*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:NIOSH APPROVED DUST MASK ABOVE TLV/PEL.
Ventilation:USE THE GUIDELINES RECOMMENDED BY ACGIH IN THE CURRENT
    EDITION OF "INDUSTRIAL VENTILATION", CONSIDERING THE TLV.
Other Protective Equipment:EYEWASH AND DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI
    DESIGN CRITERIA .
Supplemental Safety and Health
PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL PROPERTIES: REACTS IF EXPOSED TO LIGHT: NO; AIR: NO;
    WATER: NO; STRONG OXIDIZERS: MAY.
*  Product Identification  *
CAGE:0YFW3
CAGE:0YFW3
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:CARBON BLACK
Other REC Limits:N/K 
OSHA PEL:3.5 MG/M3
OSHA STEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:3.5 MG/M3
ACGIH STEL:N/K 
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: DUST CONCS ABOVE PEL MAY CAUSE
    TEMPORARY UPPER RESP TRACT DISCOMFORT. CHRONIC INHAL: HUMAN
    STUDIES: EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES OF WORKERS IN CARBON
    BLACK-PRODUCING INDUSTRIES OF NORTH AMERICA & WE STERN EUROPE SHOW
    NO SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE HLTH EFT DUE TO OCCUP EXPOS TO CARBON BLACK.
    EARLY STUDIES IN FORMER USSR & EASTERN EUROPE RPT RESP DISEASE
    AMONG WORKERS EXPOSED TO CARBON BLACK, INCL: BRONCH , PNEUM,
    EMPHYSEMA & RHINITIS. SUCH STUDIES ARE OF QUESTIONABLE VALIDITY,
    DUE TO INADEQ STUDY DESIGN & METHODOLOGY, LACK OF APPROP CTLS FOR
    CIGARETTE SMKNG, & OTHER CONFOUNDING FACTORS SUCH AS CONCURR ENT
    EXPOS TO (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:CARBON BLACK: IARC MONOGRAPHS, VOLUME
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: CARBON MONOXIDE, COAL OIL & PETRO
    VAPS. MOREOVER, REVIEW OF THESE STUDIES INDICATES THAT CONCS OF
    CARBON BLACK WERE GREATER THAN CURRENT OCCUP EXPOS STDS. IN
    & CONCLUDED THAT "ALTHOUGH ONE COHORT STUDY ON CARBON BLACK
    PRODUCTION INDUSTRY SHOWED SLIGHT EXCESSES OF CANCER, TOTALITY OF
    EPIDEMIOLOGY STUDIES, BOTH IN CARBON BL ACK PRODUCTION INDUSTRY &
    IN SOME USER INDUSTRIES, SUGGESTED THAT THERE IS INADEQ EVIDENCE
    FOR CARCINOGENICITY IN HUMANS OF CARBON BLACK".
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:INHALATION: FOR INHALATION DISCOMFORT, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.
    EYES: FLUSH EYES WITH PLENTY OF WATER, OCCASIONALLY LIFTING THE
    WATER AN D MILD SOAP OR WATERLESS HAND CLEANER TO REMOVE CARBON
    BLACK DUST. INGESTION: ENTRY BY MOUTH IS NOT LIKELY TO PRODUCE
    ADVERSE EFFECTS.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:NORMAL FOG OR NOZZLE JET APPLICATION AND/OR
    EXCLUSION OF AIR.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
    APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE. CARBON MONOXIDE AND CARBON DIOXIDE
    ARE EMITTED. IT MAY NOT BE OBVIOUS THAT CARBON BLACK IS BURNING
    UNLESS IT IS STIRRED AND SPARKS ARE APPARENT.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:VACUUM, SWEEP OR SPRAY WITH WATER AND COLLECT
    IN A SUITABLE CONTAINER.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN CLOSED CONTAINERS. DOT LABEL
    REQUIRED: NONE.
Other Precautions:TEST FOR CARBON MONOXIDE AND OXYGEN BEFORE ENTRY INTO
    CONFINED SPACES. USE APPROPRIATE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR OR AIR
    LINE FOR POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE AND
    INADEQUATE OXY GEN CONTENT IF TEST RESULTS SO INDICATE.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Spec Gravity:1.7-1.8 (H*2O=1)
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:AMORPHOUS, BLACK SOLID; ODORLESS.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZERS SUCH AS CHLORATES, BROMATES, AND NITRATES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXCESSIVE HEAT. NOT CORROSIVE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE AND CARBON DIOXIDE
    WHEN BURNING.
*  Toxicological Information*
Toxicological Information:ANIMAL TOXICITY STUDIES: COLUMBIAN CARBON
    BLACK CONTAINS <0.1% OF ABSORBED PAH'S (POLYNUCLEAR AROMATIC
    HYDROCARBONS). IN NON-ABSORBED FORM, SOME PAH'S HAVE BEEN FOUND TO
    BE CARCINS IN ANIMAL STUDIES.  NO CORRELATING CARCIN EFT, HOWEVER,
    HASBEEN OBSERVED IN HUMANS DUE TO EXPOS TO CARBON BLACK. CHRONIC
    INFLAMM, LUNG FIBROSIS & LUNG TUMORS HAVE BEEN OBSERVED IN SOME
    RATS EXPERIMENTALLY EXPOSED, FOR LO NG PERIODS OF TIME, TO VERY
    HIGH CONCS OF CARBON BLACK & SEVERAL OTHER INSOL FINE DUST
    PARTICLES. TUMORS HAVE NOT BEEN OBSERVED IN OTHER ANIMAL SPECIES
    (I.E., MOUSE & HAMSTER) UNDER SIMILAR CIRCUMSTAN CES & STUDY
    CNDTNS. (OTHER INFO)
*  Ecological Information  *
    PARTITION COEF.: NOT AVAIL.   TOXICOLOGY (CONT'D): ACUTE 4-HR
    SKIN; NON-IRRI TATING TO RABBIT EYES. DIRECT CONTACT DID NOT
    PRODUCE DERMAL SENSITIZATION IN GUINEA PIGS. MATERIAL NEGATIVE IN
    AMES TEST. 2-(2'-HYDROXY-3',5'-DI-TERT- AMYLPHENYL) BENZOTRIAZOLE
    MG/KG).] EFFECTS NOTED: DECREASED BODY WEIGHT; INCREASED LIVER,
    KIDNEY, TESTES (MALES ONLY) WEIGHT. ENLARGED, DISCOLORED LIVERS
    SEEN AT TERMINAL NECROPSY. HISTOPA THOLOGY REVEALED ENLARGED (STATE
    REG)
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:BURY OR BURN IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND
    FEDERAL REGULATIONS. CARBON BLACK IS NOT A HAZARDOUS WASTE.
*  MSDS Transport Information  *
Transport Information:D.O.T.: NOT REGULATED. REPORTABLE QUANTITY: NOT
    TRANSPORTATION NOTES: CO LUMBIAN CHEMICALS COMPANY'S CARBON BLACK
    (MINERAL ORIGIN) IS NOT RESTRICTED BY INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT
    ASSOCIATION DANGEROUS GOODS REGULATIONS OR INTERNATIONAL MARITIME
    DANGEROUS GOODS CODE.
*  Regulatory Information  *
SARA Title III Information:CERCLA: CARBON BLACK IS NOT A CERCLA
    HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE. SPILLS OF CARBON BLACK ARE NOT REPORTABLE.
    TITLE III OF SARA: CARBON BLACK IS NOT A LISTED "EXTREMELY
Federal Regulatory Information:RCRA: UNUSED CARBON BLACK IS NOT A
    HAZARDOUS WASTE IF DISPOSAL IS REQUIRED. TSCA: CARBON BLACK IS
    OSHA: THIS MATERIAL IS ON THE OSHA "Z-1 -A" LIST. AN MSDS IS
    REQUIRED.
State Regulatory Information:
*  Other Information  *
