HOECHST CELANESE CORP -- ETHYLENE GLYCOL
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Material Safety Data Sheet
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MSDS Num: CDMDS
MSDS NAME: ETHYLENE GLYCOL
Responsible Party
Name: HOECHST CELANESE CORP
Box: 819005
City: DALLAS TX 75381-9005
Info Phone: 214-277-4000
Emergency Phone Number: 800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)
Published: Y
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Contractor Summary
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Name: HOECHST CELANESE CHEMICAL GROUP INC
Address: 1601 W LBJ FWY
Box: 819005
City: DALLAS TX 75381-9005
Phone: 214-277-8575
Name: HOECHST CELANESE CORP
Address: UNKNOWN
Box: 1026
City: CHARLOTTE NC 28201-1026
Phone: 800-253-2637
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Ingredients
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Cas: 107-21-1
RTECS #: KW2975000
Name: ETHYLENE GLYCOL (SARA 313) (CERCLA) LD50 (ORAL RAT): 8.5 G/KG
% Wt: >99.5
OSHA PEL: N/K (FP N)
ACGIH TLV: C 50 PPM, VAPOR
EPA Rpt Qty: 1 LB
DOT Rpt Qty: 1 LB
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Cas: 75-21-8
RTECS #: KX2450000
Name: ETHYLENE OXIDE (SARA 302/313) (CERCLA) LD50 (ORAL RAT): 0.1 G/KG WT:
<0.5-1 PPM
% Wt: <0.1
OSHA PEL: 1 PPM; SEE 1910.1047
ACGIH TLV: 1 PPM, A2
EPA Rpt Qty: 10 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty: 10 LBS
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Name: SUP DAT:ING 2 CAN LEAD TO SEV REDDENING & SWELL OF SKIN, W/BLISTERS;
SENSIT (ALLERGIC RXN) POSS; LGE AMTS EVAP
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Name: ING 3:FROM SKIN CAN CAUSE FROSTBT. EYE:ING 1:VAP CAN CAUSE SEV CONJ. ING
2:CONT W/LIQ CAN CAUSE SEV INJURY TO
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Name: ING 4:CORNEA; HIGH EXPOS TO VAPS IS IRRIT. CHRONIC:MUTAGENICITY:ING 2:IN
VITRO, MUTAGENIC; HUMAN & ANIMAL INHAL
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Name: ING 5:STUDIES SHOW GENETIC MATL (DNA) DMG INCL HEMOGLOBIN ALKYLATION,
UNSCHEDULED DNA SYNTHESIS, SISTER CHROMATID
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Name: ING 6:CHROMOSOMAL ABERRATION, FUNCTIONAL SPERM ABNORM & DOMINANT
LETHAL EFTS. REPRO:ING 1 CAUSED CONGENITAL
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Name: ING 7:MALFORMATIONS (TERATOGENIC) IN MICE & RATS WHEN ADMIN BY
GAVAGE/IN DRINKING WATER DURING ORGANOGENESIS.
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Name: ING 8:ING 2 DAMAGES EMBRYO & FETUS. OTHER:ING 1:WHEN FED IN DIET FOR
2 YRS TO RATS, KIDNEY DMG RESULTED & WAS
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Name: ING 9:FATAL AT HIGH DOSE LEVELS. ING 2:IN ANIMALS, CAN DMG NERV SYS (FOR
EXAMPLE, INHAL CAN CAUSE PARALYSIS OF
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Name: ING 10: THE HIND LEGS OF RATS); ADVERSELY AFFECTS BLOOD AND LIVER.
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Name: SPILL PROC:CONTAIN SPILL TO FACILITATE CLEAN-UP. CLEAN-UP METHS MAY INCL
ABSORB MATLS, VACUUM TRUCK, ETC. AVOID
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Name: ING 12:RUNOFF INTO STORM SEWERS & DITCHES WHICH LEAD TO NATRL
WATERWAYS. CALL NATL RESPONSE CTR (800-424-8802)
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Name: ING 13:IF QTY OF ANY COMPONENT SPILLED IS EQUAL TO/GREAT THAN REPORTABLE
QTY (ING 1-1LB/DAY; ING 2-10 LB/DAY).
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Name: OTHER PROT EQUIP: CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, INCLUDING GLOVES AND
BOOTS.
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Name: RESP PROT:RESP W/ORG VAP CANISTER/FULL FACEPIECE POWERED AIR-PURIFYING
RESP FITTED W/ORG VAP CARTRIDGE(S).
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Name: ING 16:>500PPM & <2000PPM:POS-PRESS FULL FACEPIECE SUPP-AIR
RESP/CONTINUOUS-FLOW FULL FACEPIECE SUPP-AIR RESP.
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Name: ING 17:>2000 PPM/UNKNOWN CONC (SUCH AS IN EMER):POS-PRESS SCBA W/FULL
FACEPIECE. POS-PRESS SUPP-AIR RESP W/FULL
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Name: ING 18: FACEPIECE EQUIPPED WITH AN AUXILIARY POSITIVE-PRESSURE
SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS ESCAPE SYSTEM.
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Health Hazards Data
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LD50 LC50 Mixture: SEE INGREDIENTS.
Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES
Skin: YES
Ingestion: YES
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO
IARC: NO
OSHA: NO
Effects of Exposure: ACUTE:INGEST:ING 1:SLIGHTLY TOX TO HUMANS (ORAL LETHAL
DOSE:1.6G/KG); CAUSES MENTAL SLUGGISHNESS FOLLOWED BY DFCLTY IN BRTHG &
HEART FAILURE, KIDNEY & BRAIN DMG, POSS DEATH; PRACTICALLY NON-TOX TO ANI
MALS. ING 2 CAN CAUSE STOM IRRIT, ALSO LIVER & KIDNEY DMG; MOD TOX TO
ANIMALS. INHAL:ING 1:MISTS/VAPS (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation Of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT.
Signs And Symptions Of Overexposure: HLTH HAZ:FROM HOT OPERATIONS CAN CAUSE
MENTAL SLUGGISHNESS; PULM EDEMA (ACCUM OF FLUID IN LUNGS; SIGNS & SYMPS
CAN BE DELAYED FOR SEVERAL HRS); & BRONCH PNEUMONIA. ING 2:CAN CAUSE
IRRIT OF NASAL PASSA GES, THROAT & LUNGS; LUNG INJURY; NAUS,VOMIT, HDCH,
DIARR, SHORTNESS OF BRTH, CYANOSIS (BLUE/PURPLE COLORING (SUP DAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated By Exposure: SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO THIS CHEMICAL MAY
ADVERSELY AFFECT PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC DISEASE OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM,
BLOOD AND/OR SKIN.
First Aid: INGEST:INDUCE VOMIT OF CONSCIOUS PATIENT IMMED BY GIVING 2 GLASSES
OF WATER & PRESSING FINGER DOWN THROAT. CONT MD IMMED. INHAL:REMOVE FROM
CONTAM AREA. IF BRTHG HAS STOPPED, GIVE ARTF RESP, THEN OXYG EN IF NEEDED.
CONT MD IMMED. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG & WASH CONTAM SKIN W/LGE AMTS OF
WATER. IF IRRIT PERSISTS CONT MD. EYE:FLUSH W/WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. CONT
MD IMMED.
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Handling and Disposal
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Spill Release Procedures: ELIM IGNIT SOURCES. AVOID EYE/SKIN CONT. SEE RESP
INFO. PLACE LEAKING CONTRS IN WELL-VENTD AREA W/SPILL CONTAINMENT. IF FIRE
POTENTIAL EXISTS, BLANKET SPILL W/ALCOHOL-TYPE AQUEOUS FILM-FORMING FOAM/US E
WATER SPRAY TO DISPERSE VAPS.
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: ALL NOTIFICATION, CLEAN-UP AND DISPOSAL SHOULD BE
CARRIED OUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.
PREFERRED METHODS OF WASTE DISPOSAL ARE INCINERATION OR BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT
IN F EDERAL/STATE APPROVED FACILITY.
Handling And Storage Precautions: KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS & FLAME. KEEP
CONTAINERS CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE. ALWAYS OPEN CONTAINERS SLOWLY TO ALLOW ANY
EXCESS PRESSURE TO VENT.
Other Precautions: USE ONLY DOT-APPROVED CONTAINERS. AVOID BREATHING VAPOR OR
MIST. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN AND CLOTHING.
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Fire and Explosion Hazard Information
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Flash Point Method: TCC
Flash Point Text: 232F,111C
Lower Limits: 3.2%
Upper Limits: 15.3%
Extinguishing Media: USE CARBON DIOXIDE/DRY CHEMICAL FO SMALL FIRES,
ALCOHOL-TYPE AQUEOUS FILM-FORMING FOAM/WATER SPRAY FOR LARGE FIRES.
Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP (FP N).
WATER SPRAY CAN BE USED TO REDUCE INTENSITY OF FLAMES & TO DILUTE SPILLS
TO NON-FLAMM MIX. USE WATER (SUP DAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: FOAM OR WATER CAN CAUSE FROTHING.
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Control Measures
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Respiratory Protection: BASED ON CONTAM LEVEL & WORKING LIMS OF RESP, USE
NIOSH APPRVD RESP (THE FOLLOWING ARE MIN REC EQUIP). FOR ETHYLENE GLYCOL
CONCS OF 50-500PPM:AIR-PURIFYING RESP W/FULL FACEPIECE & ORG VAP
CARTRIDGE(S) /AIR-PURIFYING FULL FACEPIECE
Ventilation: LOC EXHST:REC WHEN APPROP TO CTL EMPLOYEE EXPOS. MECH (GEN):NOT
REC AS SOLE MEANS OF CONTROLLING EMPLOYEE EXPOSURE.
Protective Gloves: NEOPRENE OR RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection: ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES (FP N).
Other Protective Equipment: ANSI APPRVD EMER EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER (FP N).
FOR OPERATIONS WHERE SPILLS/SPLASHING CAN OCCUR, USE
Work Hygienic Practices: WASH THORO W/SOAP & WATER AFTER HNDLG. DECONTAMINATE
SOILED CLTHG THORO BEFORE REUSE. DISCARD CONTAM LEATHER CLOTHING.
Supplemental Safety and Health: FIRE FIGHT PROC:SPRAY TO COOL FIRE-EXPOSED
STRUCTURES & VESSELS. MATLS TO AVOID:STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS; ACETIC
ANHYDRIDE. EFTS OF OVEREXP:OF SKIN), & ACCUM OF FLUID IN LUNGS; SLIGHTLY
TOX TO ANIMALS. SKIN:ING 1:ESSENTIALLY NON-IRRIT; PRLNG CONT CAN CAUSE
SOFTENING OF SKIN; SLIGHTLY TOX TO ANIMALS BY ABSORPTION.
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Physical/Chemical Properties
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B.P. Text: 387F,197C
M.P/F.P Text: 9F,-13C
Vapor Pres: 0.05 @ 20C
Vapor Density: 2.2
Spec Gravity: 1.1155 (H*2O=1)
Evaporation Rate & Reference: NIL (BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water: COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor: CLEAR, COLORLESS, MOBILE, SYRUPY LIQUID WITH FAINT ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume: 100
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Reactivity Data
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Condition To Avoid: FLAME.
Materials To Avoid: SULFURIC ACID & OTHER DEHYDRATING AGENTS; NITRIC ACID;
OXYGEN, HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, PERCHLORIC ACID & OTHER (SUP DAT)
Hazardous Decomposition Products: CARBON MONOXIDE.
Hazardous Polymerization Indicator: NO
Conditions To Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT.
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Toxicological Information
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Ecological Information
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MSDS Transport Information
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Regulatory Information
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Other Information
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HAZCOM Label
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MSDS NAME: ETHYLENE GLYCOL
Company: HOECHST CELANESE CORP
Street: UNKNOWN
PO Box: 1026
City: CHARLOTTE NC
Zipcode: 28201-1026
Health Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)
Label Required IND: Y
Date Of Label Review: 02/17/1997
Status Code: C
Label Date: 02/17/1997
Origination Code: G
Chronic Hazard IND: Y
Eye Protection IND: YES
Skin Protection IND: YES
Signal Word: WARNING
Respiratory Protection IND: YES
Health Hazard: Moderate
Contact Hazard: Moderate
Fire Hazard: Slight
Reactivity Hazard: None
Hazard And Precautions: ACUTE: INGESTION: SLIGHTLY TOXIC. CAN CAUSE STOMACH
IRRITATION, MENTAL SLUGGISHNESS, DIFFICULTY BREATHING, HEART FAILURE, LIVER,
KIDNEY AND BRAIN DAMAGE. INHALATION: MIST OR VAPORS CAN CAUSE MENTAL SL
UGGISHNESS, PULMONARY EDEMA AND IRRITATE NOSE, THROAT AND LUNGS. CAN INJURE
LUNGS. CAN CAUSE NAUSEA, VOMITING, HEADACHE AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH. SKIN:
CAN LEAD TO SEVERE REDDENING AND SWELLING WITH BL ISTERS. SENSITIZATION AND
FROSTBITE POSSIBLE. SLIGHTLY TOXIC BY ABSORPTION. EYES: VAPORS CAN CAUSE
CONJUNCTIVITIS AND SEVERE CORNEAL INJURY. CHRONIC: MAY DAMAGE NERVOUS SYSTEM,
BLOOD, LIVER AND KIDNEY S ACCORDING TO LABORATORY ANIMAL STUDIES.
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