Note: Ingredients listed on restricted chemical lists
EC/CAS
14807-96-6
Name of the chemical
Talc
Concentration
<=7.0%
General Information
Revision date
2008-07-29
Product name
TYRIN* 3031MP Chlorinated Polyethylene
Product Synonyms
Polyethylene
Emergency telephone
989-636-4400
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Company Information
company name
The Dow Chemical Company
Section 2
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
Emergency Overview Color:Off-white Physical State: Powder Odor: Odorless Hazards of product: .. CAUTION! May form explosive dust-air mixture. Toxic fumes may be released in fire situations. SlippinQ hazard.
Potential health effects
Eye Contact: Solid or dust may cause irritation or corneal injury due to mechanical action. Thermal degradation of the resin may generate hydrogen chloride gas at concentrations which may cause eye irritation. Skin Contact: Prolonged contact is essentially nonirritating to skin. Mechanical injury only. Under normal processing conditions, material is heated to elevated temperatures; contact with the material may cause thermal burns. Skin Absorption: No adverse effects anticipated by skin absorption. @(TM)*Trademark of The Dow Chemical Company ("Dow") or an affiliated company of Dow Page 1 of 8 MARKETED BY HARWICK STANDARD DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION 60 S. Seiberling Street. Akron, Ohio 44305 Inhalation: Dust may cause irritation to upper respiratory tract (nose and throat). Thermal degradation of the resin may generate hydrogen chloride gas at concentrations which may cause respiratory irritation. Ingestion: Very low toxicity if swallowed. Harmful effects not anticipated from swallowing small amounts. May cause choking if swallowed. Effects of Repeated Exposure: Repeated inhalation exposure may cause respiratory irritation and lung effects/injury. Impaired lung function and abnormal chest x-rays have been observed in humans repeatedly exposed to high levels of talc dust.
Cancer information
Rats exposed for their lifetimes to very fine talc particles showed lung inflammation and fibrosis (both sexes) and lung tumors (females only). These effects are believed to be due primarily to overloading the normal respiratory clearance mechanism. Rats may be particularly susceptible to particle clearance overload, resulting in lung injury and tumors. An increase in spontaneously occurring adrenal tumors observed in male rats is of questionable relevance. No increases in tumors were observed in male or female mice.
