Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INGESTION: CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
DEPRESSION. SEVERE KIDNEY DAMAGE. MAY BE FATAL. INHALATION:
RESPIRATORY IRRITATION. EYES/SKIN: IRRITANT.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INGESTION: ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT, PAIN,
DIZZINESS, MALAISE, LUMBAR PAIN, OLIGURIA, UREMIA. SKIN: DEFATTING.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:INGESTION: GIVE 1-2 GLASSES OF WATER. CALL PHYSICIAN FOR WAY
TO INDUCE VOMITING. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH IF UNCONSCIOUS.
INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. EYES: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR
AT LEAS T 15 MINS. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH
W/SOAP/WATER. NOTE TO PHYSICIAN: ETHANOL IS ANTIDOTAL & ITS EARLY
ADMINISTRATION MAY BLOCK FORMATION OF NEPHROTOXIC METABOLITES IN
LIVER. SEE SUPP.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point Method:SCC
Flash Point:>200F
Extinguishing Media:CO2, ALL PURPOSE DRY CHEMICAL OR ALCOHOL FOAM.
POLYMER FOAM IS PREFERRED FOR LARGE FIRES.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. WATER
MAY BE INEFFECTIVE, BUY MAY BE USED TO COOL EXPOSED CONTAINERS. IF
WATER IS USED, FOG NOZZLES ARE PREFERABLE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:COOL FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS TO PREVENT
PRESSURE BUILD-UP, POSSIBLE AUTO-IGNITION & EXPLOSION. COMBUSTIBLE
LIQUID.
Spill Release Procedures:CONFINE IN SMALL AREAS, USE ABSORBENT TO CLEAN
UP. PLACE IN CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:PROTECT FROM FREEZING OR EXTREMELY
HIGH TEMPERATURES. DON'T TAKE INTERNALLY. CLOSED CONTAINER AFTER
EACH USE.
Other Precautions:KEEP AWAY FROM CHILDREN.
Respiratory Protection:USE PROPERLY FITTED NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED
RESPIRATOR
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST IN SUFFICIENT VOLUME & PATTERN TO MAINTAIN
EXPOSURE BELOW APPLICABLE EXPOSURE LIMITS
Protective Gloves:IMPERMEABLE, NEOPRENE
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES W/SIDE SHIELDS
Other Protective Equipment:FACE SHIELD
Supplemental Safety and Health
NOTE TO PHYSICIAN: ETHANOL SHOULD BE GIVEN INTRAVENOUSLY, AS A 5%
SOLUTION IN SODIUM BICARBONATE, AT A RATE OF ABOUT 10 ML ETHANOL
PER HOUR. A DESIRED THERAPEUTIC LEVEL OF ETHANOL IN BLOOD IS 100
MG/D L. HEMODIALYSIS MAY BE REQUIRED.
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-28 TO 393F
Vapor Density:>1
Spec Gravity:1.3
Evaporation Rate & Reference:SLOWER THAN DIETHYL ETHER
Percent Volatiles by Volume:64
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXCESSIVE HEAT (>115F/46C) & SOURCES OF
IGNITION
Hazardous Decomposition Products:SMOKE, CO, & CO2
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE, &
FEDERAL REGULATIONS. IF DISCARDED AS IS, IT IS NOT CLASSIFIED AS
HAZARDOUS WASTE UNDER RCRA.
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