WARWICK ALUBRITE
Flammability | 0 | |
Toxicity | 2 | |
Body Contact | 4 | |
Reactivity | 0 | |
Chronic | 0 | |
SCALE: Min/Nil=0 Low=1 Moderate=2 High=3 Extreme=4 |
Used for cleaning stains and oxidation from aluminium.
"Aluminium Cleaner Deoxidiser", "Alubright (misspelling)"
Causes burns.
Risk of serious damage to eyes.
Harmful by inhalation and if swallowed.
Accidental ingestion of the material may be harmful; animal experiments indicate that ingestion of less than 150 gram may be fatal or may produce serious damage to the health of the individual. The material can produce chemical burns within the oral cavity and gastrointestinal tract following ingestion. Exposure can cause necrosis of the esophagus and stomach with nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, circulatory collapse and death. Considered an unlikely route of entry in commercial/industrial environments.
The material can produce chemical burns to the eye following direct contact. Vapors or mists may be extremely irritating. If applied to the eyes, this material causes severe eye damage. The material may be irritating to the eye, with prolonged contact causing inflammation. Repeated or prolonged exposure to irritants may produce conjunctivitis.
The material can produce chemical burns following direct contactwith the skin. Pain may not be noticed for some hours with dilute solutions. Fluorides are easily absorbed through the skin and cause death of soft tissue and erode bone. Healing is delayed and death of tissue may continue to spread beneath skin. The material may cause skin irritation after prolonged or repeated exposure and may produce on contact skin redness, swelling, the production of vesicles, scaling and thickening of the skin.
If inhaled, this material can irritate the throat andlungs of some persons. High concentrations cause inflamed airways and watery swellingof the lungs with edema. The material may produce respiratory tract irritation, and result in damage to the lung including reduced lung function.
Principal routes of exposure are usually by skin/eye contact and inhalation of fume and mist. The material is considered to be harmful by all exposure routes. It may cause severe burns to skin and eyes and mists are highly irritating to mucous membranes and respiratory tract and high concentrations may lead to pulmonary oedema. Repeated skin contact with dilute solutions may cause dermatitis. Chronic effects from fluoride can include bone, ligament and tendon damage, mottling of the teeth, anaemia, impairment of growth in the young worker.