Material Safety Data Sheet - Soltex

SOLTEX, INC.
3707 FM 1960 West, Suite 560
Houston, TX 77068
Phone: 281 587-0900 ▪ Fax: 281 587-1998
www.soltexinc.com
fibrosis, and lung tumors have been observed in rats in studies in which rats inhaled carbon black for a lifetime at
concentrations that overwhelmed the lung particle clearance mechanisms and caused the carbon black to accumulate
in the lung. Results of these studies indicate that tumors were caused by the physical effect of overloading the lungs
with particles and suggest that exposures below the exposure limit would not cause adverse health effects. Studies of
workers in the carbon black industry indicate that elevated rates of lung cancer have not been associated with
occupational exposures to carbon black. Studies in Eastern Europe of workers heavily exposed to carbon black
reported respiratory diseases including bronchitis, fibrosis, pneumoconiosis, emphysema, and rhinitis, but not
cancer; however, these studies are of questionable validity, due to inadequate study design and methodology, lack of
appropriate controls for cigarette smoking, and confounding with concurrent exposures to other substances. Studies
of workers in the carbon black production industries of North America and Western Europe show that pulmonary
effects of exposure to carbon black are limited to slight radiological changes in the lung, chronic bronchitis, and
slight reduction in lung function. Tumors induced in rat lungs by carbon black, as well as other biologically inert
particles, under conditions of overload may be rat-specific effects as they are not seen in mice or
hamsters tested under similar conditions or in studies of carbon black workers. We believe that the data
presently available for carbon black do not support a significantly increased risk of cancer or other adverse health
effects for workers when precautions outlined in this document are followed.
SECTION 12 ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
ECOTOXICITY:
The toxicity of this material to aquatic organisms has not been evaluated. Consequently, this material should be kept
out of sewage and drainage systems and all bodies of water.
ENVIRONMENTAL FATE:
This material is not expected to present an environmental problem.
physical properties and analysis for regulated components may be necessary to make a correct determination. If this
material is classified as a hazardous waste, federal law requires disposal at a licensed hazardous waste disposal
facility.
SECTION 13 DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS
Use material for its intended purpose or recycle if possible. This material, if it must be discarded, may meet the
criteria of a hazardous waste as defined by US EPA under RCRA (40 CFR 261) or other State and local regulations.
Measurement of certain physical properties and analysis for regulated components may be necessary to make a
correct determination. If this material is classified as a hazardous waste, federal law requires disposal at a licensed
hazardous waste disposal facility.
SECTION 14 TRANSPORT INFORMATION
The description shown may not apply to all shipping situations. Consult 49CFR, or appropriate Dangerous Goods
Regulations, for additional description requirements (e.g., technical name) and mode-specific or quantity-specific
shipping requirements.
US DOT
NOT REGULATED AS A HAZARDOUS MATERIAL OR DANGEROUS GOODS FOR TRANSPORTATION
ICAO / IATA
NOT REGULATED AS A HAZARDOUS MATERIAL OR DANGEROUS GOODS FOR TRANSPORTATION
IMO / IMDG
NOT REGULATED AS A HAZARDOUS MATERIAL OR DANGEROUS GOODS FOR TRANSPORTATION
RID / ADR
NOT REGULATED AS A HAZARDOUS MATERIAL OR DANGEROUS GOODS FOR TRANSPORTATION
SECTION 15 REGULATORY INFORMATION SARA 311/312 CATEGORIES: 1. Immediate
(Acute) Health Effects: YES
1. 2. Delayed (Chronic) Health Effects: YES
2. 3. Fire Hazard: NO