LITHOTINE

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

EMERGENCY OVERVIEW ***: Combustible liquid and vapor. May be fatal if inhaled. May be fatal if swallowed. Suspect cancer hazard. Effects Of Overexposure - Eye Contact: Causes eye irritation. Effects Of Overexposure - Skin Contact: Can be absorbed through skin and produce central nervous system effects. Causes skin irritation. Prolonged or repeated contact can result in defatting and drying of the skin which may result in skin irritation and dermatitis (rash). Personnel with pre-existing skin disorders should avoid contact with this product. Effects Of Overexposure - Inhalation: May be fatal if inhaled. Vapors can reduce the oxygen content in the air. Breathing saturated vapors for a few minutes may be fatal. Saturated vapors can be encountered in confined spaces and/or under conditions of poor ventilation. Can cause pulmonary edema. Vapors can cause irritation of the respiratory tract. High concentrations can cause headache, nausea, weakness, lightheadedness, and stupor (CNS depression). Overexposure to vapors may produce central nervous system depression, causing narcosis. Effects Of Overexposure - Ingestion: May be fatal if swallowed. Harmful or fatal if liquid is aspirated into lungs. Ingestion may cause gastrointestinal tract irritation. Can be readily absorbed by the stomach and intestinal tract. Symptoms include burning sensation of the mouth and esophagus, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, dizziness, staggering gait, drowsiness, loss of consciousness and delerium as well as additional central nervous system effects. Effects Of Overexposure - Chronic Hazards: The International Agency for Research on Cancer has evaluated ethylbenzene and classified it as a possible human carcinogen (Group 2B) based on sufficient evidence for carcinogenicity in experimental animals, but inadequate evidence for cancer in exposed humans. This product contains naphthalene. A National Toxicology Program (NTP) draft report states that lifetime inhalation exposure to naphthalene resulted in increases in tumors of the nose in rats. In a previous NTP study, lifetime inhalation exposure to naphthalene increased lung tumors in female mice. The relevance of the rodent findings to humans is questionable. Suspect cancer hazard. Possible brain damage from overexposure. Overexposure may cause nervous system damage. May cause liver disorder (e.g., edema, proteinuria) and damage. May cause delayed lung damage. Overexposure may cause kidney damage.

Potential chronic health

of ingestion and subsequent aspiration into the lungs may cause pneumatocele (lung cavity) formation and chronic lung dysfunction. Significant exposure to this chemical may adversely affect people with chronic disease of the respiratory system, central nervous system, kidney, liver, skin, and/or eyes.

Principle Routes of Exposure

Skin Contact, Skin Absorption, Inhalation, Ingestion, Eye Contact