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General Information
Version
03
Revision date
2011-03-12
Product name
BENTONITE
Product Synonyms
SMECTITE CLAY
CAS No.
1302-78-9
Emergency telephone
(800) 424-9300
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Company Information
company name
American Colloid Company
e-mail address of the competent person responsible for the Safety Data Sheet
safetydata@amcol.com
Section 2
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
Emergency overview Material can be slippery when wet
Principle Routes of Exposure
Eyes Skin Inhalation Inhalation. Eye contact. Dust or powder may irritate eye tissue. Non-irritating to the skin. Repeated or prolonged inhalation may cause toxic effects. For additional information on inhalation hazards, see Section 11 of this safety data sheet. Ingestion Target organs No significant adverse effects are expected upon ingestion of the product. Lungs.
Potential chronic health
This product has the potential for generation of respirable dust during handling and use. Dust may contain respirable crystalline silica. Overexposure to dust may result in pneumocononiosis, a respiratory disease caused by inhalation of mineral dust, which can lead to fibrotic changes to the lung tissue, or silicosis, a respiratory disease caused by inhalation of silica dust, which can lead to inflammation and fibrosis of the lung tissue. Occupational exposure to nuisance dust (total and respirable) and respirable crystalline silica should be monitored and controlled.
