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LST HEAVY LIQUID
SECTION 1: IDENTIFICATION AND SUPPLIER
Product Name:
Description:
Solution of lithium heteropolytungstates in water.
Company:
Address:
PO Box 2546, Malaga, Western Australia 6944 Information Telephone No:
Emergency Telephone No:
Facsimile No:
SECTION 2: COMPOSITION
Ingredients (solution in water):
SECTION 3: HAZARD IDENTIFICATION
Hazardous according to criteria of Worksafe Australia.
UN Number:
Dangerous Goods Class:
Hazchem Code:
Poisons Schedule:
SECTION 4: FIRST AID MEASURES
Ingestion: 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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SECTION 5: FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
Fire Hazard:
Explosion Hazard:
SECTION 6: ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES
Spills and Disposal: If spilled do not allow substance to enter waterways. If liquid, dike
area and absorb with inert material such as sawdust. Dispose of in accordance with Federal,
regional and local requirements.
SECTION 7: HANDLING AND STORAGE
Handling: For laboratory use only. Observe good laboratory practice. Wear safety glasses.
Wear rubber gloves if skin contact is possible.
Storage: The material is not a dangerous good. The material may have slight oxidising
characteristics. Store in plastic containers out of direct sunlight.
SECTION 8: EXPOSURE CONTROL/PERSONAL PROTECTION
Engineering Controls:
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 Heavy Liquid or its solids.
Respiratory: Not likely to be a route of exposure. Immediately clean up spills to prevent
accumulation of dust from dried LST Heavy Liquid.
Ingestion: Do not allow eating, drinking or smoking in areas where LST Heavy Liquid is to
be stored or used.
SECTION 9: PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
Appearance:
Clear to pale coloured liquid. No noticeable odour.
Melting Point:
Boiling Point:
Specific Gravity:
Vapour Pressure:
Negligible vapour pressure of solids.
Flash Point:
Flammability Limits:
Solubility Limits:
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SECTION 10: STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
Can turn dark blue in contact with reducing agents such as metals SECTION 11: TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION
Acute Oral LD 50 (rat) > 2 000 mg/kgAcute dermal (rat) > 2 000 mg/kgNon-irritant to skin (Rabbit)Irreversible damage to eye (crystals under Rabbit eyelid)Non skin-sensitiser (Guinea Pig)Non mutagenic in Salmonella typhimuriumNot clastogenic in Mouse Micronucleus Assay SECTION 12: ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
Ecotoxicity:
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
SECTION 13: DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS
Disposal Method: Disposal of material and containers should be in accordance with
applicable national, regional and local regulations.
SECTION 14: TRANSPORT INFORMATION
Transport: The material is not a dangerous good.
SECTION 15: REGULATORY INFORMATION
UN Number:
Dangerous Goods Class:
Hazchem Code:
Poisons Schedule:
SECTION 16: OTHER INFORMATION

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