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PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION AND USE
MANUFACTURER: ARKEMA CANADA INC.
700 THIRD LINE
OAKVILLE, ONTARIO
L6J 5A3
EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER: (905) 827-9841 (ARKEMA)
(613) 996-6666 (CANUTEC)
PRODUCT IDENTIFIER: 2-MERCAPTOETHANOL
PRODUCT CODE: ORG0919
PRODUCT USE: CHAIN TRANSFER AGENT
WHMIS CLASSIFICATION: B3 - COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID
D1A - VERY TOXIC MATERIAL CAUSING IMMEDIATE AND
SERIOUS TOXIC EFFECTS.
D2B - TOXIC MATERIAL CAUSING OTHER TOXIC EFFECTS.
HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS
% W/W CAS # TLV
2-MERCAPTOETHANOL 99 60-24-2 WEEL TWA = 0.2 PPM
LD50: 241 鈥? 345 MG/KG ORAL RAT
LD50: 150 鈥? 200 MG/KG DERMAL RABBIT
LC50: 625 PPM (4 HR INHALATION 鈥? RAT)
ADDITIONAL INGREDIENT INFORMATION (WHMIS NOT CONTROLLED):
NA
PHYSICAL DATA
PHYSICAL STATE: LIQUID
ODOUR AND APPEARANCE: COLOURLESS TO LIGHT YELLOW LIQUID.
ODOUR THRESHOLD: 0.38 鈥? 2.04 MG/M3
SPECIFIC GRAVITY/DENSITY (G/ML): 1.1168
VAPOUR PRESSURE: 1.33 HPA (MBAR) @ (20掳C)
VAPOUR DENSITY (AIR=1): 2.69
VOLATILITY/VOL(%): NE
SOLUBILITY IN H20: SOLUBLE
EVAPORATION RATE: NE
BOILING POINT: 157-158掳C
- 73 掳C
FREEZING POINT:
PH: NA
LOG KOW: -0.03 (LOG POW)
SHIPPING INFORMATION
UN2966, 6.1, II, THIOGLYCOL
FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD
FLAMMABILITY: COMBUSTIBLE.
CONDITIONS: WILL BURN ABOVE FLASHPOINT.
MEANS OF EXTINCTION: WATER SPRAY, CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM OR DRY CHEMICAL
FLASHPOINT: 73掳C (163掳F) (PMCC)
UPPER EXPLOSION LIMIT (% V): 18% IN VOLUME
LOWER EXPLOSION LIMIT (%V): 2.3% IN VOLUME
AUTO-IGNITION TEMPERATURE: NE
HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION PRODUCTS: SULFUR OXIDES, OXIDES OF CARBON, HYDROGEN
NA - NOT APPLICABLE NE - NOT ESTABLISHED
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SULFIDE.
EXPLOSION DATA: NE
SENSITIVITY TO IMPACT: NO
SENSITIVITY TO STATIC DISCHARGE: NO
REACTIVITY
CHEMICAL STABILITY: STABLE
INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS: STRONG OXIDIZERS, STRONG BASES.
CONDITIONS OF REACTIVITY: NE
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION NE.
PRODUCTS:
HEALTH HAZARD INFORMATION
ROUTE OF ENTRY
SKIN CONTACT: CAUSES SEVERE IRRITATION
SKIN ABSORPTION: MAY BE FATAL IF ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN.
EYE: CAUSES SEVERE EYE IRRITATION.
INGESTION: HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED.
INHALATION: MAY BE HARMFUL IF INHALED. MAY CAUSE NAUSEA,
HEADACHE OR DIZZINESS.
ACUTE OVER EXPOSURE EFFECTS: NE
CHRONIC OVER EXPOSURE EFFECTS: NE
SENSITIZATION: MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC SKIN REACTION
CARCINOGENICITY: DOES NOT MEET WHMIS CRITERIA.
TERATOGENICITY: DOES NOT MEET WHMIS CRITERIA.
MUTAGENICITY: DOES NOT MEET WHMIS CRITERIA.
REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY: DOES NOT MEET WHMIS CRITERIA.
PREVENTIVE MEASURES
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: WEAR SAFETY GOGGLES AND USE IMPERVIOUS
GLOVES, WEAR A NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR
SPECIFIC ENGINEERING CONTROLS: LOCAL EXHAUST IS RECOMMENDED.
LEAK AND SPILL PROCEDURES: SOAK UP WITH AN ABSORBENT MATERIAL AND PLACE IN
A CLOSED CONTAINER.
WASTE DISPOSAL: HAZARDOUS WASTE. DO NOT ALLOW PRODUCT TO
ENTER THE ENVIRONMENT. CONSULT FEDERAL OR
LOCAL AUTHORITIES FOR APPROVED DISPOSAL
METHODS.
HANDLING PROCEDURES AND EQUIPMENT: KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS AND OPEN FLAMES.
WASH BEFORE EATING, DRINKING, USING TOBACCO
PRODUCTS OR REST ROOMS.
STORAGE REQUIREMENTS: KEEP IN A CLOSED, LABELED CONTAINER IN A
VENTILATED AREA. STORE OUT OF DIRECT SUNLIGHT
IN A COOL, WELL VENTILATED PLACE.
FIRST AID MEASURES
EYE FLUSH EYES WITH LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER FOR 15 MINUTES WHILE HOLDING
EYELIDS OPEN. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.
SKIN WASH SKIN WITH WATER AND SOAP. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.
INGESTION DO NOT GIVE LIQUIDS IF PERSON IS UNCONSCIOUS OR VERY DROWSY. DO NOT
INDUCE VOMITING. SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.
INHALATION REMOVE PERSON TO FRESH AIR IMMEDIATELY. IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED, APPLY
NA - NOT APPLICABLE NE - NOT ESTABLISHED
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ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION AND ADMINISTER OXYGEN IF NECESSARY. SEEK MEDICAL
ATTENTION.
PREPARATION DATE
PREPARED BY: TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT.
PHONE NUMBER OF PREPARER: 905-827-9841
DATE PREPARED (MM/DD/YY): 04/21/04
DATE REVISED (MM/DD/YY): 10/12/06
MINIMUM CONTACT WITH THIS AND ALL CHEMICALS IS RECOMMENDED AS A GOOD GENERAL POLICY TO
FOLLOW.
THE INFORMATION PRESENTED HEREIN HAS BEEN COMPILED FROM SOURCES CONSIDERED TO BE
DEPENDABLE AND IS ACCURATE TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE. HOWEVER, SINCE DATA, SAFETY
STANDARDS, AND GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND THE CONDITIONS OF
HANDLING AND USE, OR MISUSE ARE BEYOND OUR CONTROL, ARKEMA CANADA MAKES NO WARRANTY
EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO COMPLETENESS OR CONTINUING ACCURACY OF THE
INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN AND DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY FOR RELIANCE THEREON. USER
SHOULD SATISFY HIMSELF THAT HE HAS ALL CURRENT DATA RELEVANT TO HIS PARTICULAR USE.
NA - NOT APPLICABLE NE - NOT ESTABLISHED
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