8% Sodium Methylate

Potential health effects

Skin contact can produce severe burns and ulceration of the skin. Methanol can permeate the skin in amounts capable of producing the effects of systemic toxicity. Eye contact will result in eye corrosion or corneal or conjunctival ulceration. Contact may result in permanent damage to the eyes and even blindness. Inhalation of concentrated mists, spray, or vapor may cause severe damage to the upper respiratory tract. Inhalation, ingestion or skin contact with methanol may cause temporary mild depression of the central nervous system with dizziness, confusion, incoordination or drowsiness followed by an asymptomatic period usually ranging from 12 to 24 hours. Metabolic acidosis develops followed by occular toxicity (visual disturbances including blindness). Other effects include non-specific effects such as headache, nausea and weakness. Ingestion can cause extreme burns to mucous membranes of the mouth, throat, esophagus, and stomach. The fatal dose of methanol by ingestion is from 60 to 250 ml. Gross overexposure to methanol may cause pathological changes in the liver and kidneys; nerve damage with numbness, weakness or muscle rigidity; tremor; convulsions; and fatality. Carcinogenicity Information None of the components present in this material at concentrations equal to or greater than 0.1% are listed by IARC NTP