Product Name: Defluorinated Phosphate
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Material Safety Data Sheet
Revision Issued:
10/20/08
Supersedes: 02/12/07
First Issued:
12/31/1989
Section I – Product and Company Identification
PotashCorp MSDS No.:
8
Product Name:
Defluorinated Phosphate (18.0% P)
ERG No.:
N/A
1101 Skokie Blvd., Northbrook, IL 60062
Phone (800) 241-6908 / (847) 849-4200
Flammability
Suite 500, 122 – 1st Avenue South
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Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada S7K7G3
1
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Phone (800) 667-0403 from Canada
(800) 667-3930 from USA
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Emergencies (800) 424-9300 (CHEMTREC)
Web Site www.potashcorp.com
Health Emergencies, Contact Your Local Poison Center
Common
Name:
Tricalcium
Phosphate or
Defluorinated
Phosphate (DFP)
Formula: Mixture of Ca3(PO4)2
primarily & NaCaPO4 Synonym:
DFP and
ULTRADFP
Uses:
Animal and
Poultry feeds
Section II – Composition / Information On Ingredients
Exposure Limits
OSHA PEL
TLV – TWA
STEL
CEIL
Chemical Name
CAS No.
mg/m3 ppm mg/m3
ppm mg/m3
ppm
mg/m3
ppm
% by
Weight
Tricalcium phosphate, as Ca3(PO4)2 1306-06-5
15/5*
10/3**
57
Rhenanite, as NaCaPO4
35
Calcium silicate, as Ca2SiO4
6
Other metallic impurities
2
*For particulates not otherwise regulated, standard is 15 mg/m3 total dust and 5 mg/m3 for respirable fraction.
**For particulates (insoluble) not otherwise specified, adopted value is 10mg/m3 for inhalable fraction and 3 mg/m3 for respirable
fractions.
Section IV – First Aid Measures
Eyes:
Immediately flush eyes (holding eyelids apart) with plenty of water for at least 15 minutes. Get medical attention if irritation
continues, develops or persists.
Skin:
Wash skin th