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SECTION 1. - - - - - - - - - CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION- - - - - - - - - -
CATALOG #: A9003
NAME: ALUMINA, FOR COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY
ACTIVITY GRADE I TYPE WN-3
SECTION 2. - - - - - COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS - - - - - -
CAS #: 1344-28-1
EC NO: 215-691-6
SYNONYMS
A 1 (SORBENT) * ABRAMANT * ABRAMAX * ABRAREX * ABRASIT * ACTIVATED
ALUMINUM OXIDE * A1-3945 E 1/16'' * A1-4126 E 1/16'' * ALCOA F 1 *
ALMITE * ALON C * ALOXITE * ALUMINA * ALPHA-ALUMINA * ALPHA-ALUMINA
(ACGIH:OSHA) * ALUMINITE 37 * ALUMINUM OXIDE (BROCKMANN) * ALUMINUM
OXIDE (ACGIH) * ALPHA-ALUMINUM OXIDE * BETA-ALUMINUM OXIDE * GAMMA-
ALUMINUM OXIDE * ALUMINUM SESQUIOXIDE * ALUMITE (OXIDE) * ALUNDUM
(OSHA) * ALUNDUM 600 * A1-0109 P * A1-3916 P * A1-3970 P * A1-1401
P(MS) * A1-0104 T 3/16'' * A1-1404 T 3/16'' * A1-3438 T 1/8'' * A1-
3980 T 5/32'' * A1-4028 T 3/16'' * BROCKMANN, ALUMINUM OXIDE * CAB-O-
GRIP * CATAPAL S * CATAPAL SB ALUMINA * COMPALOX * CONOPAL * DIADUR *
DIALUMINUM TRIOXIDE * DISPAL ALUMINA * DISPAL M * DOTMENT 324 *
DOTMENT 358 * DURAL * EXOLON XW 60 * F 360 (ALUMINA) * FASERTON *
FASERTONERDE * G 0 (OXIDE) * G 2 (OXIDE) * GK (OXIDE) * HYPALOX II *
JUBENON R * KA 101 * KETJEN B * KHP 2 * LA 6 * LUCALOX * LUDOX CL *
MARTOXIN * MICROGRIT WCA * PORAMINAR * PS 1 (ALUMINA) * Q-LOID A 30 *
RC 172DBM *
SECTION 3. - - - - - - - - - - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION - - - - - - - - -
LABEL PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS
IRRITANT
IRRITATING TO RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.
TARGET ORGAN(S):
LUNGS
BONES
DO NOT BREATHE DUST.
IN CASE OF INSUFFICIENT VENTILATION, WEAR SUITABLE
RESPIRATORY EQUIPMENT.
WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
SECTION 4. - - - - - - - - - - FIRST-AID MEASURES- - - - - - - - - - -
IF SWALLOWED, WASH OUT MOUTH WITH WATER PROVIDED PERSON IS CONSCIOUS.
CALL A PHYSICIAN.
IF INHALED, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING GIVE ARTIFICIAL
RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN.
IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY WASH SKIN WITH SOAP AND COPIOUS
AMOUNTS OF WATER.
IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF
WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES.
SECTION 5. - - - - - - - - - FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES - - - - - - - - - -
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA
WATER SPRAY.
CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL POWDER OR APPROPRIATE FOAM.
SPECIAL FIREFIGHTING PROCEDURES
WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO
PREVENT CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES.
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSIONS HAZARDS
EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
MATERIAL MAY HAVE AN EXOTHERMIC REACTION ABOVE 200 C WITH HALOCARBON
VAPORS AND MAY PRODUCE TOXIC HYDROCHLORIC ACID AND PHOSGENE.
SECTION 6. - - - - - - - - ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES- - - - - - - - -
WEAR RESPIRATOR, CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES, RUBBER BOOTS AND HEAVY
RUBBER GLOVES.
SWEEP UP, PLACE IN A BAG AND HOLD FOR WASTE DISPOSAL.
AVOID RAISING DUST.
VENTILATE AREA AND WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP IS COMPLETE.
SECTION 7. - - - - - - - - - - HANDLING AND STORAGE- - - - - - - - - - -
REFER TO SECTION 8.
SECTION 8. - - - - - - EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION- - - - - -
SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH.
MECHANICAL EXHAUST REQUIRED.
WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
DO NOT BREATHE DUST.
AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN AND CLOTHING.
AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE.
NIOSH/MSHA-APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
COMPATIBLE CHEMICAL-RESISTANT GLOVES.
CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES.
KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED.
STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE.
SECTION 9. - - - - - - - PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES - - - - - - -
APPEARANCE AND ODOR
CRYSTALLINE
SOLID.
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
MELTING POINT: 2,038 C
SOLUBILITY:
WATER -Z1077
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 0.62
PH: 9.4 - 10.1
SECTION 10. - - - - - - - - -STABILITY AND REACTIVITY - - - - - - - - -
STABILITY
STABLE.
INCOMPATIBILITIES
PROTECT FROM MOISTURE.
STRONG ACIDS
STRONG BASES
CHLORINE TRIFLUORIDE
ETHYLENE OXIDE
HALOCARBONS
OXYGEN DIFLUORIDE
SODIUM NITRATE
VINYL ACETATE
HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION OR DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS
ALUMINUM OXIDE
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION
WILL NOT OCCUR.
SECTION 11. - - - - - - - - - TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION - - - - - - - -
ACUTE EFFECTS
MAY CAUSE SKIN IRRITATION.
MAY BE HARMFUL IF ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN.
MAY CAUSE EYE IRRITATION.
MATERIAL IS IRRITATING TO MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND UPPER
RESPIRATORY TRACT.
MAY BE HARMFUL IF INHALED.
MAY BE HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED.
TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, THE CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL, AND
TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES HAVE NOT BEEN THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED.
CHRONIC EFFECTS
TARGET ORGAN(S):
LUNGS
BONES
THIS PRODUCT IS OR CONTAINS A COMPONENT THAT IS NOT CLASSIFIABLE AS
TO ITS CARCINOGENICITY BASED ON ITS IARC, ACGIH, NTP OR EPA
CLASSIFICATION.
RTECS #: BD1200000
ALUMINUM OXIDE (2:3)
TARGET ORGAN DATA
LUNGS, THORAX OR RESPIRATION (TUMORS)
TUMORIGENIC (NEOPLASTIC BY RTECS CRITERIA)
TUMORIGENIC (EQUIVOCAL TUMORIGENIC AGENT BY RTECS CRITERIA)
TUMORIGENIC (TUMORS AT SITE OF APPLICATION)
ONLY SELECTED REGISTRY OF TOXIC EFFECTS OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES
(RTECS) DATA IS PRESENTED HERE. SEE ACTUAL ENTRY IN RTECS FOR
COMPLETE INFORMATION.
SECTION 12. - - - - - - - - - ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION - - - - - - - - - -
DATA NOT YET AVAILABLE.
SECTION 13. - - - - - - - - - DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS - - - - - - - - -
DISSOLVE OR MIX THE MATERIAL WITH A COMBUSTIBLE SOLVENT AND BURN IN A
CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED WITH AN AFTERBURNER AND SCRUBBER.
CONTACT A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICE TO DISPOSE OF
THIS MATERIAL.
BURY IN A LANDFILL SITE APPROVED FOR THE DISPOSAL OF CHEMICAL
AND HAZARDOUS WASTES.
OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.
SECTION 14. - - - - - - - - - - TRANSPORT INFORMATION - - - - - - - - -
CONTACT SIGMA CHEMICAL COMPANY FOR TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION.
SECTION 15. - - - - - - - - - REGULATORY INFORMATION - - - - - - - - - -
EUROPEAN INFORMATION
IRRITANT
R 37
IRRITATING TO RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.
S 22
DO NOT BREATHE DUST.
S 36
WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
S 38
IN CASE OF INSUFFICIENT VENTILATION, WEAR SUITABLE
RESPIRATORY EQUIPMENT.
REVIEWS, STANDARDS, AND REGULATIONS
OEL=MAK
ACGIH TLV-NOT CLASSIFIABLE AS A HUMAN CARCINOGEN DTLVS* TLV/BEI,1999
MSHA STANDARD:NUISANCE PARTICULATES
DTLVS* 3,9,1971
OSHA PEL (GEN INDU):8H TWA 15 MG/M3, TOTAL DUST
CFRGBR 29,1910.1000,1994
OSHA PEL (GEN INDU):8H TWA 5 MG/M3, RESPIRABLE FRACTION
CFRGBR 29,1910.1000,1994
OSHA PEL (CONSTRUC):8H TWA 15 MG/M3, TOTAL DUST
CFRGBR 29,1926.55,1994
OSHA PEL (CONSTRUC):8H TWA 5 MG/M3, RESPIRABLE FRACTION
CFRGBR 29,1926.55,1994
OSHA PEL (SHIPYARD):8H TWA 15 MG/M3, TOTAL DUST
CFRGBR 29,1915.1000,1993
OSHA PEL (SHIPYARD):8H TWA 5 MG/M3, RESPIRABLE FRACTION
CFRGBR 29,1915.1000,1993
OEL-AUSTRALIA: TWA 10 MG/M3, JAN1993
OEL-AUSTRIA: MAK 5 MG/M3, DUST, JAN1999
OEL-BELGIUM: TWA 10 MG/M3, JAN1993
OEL-DENMARK: TWA 10 MG(AL)/M3, JAN1999
OEL-FRANCE: VME 10 MG/M3, JAN1999
OEL-GERMANY: MAK 6 MG/M3, JAN1999
OEL-NORWAY: TWA 2 MG(AL)/M3, JAN1999
OEL-POLAND: MAC(TWA) 2 MG/M3, MAC(STEL) 16 MG/M3, JAN1999
OEL-RUSSIA: STEL 4 MG/M3, JAN1993
OEL-SWEDEN: TWA 4 MG(AL)/M3 (RESP. DUST), JAN1999
OEL-SWEDEN: TWA 10 MG(AL)/M3 (TOTAL DUST), JAN1999
OEL-SWITZERLAND: MAK-W 2 MG(AL)/M3, JAN1999
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM: TWA 10 MG/M3, TOTAL INHALABLE DUST, SEP2000
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM: TWA 4 MG/M3, RESPIRABLE DUST, SEP2000
OEL IN ARGENTINA, BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA CHECK ACGIH TLV;
OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM CHECK ACGIH TLV
NOHS 1974: HZD 20265; NIS 267; TNF 40757; NOS 158; TNE 513250
NOES 1983: HZD X3152; NIS 3; TNF 117; NOS 11; TNE 1834; TFE 116
NOES 1983: HZD X5459; NIS 27; TNF 957; NOS 19; TNE 11287; TFE 899
NOES 1983: HZD X5758; NIS 136; TNF 12712; NOS 69; TNE 172759; TFE 7087
NOES 1983: HZD X9687; NIS 30; TNF 1814; NOS 27; TNE 27669; TFE 2616
NOES 1983: HZD 20265; NIS 333; TNF 76124; NOS 188; TNE 1345787; TFE
147525
EPA TSCA SECTION 8(B) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA SECTION 8(D) UNPUBLISHED HEALTH/SAFETY STUDIES
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JANUARY 2001
NIOSH ANALYTICAL METHOD, 1994: ALUMINUM AND COMPOUNDS, AS AL, 7013
U.S. INFORMATION
THIS PRODUCT IS SUBJECT TO SARA SECTION 313 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
SECTION 16. - - - - - - - - - - OTHER INFORMATION- - - - - - - - - - - -
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BE ALL INCLUSIVE AND SHALL BE USED ONLY AS A GUIDE. SIGMA, ALDRICH,
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