*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:A NIOSH APPRVD AIR PURIFYING RESP W/DUST/MIST
    CARTRIDGE/CANISTER MAY BE PERMISSIBLE UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES
    WHERE AIRBORNE CONCS ARE EXPECTED TO EXCEED EXPOS LIM. PROT
Ventilation:USE SUFFICIENT VENT TO KEEP EMPLOYEE EXPOS BELOW REC
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EMER EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    WEAR IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING, APRON, BOOTS OR WHOLE BODYSUIT AS APPROP.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
    TUMORS WERE SEEN IN STUDIES IN WHICH QUARTZ WAS INSTILLED IN
    TRACHEA OF R ATS. QUARTZ WAS POS IN MAMALIAN CELL CULTURES OF CELL
    TRANSFORMATION & CHROMOSOMAL EFTS & WAS NEGATIVE IN (ING 6)
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:STARBLAST
Kit Part:Y
CAGE:0ERJ7
CAGE:0ERJ7
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:VENT:IN CONFINED AREAS, AIRBORNE DUST LEVELS SHOULD BE
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 
Ingred Name:TITANIUM COMPOUND; (TITANIUM MINERALS)
Fraction by Wt: 6%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 
Ingred Name:SILICA, CRYSTALLINE - QUARTZ
Fraction by Wt: <5%
OSHA PEL:SEE TABLE Z-3
Ingred Name:ZIRCONIUM(IV) SILICATE (1:1); (ZIRCON)
Fraction by Wt: 3%
OSHA PEL:5MG/M3 AS ZR
ACGIH TLV:5MG/M3 AS ZR
Ingred Name:ALUMINUM (III) SILICATE (2:1); (KYANITE)
Fraction by Wt: 2%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 
Ingred Name:SUPDAT:CELL CULTURE ASSAYS FOR GENE MUTATION IN BACTERIA &
    DNA DMG IN MAMMALIAN CELLS & IN A WHOLE ANIMAL ASSAY (ING 7)
Ingred Name:ING 6:FOR CHROMOSOMAL EFTS. THE PREDOMINATE EFTS OF OVEREXP
    TO AIRBORNE RESPIRABLE QUARTZ IN HUMANS IS (ING 8)
Ingred Name:ING 7:SILICOSIS. SILICOSIS IS A CHRONIC FIBROTIC LUNG
    DISEASE CHARACTERIZED BY FORMATION OF SILICA-CONTAINING (ING 9)
Ingred Name:ING 8:SCAR TISSUE IN LUNGS W/SYMPS OF COUGHING, DYSPNEA,
Ingred Name:ING 9:OVEREXP TO QUARTZ BY INHAL MAY CAUSE FATALITY.
Ingred Name:RESP PROT:PRESSURE AIR SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR IF THERE IS ANY
    WHERE AIR PURIFYING RESPIRATORS MAY NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROT.
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES    IARC:YES  OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:THE PROD, AS SHIPPED, DOES NOT POSE
    ANY INHAL HLTH HAZ BECAUSE IN CNTNS ESSENTIALLY NO PARTICLES IN
    RESPIRABLE SIZE RANGE. HOWEVER, IF DURING HNDLG/USE, PARTICLES ARE
    BROKEN DOWN TO A SIZE THAT CAN BE  INHALED, DUSTS MAY BE HARMFUL TO
    RESP SYS. EYE CNTCT W/MINERAL SANDS MAY CAUSE IRRIT W/DISCOMFORT,
    (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SILICA, CRYSTALLINE-QUARTZ:IARC
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:TEARING, & BLURRING OF VISION.
    STAUROLITE PRODS MAY CONTAIN UP TO 5% QUARTZ. EFTS NOTED IN ANIMALS
    EXPOSED TO RESPIRABLE QUARTZ BY INHAL ON INTRATRACHEAL INSTILLATION
    INCLUDE PULM FIBROSIS, I NFLAMM, EDEMA, & EMPHYSEMA. LUNG
    TUMORSOCCURED IN RATS EXPOSED BY INHAL FOR UP TO TWO YEARS TO
    LEVELS (SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:INDIVIDUALS WITH PREEXISTING
    CONDITIONS OF LUNGS MAY HAVE INCREASED SUSCEPTIBILITY TO THE
    TOXICITY OF EXCESSIVE EXPOSURES.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:INHAL:IMMED REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF
    RESP. IF BRTHG IS DFCLTY, GIVE OXYGEN. CALL MD. SKIN:CMPD IS NOT
    HAZ BY SKIN CNTCT, BUT REMOVAL OF PARTICLES & CLEANSING SKIN AFTER
    USE IS ADVI SABLE. EYE CNTCT:IMMED FLUSH EYES W/PLENTY OF H*2O FOR
    INDICATED AS CMPD IS NOT HAZ BY INGEST. HOWEVER, IF SYMPS OCCUR,
    CONSULT MD.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:AS APPROPRIATE FOR COMBUSTIBLES IN AREA.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:SAFEGUARDS (PERSONNEL) NOTE:REVIEW FIRE
    FIGHTING MEASURES AND HANDLING (PERSONNEL) SECTIONS BEFORE
    PROCEEDING WITH CLEAN-UP. USE APPROPRIATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT DURING CLEAN-UP. ACCIDENTIAL  RELEASE MEASURES: SWEEP UP
    SPILLAGE.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID BREATHING DUST.
    WASHING BEFORE EATING, DRINKING, APPLYING COSMETICS OR SMOKING IS
    ADVISABLE TO MINIMIZE DUST INHALATION FROM HANDS.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Vapor Pres:NOT VOLAT
Vapor Density:NOT VOLAT
Spec Gravity:3.7
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT VOLAT (BU AC = 1)
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:REDDISH BROWN; ODORLESS; SOLID, FREE-FLOWING SAND.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE REASONABLY FORESEEABLE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:DECOMPOSITION WILL NOT OCCUR.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:TREATMENT, STORAGE, TRANSPORTATION, AND DISPOSAL
    MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE/PROVINCIAL,
    AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. IF APPROVED, MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A LAND
    DISPOSAL SITE.
