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SECTION 2: Hazards identification

EMERGENCY OVERVIEW *** Form-paste Color-red Odor-Glycol odor. May cause eye, skin and respiratory tract irritation. May be harmful if swallowed.

Potential health effects

Eye contact According to test results on COLORTREND base mixtures, this product is classified as a moderate eye irritant. May cause tearing, reddening and/or swelling. Skin Contact COLORTREND colorants may cause irritation. Inhalation COLORTREND colorants may cause irritation. Overexposure to aerosols or mists containing ethylene glycol may cause lung irritation. See exposure limit (section 8). Ingestion May be harmful if swallowed. Ingestion of ethylene glycol may cause abdominal discomfort or pain, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, drowsiness, irritability and central nervous system effects. Swallowing large volumes of ethylene glycol causes severe kidney damage and cardiopulmonary effects (metabolic acidosis) which may be fatal. The human oral lethal dose is approximately 1.6 g/kg. Ingestion of excessive amounts of diethylene glycol causes abdominal discomfort or pain, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, central nervous system effects, kidney damage and cardiopulmonary effects (metabolic acidosis) which may be fatal (estimated human oral lethal dose, 1.0 to 1.2 g/kg) and may cause liver effects. Ingestion of ethylene glycol can cause neurological impairment. Repeated ingestion of ethylene glycol can cause bone marrow, liver, and sperm effects.

Health hazards

Ethylene glycol may aggravate an existing kidney disease. Repeated skin contact with ethylene glycol may, in a very small proportion of cases, cause sensitization with the development of allergic contact dermatitis. The incidence is significantly less than 1% with the undiluted material. Repeated inhalation of ethylene glycol mist may produce signs of central nervous system involvement, particularly dizziness and drowsiness. Prolonged inhalation of iron oxide dust is known to produce a condition known as siderosis. On X- rays it appears to be a benign pneumoconiosis and is not associated with pulmonary fibrosis or disability unless there is concurrent exposure to other fibrosis producing materials such as silica. Short term exposures to talc may cause lung irritation. Long term excessive exposure to talc dust may cause talcosis, a pulmonary fibrosis which in turn may lead to severe and permanent damage to the lungs. NTP Toxicology and Carcinogenesis Studies of Talc revealed that there is some evidence of carcinogenic activity in male rats and clear evidence of carcinogenic activity in female rats. There was no evidence of carcinogenic activity in male or female mice. Because this product is a free-flowing liquid or paste, dust inhalation is not an expected route of exposure.