MALLINCKRODT BAKER INC -- CALCIUM CARBONATE, 4072 -- - 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:CALCIUM CARBONATE, 4072
MSDS Date:05/13/1997
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:N EN
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:MALLINCKRODT BAKER INC
Address:222 RED SCHOOL LANE
City:PHILLIPSBURG
State:NJ
ZIP:08865
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-582-2537
Emergency Phone Num:908-859-2151
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:C0330
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:70829
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:J T BAKER INC
Address:222 RED SCHOOL LANE
City:PHILLIPSBURG
State:NJ
ZIP:08865
Country:US
Phone:1-800-582-2537
CAGE:DO803
Company Name:MALLINCKRODT BAKER,  INC.
Address:222 RED SCHOOL LANE
Box:City:PHILLIPSBURG
State:NJ
ZIP:08865
Country:US
Phone:800-582-2537
CAGE:70829

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:CALCIUM CARBONATE
CAS:471-34-1
RTECS #:FF9335000
Minumum % Wt:90.
Maxumum % Wt:100.
Other REC Limits:N/K 
OSHA PEL:N/K 
OSHA STEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 
ACGIH STEL:N/K 

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHALATION: EXCESSIVE
    CONCENTRATIONS OF A NUISANCE DUST MAY CAUSE NUISANCE CONDITION SUCH
    AS COUGHING, SNEEZING, AND NASAL IRRITATION. INGESTION: NON-TOXIC.
    SKIN: NOT EXPECTED TO BE A HEALTH HA ZARD FROM SKIN EXPOSURE. EYES:
    NO INFORMATION FOUND, BUT PRESUMED TO CAUSE MECHANICAL IRRITATION.
    CHRONIC: EXCESSIVE ORAL DOSES OF CALCIUM CARBONATE MAY PRODUCE
    ALKALOSIS AND HYPERCALCEMIA.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NO INFORMATION FOUND.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR
    ANY BREATHING DIFFICULTY. INGESTION: IF LARGE AMOUNTS WERE
    SWALLOWED, GIVE WATER TO DRINK AND GET MEDICAL ADVICE. SKIN: WASH
    EXPOSED AREA WIT H SOAP AND WATER. GET MEDICAL ADVICE IF IRRITATION
    DEVELOPS. EYES: WASH THOROUGHLY WITH RUNNING WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
    MINUTES. GET MEDICAL ADVICE IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS.

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Extinguishing Media:USE ANY MEANS SUITABLE FOR EXTINGUISHING
    SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A FIRE HAZARD. NOT
    CONSIDERED TO BE AN EXPLOSION HAZARD.

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA OF LEAK OR SPILL. WEAR
    APPROPRIATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AS SPECIFIED IN CONTROL
    MEASURES SECTION. SPILLS: SWEEP UP AND CONTAINERIZE FOR RECLAMATION
    OR DISPOSAL. VACUUMING OR WE T SWEEPING MAY BE USED TO AVOID DUST
    DISPERSAL.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN A TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER,
    STORED IN A COOL, DRY, VENTILATED AREA. PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL
    DAMAGE. CONTAINERS OF THIS PRODUCT MAY BE HAZARDOUS WHEN EMPTY
    SINCE THEY RETAIN PRODUCT RESIDUES ( DUST, SOLIDS); OBSERVE ALL
    WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS LISTED FOR THE PRODUCT.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN AND CLOTHING. AVOID
    BREATHING DUST. KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED. USE WITH ADEQUATE
    VENTILATION.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:IF EXPOS LIM IS EXCEEDED, A NIOSH APPRVD
    HALF-FACE DUST/MIST RESP MAY BE WORN FOR UP TO TEN TIMES EXPOS
    LIM/MAX USE CONC SPECIFIED BY APPROP REGULATORY AGENCY/RESP
    SUPPLIER, WHICHEVER IS LOWEST. A NIO SH APPRVD FULL-FACEPIECE
    DUST/MIST RESP MAY BE WORN UP TO 50 TIMES EXPOS LIM/MAX USE CONC
    SPECIFIED BY APPROP REGULATORY AGENCY/RESP SUPPLIER, (SUP DAT)
Ventilation:A SYS OF LOC &/OR GEN EXHST IS REC TO KEEP EXPLOYEES EXPOS
    BELOW AIRBORNE EXPOS LIMS. LOC EXHST VENT IF GEN PREF BECAUSE IT
    CAN CTL EMISSIONS OF (OTHER INFO)
Protective Gloves:GLOVES. WEAR IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EMERGENCY EYEWASH AND DELUGE
    SHOWER . LAB COAT, APRON OR COVERALLS.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
RESP PROT: WHICHEVER IS LOWEST. FOR EMERS/INSTANCES WHERE EXPOS LEVELS
    ARE NOT KNOWN, USE NIOSH APPRVD FULL-FACEPIECE POS-PRESS,
    AIR-SUPPLIED RESP. WARNING: AIR-PURIFYING RESPS DO NOT PROTECT
    WORKERS  IN OXYGEN-DEFICIENT ATMS. PHYSICAL/CHEM PROPERTIES: SOL IN
    DILUTE ACIDS; DENSITY: 2.7 - 2.95.

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

Melt/Freeze Pt:=825.C, ######F
Solubility in Water:0.001 GM IN 100 ML WATER
Appearance and Odor:FINE, WHITE POWDER; ODORLESS.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:0 @ 21C/70F

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS, FLUORINE, MAGNESIUM WITH HYDROGEN.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, INCOMPATIBLES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WHEN HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION (825C),
    EMITS CALCIUM OXIDE FUMES AND LIBERATES CARBON DIOXIDE.

===================  Toxicological Information	===================

Toxicological Information:NO LD50/LC50 INFORMATION FOUND RELATING TO
    NORMAL ROUTES OF OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE.

=====================  Ecological Information  =====================

Ecological:ENVIRONMENTAL FATE: NO INFORMATION FOUND. ENVIRONMENTAL
    TOXICITY: NO INFORMATION FOUND.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED FOR RECOVERY/RECYCLING
    SHOULD BE MANAGED IN APPROPRIATE & APPROVED WASTE DISPOSAL
    FACILITY. PROCESSING, USE/CONTAMINATION OF PRODUCT MAY CHANGE WASTE
    MANAGEMENT OPTIONS. STATE  & LOCAL DISPOSAL REGULATIONS MAY DIFFER
    FROM FEDERAL DISPOSAL REGULATIONS. DISPOSE OF CONTAINER & U NUSED
    PRODUCT I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGS.

===================  MSDS Transport Information  ===================

Transport Information:NOT REGULATED.

=====================  Regulatory Information  =====================

SARA Title III Information:SARA SECTION 302 RQ/TPQ: NO. SARA SECTION
    313 LIST/CHEMICAL CATALOGUE: NO. SARA 311/312: ACUTE: YES; CHRONIC:
    NO; FIRE: NO; PRESSURE: NO; REACTIVITY: NO (PURE/SOLID).
Federal Regulatory Information:CALCIUM CARBONATE, CAS # 471-34-1:
    LISTED IN TSCA, EC, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA, KOREA, CANADA DSL,
    PHILIPPINES. NOT LISTED IN CANADA NDSL. RCRA 261.33: NO. TSCA 8
    (D): NO. CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION: NO. TS CA 12 (B): NO. CDTA:
    NO. AUSTRALIAN HAZCHEM CODE: NO INFORMATION FOUND. POISON SCHEDULE:
    NO INFORMATION FOUND. WHMIS: THIS MSDS HAS BEEN PREPARED ACCORDING
    TO THE HAZARD CRITERIA OF THE CONTROLLED PRO DUCTS REGULATIONS
    (CPR) AND THE MSDS CONTAINS ALL OF THE INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE
    CPR.

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