SPECTRUM CHEMICAL MFG CORP -- MANGANESE DIOXIDE  -- 6810-00F045807
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:MANGANESE DIOXIDE
MSDS Date:03/30/1993
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F045807
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:SPECTRUM CHEMICAL MFG CORP
Address:14422 S SAN PEDRO STREET
City:GARDENA
State:CA
ZIP:90248-9985
Country:US
Info Phone Num:310-516-8000
Emergency Phone Num:310-516-8000
CAGE:63415
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:SPECTRUM LABORATORY PRODUCTS INC
Address:14422 S SAN PEDRO ST
Box:City:GARDENA
State:CA
ZIP:90248-2027
Country:US
Phone:310-516-8000/FAX: 310-516-9843
CAGE:63415

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

Ingred Name:MANGANESE DIOXIDE
CAS:1313-13-9
RTECS #:OP0350000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:5 MG/CUM
ACGIH TLV:5 MG/CUM (MN)

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

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT
    IRRITATION. SKIN: IRRITATION/DERMATITIS. EYES:
    IRRITATION/CONJUNCTIVITIS. INGESTION: GI IRRITATION & POSSIBLY
    SYSTEMIC TOXICITY.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:METAL FUME FEVER, SWEET METALLIC/FOUL TASTE IN
    THE MOUTH, IRRITATION, COUGHING, DRYNESS, LASSITUDE, MALAISE,
    FEVER, CHILLS, MUSCULAR PAIN, HEADACHE, NAUSEA, VOMITING, MENTAL
    ACTIVITY, PROFUSE SWEATING , URINATION, DIARRHEA, PROSTATION,
    REDNESS, PAIN, TEARING, ABDOMINAL PAIN.

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

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE CPR AS NEEDED. KEEP
    WARM/AT REST. SKIN: WASH AREA W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT & LARGE AMOUNTS
    OF WATER FOR 15-20 MINS. EYES: WASH W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER/NORMAL
    SALINE  FOR 15-20 MINS. INGESTION: IF VOMITINGOCCURS, KEEP HEAD
    BELOW HIPS TO PREVENT ASPIRATION. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL
    CASES. ANTIDOTE: CALCIUM EDETATE, ADMINISTSERED BY QUALIFIED
    PERSONNEL ONLY.

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

Extinguishing Media:WATER ONLY, NO DRY CHEMICAL, CO2/HALON. LARGE
    FIRES: FLOOD AREA W/WATER FROM A DISTANCE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SCBA. MOVE CONTAINER FORM AREA SAFELY.
    APPLY COOLING WATER TO SIDES OF CONTAINERS UNTIL WELL AFTER FIRE IS
    OUT. FOR MASSIVE FIRE USE UNMANNED HOSE.(SUPP)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIGIBLE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO
    HEAT/FLAME. COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS MAY RESULT IN IGNITION, VIOLENT
    COMBUSTION/EXPLOSION.

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

Spill Release Procedures:AVOID COMBUSTIBLES. DON'T TOUCH. SMALL:
    W/SHOVEL PLACE IN CLEAN DRY CONTAINER & COVER. LIQUID: TAKE UP
    W/SAND/EARTH/ABSORBENT MATERIAL & PLACE IN CONTAINER FOR LATER
    DISPOSAL. LARGE: DIKE FAR AHEAD FO R LATER DISPOSAL. ISOLATE & DENY
    ENTRY.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE
    SUBSTANCES.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT W/COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS;
    IGNITION/EXPLOSION MAY RESULT. AVOID CONTAMINATION OF WATER
    SOURCES. AVOID BREATHING VAPORS/DUSTS.

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

Respiratory Protection:USE ANY SUPPLIED-AIR RESPIRATOR W/A FULL
    FACEPIECE OPERATED IN THE POSSITIVE PRESSURE DEMAND MODE.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST TO MEET EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:REQUIRED
Eye Protection:SPLASH-PROOF/DUST RESISTANT GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH FOUNTAIN
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & SHOES
    BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE CONT'D: IF NOT POSSIBLE, WITHDRAW & LET FIRE BURN. MATERIALS TO
    AVOID CONT'D: HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, HYDROGEN SULFIDE, POTASSIUM AZIDE,
    RUBIDIUM CARBIDE, SODIUM PEROXIDE, SULFIDES, SULFUR, HYPOPHOSPH
    ITES, PERMONOSULFURIC ACID, HYDROXYLAMINIUM CHLORIDE.

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

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:995F
Spec Gravity:5.026
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS BLACK/BROWN BLACK POWDER/STEEL GRAY LUMPS

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALUMINUM/ANILINIUM PERCHLORATE/BARIUM CHLORATE/CALCIUM CHLORATE/CALCIUM
    HYDRIDE/CHLORATES/HYDROCLORIC ACID. (SEE SUPP)
Stability Condition to Avoid:CONTAMINATION OF WATER SOURCES, HEAT,
    FLAME.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC OXIDES OF MANGANESE.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
    REGULATIONS. UN 1479.

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