Datasheet
Material Safety Data Sheet
MSDS 2.001.002
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VARTA Microbattery GmbH
Daimlerstraße 1
73479 Ellwangen
Germany
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Edition:
13.01.2012
Version:
11
10. Stability and reactivity
Dangerous reactions: When heated above 150°C the risk of rupture occurs.
Due to special safety construction, rupture implies controlled release of
pressure without ignition.
11. Toxicological information
Under normal conditions (during charge and discharge) release of ingredients does not occur. If accidental release
occurs see information in section 2, 3, and 4.
Swallowing of a battery can be harmful. Call the local Poison Control Centre for advice and follow-up.
12. Ecological information
VARTA nickel metal hydride button cells/batteries do not contain heavy metals as defined by the European directive
2006/66/EC Article 21; they comply with the chemical composition requirements of this Directive.
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 Nickel metal hydride button cells/batteries belong to
the category of mercury-free battery (mercury content lower than 0.0001%).
13. Disposal considerations
USA: Nickel metal hydride button cells/batteries are classified by the federal government as non-hazardous waste and
are safe for disposal in the normal municipal waste stream. These batteries, however, do contain recyclable materials
and are accepted for recycling by the Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation's (RPBC) Battery Recycling
Program. Please go to the RPRC website at www.rbrc.org for additional information.
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 nickel metal hydride button cells/batteries should never be stored or
transported in bulk. Proper measures against short circuit are:
Storage of batteries in original packaging
Coverage of the terminals