m-Phenylenediamine dihydrochloride, 99%

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

EMERGENCY OVERVIEW Warning! May cause respiratory tract irritation. May cause allergic skin reaction. Light sensitive. The toxicological properties of this material have not been fully investigated. May cause methemoglobinemia. Harmful if swallowed, inhaled, or absorbed through the skin. Causes severe eye and skin irritation. Target Organs: Blood, eyes, skin.

Potential health effects

Eye: Causes severe eye irritation. Causes severe skin irritation. May be absorbed through the skin in harmful amounts. May cause skin Skin: sensitization, an allergic reaction, which becomes evident upon re-exposure to this material. May cause irritation of the digestive tract. May cause methemoglobinemia, cyanosis (bluish discoloration of skin due to deficient oxygenation of the blood), convulsions, and death. The toxicological properties of this substance Ingestion: have not been fully investigated. Methemoglobinemia is characterized by dizziness, drowsiness, headache, shortness of breath, cyanosis (bluish discoloration of skin due to deficient oxygenation of the blood), rapid heart rate and chocolate-brown colored blood. May be harmful if swallowed. Inhalation: Harmful if inhaled. May cause respiratory tract irritation. Chronic inhalation may cause effects similar to those of acute inhalation. Chronic ingestion may cause effects Chronic: similar to those of acute ingestion.