Rolls Surrette Lead Acid Battery Safety Data Sheet

SAFETY DATA SHEET – FLOODED LEAD-ACID BATTERY
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11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION CONT’D.
Acute Toxicity:
INHALATION ORAL
Lead (Elemental)
Acute Toxicity Point Estimate =
4500 ppmV (based on lead bullion)
Acute Toxicity Estimate (ATE) =
500 mg/kg body weight (based on lead bullion)
Overexposure to lead and its compounds can aggravate some forms of kidney, liver and neurologic diseases.
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 8. Follow good personal hygiene to avoid inhalation and ingestions: wash hands, face,
neck and arms thoroughly before eating, drinking, 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 and should be isolated from children and their environment.
12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
Aquatic Toxicity:
Sulfuric Acid
24 hr LC
50
, freshwater fish
(Brachydanio rerio)
82 mg/L
Sulfuric Acid
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)
Lead is very persistent in soil and sediment, however there is no data on environmental degradation. The 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).
13. DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS
Consult national / federal, provincial / state and local regulations
for allowed means of disposal.
Spent batteries:
Send to secondary lead smelter for recycling; spent lead-acid
batteries are not regulated as hazardous waste when the
requirements of 40 CFR Section 266.80 are met. 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 local, provincial/state and
national/federal requirements.
Following local, provincial / state and national / federal
regulations applicable to end of life characteristics will be
the responsibility of the end user.