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U.S. SILICA COMPANY <br />Safety Data Sheet <br />Silica Sand or Ground Silica Page 7 of 9 <br />Date of preparation/revision: May 4, 2015 <br />12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION <br /> <br />Ecotoxicity: Crystalline silica (quartz) is not known to be ecotoxic. <br />Persistence and degradability: Silica is not degradable. <br />Bioaccumulative potential: Silica is not bioaccumulative. <br />Mobility in soil: Silica is not mobile in soil. <br />Other adverse effects: No data available <br /> <br />13. DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS <br /> <br />Discard any product, residue, disposable container or liner in full compliance with national regulations. <br /> <br />14. TRANSPORT INFORMATION <br /> <br />UN number: None <br />UN proper shipping name: Not regulated <br />Transport hazard classes(es): None <br />Packing group, if applicable: None <br />Environmental hazards: None <br /> <br />Transport in bulk (according to Annex II of MARPOL 73/78 and the IBC Code): Not determined <br />Special precautions: None known. <br /> <br />15. REGULATORY INFORMATION <br /> <br />UNITED STATES (FEDERAL AND STATE) <br /> <br />TSCA Status: Crystalline silica (quartz) appears on the EPA TSCA inventory under the CAS No. 14808-60-7. <br /> <br />RCRA: This product is not classified as a hazardous waste under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, <br />or its regulations, 40 CFR §261 et seq. <br /> <br />CERCLA: Crystalline silica (quartz) is not classified as a hazardous substance under regulations <br />of the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), 40 <br />CFR §302. <br /> <br />Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (SARA Title III): This product contains the following <br />chemicals subject to SARA 302 or SARA 313 reporting: None above the de minimus concentrations. <br /> <br />Clean Air Act: Crystalline silica (quartz) mined and processed by U.S. Silica Company is not <br />processed with or does not contain any Class I or Class II ozone depleting substances. <br /> <br />FDA: Silica is included in the list of substances that may be included in coatings used in food <br />contact surfaces, 21 CFR §175.300(b)(3)(xxvi). <br /> <br />California Proposition 65: Crystalline silica (airborne particles of respirable size) is classified as a substance <br />known to the State of California to be a carcinogen. <br /> <br />California Inhalation Reference Exposure Level (REL): California established a chronic non-cancer effect REL <br />of 3 ug/m3 for silica (crystalline, respirable). A chronic REL is an airborne level of a substance at or below