Information
Material Safety Data Sheet
MSDS 2.001.005
Page no.:
4 of 6
Edition:
14.01.2010
Version:
06
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VARTA Microbattery GmbH
Daimlerstraße 1
73479 Ellwangen
Germany
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8. Exposure controls/personal protection
Under normal conditions (during discharge) release of ingredients does not occur.
9. Physical and chemical properties
Not applicable if closed.
10. Stability and reactivity
Dangerous reactions: When heated above 100°C the risk of rupture occurs.
11. Toxicological information
Under normal conditions (during charge and discharge) release of ingredients does not occur. In case of accidental
release see information in chapter 2.
Swallowing of a battery can be harmful. Call the local Poison Control Centre for advice and follow-up.
12. Ecological information
Lithium primary button cells do not contain heavy metals as defined by the European directives 2006/66/EC Article 21.
Mercury has not been “intentionally introduced (as distinguished from mercury that may be incidentally present in
other materials)” in the sense of the U.S.A. “Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act’’
(May 13 1996).
The Regulation on Mercury Content Limitation for Batteries promulgated on 1997-12-31 by the China authorities
including the State Administration of Light Industry and the State Environmental Protection Administration defines ‘low
mercury’ as ‘mercury content by weight in battery as less than 0.025%’, and ‘mercury free’ as ‘mercury content by
weight in battery as less than 0.0001%’. And therefore: Varta lithium primary button cells/batteries belong to the
category of mercury-free battery (mercury content lower than 0.0001%).
13. Disposal considerations
USA: Lithium primary button cells are classified by the federal government as non-hazardous waste and are safe for
disposal in the normal municipal waste stream.
In the European Union, manufacturing, handling and disposal of batteries is regulated on the basis of the DIRECTIVE
2006/66/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 6 September 2006 on batteries and
accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators and repealing Directive 91/157/EEC. Customers find detailed
information on disposal in their specific countries using the web site of the European Portable Batteries Association
(http://www.epbaeurope.net/legislation_national.html).
Importers and users outside EU should consider the local law and rules.
In order to avoid short circuit and heating, used lithium primary button cells should never be stored or transported in
bulk. Proper measures against short circuit are:
• Storage of batteries in original packaging
• Coverage of the terminals
• Embedding in dry sand