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k r. J . Igert M aterial & Pro* t p .
Beadquarto rs B edieal D@pt* eytenber 15, 1847*
I asi s o r r y f o r th e lo n g do l a y i n j e t t i n g t h e S af P r a a t i e *
D ata S h e e t 1-1 p re p a re d * We a r e s t i l l la c k in g see d a t a ce i n e r ts e ,-
b u t r a t h e r th a n w a i t i n g t t r t i l we g r t e cap l e t i n f o r m a t i o n I w i l l e n d
you th e fo llo w in g , whioh ta k a oar o f m ost o f th e d a ta * I d is c u s s e d V.';
your c a p a c ito r i n s t a l l a t i o n -with re ra l p erso n s a t y o u r p la n t ace^ is# * .;
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w ith t h e f a c t t h a t i n e r t e e n i f a f a i r l y t o z i o m a t e r i a l w hich m u st V
handled in sueh a way u to p re v e n t poisoning*
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CCSTAIHE2S JL2TD STOKJLGZ
I b e lie v e th e ty p e o f o o n ta in e r i s i n d i c a t e d on ? D. Speo** 6935. Tou oan probably determ ine th e ex act ty p e o f o o n tain er in w hich ' you re o e ire t h is m a te ria l. f r e e your su p p lie r* T here are no s p e o ia l p r e - c a u tio n s t h a t n eed be ta k e n I n s t o r i n g th e o r i g i n a l c o n t a i n e r s . I n o a s e .. o f s p i l l a g e , th e I n e r te e n should be clea n e d up p r o s p tly so t h a t i t s Taper* w i l l n o t o o n ta sd n a te th e s to ra g e area* The use o f o i l a b so rb in g ocapound, U y96S5-l, is reoassiended sinoe th is cccpound ab so rb s th e in e rte e n and keep th e flo o r in a non-lipp*ry co n d itio n .
PBOFSPTIES
T ire - llon-fl ace able .
Sxploaion - Jon-exploive
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I do n o t y e t h av e d a ta on th o o d o r l e v e l o f #t h i s m a te r ia l* C L rcnic poisoning nay occur where th e re are rep esto d or re o u rrin g axpoiuree to a s u f f i c i e n t c o n c e n tra tio n o f in o rte e n (6935) ra p o r orver a perio d o f m onths o r y e a r s * Such e x p o s u re s n a y produce i n t e r n a l b o d i l y i n j u r y w hich n a y bo d i s a b l i n g o r c o u ld be f a t a l . V.hore p e o p le c a y b r e a t h e : a i r c o n ta in in g th e
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I t ia a m ild akin i r r i t a n t . Bren though i t i t n o t Tory i r r i t a t i n g t o th e a k in , i t ia abaorhed th ro u g h th e akin a n d e a n produce tea: io r e a a t ie n a i n t e r n a l l y . I t may a la o p ro d u ce, a f t e r xpoauroa o f a en th a or y e a r a , a ' akin o o sd itio n to cm aa o h lo r-ac a e. Thia c o n d itio n ia Tory d i f f i o u l t to * h eal.
PERSONAL PS0TBCTI73 XQ0I7VZS7
I f i t ia n e o ee ta ry , under emergency c o n d itio n , to e n te r a apaee co n tain in g Ter7 high eo n een tratlo n e o f vapor o r fume, e ith e r a u n ire ra a l gae a a a k , Wy6759-1, an a i r - l i n e r e a p ir a to r , o r a boee m ask w ith o r w ith o u t blow er, m aybe used. For usual oonoectratione of ra p o r, standard c h en io a l c a rtrid g e re a p ira to r 6883-1, equipped w ith an a c tiv a te d oharooal c a rtrid g e G803-2, w ill provide p ro te c tio n . Iheee re s p ira to r* ehould be of a ty p e approved by th e U. S . Bureau o f V in es. Beoprene aprons and gloves 7630-6 may be ueed where n e c e s s a r y to p r o te c t th e e k in . I f f o r any re a s o n th e neoprene gloves do n o t rta n d up w e ll on t h i s a p p lic a tio n , a glove made f r e n P o ly v in y l a lc o h o l r e s i n (such as R e s is to f la i) o o u ld be u se d . Hand o re a n , such as West 82 (West D i s i n f e c t a n t C aip an y , 4 2 -1 6 West S t r e e t , Long I s l a n d C ity ), or Fend 0 (Vino S a fe ty A ppliances Company, P itts b u r g h , P a .) nay be
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