LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50 (RAT): 302 MG/KG HYDROQUINONE
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: NOSE/THROAT/UPPER AIRWAY
IRRITATION. SKIN: IRRITATION/DERMATITIS/DEPIGMENTATION/ALLERGIC
SENSITIZATION/ABSORPTION CAUSING SYMPTOMS SIMILAR TO INGESTION.
EYES: IRRITATION/CLOUDINESS & VISIO N CHANGES. INGESTION:
GASTROINTESTINAL EFFECTS/NAUSEA/VOMITING/DIARRHEA/CNS
EFFECTS/DIZZINESS/MUSCLE SPASM & COMA.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: NOSE/THROAT/UPPER AIRWAY
IRRITATION. SKIN: IRRITATION/DERMATITIS/DEPIGMENTATION/ALLERGIC
SENSITIZATION/ABSORPTION CAUSING SYMPTOMS SIMILAR TO INGESTION.
EYES: IRRITATION/CLOUDING & VISION CHANGES. INGESTION:
GASTROINTESTINAL EFFECTS/NAUSEA/VOMITING/DIARRHEA/CNS
EFFECTS/DIZZINESS/MUSCLE SPASM & COMA.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
Eyes: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15 MINS. SKIN: FLUSH
W/WATER. WASH W/MILD SOAP. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.
INGESTION: OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MAY EMIT TOXIC FUMES & GASES IN A FIRE.
IF WATER BOILS AWAY RESIDUE MAY BE IGNITABLE AT HIGH TEMPERTURES.
Spill Release Procedures:CONTAIN SPILL. DON'T ALLOW TO DRAIN INTO
SEWERS OR WATERWAYS. ABSORB ON INERT MATERIAL & PUT INTO PROPERLY
MARKED CONTAINERS FOR DISPOSAL. USE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL AREA OUT OF DIRECT
SUNLIGHT. STORE AWAY FROM ACIDS & OXIDIZING AGENTS. KEEP CONTAINER
TIGHTLY CLOSED.
Other Precautions:AVOID SKIN/EYE CONTACT. USE W/ADEQUATE VENTILATION
WHENMISTING IS LIKELY. KEEP AWAY FROM FOOD.
Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR IF MISTS ARE
GENERATED >TLV.
Ventilation:GENERAL DILUTION OR LOCAL EXHAUST FOR GENERATION OF MISTS
OR USE IN CONFINED SPACES TO KEEP
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS, NATURAL OR NITRILE RUBBER
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL GOGGLES OR FULL FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:APRON, LONG SLEEVED WORK CLOTHES, &
EMERGENCY EYE WASH FACILITY
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE, &
FEDERAL REGULATIONS. CONTAINS AN INGREDIENT REPORTABLE UNDER EPA
REGULATIONS.
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