Catalyst PuriStar R3-15 Tablets 5x3mm

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

Emergency overview WARNING: MAY BE HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. CAUSES EYE IRRITATION. CAUSES RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION. INGESTION MAY CAUSE GASTRIC DISTURBANCES. Avoid contact with the skin, eyes and clothing. Avoid inhalation of dusts. Use with local exhaust ventilation. Wear a NIOSH-certified (or equivalent) particulate respirator. Wear safety glasses with side-shields. Wear chemical resistant protective gloves. Wear protective clothing. Eye wash fountains and safety showers must be easily accessible.

Principle Routes of Exposure

Routes of entry for solids and liquids include eye and skin contact, ingestion and inhalation. Routes of entry for gases include inhalation and eye contact. Skin contact may be a route of entry for liquified gases. Acute toxicity: Information on: Copper oxide Inhalation of fumes may result in irritation to the eyes, nose and respiratory system and may produce metal fume fever. Acute ingestion may produce metallic taste, severe nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea and hemolysis. Information on: Zinc oxide Inhalation of zinc dusts may result in respiratory irritation. Inhalation of zinc fumes may cause "metal fume fever". Symptoms of metal fume fever include metallic taste, dryness, and irritation of the throat, difficult breathing, weakness, fatigue and fever. Irritation: Irritating to eyes. Mechanical irritation effects from dust exposure are possible at ambient temperature.