General Information
Product name
Damp Away II
Chemical name
Montmorillonite Clay
1.2.1 Relevant identified uses
Desiccant
Manufacturer Name
Marine Development and Research
Emergency telephone
1-800-262-8200
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Company Information
company name
Marine Development and Research
Section 2
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
2.1 Classification of the substance or mixture
or MIXTURE: The product is not classified as a hazard and does not require a hazard label in accordance with GHS regulation and the national laws. No pictograms hazard symbols are required. Calcium Montmorrillonite Clay is dried to approx.2% moisture. As a dried product with moisture, it is not listed on the TSCA Inventory even though Silica Quarts is listed in the TSCA Inventory. Silica Quartz exist in Clay in miniscule quantities (<0.5%) and is naturally coated with an irremovable layer of clay minerals. It is excluded from TSCA since it is an impurity “contained within” the clay structure. Calcium Montmorrillonite Clay is listed as GRAS Material (Generally Recognized as Safe)in Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 182, Subpart B, Section 184.1155 Clay when packaged in substrate also is exempt as an “article” from the TSCA inventory.
