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All Purpose Absorbent

Material Safety Data Sheet

Information on this form is furnished solely for the purpose of compliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Act and shall not be used for any other purpose. Black Swan Manufacturing Co. urges the customers receiving this Material Safety Data Sheet to study it carefully to become aware of the hazards, if any, of the product involved. In the interest of safety, you should notify your employees, agents, and contractors of the information on the sheet.

SECTION I - GENERAL INFORMATION
Black Swan Manufacturing Co.
4540 W. Thomas Street
Chicago, IL 60651-3318
Telephone No: 1-773-227-3700
Fax No: 1-773-227-3705

For chemical emergencies during
transportation only call

INFOTRAC
1-800-535-5053
24 hours per day - 7 days a week
Date Prepared

01/01/08

 		Trade Name
All Purpose Absorbent

SECTION II - HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS / IDENTITY INFORMATION
HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS CAS# APPROX%   ACGIH-TLV OSHA-PEL
RESPIRABLE CRYSTALLINE SILICA  <0.1% 0.1 mg/m3 0.1 mg/m3
CRYSTALLINE SILICA AS QUARTZ 14808-60-7 0 20% N/A N/A
*Title III Section 313 Supplier Notification: this product contains toxic chemicals subject to the reporting requirements of Section 313 of the Emergency planning and community Right-to-Know Act of 1966 and of 40CFR372. This information must be included in all MSDS’s that are copied and distributed for this material.

SHIPPING INFORMATION

NOT HAZARDOUS FOR SHIPPING
PURPOSES.

SPECIAL HAZARD DESIGNATIONS

HMIS NFPA HAZARD RATING
HEALTH 0   0 0 - MINIMAL
FLAMMABILITY 0   0 1- SLIGHT
REACTIVITY 0   0 2- MODERATE
PROTECTIVE A 3- SERIOUS
EQUIPMENT 4- SEVERE

SECTION III - PHYSICAL DATA
APPEARANCE

GREY TO TAN GRANULES

 		ODOR

ODORLESS

 		BOILING POINT

N/A
SPECIFIC GRAVITY (H2O=1)

2.2

 		VAPOR PRESSURE (mm Hg.)

N/A

 		VOLATILE BY VOLUME (%)

N/A
VAPOR DENSITY (AIR=1)

N/A

 EVAPORATION RATE (BUAC=1)

N/A

 		SOLUBILITY IN WATER

N/A

SECTION IV - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA
FLASH POINT ( METHOD USED) FLAMMABLE LIMITS LEL UEL
N/A (PERCENT BY VOLUME) N/A N/A
FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA

WATER, CLASS A EXTINGUISHER.
SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES

NO SPECIAL PROCEDURES REQUIRED.
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD

NONE

SECTION V - HEALTH HAZARD DATA
PRIMARY ROUTES OR ENTRY ______Inhalation ______Skin contact ______Eye contact ______Ingestion
EFFECT OF OVEREXPOSURE

NOT APPLICABLE.
MEDICAL CONDITIONS AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE

NOT APPLICABLE.
EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES

NO SPECIAL PROCEDURES.

SECTION VI - REACTIVITY
STABILITY UNSTABLE   CONDITIONS TO AVOID
  STABLE X NONE.
INCOMPATIBILITY (MATERIALS TO AVOID)
CONTACT OF DRY CLAY WITH TURPENTINE, VEGETABLE OIL, OR OTHER UNSATURATED ORGANIC COMPUNDS, OR WITH HYDROFLUORIC ACID, MAY GENERATE HEAT.
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS
NONE
HAZARDOUS
POLYMERIZATION		 MAY OCCUR   CONDITIONS TO AVOID
WILL NOT OCCUR X NONE.

SECTION VII - SPILL OR LEAK PROCEDURES
STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN CASE MATERIAL IS RELEASED OR SPILLED

SWEEP AND DISPOSE.
WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD

UNUSED MATERIAL IS SUITABLE FOR DISPOSAL IN SANITARY LANDFILL. USED MATERIAL MAY BE SUBJECT TO REGULATION, DEPENDING ON THE NATURE OF THE MATERIAL ABSORBED. CHECK WITH APPROPRIATE REGULATORY AUTHORITY FOR USED MATERIAL CONTAINING HAZARDOUS WASTE.

SECTION VIII - SPECIAL PROTECTION INFORMATION
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION (Specify type)

USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR IF EXCESSIVE DUST IS GENERATED.
VENTILATION

N/A
PROTECTIVE GLOVES

N/A

 		EYE PROTECTION

N/A
OTHER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND HYGIENIC PRACTICES

NOT APPLICABLE.

SECTION IX - SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS
PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN HANDLING AND STORING

NOT APPLICABLE.
OTHER PRECAUTIONS

NOT APPLICABLE.
This information contained herein is based on data considered accurate. However, no warranty is expressed or implied regarding the accuracy of this data or the results to be obtained from the use thereof.