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(OUT OF DATE - USE NEW VERSION) UNION CARBIDE Material Safely Data September 1, 1972 UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION 4625 ROYAL AVENUE NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK 14302 TELEPHONE: (7161 Z78- 3376 PRODUCT: Chrysotile Asbestos TRADE NAMES: "Cal idria" Asbestos CHEMICAL FORMULA: Mg6(0H)8Si4010 I. PHYSICAL DATA BOILING POINT AND MELTING POINT: Not Pertinent SPECIFIC GRAVITY (H20 = 1): 2.45 VOLATILE CONTENT: Absorbed Water 1 -- 4% By Weight. Structural Water Approximately 13% by Weight. APPEARANCE: Pellets or Fine White Powder. No odor. Very Slight Solubility in Water. II. HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS Not Applicable. III. FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA Material is not Combustible. No Fire or Explosion Hazard. IV. REACTIVITY DATA INERT MATERIAL: No Decomposition or Polymerization Conditions. V. HEALTH HAZARD DATA PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE TO AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION: The current standard of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 contains the following exposure limits: "The 8-hour time-weighted average airborne concentration of asbestos fibers to which employees are exposed shall not exceed 5 fibers per milliliter greater than 5 microns in length, as determined by the membrane filter method at 400-450X magnification (4 millimeter objective) phase contrast illumination. No employee shall be exposed at any time to airborne concentrations of asbestos fibers in excess of 10 fibers per milliliter, longer than 5 microns." (Federal Register -- Vol. 37, June 7, 1972, page 11320). EFFECTS OF OVER EXPOSURE: Prolonged over exposure may result in lung damage. EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES: Not applicable. Material has no acute toxicity. VI. SPILL OR LEAK PROCEDURES STEPS TO BE TAKEN IF MATERIAL IS RELEASED OR SPILLED: Avoid inhalation of dust. Remove spilled material by vacuum cleaner or by water wash. WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD: If reasonably foreseeable handling will not produce airborne concentrations in excess of exposure limits, no special procedures are required. When limits are likely to be exceeded, waste and scrap shall be collected and disposed of in impermeable sealed bags or other closed, impermeable containers, suitably labelled. Union Carbide Corporation assumes no responsibility and makes no warranty, expressed or implied, repre sentation, promise, or statement as to completeness, accuracy, or currency of any data provided. UCC 009557