*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
    EQUIVALENTS.
Ventilation:USE SUFFICIENT NATURAL OR MECHANICAL VENTILATION TO KEEP
    DUST LEVEL BELOW PEL.
Other Protective Equipment:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*  Product Identification  *
Preparer's Name:RICHARD A. VERSEN
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:DIATOMACEOUS EARTH, FLUX-CALCINED; (DE)
Ingred Name:SILICA, CRYSTALLINE - CRISTOBALITE
OSHA PEL:SEE TABLE Z3
Ingred Name:SILICA, CRYSTALLINE - QUARTZ; (QUARTZ)
Fraction by Wt: <3%
OSHA PEL:SEE TABLE Z3
*  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:TRANSITORY UPPER RESPIRATORY OR
    EYE IRRITATION. CHRONIC:CRYSTALLINE SILICA CAN CAUSE SILICOSIS, A
    NONCANCEROUS LUNG DISEASE CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE EXPOSURE TO
    CRYSTALLINE SILICA. INHAL: IRRITATION  & SORENESS IN THROAT & NOSE.
    IN EXTREMEEXPOSURES, SOME CONGESTION MAY OCCUR. SKIN:NOT
    APPLICABLE. (SEE EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:CRYSTALLINE SILICA: GROUP 2A (IARC)
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:INGEST:NOT HAZARDOUS. EYE:TEMPORARY
    IRRITATION OR INFLAMMATION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PRE-EXISTING UPPER RESPIRATORY &
    LUNG DISEASE SUCH AS, BUT NOT LIMITED TO BRONCHITIS, EMPHYSEMA &
    ASTHMA.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. DRINK WATER TO CLEAR THROAT & BLOW
    NOSE TO EVACUATE DUST. EYE:FLUSH W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT
    W/COPIOU S AMOUNTS OF WATER. CALL MD . INGEST:CALL MD IMMEDIATELY .
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE CONDITIONS .
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:VACUUM CLEAN DUST W/EQUIPMENT FITTED W/HEPA
    FILTER. IF SWEEPING IS NECESSARY, USE A DUST SUPPRESSANT (WATER).
Neutralizing Agent:
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:REPAIR ALL BROKEN BAGS IMMEDIATELY.
    ADEQUATE VENTILATION TO KEEP DUST LEVEL BELOW PEL.
Other Precautions:ALWAYS SEGREGATE MATERIALS BY MAJOR HAZARD CLASS.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:T6
Spec Gravity:2.3
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 DETERMINED.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
    OF DISPOSAL-LANDFILL.
