MSDS Name: Sand
Catalog Numbers:
AC370940000, AC370940010, AC370940050, AC370941000, AC393300000,
AC393300010, AC393302500, S80156, S801561, S93346, S23-3, S23-50, S25-10,
S25-3, S25-500
Synonyms:
Quartz; Silicon dioxide; Silicon dioxide; Quartz; Sea Sand.
Company Identification:
Fisher Scientific
1 Reagent Lane
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
For information, call: 201-796-7100
Emergency Number: 201-796-7100
For CHEMTREC assistance, call: 800-424-9300
For International CHEMTREC assistance, call: 703-527-3887
Appearance: light beige to gray powder.
Warning! Cancer hazard. May cause eye, skin, and
respiratory tract irritation.
Target Organs: Respiratory system, eyes, skin.
Potential Health Effects
Eye:
Dust may cause mechanical irritation.
Skin:
Dust may cause mechanical irritation.
Ingestion:
May cause irritation of the digestive tract.
Inhalation:
Dust is irritating to the respiratory tract.
Chronic:
May cause cancer in humans. Prolonged exposure to respirable
crystalline quartz may cause delayed lung injury/fibrosis
(silicosis).