Material Safety Data Sheet

MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
GENERAL HYDROPONICS DIAMOND BLACK
TM
1/9/05
SECTION 1. MATERIAL IDENTIFICATION
Product Name: General Hydroponics Diamond Black
TM
General Use: An auxiliary soil and plant substance
Manufactured by: General Hydroponics, 3789 Vine Hill Rd. Sebastopol CA 95472.
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For Chemical Emergency
Spill Leak Fire Exposure or Accident:
Call CHEMTREC Day or Night
DOMESTIC NORTH AMERICA 800-424-9300
INTERNATIONAL, CALL 703-527-3887 (collect calls accepted)
SECTION 2. COMPOSITION / INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS
Ingredients: Diamond Black
TM
is 35% humic acids derived from leonardite.
Exposure Limits: Diamond Black
TM
when inhaled in a powder form can be an irritant to the
upper respiratory tract. OSHA has established a PEL for an eight-hour time weighted average of
5 mg/m
3
(respirable fraction) or 15-mg/m
3
eight-hour time weighted average (total dust). ACGIH
has established a 10 mg/m3 eight-hour time weighted average threshold limit value for exposure
to chemicals in this category. When these chemicals are in aqueous solution and are not
aerosolized, they are not an inhalation hazard.
SECTION 3. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION
*** Emergency Overview ***
CAUTION: INHALATION OF DIAMOND BLACK DUST CAN BE
DAMAGING TO THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
Potential Health Effects
Inhalation: At low concentrations can cause irritation and breathing difficulty. Massive over-
exposure to respirable dust over a short time is rapidly fatal.
Primary Entry Routes: Inhalation
Target Organs: Lungs
Ingestion: Unknown
Eye: Irritation
Skin: None