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SECTION 2: Hazards identification

OSHA Emergency Overview Appearance: liquid, DANGER! MAY AFFECT THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM CAUSING DIZZINESS, HEADACHE OR NAUSEA. REDUCES BLOOD'S OXYGEN-CARRYING CAPACITY.REDUCES BLOOD'S OXYGEN-CARRYING CAPACITY. HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. HARMFUL IF INHALED. CAUSES SEVERE BURNS OF THE EYES AND SKIN.

Principle Routes of Exposure

Inhalation, Skin absorption, Skin contact, Eye Contact, Ingestion Eye contact Can cause permanent eye injury. Symptoms include stinging, tearing, redness, and swelling of eyes. Can injure the cornea and cause blindness. Skin contact Can cause permanent skin damage. Symptoms may include redness, burning, and swelling of skin, burns, and other skin damage. Skin absorption of this material (or a component) may be increased through injured skin. Ingestion Swallowing this material may be harmful or fatal. Symptoms may include severe stomach and intestinal irritation (nausea, vomiting, diarrhea), abdominal pain, and vomiting of blood. Swallowing this material may cause burns and destroy tissue in the mouth, throat, and digestive tract. Low blood pressure and shock may occur as a result of severe tissue injury. Inhalation Breathing of vapor or mist is possible. Breathing this material may be harmful or fatal.Symptoms may include severe irritation and burns to the nose, throat, and respiratory tract. 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), 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:, allergic skin reaction (delayed skin rash which may be followed by blistering, scaling and other skin effects), stomach or intestinal upset (nausea, vomiting, diarrhea), irritation (nose, throat, airways), Nose bleeding, Cough, central nervous system depression (dizziness, drowsiness, weakness, fatigue, nausea, headache, unconsciousness), Lowered blood pressure, effects on heart rate, hair loss, Shortness of breath, Lack of coordination, cyanosis (causes blue coloring of the skin and nails from lack of oxygen), shock, Convulsions, May cause methemoglobinemia, a blood abnormality that may cause headache, difficulty breathing, lightheadedness, weakness, confusion, rapid heart rate and cyanosis (lack of oxygen in the tissues causing blue-colored skin and nails)., Difficulty in breathing Target Organs Frequent ingestion of silicates over long periods of time is associated with the formation of stones in the kidney and urinary tract in humans., Overexposure to this material (or its components) has been suggested as a cause of the following effects in laboratory animals:, thyroid effects, effects on male fertility, testis damage Carcinogenicity This material is not listed as a carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the National Toxicology Program (NTP), or the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Reproductive hazard This material (or a component) has been shown to cause harm to the fetus in laboratory animal studies. The relevance of these findings to humans is uncertain.

Further information

This product contains nitrite or nitrate which may react with secondary and tertiary amines to form nitrosamines. Certain nitrosamines have been shown to cause cancer in laboratory animals.