MSDS - ARABIC GUM ================================================================================ SECTION I - Product Identification ================================================================================ PRODUCT NAME: ARABIC GUM FORMULA: COMPOSITION VARIES FORMULA WT: 240,000 CAS NO.: COMMON SYNONYMS: ACACIA GUM ================================================================================ Precautionary Labeling ================================================================================ N/A ================================================================================ SECTION II - Hazardous Components ================================================================================ N/A ================================================================================ SECTION III - Physical Data ================================================================================ BOILING POINT: N/A VAPOR PRESSURE @ 20C (MM HG): N/A MELTING POINT: N/A VAPOR DENSITY (AIR=1): N/A SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 1.49 EVAPORATION RATE: N/A (H2O=1) (BUTYL ACETATE=1) SOLUBILITY(H2O): 37 PERCENT VOLATILES BY VOLUME: N/A APPEARANCE & ODOR: WHITE TO PALE YELLOW POWDER ================================================================================ SECTION IV - Fire and Explosion Hazard Data ================================================================================ FLASH POINT: NONFLAMMABLE FLAMMABLE LIMITS: UPPER - N/A % LOWER - N/A % FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA WATER SPRAY, CO2, DRY CHEMICAL SPECIAL FIRE-FIGHTING PROCEDURES WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS EMITS EXTREMELY CORROSIVE FUMES ON DECOMPOSITION ================================================================================ SECTION V - Health Hazard Data ================================================================================ THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE (TLV/TWA): NONE ESTABLISHED EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE CONTACT MAY CAUSE DERMATITIS. DUST INHALATION MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS: COUGHING, ASTHMA, WHEEZING EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES SKIN: WASH WITH SOAP/WATER EYES: FLUSH WITH WATER; GET MEDICAL ASSISTANCE INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR; GET MEDICAL ATTENTION INGESTION: GET MEDICAL ATTENTION ================================================================================ SECTION VI - Reactivity Data ================================================================================ STABILITY: STABLE CONDITIONS TO AVOID: INCOMPATIBILES: N/A DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: CO ================================================================================ SECTION VII - Spill and Disposal Procedures ================================================================================ STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN THE EVENT OF A SPILL OR DISCHARGE TAKE UP AND CONTAINERIZE FOR PROPER DISPOSAL ================================================================================ SECTION VIII - Protective Equipment ================================================================================ EXHAUST VENTILATION PREFERRED DUST RESPIRATOR MAY BE REQUIRED PROTECTIVE GLOVES AND SAFETY GOGGLES RECOMMENDED ================================================================================ SECTION IX - Storage and Handling Precautions ================================================================================ N/A ================================================================================ SECTION X - Transportation Data and Additional Information ================================================================================ SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 1.35 - 1.49