General Information
Revision date
2014-01-21
Product name
DOWTHERM* A Heat Transfer Fluid
Emergency telephone
(989) 636-4400
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Company Information
company name
Dow Chemical Canada ULC
e-mail address of the competent person responsible for the Safety Data Sheet
SDSQuestion@dow.com
Section 2
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
Emergency Overview Color: Colorless to yellow Physical State: Liquid. Odor: Aromatic Hazards of product: CAUTION! May cause respiratory tract irritation. Aspiration hazard. Can enter lungs and cause damage. Keep upwind of spill. Highly toxic to fish and/or other aquatic organisms. ®(TM)*Trademark
Potential health effects
Eye Contact: May cause slight temporary eye irritation. Skin Contact: Repeated contact may cause moderate skin irritation with local redness. Skin Absorption: Prolonged skin contact is unlikely to result in absorption of harmful amounts. Inhalation: Excessive exposure may cause irritation to upper respiratory tract (nose and throat) and lungs. May cause headache and nausea due to odor. Ingestion: Low toxicity if swallowed. Small amounts swallowed incidentally as a result of normal handling operations are not likely to cause injury; however, swallowing larger amounts may cause injury.
Aspiration hazard
Aspiration into the lungs may occur during ingestion or vomiting, causing lung damage or even death due to chemical pneumonia. Effects of Repeated Exposure The data presented are for the following material Diphenyl oxide vapour) The data presented are for the following material (biphenyl) In humans, effects have been reported on the following organs: Central nervous system. Liver. Peripheral nervous system. In animals, effects have been reported on the following organs: Gastrointestinal tract. Kidney. May cause nausea and vomiting. May cause abdominal discomfort or diarrhea.
Cancer information
Contains component(s) which have caused cancer in laboratory animals However, biphenyl is not genotoxic, and the relevance of cancer to humans is unknown. Birth Defects/Developmental Effects: Contains component(s) which, in laboratory animals, have been toxic to the fetus only at doses toxic to the mother. Reproductive Effects: In animal studies on component(s), effects on reproduction were seen only at doses that produced significant toxicity to the parent animals.
