Che-Man 5% Mn

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

Ingestion: Single dose oral toxicity is low. Small amounts swallowed incidental to normal handling operations are not likely to cause injury; swallowing larger amounts may cause injury. Inhalation: Water is the only volatile component and it's vapors are not hazardous. Eye Contact: May cause pain. May cause slight transient (temporary) eye discomfort. Skin Absorption: A single prolonged exposure is not likely to result in the material being absorbed through the skin in harmful amounts. Skin Contact: Prolonged exposure not likely to cause significant skin aggravation. Repeated exposure may cause skin distress. Effects of Overdose: No toxicologic effects were observed in laboratory animals fed the sodium salt of EDTA. The trisodium salt of EDTA did not cause cancer in laboratory animals. Birth defects are unlikely. EDTA and it's sodium salts have been reported to cause birth defects in laboratory animals only at exaggerated doses that were toxic to the mother. These effects are likely associated with zinc deficiency due to chelation. Exposures having no effect on the mother should have no effect on the fetus. Based on limited data, not likely to affect reproduction. Most data indicate that EDTA and it's salts are not mutagenic. Minimal effects reported are likely due to trace metal deficiencies resulting from chelation by EDTA.