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Mica (containing less than 1% quartz) |
CAS 12001-26-2 | ||
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RTECS VV8760000 | ||
Synonyms & Trade Names Biotite, Lepidolite, Margarite, Muscovite, Phlogopite, Roscoelite, Zimmwaldite |
DOT ID & Guide |
Exposure
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NIOSH REL: TWA 3 mg/m3 (resp) | ||
OSHA PEL†: TWA 20 mppcf | |||
IDLH 1500 mg/m3 See: 12001262 | Conversion |
Physical Description Colorless, odorless flakes or sheets of hydrous silicates. |
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MW: 797 (approx) |
BP: ? |
MLT: ? |
Sol: Insoluble |
VP: 0 mmHg (approx) |
IP: NA |
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Sp.Gr: 2.6-3.2 |
Fl.P: NA |
UEL: NA |
LEL: NA |
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Noncombustible Solid | |||
Incompatibilities & Reactivities None reported |
Measurement Methods NIOSH 0600 See: NMAM or OSHA Methods |
Personal Protection & Sanitation (See protection) Skin: No recommendation Eyes: No recommendation Wash skin: No recommendation Remove: No recommendation Change: No recommendation |
First Aid (See procedures) Eye: Irrigate immediately Breathing: Fresh air |
Important additional information about respirator selection Respirator Recommendations NIOSH Up to 15 mg/m3: (APF = 5) Any quarter-mask respirator. Click here for information on selection of N, R, or P filters. Up to 30 mg/m3: (APF = 10) Any particulate respirator equipped with an N95, R95, or P95 filter (including N95, R95, and P95 filtering facepieces) except quarter-mask respirators. The following filters may also be used: N99, R99, P99, N100, R100, P100. Click here for information on selection of N, R, or P filters. (APF = 10) Any supplied-air respirator Up to 75 mg/m3: (APF = 25) Any supplied-air respirator operated in a continuous-flow mode (APF = 25) Any powered air-purifying respirator with a high-efficiency particulate filter. Up to 150 mg/m3: (APF = 50) Any air-purifying, full-facepiece respirator with an N100, R100, or P100 filter. Click here for information on selection of N, R, or P filters. (APF = 50) Any supplied-air respirator that has a tight-fitting facepiece and is operated in a continuous-flow mode (APF = 50) Any powered, air-purifying respirator with a tight-fitting facepiece and a high-efficiency particulate filter (APF = 50) Any self-contained breathing apparatus with a full facepiece (APF = 50) Any supplied-air respirator with a full facepiece Up to 1500 mg/m3: (APF = 1000) Any supplied-air respirator operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode Emergency or planned entry into unknown concentrations or IDLH conditions: (APF = 10,000) Any self-contained breathing apparatus that has a full facepiece and is operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode (APF = 10,000) Any supplied-air respirator that has a full facepiece and is operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode in combination with an auxiliary self-contained positive-pressure breathing apparatus Escape: (APF = 50) Any air-purifying, full-facepiece respirator with an N100, R100, or P100 filter. Click here for information on selection of N, R, or P filters./Any appropriate escape-type, self-contained breathing apparatus |
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Exposure Routes inhalation, skin and/or eye contact | |
Symptoms Irritation eyes; pneumoconiosis, cough, dyspnea (breathing difficulty); lassitude (weakness, exhaustion); weight loss | |
Target Organs
respiratory system |
See also: INTRODUCTION See MEDICAL TESTS: 0149 |