ETHYLENE GLYCOL

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

Emergency Overview Appearance: liquid, Odorless, Colorless, Clear colorless WARNING! Moderate skin irritant, Moderate eye irritant, Skin sensitizer

Principle Routes of Exposure

Inhalation, Skin absorption, Skin contact, Eye contact, Ingestion - Industrial products are not meant to be swallowed Eye contact Can cause eye irritation. Symptoms include stinging, tearing, redness, and swelling of eyes. Skin contact May cause mild skin irritation. Symptoms may include redness and burning of skin., Although rare, skin contact with ethylene glycol may cause allergic skin reaction (delayed skin rash which may be followed by blistering, scaling and other skin effects)., Passage of this material into the body through the skin is possible, and may add to toxic effects from breathing or swallowing., Passage of this material into the body through the skin is possible, but it is unlikely that this would result in harmful effects during safe handling and use. Ingestion Swallowing small amounts of this material during normal handling is not likely to cause harmful effects. Swallowing large amounts may be harmful., Liver, kidney and brain damage in humans has resulted from swallowing lethal or near-lethal amounts of ethylene glycol. ASHLARID Page: 2 SAFETY DATA SHEET Revision Date: 12/22/2005 Print Date: 8/29/2006 ETHYLENE GLYCOL DR452 MSDS Number: R0000003 Inhalation It is possible to breathe this material under certain conditions of handling and use (for example, during heating, spraying, or stirring)., Breathing small amounts of this material during normal handling is not likely to cause harmful effects. Breathing large amounts may be harmful., Breathing small amounts of this material during normal handling is not likely to cause harmful effects. Breathing largeamounts may be harmful., Symptoms usually occur at air concentrations higher than the recommended exposure limits (See Section 8).

Medical Conditions Generally Aggravated by Exposure

Preexisting disorders of the following organs (or organ systems) may be aggravated by exposure to this material:, lung (for example, asthma-like conditions), liver, kidney, central nervous system, Exposure to this material may aggravate any preexisting condition sensitive to a decrease in available oxygen, such as chronic lung disease, coronary artery disease or anemias. Symptoms Signs and symptoms of exposure to this material through breathing, swallowing, and/or passage of the material through the skin may include:, stomach or intestinal upset (nausea, vomiting, diarrhea), irritation (nose, throat, airways), cough, central nervous system excitation (giddiness, liveliness, light-headed feeling) followed by central nervous system depression (dizziness, drowsiness, weakness, fatigue, nausea, headache, unconsciousness) and other central nervous system effects, involuntary eye movement, cyanosis (causes blue coloring of the skin and nails from lack of oxygen), lung edema (fluid buildup in the lung tissue), acute kidney failure (sudden slowing or stoppingof urine production), kidney damage, liver damage, convulsions, coma, and death Target Organs Overexposure to this material (or its components) has been suggested as a cause of the following effects in laboratory animals:, reproductive effects, kidney damage, liver damage, kidney damage, liver damage, Overexposure to this material (or its components) has been suggested as a cause of the following effects in humans:, kidney damage, liver damage Carcinogenicity This material is not expected to cause cancer inhumans since it did not cause cancer in laboratory animals., This material is not listed as a carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, the National Toxicology Program, or the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Reproductive hazard Ethylene glycol has caused birth defects in animal studies at high oral doses. However, it did not cause harm to the pregnant animal or to the fetus when applied to the skin of the pregnant animal. ASHLANID Page: 3 SAFETY DATA SHEET Revision Date: 12/22/2005 Print Date: 8/29/2006 ETHYLENE GLYCOL DR452 MSDS Number: R0000003

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