Biodispersant 2

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

Potential health effects

See Section 11 For Toxicological Data.) EYE: May cause severe irritation with corneal injury which may result in permanent impairment of vision, even blindness. SKIN: Prolonged exposure may cause skin burns. A single prolonged exposure is not likely to result in the material being absorbed through the skin in harmful amounts. May cause allergic reaction. INGESTION: Single dose oral toxicity is extremely low. Small amounts swallowed incidental to normal handling operations are not likely to cause injury; swallowing amountslarger than that may cause injury. Ingestion may cause gastrointestinal irritation or ulceration. Ingestion may cause burns of mouth and throat. INHALATION: Excessive exposure may cause irritation to upper respiratory tract. SYSTEMIC (OTHER TARGET ORGAN) EFFECTS: Repeated oral doses of related active ingredient to laboratory animals may result in injury to gastrointestinal tract, with some mortality. Repeated dermal application of the active ingredient to laboratory animals did produce any effects which may cause this material to be a potential skin sensitizer. This a property shared by many amines (amide hydrolysates), a common component in commercial formulations presently used in water treatment chemicals and metal working fluid amines.

Cancer information

No data TERATOLOGY (BIRTH DEFECTS): No data REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS: No data Page 2