Acute Toxicity:
Inhalation: No data available
Ingestion: LD50 (oral, rat) 7000 mg/kg
Skin-contact: LD50 (dermal, rabbit) >7940
Local Effects:
Inhalation: Dusts at high concentrations: Irritating to respiratory system.
Skin-contact: Skin sensitizer as defined by OSHA
Eye-contact: In animals (rabbits): Slightly irritating to eyes.
Ingestion: Ingesting large amounts of this material unlikely to cause serious sickness
Sensitization:
Skin-contact: In animals (guinea-pig): Skin Sensitizer. Skin sensitizer as defined by OSHA. Prolonged or
repeated contact with skin can cause allergic reactions in susceptible persons.
Special Effects:
In vitro and in vivo: Not genotoxic
Limited available data for rodents do not indicate a potential for cancer.
Oral (rat): Absence of toxic effects for fetal development.