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MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
SECTION I 鈥? MATERIAL AND MANUFACTURER IDENTIFICATION
Manufacturer鈥檚 Name: Jeen International Corporation Chemtrec Emergency Tel.: (800) 424-9300
24 Madison Road Chemtrec Int鈥檒 Tel.: (703) 527-3887 (Collect Calls Accepted)
Fairfield, NJ 07004-2309
Tel. (973) 439-1401 Date Issued: 6/21/93 鈥? New
Material: JEECHEM EGMS
CAS Number: Mixture
Formula: Mixture
DOT Shipping Name: Not Regulated
DOT Hazard Class: Non-Hazardous
Label: None
Chemical Name: Ethylene Glycol Monostearate; EGMS; Glycol Stearate
SECTION II - INGREDIENTS
APPROXIMATE
WEIGHT% TWA/TLV
Ethylene Glycol Monostearate
(CAS# 111-60-4) 55 NONE ESTABLISHED
Ethylene Glycol Distearate
(CAS# 627-83-8) 45 NONE ESTABLISHED
Fatty Acid (C14-18) (CAS# 67701-02-4) 2 NONE ESTABLISHED
Ethylene Glycol (CAS# 107-21-1) 1 NONE ESTABLISHED
SECTION III - PHYSICAL DATA
BOILING POINT: NOT KNOWN
VAPOR PRESSURE (mm Hg): NOT APPLICABLE
VAPOR DENSITY (AIR=1): NOT APPLICABLE
SOLUBILITY IN WATER: INSOLUBLE
APPEARANCE AND ODOR: WHITE BEADS OR FLAKE; MILD FATTY ODOR
SPECIFIC GRAVITY (H20=1) @25oC: 0.98
PERCENT VOLATILE BY WEIGHT: NIL
EVAPORATION RATE
(BUTYL ACETATE=1): NOT APPLICABLE
pH NOT KNOWN
58-64oC
MELTING OR FREEZING POINT:
VISCOSITY: NOT APPLICABLE
SECTION IV - FIRE AND EXPLOSION INFORMATION
150oC (COC)
FLASH POINT:
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: FOAM, WATER, DRY CHEMICAL, CO2
SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING
PROCEDURES: MUST WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
APPARATUS AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. COOL FIRE-EXPOSED
CONTAINERS WITH WATER SPRAY.
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION
HAZARDS: PRODUCTS OF COMBUSTION ARE TOXIC. TREAT AS HOT OIL OR FAT. IF WATER
MUST BE USED, USE A FOG NOZZLE TO AVOID SPATTERING OF HOT MATERIAL
AND SPREAD OF BURNING LIQUID.
AUTO IGNITION TEMPERATURE: NOT KNOWN
UPPER EXPLOSION LIMIT (%): NOT APPLICABLE
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SECTION V - HEALTH EFFECTS INFORMATION
PRIMARY ROUTES OF ENTRY: SKIN CONTACT AND EYE CONTACT
OVEREXPOSURE MAY AGGRAVATE EXISTING
CONDITIONS: NO EFFECTS INDICATED.
EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE: BASED UPON THE RESULTS OF ANIMAL TOXICITY STUDIES, IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT
DIRECT EYE CONTACT MAY PRODUCE VERY MILD TRANSITORY IRRITATION.
BASED UPON HUMAN STUDIES, DIRECT SKIN CONTACT WILL NOT PRODUCE
IRRITATION.
EMERGENCY AND
FIRST AID PROCEDURES: EYES: FLUSH EYES WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR SEVERAL MINUTES.
SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS OR PERSISTS.
SKIN: WASH AFFECTED AREAS WITH PLENTY OF WATER, AND SOAP IF
AVAILABLE, FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION
DEVELOPS AND PERSISTS.
INGESTION: IF SWALLOWED, RINSE OUT MOUTH AND DRINK 2-3 GLASSES OF
WATER. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF DISCOMFORT OR OTHER SYMPTOMS
DEVELOP.
INHALATION: IF SIGNIFICANT QUANTITIES ARE INHALED, REMOVE FROM AREA
TO FRESH AIR. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF DISCOMFORT OR OTHER
SYMPTOMS DEVELOP.
CHEMICALS LISTED AS CARCINOGEN BY:
NATIONAL TOXICOLOGY PROGRAM: NO
I.A.R.C. MONOGRAPHS: NO
OSHA: NO
SECTION VI - REACTIVITY INFORMATION
STABILITY: STABLE
CONDITIONS TO AVOID: NONE KNOWN
INCOMPATIBILITY
(MATERIALS TO AVOID): STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, ACIDS OR BASES
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION
PRODUCTS: THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MAY PRODUCE TOXIC ORGANIC VAPORS/FUMES
AND OXIDES OF CARBON.
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR
CONDITIONS TO AVOID: NONE KNOWN
SECTION VII - SPILL AND DISPOSAL INFORMATION
STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN CASE MATERIAL IS RELEASED OR SPILLED:
CAUTION! FLOORS MAY BECOME SLIPPERY. WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE GEAR AND RESPIRATORY
PROTECTION WHERE DUSTS OR AIRBORNE PARTICULATES OF UNKNOWN CONCENTRATIONS MAY BE
GENERATED (SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS PREFERRED FOR LARGE SPILLS).
SHOVEL SPILLS INTO APPROPRIATE CONTAINERS FOR DISPOSAL. TO REMOVE RESIDUE, WET WITH
WATER, ABSORB WITH SAND OR VERMICULITE AND PLACE IN COMPATIBLE CONTAINER FOR
DISPOSAL. KEEP SPILL OUT OF SEWERS AND OPEN BODIES OF WATER.
WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD:
DISPOSE OF IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS. INCINERATION
IS THE PREFERRED METHOD.
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SECTION VIII- PERSONAL PROTECTION INFORMATION
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION:
IN PROCESSES WHERE DUSTS OR AIRBORNE PARTICULATES MAY BE GENERATED, A NIOSH/MSHA JOINTLY
APPROVED RESPIRATOR IS ADVISED IN THE ABSENCE OF PROPER ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS.
VENTILATION TYPE:
IN PROCESSES WHERE DUSTS OR AIRBORNE PARTICULATES MAY BE GENERATED, PROPER VENTILATION MUST
BE PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOOD VENTILATION PRACTICES.
PROTECTIVE GLOVES:
NONE REQUIRED PROVIDED THAT NORMAL INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE PRACTICES ARE OBSERVED.
EYE PROTECTION:
WEAR CHEMICAL SPLASH GOGGLES WHERE THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR EYE CONTACT. USE SAFETY GLASSES
WITH SIDE SHIELDS UNDER NORMAL USE CONDITIONS.
OTHER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:
NONE REQUIRED PROVIDED THAT NORMAL INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE PRACTICES ARE OBSERVED.
SECTION IX - STORAGE AND HANDLING
PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN STORAGE AND HANDLING:
TO MAINTAIN PRODUCT QUALITY, DO NOT STORE IN HEAT OR DIRECT SUNLIGHT. KEEP CONTAINERS CLOSED
UNTIL USED.
SECTION X - TOXICOLOGY INFORMATION
* ORAL LD50 (RAT): >5000 mg/kg; >21300 mg/kg, >10000 mg/kg (CIR Review, 3 tests)
* SKIN IRRITATION (RABBIT): VERY MILD IRRITATION WHICH CLEARED BY DAY 3, POST DOES (ESSENTIALLY
NON-IRRITATING) (PRIMARY IRRITATION INDEX - 0.8)
* SKIN IRRITATION (RABBIT): ESSENTIALLY NON-IRRITATING (PRIMARY IRRITATION INDEX= 0.0, 0.0, 0.13, 0.38)
(CIR Review, 4 tests)
* DOT SKIN CORROSIVITY (RABBIT): NON-CORROSIVE (CIR Review)
* SKIN SENSITIZATION
(GUINEA PIG): NOT A SENSITIZER (CIR Review)
* EYE IRRITATION (RABBIT): NON-IRRITANT
* EYE IRRITATION (RABBIT): NON-IRRITANT; MILD TRANSIENT IRRITATION IN 1 OF 6 RABBITS (CIR Review, 2
Tests)
* SKIN IRRITATION AND SENSITIZATION (HUMAN):
APPLICATION OF A 50% W/V SOLUTION IN MINERAL OIL FOR 24 HOURS, THREE
TIMES A WEEK FOR THREE WEEKS DID NOT PRODUCE IRRITATION AND WAS
NOT A SENSITIZER (CIR Review)
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SECTION XI - MISCELLANEOUS AND REGULATORY INFORMATION
FEDERAL LEVEL REGULATIONS:
TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (TSCA INVENTORY) STATUS:
FOUND ON U.S. EPA TSCA INVENTORY.
CERCLA (COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION AND LIABILITY ACT OF 1980 REQUIRES
NOTIFICATION OF THE NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER (TELEPHONE 1-800-424-8802) IN THE EVENT OF A RELEASE OF
QUANTITIES OF THE FOLLOWING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS CONTAINED IN THIS PRODUCT, IF THE RELEASE IS EQUAL TO
OR GREATER THAN THE REPORTABLE QUANTITIES (RQs) LISTED IN 40 CFR 302.4:
TYPICAL MAXIMUM
CHEMICAL NAME CAS NUMBER CONCENTRATION
Ethylene Glycol 107-21-1 1%
SARA TITLE III, SECTIONS 302/304 (SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1986):
THIS ACT REQUIRES EMERGENCY PLANNING, INCLUDING AGENCY NOTIFICATION, FOR POSSIBLE RELEASE OF
THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS OF THIS MATERIAL, BASED UPON THE THRESHOLD PLANNING QUANTITIES
(TPQs) AND RELEASE REPORTABLE QUANTITIES (RQs) LISTED FOR THE COMPONENTS IN 40 CFR 355:
TYPICAL MAXIMUM
CHEMICAL NAME CAS NUMBER CONCENTRATION
NONE KNOWN - -
SARA TITLE III, SECTIONS 311/312 -
THIS ACT REQUIRES REPORTING UNDER THE COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW PROVISIONS DUE TO THE
INCLUSION OF THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS OF THIS MATERIAL IN ONE OR MORE OF THE FIVE HAZARD
CATEGORIES LISTED IN 40 CFR 370:
HAZARD *)
CHEMICAL NAME CAS NUMBER CONCENTRATION
Ethylene Glycol 107-21-1 A
*) THE FIVE HAZARD CATEGORIES ARE AS FOLLOWS: F=FIRE HAZARD; S=SUDDEN RELEASE OF PRESSURE;
R=REACTIVE; A=IMMEDIATE (ACUTE) HEALTH HAZARD; C=DELAYED (CHRONIC) HEALTH HAZARD.
SARA TITLE III SECTION 313-
THIS ACT REQUIRES SUBMISSION OF ANNUAL REPORTS OF RELEASES OF THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS OF
THIS MATERIAL IF THE THRESHOLD REPORTING QUANTITIES, AS LISTED IN 40 CFR 372, ARE MET OR EXCEEDED:
TYPICAL MAXIMUM
CHEMICAL NAME CAS NUMBER CONCENTRATION
Ethylene Glycol 107-21-1 1%
STATE RIGHT-TO-KNOW REGULATIONS:
CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65-
COMPONENTS PRESENT IN THIS MATERIAL WHICH THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA HAS FOUND TO CAUSE CANCER,
BIRTH DEFECTS OR OTHER REPRODUCTIVE HARM AS FOLLOWS:
TYPICAL MAXIMUM
CHEMICAL NAME CAS NUMBER CONCENTRATION
ACETALDEHYDE 75-07-0 1 PPM
1,4-DIXANE 123-91-1 10 PPM
ETHYLENE OXIDE
75-21-8 1 PPM
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MASSACHUSETTS RIGHT-TO-KNOW-
THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS OF THIS MATERIAL ARE INCLUDED IN THE MASSACHUSETTS SUBSTANCE LIST
AND ARE PRESENT AT OR ABOVE REPORTABLE LEVELS:
TYPICAL MAXIMUM
CHEMICAL NAME CAS NUMBER CONCENTRATION
ACETALDEHYDE 75-07-0 1 PPM
1,4-DIOXANE 123-91-1 10 PPM
ETHYLENE GLYCOL 107-21-1 1%
ETHYLENE OXIDE 75-21-8 1 PPM
MICHIGAN CRITICAL MATERIALS-
THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS OF THIS MATERIAL ARE INCLUDED IN THE MICHIGAN CRITICAL MATERIALS LIST:
TYPICAL MAXIMUM
CHEMICAL NAME CAS NUMBER CONCENTRATION
NONE KNOWN - -
NEW JERSEY RIGHT-TO-KNOW- THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS OF THIS MATERIAL ARE INCLUDED IN THE NEW JERSEY
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE LIST AND ARE PRESENT AT OR ABOVE REPORTABLE LEVELS:
TYPICAL MAXIMUM
CHEMICAL NAME CAS NUMBER CONCENTRATION
ETHYLENE GLYCOL 107-21-1 1%
PENNSYLVANIA RIGHT-TO-KNOW-
THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS OF THIS MATERIAL ARE INCLUDED IN THE PENNSYLVANIA HAZARDOUS
SUBSTANCE LIST AND ARE PRESENT AT OR ABOVE REPORTABLE LEVELS:
TYPICAL MAXIMUM
CHEMICAL NAME CAS NUMBER CONCENTRATION
ETHYLENE GLYCOL 107-21-1 1%
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