TENNESSEE CHEMCIAL COMPANY -- COPPER CARBONATE  -- 6810-00F008077
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:COPPER CARBONATE
MSDS Date:06/06/1984
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F008077
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:TENNESSEE CHEMCIAL COMPANY
Address:3475 LENOX RD. NE
Box:670
City:ATLANTA
State:GA
ZIP:30326
Info Phone Num:(404) 233-6811
Emergency Phone Num:(404) 233-6811
Preparer's Name:ARTHUR F. GOHLKE, PH. D.
CAGE:TENNE
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:TENNESSEE CHEMCIAL COMPANY
Address:3475 LENOX RD. NE
Box:670
City:ATLANTA
State:GA
ZIP:30326
Phone:(404) 233-6811
CAGE:TENNE

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

Ingred Name:COPPER CARBONATE, BASIC
CAS:12069-69-1
RTECS #:GL6910000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:1 MG/CUM (DUST)

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

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO	Skin:NO  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE & SKIN IRRITATION. COPPER
    INGESTION IS SELDOM FATAL. INGESTION MAY CAUSE VOMITING AS COPPER
    IS AN EMETIC.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PRODUCT IS A HAZARDOUS MATERIAL AS
    DEFINED BECAUSE ITS DUST/MIST IS REGULATED AS AN AIR CONTAMINANT.
Effects of Overexposure:EYE & SKIN IRRITATION. COPPER INGESTION IS
    SELDOM FATAL. INGESTION MAY CAUSE VOMITING AS COPPER IS AN EMETIC.

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

First Aid:EYES: WASH WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
    MINUTES. SEE PHYSICIAN. INHALATION: REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE & SEEK
    MEDICAL AID. INGESTION: DRINK LARGE QUANTITY OF WATER OR MILK. SEE
    MEDICAL AID.

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

Flash Point:NOT FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:EXTINGUISHING AGENT FOR THE MATERIAL THAT IS
    BURNING.

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

Spill Release Procedures:CONTAIN SPILL & IF DRY SWEEP UP PRODUCT &
    DISPOSE IN AN APPROVED LANDFILL. IF WET REMOVE THIS INSOLUBLE
    PRODUCT & DISPOSE IN AN APPROVED LANDFILL.
Neutralizing Agent:IF ACID HAS BEEN ADDED USE LIME OR SODA ASH.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A DRY PLACE. THIS PRODUCT MAY
    BE TOXIC TO FISH. KEEP OUT OF LAKES, STREAMS, OR PONDS. KEEP
    PRODUCT OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
Other Precautions:HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED.

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

Respiratory Protection:AN A APPROPRIATE DUST MASK MUST BE WORN IF TLV
    EXCEEDS ALLOWABLE LIMIT.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL GOGGLES SHOULD BE WORN
Other Protective Equipment:NO OTHER CLOTHING OR EQUIPMENT IS KNOWN TO
    BE NECESSARY.
Supplemental Safety and Health

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

Spec Gravity:4.0
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:DARK GREEN POWDER

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
MIXING W/ACIDS WILL SOLUBILIZE PRODUCT TO FORM THE RESPECTIVE COPPER
    ACID SALTS WHICH ARE WATER SOLUBLE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HIGH TEMP DECOMPOSES PRODUCT RELEASING
    CO2, PRODUCING CUPRIC OXIDE.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:REMOVE WASTE TO AN APPROVED CHEMCIAL LANDFILL
    FOR DISPOSAL.

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