MSDS - ARABIC GUM                                                       

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                      SECTION I - Product Identification                        
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 PRODUCT NAME:     ARABIC GUM
 FORMULA:          COMPOSITION VARIES
 FORMULA WT:       240,000
 CAS NO.:
 COMMON SYNONYMS:  ACACIA GUM
 
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                            Precautionary Labeling                              
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                    N/A
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                       SECTION II - Hazardous Components                        
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     N/A
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                          SECTION III - Physical Data                           
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BOILING POINT:     N/A                      VAPOR PRESSURE @ 20C (MM HG): N/A
MELTING POINT:     N/A                      VAPOR DENSITY (AIR=1):        N/A
SPECIFIC GRAVITY:  1.49                     EVAPORATION RATE:             N/A
   (H2O=1)                                      (BUTYL ACETATE=1)
 SOLUBILITY(H2O):     37                    PERCENT VOLATILES BY VOLUME:  N/A
APPEARANCE & ODOR:  WHITE TO PALE YELLOW POWDER
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                  SECTION IV - Fire and Explosion Hazard Data                   
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FLASH POINT:          NONFLAMMABLE
FLAMMABLE LIMITS:  UPPER -    N/A %      LOWER -    N/A %
FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA
     WATER SPRAY, CO2, DRY CHEMICAL
SPECIAL FIRE-FIGHTING PROCEDURES
     WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS
     EMITS EXTREMELY CORROSIVE FUMES ON DECOMPOSITION
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                        SECTION V - Health Hazard Data                          
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THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE (TLV/TWA): NONE ESTABLISHED
EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE
     CONTACT MAY CAUSE DERMATITIS.  DUST INHALATION MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY
     SYMPTOMS: COUGHING, ASTHMA, WHEEZING
EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES
     SKIN: WASH WITH SOAP/WATER
     EYES: FLUSH WITH WATER; GET MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
     INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR; GET MEDICAL ATTENTION
     INGESTION: GET MEDICAL ATTENTION
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                         SECTION VI - Reactivity Data                           
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STABILITY:  STABLE
CONDITIONS TO AVOID:
INCOMPATIBILES:         N/A
DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: CO
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                  SECTION VII - Spill and Disposal Procedures                   
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STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN THE EVENT OF A SPILL OR DISCHARGE
                        TAKE UP AND CONTAINERIZE FOR PROPER DISPOSAL
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                      SECTION VIII - Protective Equipment                       
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     EXHAUST VENTILATION PREFERRED
     DUST RESPIRATOR MAY BE REQUIRED
     PROTECTIVE GLOVES AND SAFETY GOGGLES RECOMMENDED
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                 SECTION IX - Storage and Handling Precautions                  
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     N/A
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          SECTION X - Transportation Data and Additional Information            
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     SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 1.35 - 1.49