Hydrotint Liquid Titanium Dioxide White

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

EMERGENCY OVERVIEW ********************************** White liquid or paste of milky consistency with mild glycol-like odor. Inhalation of vapor or mist can cause headache, nausea, and irritation of nose, throat, and lungs. Will not burn or combust. Packaging material can burn or melt in fire, producing toxic smoke and fumes. *************************************************************************************************************************************

HMIS CODES

H=1, F=0, R=0, P=0 (0=Minimal, 1=Slight, 2=Moderate, 3=Serious, 4=Severe) The following information is based on the hazard profiles of other aqueous pigment suspensions that are compositionally similar to this product. Typical data are:

Potential health effects

Eyes: Mild irritant. Effects are temporary and reversible. May cause irritation, redness, blurred vision, and tearing. Skin: Not absorbed into the skin. Will not irritate skin and is not likely to cause allergic skin reaction. If allowed to remain on the skin without being rinsed off with water, a thin film of dried pigment may form. Injury or irritation of the skin can occur by direct mechanical action or by rigorous skin cleaning necessary for removal of dried liquid. Ingestion: May be harmful if swallowed. Ingestion may cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and gastrointestinal irritation. Consult a physician. Inhalation: Mild irritant. Effects are temporary and reversible. Vapor or mist can cause headache, nausea, and irritation of nose, throat, and lungs. Use in well-ventilated area and avoid breathing vapors. Human Effects and symptoms of overexposure: Acute: Repeated skin contact may result in the development of an allergic skin reaction in a small number of individuals. This product is non-carcinogenic and not listed on NTP, IARC Monographs, and OSHA. Individual hazardous constituents listed in Section 2 of this MSDS can have a different acute and chronic effect depending on the health condition of a person. Chronic: Prolonged inhalation of vapor or mist may cause brain, lung, and other organ damage. Other Effects: No other chronic effects have been studied.

Medical Conditions Generally Aggravated by Exposure

Information available on chemically similar products show that overexposure is unlikely to aggravate any medical condition. Exposure: Carcinogenicity: IARC: Not Listed NTP: Product is not a known carcinogen OSHA: Not regulated Other: (Following information applies to titanium dioxide in dry powder form) In an inhalation study, E.I. duPonts Haskel Toxicology Laboratory found evidence of lung cancer (malignant tumors) in 1 out of 77 male rats and 13 out of 74 female rats after they were exposed to 250 mg/m3 titanium dioxide respirable dust for a two-year period. No compound related tumors were found in rats at the 10 or 50 mg/m3 exposure levels. The exposure level of 250 mg/m3 is approximately 50 times that permitted in an occupational environment. To our knowledge, no such results have been experienced by humans. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) conducted a feeding study in rats and mice in which either 25,000 or 50,000 parts per million titanium dioxide was given in their diet for 2 years. Under the conditions of the NCI test, titanium dioxide did not cause cancer by the oral route.