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SECTION 2: Hazards identification

OSHA Emergency Overview Appearance: liquid, cloudy WARNING! MAY AFFECT THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM CAUSING DIZZINESS, HEADACHE OR NAUSEA. MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC SKIN REACTION. CAUSES EYE AND SKIN IRRITATION.

Principle Routes of Exposure

Inhalation, Skin absorption, Skin contact, Eye Contact, Ingestion Eye contact Can cause severe eye irritation. Symptoms include stinging, tearing, redness, and swelling of eyes. Can injure eye tissue. Skin contact Can cause skin irritation. Symptoms may include redness and burning of skin, and other skin damage. The feeling of irritation or pain may be delayed. Additional symptoms of skin contact may include: 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, 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. Inhalation Breathing of vapor or mist is possible. Breathing small amounts of this material during normal handling is not likely to cause harmful effects. Breathing large amounts may be harmful. Symptoms are not expected at air concentrations below the recommended exposure limits, if applicable (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:, Skin, lung (for example, asthma-like conditions), Liver, kidney, Central nervous system, Heart, male reproductive 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), central nervous system depression (dizziness, drowsiness, weakness, fatigue, nausea, headache, unconsciousness) Target Organs Overexposure to this material (or its components) has been suggested as a cause of the following effects in laboratory animals:, anemia, testis damage, heart damage, central nervous system damage, kidney damage, liver damage Carcinogenicity There was an increase in kidney tumors in male, but not female rats given triethanolamine by skin application for two years. When given in the drinking water, triethanolamine caused an increase in tumors in female mice in one study, but not in another. It had no effect on tumor incidence when given in the drinking water of rats. The relevance of these findings to humans is uncertain. Triethanolamine is not listed as carcinogenic by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the National Toxicology Program (NTP), or the Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Further information

This product contains amines which may react with nitrites or other nitrosating agents to form nitrosamines. Certain nitrosamines have been shown to cause cancer in laboratory animals.