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PRODUCT IDENTIFIER: PRODUCT NAME: CAL-BRITE + OTHER MEANS OF IDENTIFICATION: PRODUCT CODE: 4133-01 4133-08 SYNONYMS: NONE DETAILS OF THE SUPPLIER OF THE SAFETY DATA SHEET: COMPANY NAME: NU-CALGON 2611 SCHUETZ ROAD ST. LOUIS, MO 63043 (800) 554-5499 HTTP://WWW.NUCALGON.COM/ EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER: EMERGENCY TELEPHONE: CHEMTREC: 1-800-424-9300
CLASSIFICATION: OSHA REGULATORY STATUS: THIS CHEMICAL IS CONSIDERED HAZARDOUS BY THE 2012 OSHA HAZARD COMMUNICATION STANDARD (29 CFR 1910.1200) ACUTE TOXICITY - ORAL: NOT CLASSIFIED ACUTE TOXICITY - DERMAL: NOT CLASSIFIED SKIN CORROSION/IRRITATION: CATEGORY 1 SUB-CATEGORY B SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE/EYE IRRITATION: CATEGORY 1 LABEL ELEMENTS: EMERGENCY OVERVIEW: DANGER HAZARD STATEMENTS: CAUSES SEVERE SKIN BURNS AND EYE DAMAGE CORROSION APPEARANCE: CLEAR PINK PHYSICAL STATE: LIQUID ODOR: NIL PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS - PREVENTION: DO NOT BREATHE DUST/FUME/GAS/MIST/VAPORS/SPRAY WASH FACE, HANDS AND ANY EXPOSED SKIN THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES/PROTECTIVE CLOTHING/EYE PROTECTION/FACE PROTECTION PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS - RESPONSE: SPECIFIC TREATMENT (SEE SECTION 4 ON THE SDS) IF IN EYES: RINSE CAUTIOUSLY WITH WATER FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. REMOVE CONTACT LENSES, IF PRESENT AND EASY TO DO. CONTINUE RINSING IMMEDIATELY CALL A POISON CENTER OR DOCTOR/PHYSICIAN IF ON SKIN (OR HAIR): REMOVE/TAKE OFF IMMEDIATELY ALL CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. RINSE SKIN WITH WATER/SHOWER WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE IF INHALED: REMOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR AND KEEP AT REST IN A POSITION COMFORTABLE FOR BREATHING IMMEDIATELY CALL A POISON CENTER OR DOCTOR/PHYSICIAN IF SWALLOWED: RINSE MOUTH. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS - STORAGE: STORE LOCKED UP PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS - DISPOSAL: DISPOSE OF CONTENTS/CONTAINER TO AN APPROVED WASTE DISPOSAL PLANT HAZARDS NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED (HNOC): OTHER INFORMATION: UNKNOWN ACUTE TOXICITY: 0% OF THE MIXTURE CONSISTS OF INGREDIENT(S) OF UNKNOWN TOXICITY
CHEMICAL NAME CAS NO. WEIGHT-% TRADE SECRET FLUOROSILICIC ACID 16961-83-4 3-7 * GLYCOLIC ACID 79-14-1 1-5 * *THE EXACT PERCENTAGE (CONCENTRATION) OF COMPOSITION HAS BEEN WITHHELD AS A TRADE SECRET.
FIRST AID MEASURES: GENERAL ADVICE: IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION IS REQUIRED. IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST, CALL A PHYSICIAN. SKIN CONTACT: WASH OFF IMMEDIATELY WITH SOAP AND PLENTY OF WATER WHILE REMOVING ALL CONTAMINATED CLOTHES AND SHOES. IF SKIN IRRITATION PERSISTS, CALL A PHYSICIAN. FOR SEVERE BURNS, IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION IS REQUIRED. EYE CONTACT: IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION IS REQUIRED. IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER. AFTER INITIAL FLUSHING, REMOVE ANY CONTACT LENSES AND CONTINUE FLUSHING FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. RINSE THOROUGHLY WITH PLENTY OF WATER, ALSO UNDER THE EYELIDS. KEEP EYE WIDE OPEN WHILE RINSING. CALL A PHYSICIAN OR POISON CONTROL CENTER IMMEDIATELY. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST, CALL A PHYSICIAN. IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION IS NOT REQUIRED. MOVE TO FRESH AIR IN CASE OF ACCIDENTAL INHALATION OF VAPORS. INGESTION: RINSE MOUTH. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. CALL A PHYSICIAN OR POISON CONTROL CENTER IMMEDIATELY. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. SELF-PROTECTION OF THE FIRST AIDER: USE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AS REQUIRED. MOST IMPORTANT SYMPTOMS AND EFFECTS, BOTH ACUTE AND DELAYED: SYMPTOMS: ANY ADDITIONAL IMPORTANT SYMPTOMS AND EFFECTS ARE DESCRIBED IN SECTION 11: TOXICOLOGY INFORMATION. INDICATION OF ANY IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION AND SPECIAL TREATMENT NEEDED: NOTE TO PHYSICIANS: TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY.
SUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: USE EXTINGUISHING MEASURES THAT ARE APPROPRIATE TO LOCAL CIRCUMSTANCES AND THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT. UNSUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: CAUTION: USE OF WATER SPRAY WHEN FIGHTING FIRE MAY BE INEFFICIENT. SPECIFIC HAZARDS ARISING FROM THE CHEMICAL: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE. EXPLOSION DATA: SENSITIVITY TO MECHANICAL IMPACT: NONE. SENSITIVITY TO STATIC DISCHARGE: NONE. PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND PRECAUTIONS FOR FIREFIGHTERS: AS IN ANY FIRE, WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS PRESSURE-DEMAND, MSHA/NIOSH (APPROVED OR EQUIVALENT) AND FULL PROTECTIVE GEAR.
PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES: PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS: USE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AS REQUIRED. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES AND SKIN. EVACUATE PERSONNEL TO SAFE AREAS. KEEP PEOPLE AWAY FROM AND UPWIND OF SPILL/LEAK. ENVIRONMENTAL PRECAUTIONS: ENVIRONMENTAL PRECAUTIONS: DO NOT ALLOW INTO ANY STORM SEWER DRAINS, LAKES, STREAMS, PONDS, ESTUARIES, OCEANS OR OTHER SURFACE WATER BODIES. SHOULD NOT BE RELEASED INTO THE ENVIRONMENT. DISPOSE OF ACCORDING TO ALL LOCAL CITY, STATE AND FEDERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS. METHODS AND MATERIAL FOR CONTAINMENT AND CLEANING UP: METHODS FOR CONTAINMENT: PREVENT FURTHER LEAKAGE OR SPILLAGE IF SAFE TO DO SO. METHODS FOR CLEANING UP: SOAK UP WITH INERT ABSORBENT MATERIAL. PICK UP AND TRANSFER TO PROPERLY LABELED CONTAINERS. AFTER CLEANING, FLUSH AWAY TRACES WITH WATER. PREVENT PRODUCT FROM ENTERING DRAINS. DAM UP.
PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING: ADVICE ON SAFE HANDLING: ENSURE ADEQUATE VENTILATION, ESPECIALLY IN CONFINED AREAS. USE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AS REQUIRED. USE WITH LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION. DO NOT BREATHE DUST/FUME/GAS/MIST/VAPORS/SPRAY. CONDITIONS FOR SAFE STORAGE, INCLUDING ANY INCOMPATIBILITIES: STORAGE CONDITIONS: KEEP OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED IN A DRY AND WELL-VENTILATED PLACE. KEEP IN PROPERLY LABELED CONTAINERS. INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS: NONE KNOWN BASED ON INFORMATION SUPPLIED.
CONTROL PARAMETERS: CHEMICAL NAME ACGIH TLV OSHA PEL NIOSH IDLH FLUOROSILICIC ACID TWA: TWA: 2.5 MG/M3 F IDLH: 250 MG/M3 F 16961-83-4 2.5 MG/M3 F (VACATED) TWA: TWA: 2.5 MG/M3 F 2.5 MG/M3 NIOSH IDLH: IMMEDIATELY DANGEROUS TO LIFE OR HEALTH OTHER INFORMATION: VACATED LIMITS REVOKED BY THE COURT OF APPEALS DECISION IN AFL-CIO V. OSHA, 965 F.2D 962 (11TH CIR., 1992). APPROPRIATE ENGINEERING CONTROLS: ENGINEERING CONTROLS: SHOWERS, EYEWASH STATIONS & VENTILATION SYSTEMS. INDIVIDUAL PROTECTION MEASURES, SUCH AS PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: EYE/FACE PROTECTION: TIGHT SEALING SAFETY GOGGLES. WEAR A FACE SHIELD IF SPLASHING HAZARD EXISTS. SKIN AND BODY PROTECTION: WEAR IMPERVIOUS PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, INCLUDING BOOTS, GLOVES, LAB COAT, APRON OR COVERALLS, AS APPROPRIATE, TO PREVENT SKIN CONTACT. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: IF EXPOSURE LIMITS ARE EXCEEDED OR IRRITATION IS EXPERIENCED, NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATORY PROTECTION SHOULD BE WORN. POSITIVE-PRESSURE SUPPLIED AIR RESPIRATORS MAY BE REQUIRED FOR HIGH AIRBORNE CONTAMINANT CONCENTRATIONS. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION MUST BE PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CURRENT LOCAL REGULATIONS. GENERAL HYGIENE: WHEN USING DO NOT EAT, DRINK OR SMOKE. AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN, EYES OR CLOTHING. USE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AS REQUIRED. WASH FACE, HANDS AND ANY EXPOSED SKIN THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
INFORMATION ON BASIC PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES: PHYSICAL STATE: LIQUID APPEARANCE: CLEAR PINK COLOR: PINK ODOR: NIL ODOR THRESHOLD: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE PROPERTY VALUES REMARKS - METHOD PH <2 SPECIFIC GRAVITY 1.080 VISCOSITY <25 CP @ 25 DEG. C MELTING POINT/FREEZING POINT NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE FLASH POINT NONE BOILING POINT / BOILING RANGE: EVAPORATION RATE NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE FLAMMABILITY (SOLID, GAS) NO DATA AVAILABLE FLAMMABILITY LIMITS IN AIR: UPPER FLAMMABILITY LIMIT NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE LOWER FLAMMABILITY LIMIT NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE VAPOR PRESSURE NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE VAPOR DENSITY NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE WATER SOLUBILITY COMPLETE PARTITION COEFFICIENT NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE AUTOIGNITION TEMPERATURE NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE OTHER INFORMATION: DENSITY LBS/GAL 9.00 VOC CONTENT (%) NOT APPLICABLE
REACTIVITY: NO DATA AVAILABLE CHEMICAL STABILITY: STABLE UNDER RECOMMENDED STORAGE CONDITIONS. POSSIBILITY OF HAZARDOUS REACTIONS: NONE UNDER NORMAL PROCESSING. CONDITIONS TO AVOID: EXTREMES OF TEMPERATURE AND DIRECT SUNLIGHT. INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS: NONE KNOWN BASED ON INFORMATION SUPPLIED. HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: NONE KNOWN BASED ON INFORMATION SUPPLIED.
INFORMATION ON LIKELY ROUTES OF EXPOSURE: PRODUCT INFORMATION: INHALATION: AVOID BREATHING VAPORS OR MISTS. BREATHING OF VAPOR CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION AND INFLAMMATION. BREATHING OF MIST OR LIQUID CAN CAUSE BURNS TO THE RESPIRATORY TRACT. EYE CONTACT: AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES. CORROSIVE. CAUSES SEVERE EYE DAMAGE. SKIN CONTACT: AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN. CORROSIVE. CONTACT WITH SKIN MAY CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION AND BURNS. INGESTION: DO NOT TASTE OR SWALLOW. INGESTION CAUSES ACUTE IRRITATION AND BURNS TO THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES OF THE MOUTH, TRACHEA, ESOPHAGUS AND STOMACH. CHEMICAL NAME ORAL LD50 DERMAL LD50 INHALATION LC50 FLUOROSILICIC ACID = 430 MG/KG = 1.11 MG/L (RAT) 16961-83-4 (RAT) 1 H GLYCOLIC ACID = 1950 MG/KG = 3.6 MG/L (RAT) 79-14-1 (RAT) 4 H INFORMATION ON TOXICOLOGICAL EFFECTS: SYMPTOMS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE. DELAYED AND IMMEDIATE EFFECTS AS WELL AS CHRONIC EFFECTS FROM SHORT AND LONG-TERM EXPOSURE: CORROSIVITY: CAUSES BURNS. EXTREMELY CORROSIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE TO TISSUE. RISK OF SERIOUS DAMAGE TO EYES. SENSITIZATION: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE. GERM CELL MUTAGENICITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE. CARCINOGENICITY: THE TABLE BELOW INDICATES WHETHER EACH AGENCY HAS LISTED ANY INGREDIENT AS A CARCINOGEN. CHEMICAL NAME ACGIH IARC NTP OSHA FLUOROSILICIC ACID GROUP 3 16961-83-4 IARC (INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER): GROUP 3 -NOT CLASSIFIABLE AS A HUMAN CARCINOGEN REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE. STOT - SINGLE EXPOSURE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE. STOT - REPEATED EXPOSURE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE. CHRONIC TOXICITY: AVOID REPEATED EXPOSURE. ASPIRATION HAZARD: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE. NUMERICAL MEASURES OF TOXICITY - PRODUCT INFORMATION: UNKNOWN ACUTE TOXICITY: 0% OF THE MIXTURE CONSISTS OF INGREDIENT(S) OF UNKNOWN TOXICITY THE FOLLOWING VALUES ARE CALCULATED BASED ON CHAPTER 3.1 OF THE GHS DOCUMENT. ATEMIX (ORAL): 5,530.00 ATEMIX (DERMAL): 36,667.00 ATEMIX (INHALATION-DUST/MIST): 128.60
ECOTOXICITY: 3% OF THE MIXTURE CONSISTS OF COMPONENTS(S) OF UNKNOWN HAZARDS TO THE AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT CHEMICAL NAME ALGAE/AQUATIC FISH CRUSTACEA PLANTS FLUOROSILICIC ACID 65: 96 H POECILIA 16961-83-4 RETICULATA MG/L LC50 STATIC 28.7: 96 H PIMEPHALES PROMELAS MG/L LC50 STATIC GLYCOLIC ACID 5000: 96 H 79-14-1 BRACHYDANIO RERIO MG/L LC50 STATIC EDITRONIC ACID 868: 96 H LEPOMIS 527: 48 H (PHOSPHONIC ACID) MACROCHIRUS MG/L DAPHNIA MAGNA 2809-21-4 LC50 STATIC 360: MG/L EC50 96 H ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS MG/L LC50 STATIC PHOSPHONIC ACID 6980 - 9784: 96 H 13598-36-2 BRACHYDANIO RERIO MG/L LC50 STATIC PERSISTENCE AND DEGRADABILITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE. BIOACCUMULATION: BIOACCUMULATIVE POTENTIAL. CHEMICAL NAME PARTITION COEFFICIENT GLYCOLIC ACID -1.11 79-14-1 OTHER ADVERSE EFFECTS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
WASTE TREATMENT METHODS: DISPOSAL OF WASTES: DISPOSAL SHOULD BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE REGIONAL, NATIONAL AND LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS. CONTAMINATED PACKAGING: DO NOT REUSE CONTAINER. THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS ONE OR MORE SUBSTANCES THAT ARE LISTED WITH THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AS A HAZARDOUS WASTE. CHEMICAL NAME CALIFORNIA HAZARDOUS WASTE STATUS FLUOROSILICIC ACID TOXIC 16961-83-4 CORROSIVE
PER CFR 173.154 (B)(2), THIS PRODUCT CAN SHIP AS LIMITED QUANTITY IF PACKAGED NOT OVER 5.0 L (1.3 GALLON) NET CAPACITY EACH FOR LIQUIDS AND MUST NOT EXCEED 30 KG (66 POUNDS) GROSS WEIGHT. DOT: UN/ID NO.: UN1760 PROPER SHIPPING NAME: CORROSIVE LIQUIDS, N.O.S. HAZARD CLASS: 8 PACKING GROUP: III SPECIAL PROVISIONS: IB3, T7, TP1, TP28 DESCRIPTION: UN1760, CORROSIVE LIQUIDS, N.O.S. (CONTAINS FLUOROSILICIC ACID AND HYDROXYACETIC ACID), 8, III EMERGENCY RESPONSE GUIDE NUMBER: 154 TDG: UN/ID NO.: UN1760 PROPER SHIPPING NAME: CORROSIVE LIQUIDS, N.O.S. HAZARD CLASS: 8 PACKING GROUP: III DESCRIPTION: UN1760, CORROSIVE LIQUIDS, N.O.S. (CONTAINS FLUOROSILICIC ACID AND HYDROXYACETIC ACID), 8, III
INTERNATIONAL INVENTORIES: TSCA: COMPLIES DSL/NDSL: COMPLIES LEGEND: TSCA: UNITED STATES TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT SECTION 8(B) INVENTORY DSL/NDSL: CANADIAN DOMESTIC SUBSTANCES LIST/NON-DOMESTIC SUBSTANCES LIST US FEDERAL REGULATIONS: SARA 313: SECTION 313 OF TITLE III OF THE SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1986 (SARA). THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY CHEMICALS WHICH ARE SUBJECT TO THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACT AND TITLE 40 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, PART 372 SARA 311/312 HAZARD CATEGORIES: ACUTE HEALTH HAZARD: YES CHRONIC HEALTH HAZARD: NO FIRE HAZARD: NO SUDDEN RELEASE OF PRESSURE HAZARD: NO REACTIVE HAZARD: NO CWA (CLEAN WATER ACT): THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY SUBSTANCES REGULATED AS POLLUTANTS PURSUANT TO THE CLEAN WATER ACT (40 CFR 122.21 AND 40 CFR 122.42) CERCLA: THIS MATERIAL, AS SUPPLIED, DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY SUBSTANCES REGULATED AS HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES UNDER THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE COMPENSATION AND LIABILITY ACT (CERCLA) (40 CFR 302) OR THE SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT (SARA) (40 CFR 355). THERE MAY BE SPECIFIC REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AT THE LOCAL, REGIONAL, OR STATE LEVEL PERTAINING TO RELEASES OF THIS MATERIAL US STATE REGULATIONS: CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65: THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN EVALUATED AND DOES NOT REQUIRE WARNING LABELING UNDER CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65. U.S. STATE RIGHT-TO-KNOW REGULATIONS: CHEMICAL NAME NEW JERSEY MASSACHUSETTS PENNSYLVANIA FLUOROSILICIC ACID X X 16961-83-4 PHOSPHONIC ACID X 13598-36-2 U.S. EPA LABEL INFORMATION: EPA PESTICIDE REGISTRATION NUMBER: NOT APPLICABLE
NFPA HEALTH: HAZARDS 3 FLAMMABILITY 0 INSTABILITY 0 PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES HMIS: HEALTH HAZARDS 3 FLAMMABILITY 0 PHYSICAL HAZARDS 0 PERSONAL PROTECTION C ISSUE DATE: 10-OCT-2018 REVISION DATE: 03-MAY-2018 REVISION NOTE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE DISCLAIMER: THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS SAFETY DATA SHEET IS CORRECT TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, INFORMATION AND BELIEF AT THE DATE OF ITS PUBLICATION. THE INFORMATION GIVEN IS DESIGNED ONLY AS A GUIDANCE FOR SAFE HANDLING, USE, PROCESSING, STORAGE, TRANSPORTATION, DISPOSAL AND RELEASE AND IS NOT TO BE CONSIDERED A WARRANTY OR QUALITY SPECIFICATION. THE INFORMATION RELATES ONLY TO THE SPECIFIC MATERIAL DESIGNATED AND MAY NOT BE VALID FOR SUCH MATERIAL USED IN COMBINATION WITH ANY OTHER MATERIALS OR IN ANY PROCESS, UNLESS SPECIFIED IN THE TEXT. |