===================== Product Identification =====================
MSDS NAME:2-METHOXYETHANOL
NIIN:00F038113
MSDS Number: BWKQM
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORP/BURDICK AND JACKSON DIV
Address:1953 S HARVEY ST
City:MUSKEGON
State:MI
ZIP:49442-6101
Country:US
Info Phone Num:616-726-3171
Emergency Phone Num:616-726-3171(US)/613-996-6666(CAN)
CAGE:BAXTE
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORP/PHARMASEAL DIVISION
Address:808 HIGHWAYY 24 WEST
City:MOBERLY
State:MO
ZIP:65270
Country:US
Phone:6161-726-3171
CAGE:BAXTE
Company:HONEYWELL, BURDICK AND JACKSON
Address:1953 S HARVEY STREET
Box:City:MUSKEGON
State:MI
ZIP:49442-6101
Country:US
Phone:800-368-0050/800-707-4555
CAGE:2H215
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
Name:ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOMETHYL ETHER (EGME), METHYL CELLOSOLVE,
2-METHOXY ETHANOL, METHYL OXITOL
CAS:109-86-4
RTECS #:KL5775000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
Other REC Limits:16 PPM
OSHA PEL:25 PPM
ACGIH TLV:16 MG/CUM
===================== Hazards Identification =====================
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: IRRITATION TO THE
RESPIRATORY TRACT. EYES: IRRITATION. SKIN:
IRRITATION/DERMATITIS/ABSORPTION, PRODUCES TOXIC EFFECTS. MUCOUS
MEMBRANE IRRITANT & CNS DEPRESSANT. CHRONIC EXPOSURE CAN CAUSE
ANEMIA & POSSIBLE LIVER & KIDNEY DAMAGE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, DROWSINESS, FATIGUE, NAUSEA,
HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, LOSS OF COORDINATION, TREMORS,
UNCONSCIOUSNESS, DEFATTING, GI DISCOMFORT, VOMITING, DIARRHEA
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:INDIVIDUALS W/DISEASE OF THE BLOOD,
LIVER & KIDNEYS, THOSE SUSCEPTIBLE TO DERMATITIS. IT IS RECOMMENDED
THAT WOMEN OF CHILDBEARING POTENTIAL BE PROTECTED FROM EXPOSURE.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE CPR
IF NECESSARY. EYES: RINSE W/COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR 15 MINS.
SKIN: FLUSH THOROUGHLY FOR 15 MINS. WASH W/SOAP & WATER. INGESTION:
NEVER INDUCE VOMITING/GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH IF UNCONSCIOUS/HAVING
CONVULSIONS. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:102.2F
Lower Limits:2.5
Upper Limits:19.8
Extinguishing Media:CO2, DRY CHEMICAL, ALCOHOL FOAM, WATER MIST/FOG
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING & SELF CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS. KEEP FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS COOL W/WATER
SPRAY.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:COMBUSTIBLE. CAN FORM HEAT SENSITIVE
PEROXIDES WHICH COULD EXPLODE DURING CONCENTRATION/EVAPORATION.
HEAT WILL BUILD PRESSURE & RUPTURE CLOSED CONTAINERS.(SUPP)
================== Accidental Release Measures ==================
Spill Release Procedures:PROTECT FROM IGNITION. WEAR PROTECTIVE
CLOTHING & USE APPROVED RESPIRATOR EQUIPMENT. ABSORB MATERIAL IN AN
ABSORBANT RECOMMENDED FOR SOLVENT SPILLS & REMOVE TO A SAFE
LOCATION FOR DISPOSAL BY APPROVED METHODS.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:PROTECTE FROM EXTREME TEMPS & DIRECT
SUNLIGHT. STORE IN AN ACCEPTABLY PROTECTED & SECURED TOXIC STORAGE
ROOM.
Other Precautions:PERIODICALLY CHECK FOR PEROXIDES IN STORED MATERIAL &
PRIOR TO USE, ESPECIALLY BEFORE CONCENTRATING/HEATING.
============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection =============
Respiratory Protection:USE APPROVED RESPIRATOR EQUIPMENT;
(AIR-PURIFYING,AIR-SUPPLIED/SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS).
Ventilation:LOCAL/GENERAL: WILL DEPEND ON THE CONDITIONS OF USE,
QUANTITY OF MATERIAL & OTHER OPERATING PARAMETERS.
Protective Gloves:NITRILE RUBBER/NEOPRENE
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES, GOGGLES/FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH FOUNTAINS & SAFETY SHOWERS,
CHEMICAL RESISTANT CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE. DISCARD CONTAMINATED SHOES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
AUTO IGNITION TEMP: 550.4F.
================== Physical/Chemical Properties ==================
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:256.3F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-121.18F
Vapor Pres:6.2
Vapor Density:2.62
Spec Gravity:0.965
Evaporation Rate & Reference:(BU AC=1): 0.5
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS LIQUID W/A MILD, PLEASANT ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume: 100
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZING AGENTS, STRONG ACIDS & BASES, AIR
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, SPARKS, OPEN FLAME, OPEN CONTAINERS,
POOR VENTILATION & DIRECT SUNLIGHT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CO & OTHER TOXIC VAPORS. EXPLOSIVE
PEROXIDES CAN FORM AFTER STANDING/UPON EXPOSURE TO AIR/DIRECT
SUNLIGHT.
==================== Disposal Considerations ====================
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF AS HAZARDOUS WASTE IN ACCORDANCE
W/LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL REGULATIONS. HAZARDOUS WASTE NO: D001
IGNITABLE. COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID UN1188.
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