**** SECTION 1 - CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION ****
MSDS Name: Carborundum
Catalog Numbers:
S79952, C192 500, C192-500, C192500
Synonyms:
Silicon Carbide.
Company Identification: Fisher Scientific
1 Reagent Lane
Fairlawn, NJ 07410
For information, call: 201-796-7100
Emergency Number: 201-796-7100
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**** SECTION 2 - COMPOSITION, INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS ****
CAS#
Chemical Name
%
EINECS#
409-21-2
SILICON CARBIDE
100.0
206-991-8
Hazard Symbols: None Listed.
Risk Phrases: None Listed.
**** SECTION 3 - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION ****
EMERGENCY OVERVIEW
Appearance: colorless to black.
Caution! May cause lung damage. May cause eye and skin irritation.
May cause respiratory and digestive tract irritation. May cause
cancer based on animal studies.
Target Organs: No data found.
Potential Health Effects
Eye:
Dust may cause mechanical irritation.
Skin:
Dust may cause mechanical irritation.
Ingestion:
May cause irritation of the digestive tract.
Inhalation:
Dust is irritating to the respiratory tract. May cause lung damage.
Contains crystalline silica which may lead to respiratory
abnormalities and silicosis.
Chronic:
Chronic inhalation of dust may lead to silicosis. May cause lung
damage. May cause silicosis-disabling pulmonary fibrosis
characterized by fibrotic changes and miliary nodules in the lungs,
dry cough, shortness of breath, emphysema, decreased chest expansion
and increased susceptibility to tuberculosis.
**** SECTION 4 - FIRST AID MEASURES ****
Eyes:
Flush eyes with plenty of water for at least 15 minutes,
occasionally lifting the upper and lower eyelids. Get medical aid.
Skin:
Flush skin