Pontamine Substantive Turquoise 6G Liquid

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

EMERGENCY OVERVIEW * CAUTION! Color Dark Blue; Form Liquid; Odor Odorless; * May cause eye, skin, and respiratory tract irritation. * *****************************************************************************************

Principle Routes of Exposure

Inhalation; Skin Contact; Eye Contact; Ingestion HUMAN EFFECTS AND SYMPTOMS OF OVEREXPOSURE: ACUTE INHALATION.............: This product contains a copper complex dyestuff. Inhalation of dusts and mists of copper salts/compounds can result in nasal mucous membrane irritation. In addition, based on the pH of this product, inhalation may cause respiratory tract irritation resulting in coughing and runny nose. ACUTE SKIN CONTACT...... .: Based on the pH of this product, contact may cause skin irritation with symptoms of reddening, drying and itching. Based on animal toxicity testing (See Section 11), we would not expect this product to be a sensitizer. ACUTE EYE CONTACT............: Based on the pH of this product, contact may cause eye irritation with symptoms of tearing, stinging, and reddening. ACUTE INGESTION...............: Based on animal toxicity testing (See Section 11), we would expect this product to be slightly toxic by ingestion.

Potential chronic health

OF EXPOSURE... No applicable information was found concerning any adverse chronic

Potential health effects

from overexposure to this product CARCINOGENICITY...............: The components of this product are not listed by NTP, IARC or regulated as a carcinogen by OSHA.

Medical Conditions Generally Aggravated by Exposure

Persons with impaired pulmonary function may be more susceptible to the effects of this product. 1 ACGIH - Documentation of the Threshold Limit Values, 1986.