*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
    EQUIVALENT.
Ventilation:USE SUFFICIENT NATURAL OR MECHANICAL VENTILATION TO KEEP
    DUST LEVEL BELOW PEL.
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
    CARCINOGEN. WASTE DISP METH: BASED ON CONTAMINANTS AND SHOULD BE
    EVALUATED ACCORDINGLY.
*  Product Identification  *
Preparer's Name:CHRIS PAULEY
CAGE:CELXT
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:DIATOMACEOUS EARTH, FLUX-CALCINED
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 
Ingred Name:SILICA, CRYSTALLINE - CRISTOBALITE
OSHA PEL:SEE TABLE Z-3
Ingred Name:SILICA, CRYSTALLINE - QUARTZ
Fraction by Wt: <1%
OSHA PEL:SEE TABLE Z-3
ACGIH TLV:0.1 MG/M3 RDUST
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES    IARC:YES  OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: TRANSITORY UPPER RESPIRATORY OR
    EYE IRRITATION. INHALATION: IRRITATION AND SORENESS IN THROAT &
    NOSE. IN EXTREME EXPOSURES SOME CONGESTION MAY OCCUR. EYES:
    TEMPORARY IRRITATION OR INFLAMMATION.  CHRONIC: INHALATION OF
    CRYSTALLINE SILICA HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED BY IARC AS CARCINOGENIC FOR
    HUMANS (EFFECTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SILICA, CRYSTALLINE-CRISTOBALITE &
    NTP 7TH (SUPDAT)
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: (GROUP 1). INHALATION OF CRYSTALLINE
    SILICA IS ALSO KNOWN CAUSE OF SILICOSIS A NONCANCEROUS LUNG DISEASE
    CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE EXPOSURE TO CRYSTALLINE SILICA. TARGET ORGANS:
    LUNGS, EYES.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PRE-EXISTING UPPER RESPIRATORY AND
    LUNG DISEASE SUCH AS, BUT NOT LIMITED TO BRONCHITIS. EMPHYSEMA AND
    ASTHMA.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:INGEST:CALL MD IMMEDIATELY . SKIN:FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF
    WATER. CALL MD . INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. DRINK WATER TO
    CLEAR THROAT AND BLOW NOSE TO EVACUATE DUST. EYES: FLUSH WITH 
    PERSISTS CONSULT A PHYSICIAN.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point:NONFLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:NOT APPLICABLE. MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE
    .
Fire Fighting Procedures:NONE. USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:VACUUM CLEAN DUST WITH EQUIPMENT FITTED WITH
    HEPA FILTER. USE A DUST SUPPRESSANT SUCH AS WATER IF SWEEPING IS
    NECESSARY.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:MINIMIZE DUST GENERATION AND
    ACCUMULATION. AVOID BREATHING DUST. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES.
Other Precautions:SEAL BROKEN BAGS IMMEDIATELY. CONTINUE TO FOLLOW ALL
    MSDS/LABEL WARNINGS WHEN HANDLING EMPTY CONTAINERS.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Spec Gravity:2.3 (WATER =1)
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:FINE WHITE POWDER, NO ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NIL
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
HYDROFLUORIC ACID.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE IN DESIGNED USE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
    METHOD OF DISP IS TO LANDFILL. OTHER FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
    REGULATIONS MAY VARY. CONSULT LOCAL AGENCIES AS NEEDED. USED MATL
    WHICH HAS BECOME CONTAM D MAY HAVE SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENT CHARACT
    (SUPDAT)
