LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50(RATS): >4000 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES: VAPORS/MISTS MAY BE IRRITATING.
SKIN: MAY CAUSE SEVERE ABRASIONS. REPEATED EXPOSURE MAY BE ABSORBED
IN HARMFUL AMOUNTS. INGESTION: MAY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY, EVEN
DEATH. MODERATE TOXICITY. INHALA TION: HIGH TEMPS MAY CAUSE ADVERSE
EFFECTS & IRRITATION TO UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT, CNS, KIDNEY, BLOOD
& LIVER EFFECTS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, SCRATCHES, CUTS.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
Eyes: WASH IMMEDIATELY W/WATER FOR 5 MINS. SKIN: WASH OFF IN
FLOWING WATER/SHOWER. INGESTION: INDUCE VOMITING IMMEDIATELY BY
GIVING 2 GLASSES OF WATER & STICKING FINGER DOWN THROAT. NEVER GIVE
ANYTHIN G BY MOUTH TO/ATTEMPT TO INDUCE VOMITING IN AN UNCONSCIOUS
PERSON. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION
IN ALL CASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point Method:PMCC
Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:WATER FOG, ALCOHOL FOAM, CO2, DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR POSITIVE PRESSURE SCBA.
Spill Release Procedures:AVOID ENTRY INTO SEWERS/NATURAL WATERS. SMALL:
SOAK UP W/ABSORBENT MATERIAL. SCOOP INTO CONTAINER. LARGE: DIKE &
PUMP INTO SUITABLE CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID BREATHING SPRAY & MISTS.
Other Precautions:TRACE QUANTITIES OF ETHYLENE OXIDE MAY BE PRESENT &
COULD ACCUMULATE IN HEADSPACE AREAS OF STORAGE & TRANSPORT VESSELS.
Respiratory Protection:ATMOSPHERIC LEVELS SHOULD BE MAINTAINED BELOW
THE EXPOSURE GUIDELINE. WHEN RESPIRATORY PROTECTION IS REQUIRED FOR
CERTAIN OPERATIONS, USE AN APPROVED AIR-PURIFYING RESPIRATOR. FOR
EYE IRRITATION, USE A FULL FACE SUPPLIED AIR RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:GOOD GENERAL SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT. LOCAL EXHAUST MAY BE
NECESSARY, WHEN USING HEATED ETHYLENE GLYCOL.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES
Work Hygienic Practices:PRACTICE REASONABLE CARE & CLEANLINESS IN
HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NOTE TO PHYSICIAN: SUPPORTIVE CARE. TREATMENT BASED ON JUDGMENT OF THE
PHYSICIAN IN RESPONSE TO REACTIONS OF THE PATIENT. EARLY
ADMINISTRATION OF ETHANOL MAY COUNTER THE TOXIC EFFECTS OF ETHYLENE
GLYC OL. HEMODIALYSIS/PERITONEAL DIALYSIS HAS BEEN OF BENEFIT.
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:305F
Spec Gravity:1.11-1.125
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR ORANGE LIQUID
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZING MATERIAL, WATER
Stability Condition to Avoid:HIGH TEMPS
Hazardous Decomposition Products:COMBUSTION: CO, CO2
Waste Disposal Methods:BURN IN AN APPROVED INCINERATOR IAW/FEDERAL,
STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS.
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