:SILVERY-WHITE SOFT METALLIC SOLID; ODORLESS

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
MOISTURE, ACIDS, OXIDIZERS, OXYGEN, NITROGEN, CARBON DIOXIDE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:TEMPERATURES ABOVE MELTING POINT
    (180.5C/357F). AVOID CONTACT W/WATER OR HUMID AIR.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:LITHIUM IS AN ELEMENT & DOES NOT
    DECOMPOSE. HOWEVER,IT IS HIGHLY REACTIVE IN CONT W/MANY OTHER
    SUBSTANCES, REL (ING 3)

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF WASTE ACCORDING TO FEDERAL EPA, STATE
    AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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