BICRON/SGNICC -- CALCIUM FLUORIDE (MN) -- 6810-00N091185 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:CALCIUM FLUORIDE (MN)
MSDS Date:01/01/1993
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N091185
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:BICRON/SGNICC
Address:6801 COCHRAN RD
City:SOLON
State:OH
ZIP:44139
Country:US
Info Phone Num:216-248-7400
Emergency Phone Num:216-248-7400
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:CODE: 870-499
CAGE:0M6A6
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:BICRON/SGNICC
Address:6801 COCHRAN RD
Box:City:SOLON
State:OH
ZIP:44139
Country:US
Phone:216-248-7400
CAGE:0M6A6

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

Ingred Name:CALCIUM FLUORIDE
CAS:7789-75-5
RTECS #:EW1760000
= Wt:95.
Other REC Limits:N/K 
OSHA PEL:2.5 MG/M3
OSHA STEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:2.5 MG/M3
ACGIH STEL:N/K 

Ingred Name:MANGANESE
CAS:7439-96-5
RTECS #:OO9275000
< Wt:3.
Other REC Limits:N/K 
OSHA PEL:C5 MG/M3
OSHA STEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:5 MG/M3
ACGIH STEL:N/K 

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

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: EYE CONTACT CAUSES SEVERE
    IRRITATION. SKIN CONTACT CAUSES SEVERE IRRITATION. INHALATION OF
    FLUORIDE DUST MAY CAUSE KIDNEY DAMAGE, STOMACH BLEEDING, ABDOMINAL
    PAIN, DIARRHEA, SHORTNESS OF BREATH , DIFFICULTY WITH SPEAKING,
    THIRST, WEAKNESS, CONVULSIONS, LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS OR COMA.
    INGESTION MAY CAUSE IRRITATION TO THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT,
    NAUSEA, VOMITING AND DIARRHEA. NOTE: HEALTH EFFE CTS ONLY APPLY IF
    DUST IS FORMED DURING GRINDING, CUTTING AND/OR POLISHING OF
    CRYSTAL. CHRONIC: EXPOSURE TO FLUORIDES OVER YEARS MAY PRODUCE
    EMBRITTLEMENT AND DECALCIFICATION OF BONES, AND INCREASED C
    ALCIFICATION (EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE)
Effects of Overexposure:HEALTH HAZARDS: OF LIGAMENTS AND VERTEBRAE
    RESULTING IN SPINAL STIFFNESS (FLUOROSIS). MANGANESE POISONING IS
    DIFFICULT TO RECOGNIZE. HEADACHE, HYPERSOMNIA, SPASMS, WEAKNESS OF
    THE LEGS, ARTHRALGIAS AN D IRRITABILITY ARE FREQUENTLY NOTED.
    PROGRESSION OF THE DISEASE RESULTS IN VARIED NEUROLOGICAL
    MANIFESTATIONS SUCH AS DISTURBANCES OF SPEECH, GAIT AND BALANCE,
    AND TREMORS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:MAY AGGRAVATE EXISTING RESPIRATORY
    AND/OR SKIN AILMENTS.

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

First Aid:EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
    MINUTES. CALL A PHYSICIAN. SKIN: FLUSH WITH WATER. INHALATION:
    PROCEDURES NORMALLY NOT NEEDED. IF EXPOSED TO EXCESSIVE LEVELS OF
    DUST OR FU MES, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR AND SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.
    INGESTION: PROCEDURES NORMALLY NOT NEEDED. IF LARGE QUANTITIES ARE
    INGESTED, SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE.

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

Extinguishing Media:USE WATER, CARBON DIOXIDE OR FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT A FIRE OR EXPLOSION HAZARD. HOWEVER,
    THIS PRODUCT WILL EMIT TOXIC FUMES WHEN HEATED ABOVE 847C. NFPA
    HAZARD CLASSIFICATION: HEALTH: 0; FLAMMABLE: 0; REACTIVITY: 0. HMIS
    HAZARD CLASSIFICATION: HEAL TH: 1; FLAMMABLE: 0; REACTIVITY: 0.

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

Spill Release Procedures:IF BROKEN OR NOT USEABLE, SCOOP UP OR VACUUM
    INTO A CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT EACH USER
    ESTABLISH A SPILL PREVENTION, CONTROL AND COUNTERMEASURE PLAN
    (SPCC). SUCH PLAN SHOULD INCL UDE PROCEDURES APPLICABLE  TO PROPER
    STORAGE, CONTROL AND CLEAN-UP OF SPILLS, INCLUDING REUSE OR
    DISPOSAL AS APPROPRIATE (SEE WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD).

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:PERSONNEL SAMPLING PROCEDURE: FOR
    FLUORIDE: REFER TO NIOSH MANUAL OF ANALYTICAL METHODS, 3RD EDITION,
    VOLUME 1, METHOD 7902.

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

Respiratory Protection:A NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR AS NECESSARY. IF
    MACHINED, PROVIDE NIOSH APPROVED DUST MASK.
Ventilation:GENERAL; IF MACHINED, PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION AS
    NECESSARY TO CONTROL DUST. IF MACHINING, PROVIDE EXHAUST.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER OR NEOPRENE GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EMERGENCY EYEWASH AND DELUGE
    SHOWER .
Work Hygienic Practices:AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN AND CLOTHING.
    WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health

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

Boiling Pt:=2500.C, 4532.F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=1400.C, ######F
Spec Gravity:3.2 (H*2O=1)
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:MILKY-WHITE SOLID, ODORLESS.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE EXPECTED.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE EXPECTED.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WILL EMIT TOXIC FUMES WHEN HEATED TO
    TEMPERATURES ABOVE 847C.

===================  Toxicological Information	===================

Toxicological Information:ORAL LD50 RAT: >2,000 MG/KG NOTE - ESTIMATED
    VALUE. DERMAL LD50 RABBIT: >2,000 MG/KG NOTE - ESTIMATED VALUE.

=====================  Ecological Information  =====================

Ecological:AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY: FATHEAD MINNOW 96 HOUR STATIC SCREEN
    WITH 24-HOUR RENEWAL. PH OF TEST SOLUTIONS WAS ADJUSTED TO A LEVEL
    OF 6-9. 0% MORTALITY: 5000 MG/L. DAPHNIA MAGNA 48 HOUR STATIC
    SCREEN WITH 24 -HOUR RENEWAL. PH OF TEST SOLUTIONS WAS ADJUSTED TO
    A LEVEL OF 6-9. 10% MORTALITY: 5000 MG/L. 0% MORTALITY.
    BIODEGRADATION: COD (MG/GM): 627 CALUCLATED; TOC (MG/GM): 159
    CALCULATED; BOD-5 (MG/GM): 3 C ALCULATED; BOD-28 (MG/GM): 11
    CALCULATED.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL DISP LAWS & REGS WILL
    DETERMINE PROPER WASTE DISP PROCEDURE. ALL WASTE MATLS SHOULD BE
    REVIEWED TO DETERMINE APPLIC HAZARDS (TESTING MAY BE NECESSARY).
    DISP REQS ARE DEPENDENT O N HAZ CLASSIFICATION & WILL VARY BY
    LOCATION & TYPE OF DISP SELECTED. SOME WASTE MATLS ARE AMENABLE  TO
    RECYCLE/REUSE. EPA WASTE #: NOT REGULATED.

===================  MSDS Transport Information  ===================

Transport Information:UN NUMBER: NOT APPLICABLE. DOT CLASSIFICATION:
    NOT REGULATED.

=====================  Regulatory Information  =====================

SARA Title III Information:SARA HAZARD CATEGORIES: IMMEDIATE (ACUTE)
    HEALTH HAZARDS: YES. DELAYED (CHRONIC) HEALTH HAZARDS: YES. FIRE
    HAZARD: NO. REACTIVITY HAZARD: NO. SUDDEN RELEASE OF PRESSURE: NO.
    SARA SECTION 313 NOTIFICAT ION: THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS A TOXIC
    CHEMICAL (OR CHEMICALS) SUBJECT TO THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF
    SECTION 313 OF TITLE III OF THE SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND
    REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1986 AND 40 CFR PART  372: MANGANESE, CAS #
    7439-96-5, <3% WT.
State Regulatory Information:

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