General Information
Revision date
2006-06-01
Product name
Dithiothreitol (DTT)
Chemical name
Threitol; Cleland"s Reagent; 1,4-dithio-,dl-; 2,3-butanediol, 1,4-dimercapto dl-
Manufacturer Name
National Diagnostics, Inc
Emergency telephone
(800) 424-9300
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Company Information
company name
National Diagnostics, Inc
GHS Information
Signal word
WARNING!
Section 2
Appearance/Odor
White solid with a disagreeable odor. EMERGENCY OVERVIEW - IMMEDIATE HAZARD WARNING! HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED OR INHALED. MAY BE HARMFUL IF ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN. CAUSES IRRATION TO SKIN, EYES AND RESPIRATORY TRACT. EMERGENCY OVERVIEW - CHRONIC HAZARD WARNING MAY AFFECT CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.
Potential health effects
INHALATION Causes irritation to the respiratory tract. Can cause nausea, headache and vomiting. Exposure may result in blood in urine, difficulty breathing, irregular heartbeat, anemia, weakness, drunkenness, bluish skin color, lung congestion, kidney damage, paralysis, convulsions unconsciousness and coma. Thiols may cause central nervous system depression (CNS). INGESTION Exposure can cause headache, weakness, restlessness, paralysis and coma. SKIN Exposure may cause irritation and possible burns to the skin. May cause dermatitis. EYES Contact with the eye may cause sever irritation, and possible eye burns. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS 0F OVEREXPOSURE INHALATION Symptoms may include coughing, shortness of breath. INGESTION Symptoms may include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, drunkenness, and bluish skin color. SKIN Symptoms include redness, itching, and pain. EYES Symptoms include redness, and pain. CARCINOGENICITY No information is available. MUTAGENICITY No information is available. REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY No information is available.
Teratogenic Effects
No information is available. ROUTES OF ENTRY Contact with this material by any route of exposure (eye/skin, inhalation or ingestion) may cause serious adverse health consequences. TARGET ORGAN STATEMENT No information is available.
