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neurologic diseases.
Additional Health Data:
All heavy metals, including the hazardous ingredients in this product, are taken into the body primarily by inhalation and ingestion. Most
inhalation problems can be avoided by adequate precautions such as ventilation and respiratory protection covered in Section VIII.
Follow good personal hygiene to avoid inhalation and ingestion: wash hands, face, neck and arms thoroughly before eating, smoking or
leaving the work site. Keep contaminated clothing out of non-contaminated areas, or wear cover clothing when in such areas. Restrict the
use and presence of food, tobacco and cosmetics to non-contaminated areas.
Work clothes and work equipment used in contaminated areas must remain in designated areas and never taken home or laundered with
personal non-contaminated clothing.
This product is intended for industrial use only and should be isolated from children and their environment.
XII. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
Environmental Fate: lead is very persistent in soil and sediments. No data on environmental degradation. Mobility of metallic lead
between ecological compartments is slow. Bioaccumulation of lead occurs in aquatic and terrestrial animals and plants but little
bioaccumulation occurs through the food chain. Most studies include lead compounds and not elemental lead.
Environmental Toxicity: Aquatic Toxicity:
Sulfuric acid: 24-hr LC
50
, freshwater fish (Brachydanio rerio): 82 mg/L
96 hr- LOEC, freshwater fish (Cyprinus carpio): 22 mg/L
Lead: 48 hr LC
50
(modeled for aquatic invertebrates): <1 mg/L, based on lead bullion
Arsenic: 24 hr LC
50
, freshwater fish (Carrassisus auratus) >5000 g/L.
XIII. DISPOSAL INFORMATION
US
Spent batteries: Send to secondary lead smelter for recycling. Spent lead-acid batteries are not regulated as hazardous waste
when recycled. Spilled sulfuric acid is a characteristic hazardous waste; EPA hazardous waste number D002
(corrosivity) and D008 (lead).
Electrolyte: Place neutralized slurry into sealed acid resistant containers and dispose of as hazardous waste, as applicable.
Large water diluted spills, after neutralization and testing, should be managed in accordance with approved
local, state, and federal requirements. Consult state environmental agency and/or federal EPA.
XIV. TRANSPORT INFORMATION
GROUND – US-DOT/CAN-TDG/EU-ADR/APEC-ADR:
Batteries, Wet, Filled with Acid
UN 2794, 8, PG III
Label: “Corrosive”
AIRCRAFT – ICAO-IATA:
Batteries, Wet, Filled with Acid
UN 2794, 8
Label: “Corrosive”
Reference IATA packing instructions 870
VESSEL – IMO-IMDG:
Batteries, Wet, Filled with Acid
UN 2794, 8
Label: “Corrosive”
Reference IMDG packing instructions P801
Additional Information:
- Batteries must be kept upright at all times and packaged as required to prevent short circuits.
- Transport may require packaging and paperwork, including the Nature and Quantity of goods, per applicable origin/destination/customs
points as-shipped.
XV. REGULATORY INFORMATION
United States:
EPA SARA Title III
Section 302 EPCRA Extremely Hazardous Substances (EHS):
Sulfuric acid is a listed "Extremely Hazardous Substance" under EPCRA, with a Threshold Planning Quantity (TPQ) of
1,000 lbs.
EPCRA Section 302 notification is required if 500 lbs or more of sulfuric acid is present at one site (40 CFR 370.10).
An average automotive/commercial battery contains approximately 5 lbs of sulfuric acid. Contact your Exide
representative for additional information.
Section 304 CERCLA Hazardous Substances:
Reportable Quantity (RQ) for spilled 100% sulfuric acid under CERCLA (Superfund) and EPCRA (Emergency
Planning and Community Right to Know Act) is 1,000 lbs. State and local reportable quantities for spilled sulfuric acid