CV-2647 Part A

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

EFFECTS OF SINGLE OVEREXPOSURE: SWALLOWING: No evidence of harmful effects from available information. SKIN ABSORPTION: Skin discoloration (bluish-gray) may occur. INHALATION: May irritate the respiratory tract, experienced as nasal discomfort and discharge, with chest pain and coughing. SKIN CONTACT: May cause skin irritation and reddening. EYE CONTACT: May cause irritation, experienced as stinging with excess blinking and tear production. Excess redness and swelling of the conjunctiva may occur. EFFECTS OF REPEATED OVEREXPOSURE: Injury from silver should not occur during reasonable use. If use creates respirable particles, then some respiratory injury may occur. However, since the silver in this product is compounded into the polymer matrix, it is not expected to present the same health hazard as neat silver.

Medical Conditions Generally Aggravated by Exposure

OVEREXPOSURE A knowledge of the available toxicology information and of the physical and chemical properties of the material suggests that overexposure is unlikely to aggravate existing medical conditions. SIGNIFICANT LABORATORY DATA WITH POSSIBLE RELEVANCE TO HUMAN HEALTH HAZARD EVALUATION: The EPA has expressed concern regarding the possible adverse health effects resulting from the inhalation of alkoxysilanes and has recommended that administrative and mechanical means be used to minimize exposures. n-Propanol (which is generated upon exposure to water and/or moisture) has been demonstrated to be carcinogenic in lifetime exposure studies in rats when administered orally or subcutaneously. OTHER EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE: None currently known.