LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ANIMAL STUDIES CLEARLY DEMONSTRATED
DOSE- RELATED ADVERSE EFFECTS ON CNS, HEMATOPOIETIC TISSUE, BLOOD,
KIDNEY & LIVER, ASSOCIATED W/ADMINISTRATION OF ETHYLENE GLYCOL
MONOBUTYL ETHER (EGBE). (EXTRACTED FROM DHHS (NIOSH) PUB NO.
90-118) . INHALATION OF VAPORS MAY PROVE LOCALLY IRRITATING. SKIN
(EFTS OF OVEREXPOS)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:CONTACT MAY PROVE LOCALLY IRRITATING.
INGESTION MAY CAUSE DISCOMFORT AND/OR NAUSEA. INHALATION MAY CAUSE
DROWSINESS IN POORLY VENTILATED AREAS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PREEXISTING SKIN DISORDERS MAY BE
AGGRAVATED UPON EXPOSURE.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
Eyes:FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. SEEK
MD ATTENTION. SKIN:FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER. INGEST:GIVE WATER.
DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. IF VOMITING OCCURS, READMINISTER FLUIDS.
SEE MD. INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. SUPPORT BREATHING (GIVE OXYGEN
OR ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION) .
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point Method:COC
Flash Point:191F,88C
Extinguishing Media:ALCOHOL FOAM, CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL, WATER
FOG.
Fire Fighting Procedures:FOR FIRES INVOLVING THIS MATERIAL DO NOT ENTER
WITHOUT NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE
Spill Release Procedures:USE ABSORBENT MATERIAL AND REMOVE WITH A
SHOVEL. RINSE REMAINDER TO SEWER. MATERIAL IS COMPLETELY
BIODEGRADABLE.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:NO SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS IN STORING.
OPEN CONTAINERS SLOWLY TO RELEASE PRESSURE BULD-UP.
Other Precautions:USE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WHEN HANDLING UNDILUTED
MATERIAL. AVOID SPLASHING UNDILUTED MATERIAL.
Respiratory Protection:NONE REQUIRED. WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED
RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR EXPOSURE OF CONCERN .
Ventilation:USE NORMAL LOCAL EXHAUST.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH STATION SHOULD BE AVAILABLE.
Work Hygienic Practices:GOOD INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AND SAFETY PRACTICES AS
WITH ANY INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods:SMALL QUANTITIES MAY BE DISPOSED OF IN SEWER.
LARGE QUANTITIES SHOULD BE DISPOSED OF ACCORDING TO LOCAL, STATE
AND FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ALKALINE LIQUID.
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