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H. Ferric Sulfate <br />Human Health Effects <br />Ferric Sulfate is awater-soluble powder; it must be handled with appropriate personnel <br />protective equipment (PPE). <br />Route of Entry <br />Skin Contact: May cause irritation <br />Eye: May cause mechanical irritation <br />Inhalation: May cause irritation <br />Ingestion: May cause irritation <br />Sensitization: May cause allergic skin reaction <br />Carcinogenicity: Does not meet WHMIS criteria <br />Teratogenicity: Does not meet WHMIS criteria <br />Mutagenicity: Does not meet WHMIS criteria <br />Reproductive Tonicity: Does not meet WHMIS criteria <br />(WHMIS -Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System) <br />Environmental Health Effects <br />This reagent is listed under CAS # 1317-37-9 <br />This material does not contain any hazardous air pollutants <br />This material is not listed as a hazardous substance under TSCA <br />• This material has no reportable quantity <br />This material is not listed as a hazardous substance under the Clean Water Act <br />This material is not listed as a tonic substance under the Clean Water Act <br />This material is listed as a hazardous substance under CERCLA with a reportable <br />quantity of 1,000 pounds <br />(TSCA -Toxic Substances Control Act, CERCLA -Comprehensive Environmental <br />Response, Compensation and Liability Act) <br />4.5 Disposal of Wastes <br />Wastes from the materials packaging will be placed in the site's roll-off container for <br />solid wastes. Any chemical wastes from use of the reagents will be contained within the <br />trailer. If any spillage of dry chemicals occurs, the material will be swept-up and placed <br />into a suitable container and evaluated for re-use or proper disposal. Spillage of chemical <br />solutions will be cleaned up with a water hose from the head tank and directed toward a <br />floor drain near the back of the trailer. The trailer will be set up so the back of the trailer <br />is slightly lower (i.e., '/. to % inch lower) than the front to provide adequate drainage. A <br />flexible plastic pipe will connect the floor drain to a 200-gallon secondary wntainment <br />tank and the captured material will be evaluated for re-use or proper disposal. <br />r1 <br />U <br />13 <br />