ETHEPHON

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

Corrosive • Extremely irritating to eyes, may cause severe eye irritation. Irritation may develop after exposure to mists, aerosols or vapours. Splash contact may cause corneal erosions. • Severe dermal burns may occur with dermal exposure. Complications seen with dermal burns include cellulitis, sepsis, contractures, osteomyelitis, and systemic toxicity from absorbed acid. Chronic acid burns can result in systemic toxicity. • Oral ingestion may produce mild to moderately severe oral and esophageal burns with more severe burns occurring in the stomach Perforations are rare but may occur. The pyloric end of the stomach is most severely affected and is the site of delayed stricture occurring generally at 3 weeks after the ingestion. Page : 2 of 9 ________________________________________________________________________________ (cont) • Minimally toxic by inhalation. Overexposure may result in dyspnea, pleuritic chest pain, pulmonary edema, hypoxemia, bronchospasm, pneumonitis, tracheobronchitis and persistent pulmonary function abnormalities.