MSDS

MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET

HOUSTON BROTHERS, INC.  BOX 639  BIXBY OK  74008

918 449-1175

LAST REVISION DATE: 11/6/2000

CHEMTREC EMERGENCY PHONE: 800 424-9300

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IDENTIFICATION

PRODUCT NAME:  SUPERSOIL     EPA PRODUCT REGISTRATION #:  N/A

                                                    PA ESTABLISHMENT # : N/A

CHEMICAL NAME: PROPRIETARY BLEND OF POLYELECTROLYTES

CHEMICAL FAMILY:  NOT APPLICABLE - BLEND

DOT SHIPPING:  NOT APPLICABLE - BLEND

DOT HAZARD CLASS & I.D.#:  PG  NOT APPLICABLE - BLEND

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HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS

COMPONENT: PROPRIETARY

HAZARD: NON-HAZARDOUS AS DEFINED IN 29CFR 1910.1200

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PHYSICAL DATA

BOILING POINT: 100 DEGREES CENTIGRADE     

SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 1.12 @ 20 DEGREES CENTIGRADE

SOLUBILITY IN WATER: COMPLETE                      ODOR:  FAINT

COLOR:  AMBER

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FIRE & EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA

FLASHPOINT: NOT APPLICABLE

EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: AS REQUIRED FOR FIRE BEING FOUGHT

SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES: AS REQUIRED FOR FIRE BEING FOUGHT.  USE SELECTED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.

UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS:  NONE KNOWN

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HEALTH HAZARD DATA

CARCINOGENS: NONE

EFFECTS OF OVER EXPOSURE: ORAL--MILD IRRITANT.  DERMAL--MILD IRRITANT.  EYE--MILD IRRITANT.  INHALATION--NONE KNOWN.

EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES: INGESTION--GIVE PLENTY OF WATER.  DERMAL--FLUSH WITH SOAP AND WATER. EYE CONTACT--FLUSH WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES.  INHALATION--REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.

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REACTIVITY DATA

STABILITY:                             UNSTABLE                    STABLE       X          

CONDITIONS TO AVOID:         STRONG OXIDIZERS, WATER SOLUTIONS OF

                                               CATIONIC POLYMERS

INCOMPATIBILITY:                  STRONG OXIDIZERS, WATER SOLUTIONS OF

                                               CATIONIC POLYMERS

HAZARDOUS                           DECOMPOSITION MAY RELEASE

DECOMPOSITION                   CARBON MONOXIDE OR CARBON DIOXIDE

PRODUCTS:

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SPILL OR LEAK PROCEDURES

STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN CASE MATERIAL IS RELEASED OR SPIILLED:

FLUSH WITH WATER--THIS MATERIAL IS NOT CONSIDERED A 

                                            HAZARDOUS WASTE

WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD: DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS

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SPECIAL HAZARD DESIGNATIONS

HEALTH: 1   FLAMMABILITY: 0   REACTIVITY: 0   SPECIAL HAZARD: 0

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SPECIAL PROTECTION INFORMATION

RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: ALWAYS COMPLY WITH 29 CFR 1910.134

VENTILATION:                       USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION

PROTECTIVE GLOVES:    PVC, NEOPRENE, BUTYL, OR NATURAL RUBBER

EYE PROTECTION:            FACE SHIELD AND GOGGLE

PROTECTIVE CLOTHING: RUBBER PROTECTIVE APRON AND BOOTS

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SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS

PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN HANDLING:     WASH THOROUGHLY

STORAGE:      NONE

OTHER PRECAUTIONS:   NONE

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THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED HEREIN ARE THOSE OF QUALIFIED EXPERTS WITHIN HOUSTON BROTHERS, INC.  WE BELIEVE THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS CURRENT AS OF THE DATE OF THIS MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET.  SINCE THE USE OF THIS INFORMATION AND THESE OPINIONS AND THE CONDITIONS OF USE OF THE PRODUCT ARE NOT WITHIN THE CONTROL OF HOUSTON BROTHERS, INC., IT IS THE USER'S OBLIGATION TO DETERMINE THE CONDITIONS OF SAFE USE OF THE PRODUCT.