EAGLE-PICHER MINERALS INC -- CELATOM SP  -- 9390-00N087925
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:CELATOM SP
MSDS Date:11/01/1997
FSC:9390
NIIN:00N087925
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:EAGLE-PICHER MINERALS INC
Address:8110 PLUMAS
City:RENO
State:NV
ZIP:89508
Country:US
Info Phone Num:702-824-7800
Emergency Phone Num:702-824-7800
Preparer's Name:PATRICK T FLYNN JR
CAGE:EAGLE
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:EAGLE-PICHER INDUSTRIES INC
Address:6110 PLUMES
Box:City:RENO
State:NV
ZIP:89509
Country:US
Phone:702-824-7650
CAGE:0PXU6
Company Name:EAGLE-PICHER MINERALS, INC.
Address:8110 PLUMAS
Box:12130
City:RENO
State:NV
ZIP:89510
Country:US
Phone:702-322-3331
CAGE:EAGLE

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

Ingred Name:DIATOMACEOUS EARTH, FLUX-CALCINED
CAS:68855-54-9
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:SILICA, CRYSTALLINE - CRISTOBALITE
CAS:14464-46-1
RTECS #:VV7325000
Fraction by Wt: 35-50%
OSHA PEL:SEE TABLE Z-3
ACGIH TLV:0.05 MG/M3 RDUST

Ingred Name:SUPDAT: TO NATL & REGIONAL POPULATIONS. THIS IS REDUCTION
    IN LEVELS RPTD IN 1992 RPT (SMR=2.89 FOR NMRD & SMR= (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3: 1.43 FOR LUNG CANCER). AS NOTED IN 1982 STUDY,
    RELATIVELY INTENSE EXPOS TO CRYSTALLINE SILICA THAT (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4: OCCURRED BEFORE 1950'S WERE PROBABLY MOST IMPORTANT
    CONTRIBUTORS TO EXCESSES IN NMRD & LUNG CANCER. 1988 (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5: RPT CONTINUES TO SUPPORT CONCLUSION THAT RECENT
    IMPROVEMENTS IN DUST CTL IN INDUSTRY APPEAR TO HAVE (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6: ABRADED ANY EXCESS RISK OF SILICOSIS/LUNG CANCER IN
    TODAY'S WORK ENVIRONMENT. SOON TO BE PUBLISHED (1987) (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7: RADIOGRAPHIC STUDY ALSO APPEARS TO SUPPORT FACT THAT
    CURRENT OCCUP EXPOS & OCCUP EXPOS LIMITS ARE ADEQ TO (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8: PVNT EXCESS RISKS OF DEVELOPING SILICOSIS FROM
    DIATOMACEOUS EARTH. MORE DETAILED RPT DISCUSSING IARC (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9: CLASSIFICATION & DIATOMITE WORKER STUDIES IS AVAIL
    ON REQUEST. UPPER RESP IRRITANT-MAY CAUSE COUGH/THROAT(ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10: IRRIT. CHRONIC: INHAL OF CRYSTALLINE SILICA DUST IN
    EXCESS OF TLV REC BY ACGIH/IN EXCESS OF LIMIT PEL (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11: ESTABLISHED BY OSHA OVER EXTENDED NUMBER OF YRS MAY
    CAUSE SILICOSIS, PROGRESSIVE SOMETIMES FATAL LUNG (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12: DISEASES. ALTHOUGH SILICOSIS IS NON-CANCEROUS LUNG
    DISEASE, 1992 STUDY CONDUCTED BY UNIVERSITY OF (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13: WASHINGTON ON CERTAIN DIATOMITE WORKERS, & 1996
    FOLLOW-UP TO THIS STUDY, INDICATES THAT EXPOS TO HIGH (ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 14: CONCS OF CRYSTALLINE SILICA FOR MANY YRS MAY INCR
    POTNTL RISK OF DEVELOPING LUNG CANCER. 1996 FOLLOW-UP (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 15: STUDY CONTINUES TO SUPPORT FINDING OF 1992 STUDY IN
    THAT FOR THOSE WORKERS HIRED SINCE 1960, NO INCR IN (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 16: LUNG CANCER MORTALITY RISK WAS FOUND. CONSEQUENTLY,
    MAINTAINANCE OF CRYSTALLINE SILICA DUST CONC @/BELOW(ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 17: LEVELS SPECIFIED BY OCCUP STDS SETTING AGENCIES
    WILL MINIMIZE, IF NOT ELIM, ANY POTNTL EXCESS RISK OF (ING 19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 18: NMRD OR LUNG CANCER. TARGET ORGANS: LUNGS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:RESP PROT: CNTNG DUSTS. IF DUST CONC IS >10 TIMES & <100
    TIMES PEL USE NIOSH APPRVD FULL FACEPIECE RESP WITH (ING 21)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 20: REPLACABLE DUST FILTER; IF >100 & <200 TIMES PEL
    USE NIOSH APPRVD POWER AIR-PURIFYING (POS PRESS) RESP(ING 22)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 21: W/REPLACABLE FILTER; IF >200 TIMES PEL USE NIOSH
    APPRVD TYPE C, SUPPLIED-AIR RESP, CONTINUOUS FLOW TYPE(ING 23)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 22: (POSITIVE PRESSURE), W/FULL FACEPIECE, HOOD, OR
    HELMET.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:VENT: OR SIMILAR PUBLICATIONS FOR DESIGN OF VENTILATION
    SYSTEMS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES    IARC:YES	  OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: FLUX-CALCINED DIATOMACEOUS
    EARTH(KIESELGUHR) CNTNS CRYSTALLINE SILICA WHICH IS KNOWN CAUSE OF
    SILICOSIS, PROGRESSIVE, SOMETIMES FATAL, LUNG DISEASE. IN 1997 MONO
    (VOL 68, "SILICA, SOME SILICATE S, COAL DUST & PARA- ARAMID
    FIBRIS"), THE IARC HAS CLASSIFIED "INHALED CRYSTALLINE SILICA FROM
    OCCUP (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SILICA, CRYSTALLINE-CRISTOBALITE: IARC
    MONO, VOL 68, 1997: GROUP 1. NTP 7TH ANNUAL RPT ON CARCIN, 1994:
    ANTIC (SUPDAT)
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: SOURCES" IN GROUP 1 AS SUBSTANCE
    "CARCIN TO HUMANS." IN MAKING OVERALL EVAL, IARC WORKING GROUP
    NOTED THAT CARCINOGENICITY IN HUMANS WAS NOT DETECTED IN ALL INDUST
    CIRCUMSTANCES STUDIED. ALT HOUGH RECENT IARC DETERMINATION WAS,
    INPART, BASED ON 1982 STUDY OF DIATOMITE WORKERS, 1986 FOLLOW-UP
    WHICH (SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PRE-EXISTING DISEASES OF THE UPPER
    RESPIRATORY TRACT AND LUNG SUCH AS BRONCHITIS, EMPHYSEMA, AND
    ASTHMA.

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

First Aid:SKIN: USE MOISTURE RENEWING LOTIONS IF DRYNESS OCCURS. EYE:
    WASH W/GENEROUS QTYS OF WATER FOR @ LST 15 MINS. CONSULT PHYS IF
    IRRIT PERSISTS. INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. INGEST: DRINK GENEROUS
    AMOUNTS  OF WATER TO REDUCE BULK & DRYING EFFECTS.

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

Extinguishing Media:NOT APPLICABLE. MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE
    .
Fire Fighting Procedures:NOT APPLICABLE. USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Spill Release Procedures:VACUUM CLEAN SPILLAGE, WET SWEEP OR WASH AWAY.
    AVOID CREATING DUST.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A DRY PLACE TO MAINTAIN
    PRODUCT QUALITY. AVOID CREATING.
Other Precautions:REPAIR OR PROPERLY DISPOSE OF BROKEN BAGS.

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

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH APPRVD RESPS FOR PROT AGAINST
    PNEUMOCONIOSIS PRODUCING DUSTS REC WHEN DUST IS PRESENT. IF DUST
    CONC IS <10 TIMES PEL, USE NIOSH APPRVD QUARTER/HALF MASK RESP
    W/REPLACEMENT DUST FILTER/SINGLE USE  DUST RESP APPRVD FOR
    SILICA(ING 20)
Ventilation:ENGINEERING CTLS(E.G., VENT, ENCLOSED PROCESS); LOC-CTL
    W/REC TLV/PEL. REFER TO ACGIH PUBLICATION "INDUST VENT"(ING 24)
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH: 10 (10% SLURRY). EXPLAN OF CARCIN: TO BE CARCIN. EFTS OF OVEREXP:
    WAS ISSUED BY UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON & TULANE UNIVERSITY WAS NOT
    AVAIL TO WORKING GROUP. THE FOLLOW-UP STUDY RPTD STANDARIZED MO
    RTALITY RATIO (SMR) OF 2.01 FOR NON-MALIGNANT RESP DISEASE(NMRD) &
    AN SMR OF 1.29 FOR LUNG CANCER WHEN COMBINED (ING 3)

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

Spec Gravity:2.0
pH:SUPDAT
Evaporation Rate &amp; Reference:NOT KNOWN
Solubility in Water:<2%
Appearance and Odor:SOLID LIGHT PINK TO WHITE POWDER, ODORLESS.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
HYDROFLUORIC ACID. PRODUCTS CONTAINING SILICA MAY REACT VIOLENTLY WITH
    HYDROFLUORIC ACID.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NOT APPLICABLE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NOT APPLICABLE.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:NON-BIODEGRADABLE. USE SOLID WASTE DISP COMMON
    TO LANDFILL TYPE OPERATIONS/IN SLURRY TO SUMPS, NOT CONSIDERED
    HAZARDOUS WASTE UNDER RCRA(40CFR PART 261). DISPOSAL MUST BE I/A/W
    FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL  REGULATIONS .

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