FISHER SCIENTIFIC -- ZINC CARBONATE  -- 6810-00N038390
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:ZINC CARBONATE
MSDS Date:12/03/1990
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N038390
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
City:FAIR LAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-796-7100
Emergency Phone Num:201-796-7100;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:1B464
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO.  CHEMICAL MFG DIV
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
Box:City:FAIRLAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410-2802
Country:US
Phone:201-796-7100
CAGE:1B464

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

Ingred Name:ING 13:FOR SMALL SPILLS, TAKE UP W/SAND/OTHER ABSORB MATL &
    PLACE INTO CLEAN, DRY CONTRS FOR LATER DISP. KEEP (ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 14:UNNECESSARY PEOPLE AWAY. ISOLATE HAZ AREA & DENY
    ENTRY. REPORTABLE QUALNITY:1000 POUNDS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PROT EQUIP:EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT REPEATED OR PROLONGED
    SKIN CONTACT.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:CARBONIC ACID, ZINC SALT; (ZINC CARBONATE) (SARA III)
CAS:3486-35-9
RTECS #:FG3375000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS

Ingred Name:SUPDAT:QUALIFIED MED PERSONNEL. GET MD ATN FOR TREATMENT OF
    ACUTE RENAL FAILURE & LIVER DMG. ANTIDOTE:THE (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 2:FOLLOWING ANTIDOTE HAS BEEN REC. HOWEVER, DECISION AS
    TO WHETHER SEV OF POISONING REQ ADMIN OF ANY ANTIDOTE(ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3:& ACTUAL DOSE REQ SHOULD BE MADE BY QUALIFIED MED
    PERSONNEL. POISONING FROM ZINC SALTS:GIVE CALCIUM (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4:DISODIUM EDETATE 15-25 MG/KG (0.08-0.125 ML OF 20%
    SOLUTION PER KILOGRAM OF BODY WT) IN 250-500 ML OF 5% (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5:DEXTROSE INTRAVENOUSLY OVER A 1-2 HR PERIOD TWICE
    DAILY. MAX DOSE SHOULD NOT EXCEED 50 MG/KG/DAY. DRUG (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6:SHOULD BE GIVEN IN 5-DAY COURSES WITH REST PERIOD OF
    AT LEAST 2 DAYS BETWEEN COURSES.AFTER FIRST COURSE,(ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7:SUBSEQUENT COURSES SHOULD NOT EXCEED 50 MG/KG/DAY.
    DAILY URINALYSES SHOULD BE DONE DURING TREATMENT PEROID.(ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8:DOSAGE SHOULD BE REDUCED IF ANY UNUSUAL URINARY
    FINDINGS APPEAR. FOR INTRAMUSCULAR ADMIN, GIVE 12.5 MG/KG(ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9:BODY WT EVERY 4-6 HRS. DILUTE EACH DOSE W/EQUAL
    VOLUME OF 1% PROCAINE. DOSE LIMITATION IS SAME AS THAT (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10:GIVEN ABOVE. ANTIDOTE SHOULD BE ADMINISTRATED BY
    QUALIFIED MEDICAL PERSONNEL.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC:BICARBONATE. ADD SUITABLE AGENT TO NEUT SPILLED
    MATL TO PH-7. USE MEFCHANICAL DREDGES/LIFTS TO (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12:EXTRACT IMMOBILIZED MASSES OF POLLUTION &
    PRECIPITATES. OCCUP DPILL:STOP LEAK IF CAN BE DONE W/OUT RISK. (ING
    14)
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:INHAL:ACUTE:HIGH CONC OF ZINC
    DUST MAY PRODUCE IRRIT, DYSPNEA & COUGHING. SKIN:DIRECT CONT MAY
    CAUSE IRRIT, REDNESS & PAIN. EYES:DIRECT CONT MAY CAUSE REDNESS,
    PAIN, BLURRED VISION. INGEST:INGES T OF LRG AMTS OF ASTRINGENT ZINC
    SALTS MAY CAUSE A BURNING SENSATION IN MOUTH & THROAT, NAUS, (EFTS
    OF OVEREXPOS)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:VOMIT, DIARR, HEMOLYSIS, HEMATURIA,
    KIDNEY DMG W/ANURIA, LIVER DMG W/JAUNDICE & POSS HYPOTENSION,
    UNCONSCIOUSNESS & CONVULSIONS. CHRONIC:SKIN:RPTD/PRLNGD EXPOS TO
    ZINC SALTS MAY CAUSE DERM W/ ERYTHEMATOUS, PAPULAR & GRANULOMATOUS
    RXNS IN SUSCEPTIBLE INDIV. EYE:RPTD/PRLNGD EXPOS MAY CAUSE CONJ.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE FROM EXPOS TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG HAS
    STOPPED, GIVE ARTIF RESP. KEEP PERSON WARM & AT REST. TREAT
    SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. GET MD ATTN IMMED. SKIN:REMOVE
    CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES  IMMED. WASH AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP/MILD
    DETERGENT & LRG AMTS OF WATER UNTIL NO EVIDENCE OF CHEM REMAINS
    (APPROX 15-20 MIN). GET MD ATTN IMMED. EYE:WASH IMMED W/LRG AMTS OF
    WATER/NORMAL (SUPDAT)

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

Extinguishing Media:EXTINGUISH USING AGENT SUITABLE FOR TYPE OF
    SURROUNDING FLAME.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT
    OR FLAME.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NO ACUTE HAZARD. MOVE CONTAINER FROM FIRE
    AREA IF POSSIBLE. AVOID BREATHING VAPORS OR DUSTS. KEEP UPWIND.

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

Spill Release Procedures:SOIL SPILL:DIG HOLDING AREA SUCH AS LAGOON,
    POND/PIT FOR CONTAINMENT. USE PROT COVER SUCH AS A PLASTIC SHEET TO
    PREV MATL FROM DISSOLVING IN FIRE EXTING WATER/RAIN. WATER
    SPILL:NEUT W/AGRICULTRAL LIME , SLAKED LIME, CRUSHED
    LIMESTONE/SODIUM(ING 12)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Respiratory Protection:HIGH LEVELS:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUST MASK.
Ventilation:PROVIDE GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:CHEM WORK GOGG & FULL LNGTH FCSHLD
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & QUICK DRENCH SHOWER W/IN
    IMMED WORK AREA FOR EMER USE. WEAR APPROP PROT (IMPERVIOUS)CLTHG &
    (ING 16)
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRST AID PROC:SALINE, OCCAS LIFTING EYELIDS, UNTIL NO EVIDENCE OF CHEM
    REMAINS (APPROX 15-20 MIN). GET MD ATTN IMMED. INGEST:DILUTE
    W/MILK/WATER & REMOVE BY GASTRIC LAVAGE IF VICTIM HAS NOT VOMIT. TR
    EAT HYPOTENSION & REPLACE LOST FLUIDS. KEEP PATIENT WARM & QUIET.
    GASTRIC LAVAGE SHOULD BE PERFORMED BY (ING 2)

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

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:572F,300C
Spec Gravity:4.4
Solubility in Water:0.001%
Appearance and Odor:WHITE CRYSTALLINE POWDER OR SOLID.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:MAY BURN BUT DOES NOT IGNITE READILY.
    AVOID CONT W/STRONG OXIDIZERS, EXCESS HEAT, SPARKS OR OPEN FLAME.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERM DECOMP PRODS MAY INCL ACRID
    SMOKE & FUMES OF ZINC OXIDE. MAY RELEASE CARBON OXIDES UNDER THERM
    DECOMP.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:OBSERVE ALL LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS
    WHEN STORING OR DISPOSING OF THIS SUBSTANCE. FOR ASSISTANCE,
    CONTACT DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.

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