alkanolamine

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

Emergency overview DANGER: CORROSIVE. FLAMMABLE LIQUID. COMBUSTIBLE. MAY CAUSE EYE, SKIN AND RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION. PRODUCT VAPOUR CAN CAUSE IRRITATION AND CORNEAL EDEMA WHICH MAY GIVE RISE TO A TEMPORARY PERCEPTION OF 'BLUE HAZE' OR FOG AROUND LIGHTS. PROLONGED OR REPEATED CONTACT MAY RESULT IN DERMATITIS. CORROSIVE TO SKIN. SENSITIZER. CAUSES SKIN BURNS. CAUSES EYE BURNS. MAY CAUSE LIVER DAMAGE BASED ON ANIMAL DATA. MAY CAUSE KIDNEY DAMAGE BASED ON ANIMAL DATA. MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION. INGESTION MAY CAUSE GASTRIC DISTURBANCES. Use with local exhaust ventilation. Wear a NIOSH-certified (or equivalent) organic vapour/particulate respirator. Wear NIOSH-certified chemical goggles. Wear protective clothing. Eye wash fountains and safety showers must be easily accessible. Wear full face shield if splashing hazard exists.

Principle Routes of Exposure

Routes of entry for solids and liquids include eye and skin contact, ingestion and inhalation. Routes of entry for gases include inhalation and eye contact. Skin contact may be a route of entry for liquified gases. Acute toxicity: Information on: Diethylaminoethanol Ingestion may cause moderate to severe gastrointestinal irritation and ulceration including nausea and vomiting and pain. Diethylaminoethanol (DEAE) is an irritant to the skin, eyes and mucous membranes. Direct contact with the liquid may be highly irritating and corrosive to the skin. Direct contact with the liquid or vapors may result in severe eye irritation and permanent eye damage. Exposures of 100 ppm to humans have been reported to produce nausea and vomiting. Prolonged dermal exposures may result in sensitization. Repeated dose toxicity: Information on: Diethylaminoethanol Repeated 6 month DEAE exposures of 200 ppm in rats produced weight loss and even death in a few animals by the end of one month; however after one month apparent adaptation occurred with no further mortality. Repeated inhalation exposures for 14 weeks at 76 ppm in rats have been known to produce respiratory tract irritation, corneal opacities, nasal lesions, liver, and kidney effects. DEAE did not produce any adverse effects at 100 ppm in a rat teratology study.

Medical Conditions Generally Aggravated by Exposure

overexposure Data available do not indicate that there are medical conditions that are generally recognized as being aggravated by exposure to this substance/product. See MSDS section 11 - Toxicological information.

Environmental effects

Aquatic toxicity: The inhibition of the degradation activity of activated sludge is not anticipated when introduced to biological treatment plants in appropriate low concentrations.