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BATTERY
SAFETY DATA
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LEAD ACID BATTERY
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SECTION 12: 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:
Sulfuric acid: 24-hr LC
50
, fresh water fish (Brachydanio rerio): 82
mg/l
96-hr LOEC, fresh water fish (Cyprinus carpio): 22 mg/l (lowest observable effect
concentration)
Lead : 48-hr LC
50
(modeled for aquatic invertebrates): <1mg/L, based on lead
bullion
Arsenic: 24-hr LC
50
, freshwater fish (Carrassisus
auratus)>5000g/L
Additional Information
No known effects on stratospheric ozone
depletion.
Volatile organic compounds: 0% (by
Volume)
Water Endangering Class (WGK):
NA
SECTION 13: DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS (UNITED
STATES)
WASTE
DISPOSAL
METHOD:
Spent batteries: Send to secondary lead smelter for recycling. Contact your East Penn
Mfg.
representative for more information related to lead acid battery recycling. Spent lead
acid
batteries are not regulated as hazardous waste when the requirements of 40 CFR
Section
266.80 are met. If applicable; 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.
Follow local, State/Provincial, and Federal/National regulations applicable to as-used,
end-
of-life characteristics to be determined by
end-user.
SECTION 14: TRANSPORT
INFORMATION
DOT rules specified in 49 CFR 173.159 Batteries, wet, regulate the transport of wet spillable
batteries.
49 CFR 173.159 (e) specifies that when transported by highway or rail, electric storage batteries containing electrolyte
or
corrosive battery fluid are not subject to any other requirements of this subchapter, if all of the following are
met:
(1) No other hazardous materials may be transported in the same
vehicle;
(2) The batteries must be loaded or braced so as to prevent damage and short circuits in
transit;
(3) Any other material loaded in the same vehicle must be blocked, braced, or otherwise secured to prevent contact
with
or damage to the batteries;
and
(4) The transport vehicle may not carry material shipped by any person other than the shipper of the
batteries.
If any of these requirements are not met, the batteries must be shipped as fully regulated Class 8 Corrosive
hazardous
materials.
GROUND – US-DOT/CAN-TDG/EU-ADR/APEC-ADR:
Proper Shipping
Name
Hazard
Class
Batteries, Wet, Filled with
Acid
8
ID
Number UN2794
Packing
Group
NA
Labels Corrosive
A
IRCR
A
FT
–
IC
A
O-I
A
T
A
:
Proper Shipping
Name
Hazard
Class
Batteries, Wet, Filled with
Acid
8
ID
Number UN2794
Packing
Group
NA
Labels Corrosive
Reference IATA packing instructions
870
VESSEL –
IMO-IMDG:
Proper Shipping
Name
Batteries, Wet, Filled with
Acid
Hazard
Class
8
ID
Number UN2794
Packing
Group
NA
Labels Corrosive
Reference IMDG packing instructions
P801