*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:NUISANCE DUST TYPE IF NEEDED
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST: PROCESSING EQUIPMENT
Other Protective Equipment:RUBBER APRON
Supplemental Safety and Health
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:BIOLON RETENTION BEADS
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:DIALKYL PHTHALATE
Fraction by Wt: <5%
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:IT'S NOT KNOWN TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT
    HEALTH PROBLEMS. IT'S CONSIDERED AN INERT OR NUISANCE DUST. EYES:
    KEEP DUST OUT TO PREVENT POSSIBLE IRRITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IT'S NOT KNOWN TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH
    PROBLEMS. IT'S CONSIDERED AN INERT OR NUISANCE DUST. EYES: KEEP OUT
    TO PREVENT POSSIBLE IRRITATION.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GET MED ATTN. EYES: FLUSH
    W/WATER FOR 5 MINUTES. SKIN: WASH W/SOAP & WATER. INGESTION: RINSE
    MOUTH OUT W/WATER. CALL DOCTOR.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point Method:CC
Extinguishing Media:CO2, DRY CHEMICAL, HALON, & WATER. AVOID
    EXTINGUISHING METHODS WHICH MAY GENERATE DUST CLOUDS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WATER STREAM CAN DISPERSE DUST IN AIR,
    PRODUCING A FIRE HAZARD & POSSIBLE EXPLOSION HAZARD IF EXPOSED TO
    IGNITION SOURCES. FIRE FIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR SCBA.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:POLYMER DUST IS COMBUSTIBLE. THE
    EXPLOSIVE LIMITS OF THE POLYMER PARTICLES SUSPENDED IN AIR ARE
    APPROXIMATELY THOSE OF COAL DUST.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP TO AVOID SLIPPING HAZARD. KEEP
    AIRBORNE PARTICULATE AT A MINIMUM WHEN CLEANING UP SPILLS.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL DRY PLACE. KEEP
    CONTAINER CLOSED TO PREVENT WATER ABSORPTION & CONTAMINATION. STORE
    AWAY FROM FOOD & BEVERAGES.
Other Precautions:OBSERVE NORMAL WAREHOUSING PROCEDURES.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Solubility in Water:NOT SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR FREE FLOWING BEADS W/CHARACTERISTIC ODOR.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS
Hazardous Decomposition Products:METHYLMETHACRYLATE, CO
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:MAY BE DISPOSED OF IN LANDFILL OR INCINERATED.
    FOLLOW FEDERAL, STATE, & LOCAL REGULATIONS FOR DISPOSAL.
