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MSDS No.: 00055.0001
11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION
POTENTIAL EXPOSURE ROUTES: The physical nature of this product makes absorption from any route unlikely. A small amount of
inhalable particles may be created when projectile is fired.
ACUTE ANIMAL TOXICITY DATA:
For Product:
For Components
Copper
Nitrocellulose
Lead
styphnate
Nitroglycerin
Zinc
Oral LD
50
Not applicable for product
3.5 mg/kg
(mouse,
intraperitoneal)
> 5 g/kg (rat)
No data
105 mg/kg
(rat)
No data
Dermal
LD
50
Not applicable for product
375 mg/kg
(rabbit,
subcutaneous)
No data
No data
> 280 mg/kg
(rabbit)
No data
Inhalation
LC
50
Not applicable for product.
Particles generated from
firing may be slightly toxic.
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
Irritation
Not a skin or eye irritant
as a loaded round.
Respiratory
irritant
No data
No data
Mild eye and
skin irritant
Eye irritant
SUBCHRONIC/ CHRONIC TOXICITY:
Lead has caused blood, kidney and nervous system damage in laboratory animals.
CARCINOGENICITY:
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) lists lead as possibly
carcinogenic to humans, group 2B.
MUTAGENICITY:
This product is not known or reported to be mutagenic. Lead has been shown to be
mutagenic in several in vitro assays.
REPRODUCTIVE, TERATOGENICITY, OR
DEVELOPMENTAL EFFECTS:
This product is not known or reported to cause reproductive or developmental
effects. Lead has been shown to affect fetal development including birth defects
and reduced male reproductive function in laboratory animals.
NEUROLOGICAL EFFECTS:
This product is not known or reported to cause neurological effects. Lead has
caused peripheral and central nervous system damage and behavioral effects in
laboratory animals.
INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER CHEMICALS
WHICH ENHANCE TOXICITY:
None known or reported.
12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
ECOTOXICITY: No data is available on this product. Individual constituents are as follows:
Copper: The toxicity of copper to aquatic organisms varies significantly not only with the species, but also with the
physical and chemical characteristics of the water, such as its temperature, hardness, turbidity and carbon dioxide
content. Copper concentrations varying from 0.1 to 1.0 mg/l have been found by various investigators to be not toxic
for most fish. However, concentrations of 0.015 to 3.0 mg/l have been reported as toxic, particularly in soft water to
many kinds of fish, crustacea, mollusks, insects, and plankton.
Zinc: The following concentrations of zinc have been reported as lethal to fish:
Rainbow trout fingerlings: 0.13 mg/l, 12 – 24 hours
Bluegill sunfish: 6 hr TLM = 1.9 – 3.6 mg/l (soft water, 30°C)
Rainbow trout: 4 mg/l (hard water) 3 days
Sticklebacks: 1 mg/l (soft water) 24 hrs
The presence of copper appears to have a synergistic effect on the toxicity of zinc towards fish.
Nitrocellulose: LC
50
> 1000 mg/l (fish, invertebrates, algae)
Nitroglycerin: Bluegill, 96 hour LC
50
= 1.228 mg/l (static)
Lead: LC 50 (48 hrs.) to bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) is reported to be 2-5 mg/l. Lead is toxic to waterfowl.
MOBILITY: Dissolved lead from degraded bullets may migrate through soil.
PERSISTANCE/DEGRADABILITY: Not biodegradable. Bullets may fragment and decompose in soil leading to accumulation of lead.
BIOACCUMULATION: No data
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