PACMIX

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

Potential Acute Health Effects

Inhalation of dust and mists of copper salts can cause irritation of the nasal membranes, the throat, and on occasion, ulceration of the nasal septum. If copper salts reach the gastrointestinal tract, they can act as irritants producing salivation, nausea, vomiting, gastric pain, hemorrhagic gastritis, and diarrhea. In humans, a metallic taste, nausea, vomiting, and stomach pain are the first symptoms reported in nearly all cases of acute over-exposure. Severe and possibly life threatening liver and kidney damage may result from ingestion unless promptly treated. May cause severe irritation on eye contact, but irritation subsides on removal. May cause skin irritation on contact. Fumes generated from high temperatures such as from welding and cutting on metals contaminated with this product may result in formation of zinc oxide fumes at levels above the occupational exposure limit, which can cause "metal fume fever", a flu-like condition involving fever, chills, sweats, nausea, vomiting, muscular aches and pains and breathing disturbance. Symptoms may appear a few hours after exposure and subside within 24-48 hours with no permanent effect. This product may irritate eyes and skin upon prolonged or repeated contact. Over-exposure by inhalation may cause respiratory tract irritation. Ingestion of this substance may produce irritation of the gastro-intestinal tract, characterized by burning, diarrhea, and a metallic taste. POTENTIAL CHRONIC CARCINOGENIC EFFECTS NONE by ACGIH EPA IARC NTP

Potential health effects

MUTAGENIC EFFECTS NONE by ACGIH EPA IARC NTP

Teratogenic Effects

NONE by ACGIH EPA IARC NTP