Ethylene Glycol PGU Tails Grade C

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

Emergency Overview Color: Brown Physical State: Liquid. Odor: Sweet Hazards of product: DANGER! Causes severe eye burns. Causes skin burns. Harmful or fatal if swallowed. May be harmful if absorbed through skin. Evacuate area. Keep upwind of spill. ®(TM)*Trademark of The Dow Chemical Company ("Dow") or an affiliated company of Dow

Potential health effects

Eye Contact: This material is considered caustic. May cause severe irritation with corneal injury which may result in permanent impairment of vision, even blindness. Chemical burns may occur. Skin Contact: Due to the pH of the material, it is assumed that exposure will cause skin burns. May cause more severe response if skin is abraded (scratched or cut). Skin Absorption: Prolonged skin contact is unlikely to result in absorption of harmful amounts. Repeated skin contact may result in absorption of harmful amounts. Massive contact with damaged skin or of material sufficiently hot to burn skin may result in absorption of potentially lethal amounts. Inhalation: At room temperature, exposure to vapor is minimal due to low volatility. With good ventilation, single exposure is not expected to cause adverse effects. If material is heated or areas are poorly ventilated, vapor/mist may accumulate and cause respiratory irritation and symptoms such as headache and nausea. Ingestion: In humans, expected to be moderately toxic if swallowed even though oral toxicity was low when tested in animals. Ingestion of quantities (approximately 65 mL (2 oz.) for diethylene glycol or 100 mL (3 oz.) for ethylene glycol) has caused death in humans. May cause nausea and vomiting. May cause abdominal discomfort or diarrhea. May cause dizziness and drowsiness. Excessive exposure may cause central nervous system effects, cardiopulmonary effects (metabolic acidosis), and kidney failure. Effects of Repeated Exposure Based on information for component(s) Repeated excessive exposure may cause irritation of the upper respiratory tract. In humans, effects have been reported on the following organs: Central nervous system. Kidney. Gastrointestinal tract. Observations in humans include: Nystagmus (involuntary eye movement). In animals, effects have been reported on the following organs: Bladder. Liver. Heart. Spleen. Testes. May cause methemoglobinemia, thereby impairing the blood's ability to transport oxygen.

Cancer information

Sodium nitrite has produced tumors in laboratory animals only at high doses; low dietary doses did not cause cancer in laboratory animals. It has caused tumors in animals when given in combination with secondary amines or disulfiram (for treatment of alcoholism). Persons on disulfiram (ANTABUSE) therapy with possible exposure to nitrites should seek medical advice. Birth Defects/Developmental Effects: Based on animal studies, ingestion of very large amounts of ethylene glycol appears to be the major and possibly only route of exposure to produce birth defects. Exposures by inhalation or skin contact, the primary routes of occupational exposure, had minimal effect on the fetus, in animal studies. Diethylene glycol has caused toxicity to the fetus and some birth defects at maternally toxic, high doses in animals. Other animal studies have not reproduced birth defects even at much higher doses that caused severe maternal toxicity. Triethylene glycol did not cause birth defects in animals; reduced fetal body weight effects were seen only at very high doses. The data presented are for the following material: Sodium nitrite. Has been toxic to the fetus in laboratory animals at doses toxic to the mother. Reproductive Effects: Ingestion of large amounts of ethylene glycol has been shown to interfere with reproduction in animals. Diethylene glycol did not interfere with reproduction in animal studies except at very high doses.