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Fluorescent Lamps HL and KB
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SECTION 2: HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS(cont'd)
OSHA (PEL)
ACGIH (TLV)
% by Wt.
mg/m
3
mg/m
3
TWA
If Spec or Ultralume, may have some of the above, but main phosphor components are listed
below:
Cerium Magnesium Terbium
Aluminate†
N/A
10
Approx .25%
Barium Magnesium aluminate†
N/A
10
Approx .5%
Yttrium Oxide (1314-36-9)†
1.0
1.0 Approx .5%
Mercury (7439-97-6)
.1
.025
< than 20 ppm
† PEL & TLV are given for magnesium, aluminum oxide, and yttrium. Barium aluminate is
not a soluble compound.
SECTION 3: CHEMICAL/PHYSICAL DATA
Not applicable. This item is a light bulb 4 ft. long, 1.5 inches in diameter. The bulb is glass, the
base is a coated aluminum. The coating is inert.
SECTION 4: FIRE AND EXPLOSION DATA
FIRE AND EXPLOSION DATA NOT APPLICABLE -- under extreme heat, glass envelope
might melt or crack.
SECTION 5: REACTIVITY DATA
Stability: Lamp is stable.
Polymerization: Not applicable.
Incompatibility: Glass will react with Hydrofluoric Acid.
