MALLINCKRODT INC -- LITHIUM CARBONATE  -- 6810-00F029690
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:LITHIUM CARBONATE
MSDS Date:08/27/1985
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F029690
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:MALLINCKRODT INC
Address:PARIS BYPASS
Box:800
City:PARIS
State:KY
ZIP:40362
Country:US
Info Phone Num:314-539-1600
Emergency Phone Num:314-539-1600
CAGE:62910
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:MALLINCKRODT SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CO
Address:222 RED SCHOOL LANE
Box:City:PHILLIPSBURG
State:NJ
ZIP:08865
Country:US
Phone:908-859-2151
CAGE:62910

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

Ingred Name:LITHIUM CARBONATE
CAS:554-13-2
RTECS #:OJ5800000

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 ORAL (RAT): 525 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: RESPIRATORY TRACT
    IRRITATION. SKIN: IRRITATION & DERMATITIS. EYES: IRRITATION.
    INGESTION: IRRITATION, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DAMAGE, PULMONARY
    EDEMA, RENAL FAILURE, APATHY, & FATAL.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: COUGHLING/SORE THROAT. INGESTION:
    ABDOMINAL PAIN/VOMITING/DIARRHEA/SLUGGISHNESS/DROWSINESS/SLURRED
    SPEECH/BLURRED VISION/IRREGULAR EYE
    MOVEMENTS/WEAKNESS/INCOORDINATION/LETHARGY/RINGING IN 
    EARS/TREMORS/MUSCLE TWITCHING/COMA/DEATH. SKIN: REDNESS/PAIN. EYES:
    REDNESS/BLURRED VISION/PAIN.

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

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. INGESTION: INDUCE VOMITING
    BY GIVING TWO GLASSES OF WATER & STICK FINGER DOWN THROAT. IF LARGE
    AMOUNTS WERE INGESTED, GET MEDICAL ADVISE. SKIN: REMOVE
    CONTAMINATED CLO THING. WASH W/SOAP & WATER FOR 15 MIN. EYES: FLUSH
    W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15 MIN. LIFTING EYELIDS. OBTAIN MEDICAL
    ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

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

Extinguishing Media:USE ANY MEANS SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING & BREATHING EQUIPMENT
    APPROPRIATE FOR THE SURROUNDING FIRE.

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

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA. WEAR PROTECTIVE
    CLOTHING/RESPIRATORY. SWEEP UP & CONTAINERIZE FOR RECLAMATION OR
    DISPOSAL. AVOID DUST DISPERSAL. TRACE RESIDUE MAY BE FLUSHED TO
    SEWER W/PLENTY OF WATER. WHATEVER CANNO T BE SAVED FOR RECLAMATION
    MAY BE DISPOSED.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER,
    STORE IN A COOL, DRY, VENTILATED AREA. PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICIAL
    DAMAGE. ISOLATE FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES.

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

Respiratory Protection:FOR CONDITIONS OF USE WHERE EXPOSURE TO THE DUST
    IS APPARENT, NIOSH APPROVED DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR MAY BE WORN. FOR
    EMERGENCIES, NIOSH APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS MAY
    BE NECESSARY.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST AT SOURCE TO PREVENT DISPERSION OF THE
    CONTAMINENT INTO THE WORKROOM AIR.
Protective Gloves:REQUIRED
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES/FULL FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH FOUNTAIN, QUICK-DRENCH FACILITIES,
    & CLEAN BODY COVERING CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. DON'T WEAR
    CONTACT LENSES.
Supplemental Safety and Health

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:1310C/2390F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text: 723C/1333F
Spec Gravity:2.11
Solubility in Water:SLIGHT
Appearance and Odor:WHITE POWDER; ODORLESS.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
FLUORINE, ACIDS, ALUMINUM, & ZINC.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CO2

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE, &
    FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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