Calcium Sulfate

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

Flammability Toxicity (2) Tia Body Contact @ Flammability Reactivity (0) Chronic 1 2 3 4 Fire Diamond Min Low Moderate High Extreme ANSI Signal Word Caution woewyveve Emergency Overview * % % 4 White powder or crystals; odorless. Irritating to eyes/skin/respiratory tract. Chronic: inflammation of the nasal passages, impaired sense of smell and taste.

Potential health effects

Target Organs: skin, eyes, upper respiratory system

Principle Routes of Exposure

inhalation Acute Effects Inhalation: The dust may be discomforting to the upper respiratory tract. Copyright © 2006 by Genium Group, Inc. Any commercial use or reproduction without the publisher’s permission is prohibited. Judgments as to the suitability of information herein for the purchaser’ purposes are necessarily the purchaser’s responsibility. Although reasonable care has been taken in the preparation of such information, Genium Group, Inc. extends no warranties, makes no s representations, and assumes no responsibility as to the accuracy or suitability of such information for application to the purchaser’s intended purpose or for consequences of its use. Persons with impaired respiratory function, airway diseases, and conditions such as emphysema or chronic bronchitis may incur further disability if excessive concentrations of particulate are inhaled. Eye: The dust may produce eye discomfort causing transient smarting, blinking. Skin: The material may be mildly discomforting to the skin and is capable of causing skin reactions which may lead to dermatitis. Solution of material in moisture on the skin or in perspiration may increase irritant effects. Four students received severe hand burns whilst making moulds of their hands with dental plaster substituted for Plaster of Paris. The dental plaster known as "Stone" was a special form of calcium sulfate hemihydrate containing alpha-hemihydrate crystals that provide high compression strength to the moulds. Beta-hemihydrate (normal Plaster of Paris) does not cause skin burns in similar circumstances. Ingestion: The material is moderately discomforting to the gastrointestinal tract and may be harmful if swallowed in large quantity. Sulfate salts are poorly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract but because of osmotic activity are able to draw water from the lumen to produce diarrhea (purging). Sulfate ion usually has little toxicological potential. Carcinogenicity: NTP - Not listed; IARC - Not listed; OSHA - Not listed; NIOSH - Not listed; ACGIH - Not listed; EPA - Not listed; MAK - Not listed.

Potential chronic health

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