MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
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Company Details
Identification
Health Hazard Information
Precautions of Use
Safe Handling Information

COMPANY DETAILS

COMPANY: Central Chemical Consulting Pty Ltd
ACN: 009 431 494
ADDRESS: PO Box 2546, Malaga,
Western Australia 6944
INFORMATION TELEPHONE NUMBER: +61 8 9248 2739
EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NO: +61 8 9248 2739 or +61 8 9246 1102 (out of hours)
FACSIMILE NUMBER: +61 8 9248 2749
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IDENTIFICATION

Product Name: LST heavy liquid
Description: Solution of lithium heteropolytungstates in water
Manufacturers Code: Not applicable
UN Number: No UN Number allocated
Dangerous Goods Class and Subsidiary Risk: Not a dangerous good
Hazchem Code: None allocated
Poisons Schedule: Not scheduled
Use: Heavy liquid for density separation of minerals and ores
Physical Description/Properties:
Appearance: Clear to pale coloured liquid
Melting Point: Not Applicable
Vapour Pressure: Negligible vapour pressure of solids
Specific Gravity: 2 850 kg/m3
Flash Point: Not flammable
Flammability Limits: Not flammable
Solubility Limits: Miscible with water
Ingredients:

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HEALTH HAZARD INFORMATION

HEALTH EFFECTS

ACUTE EFFECTS:

Swallowed: Unlikely to cause significant effects. Not expected to be a route of exposure
Eye: Crystalline solids are a severe eye irritant. May cause irreversible damage.
Skin: Non-irritant
Inhaled: Not likely to be a route of exposure

CHRONIC EFFECTS: Repeated dose studies in animals suggest irritation to gastrointestinal tract may occur.

FIRST AID:

Swallowed: If swallowed and feeling unwell contact Doctor or Poisons Information Centre
Eye: If in eye rinse out with running water for at least 15 minutes. Contact a doctor immediately.
Skin: If on skin wash off immediately with water.
Advice to Doctor: Treat Symptomatically

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PRECAUTIONS FOR USE

Exposure Limits: No exposure standards have been established for this substance by Worksafe Australia.
Engineering Controls: The substance should be used in systems which recover and recycle LST
Personal Protection:

Skin: Impermeable rubber, vinyl or nitrile gloves should be worn when handling the material.
Eyes: Safety glasses/goggles must be worn when handling LST or solutions containing LST.
Respiratory: Not likely to be a route of exposure. Immediately clean up spills to prevent accumulation of LST dust. Ingestion: Do not allow eating, drinking or smoking in areas where LST heavy liquid is to be stored or used.

Flammability: Not flammable.

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SAFE HANDLING INFORMATION

Storage and Transport: The material is not a dangerous good. The chemical may have slight oxidising characteristics. Store in plastic containers out of direct sunlight.
Spills and Disposal: If spilled do not allow substance to enter waterways. If liquid, dike area and absorb with inert material such as dirt/sawdust. Dispose of in accordance with Federal, State and Local requirements.
Fire/Explosion Hazard: Will not present fire/explosion hazard

OTHER INFORMATION ON CRYSTALLINE LST SOLIDS:

Acute Oral LD 50 (rat) > 2 000 mg/kg
Acute dermal (rat) > 2 000 mg/kg
Non-irritant to skin (Rabbit)
Irreversible damage to eye (Rabbit)
Non skin-sensitiser (Guinea Pig)
Non mutagenic in Salmonella typhimurium
Not clastogenic in Mouse Micronucleus Assay
LC50 (96 hr) in Fathead Minnow 94.7 mg/L
LC50 (48 hr) Daphnia magna 288.6 mg/L
LC50 (14 day) Daphnia magna 2.47 mg/L

CONTACT POINT: Technical Manager +61 8 9248 2739
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