888-1810 COLORTREND YELLOW OXIDE

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

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

Potential health effects

Eye contact Severely irritating. May cause tearing, reddening and/or swelling. Skin Contact COLORTREND colorants may cause irritation. Prolonged or repeated contact may result in defatting and drying of the skin causing skin irritation and dermatitis (rash). 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 ethylene glycol can cause neurological impairment. Repeated ingestion of ethylene glycol can cause bone marrow, liver, and sperm effects. 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.

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. High concentrations of titanium dioxide dust caused microscopic lung tumors in rats in lifetime inhalation studies. However, DuPont, the primary US manufacturer, based on a review of the test data and based on an epidemiological study of employees, concludes that titanium dioxide pigment will not cause chronic respiratory disease in humans at concentrations experienced in the workplace. Because this product is a free-flowing liquid or paste, dust inhalation is not an expected route of exposure.