Note: Ingredients listed on restricted chemical lists
EC/CAS
200-659-6/67-56-1
Name of the chemical
Methanol
Concentration
40-70
EC/CAS
203-473-3/107-21-1
Name of the chemical
Ethane-1,2-diol
Concentration
15-40
General Information
Revision date
2003-06-26
Product name
Shandon Orange G6
1.2.1 Relevant identified uses
Stain for cytological staining procedures
Manufacturer Name
Distributor in the Americas)
Emergency telephone
CHEM • TEL (800) 255-3924 Outside USA (813) 248-0585
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Company Information
company name
Thermo Electron Corporation
Section 2
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
EMERGENCY OVERVIEW Flammable liquid. Contains methanol and ethylene glycol, harmful if swallowed. Product cannot be made non-poisonous. Contact with skin and eyes may cause irritation. Hazard symbols for this product - F, T. Risk Phrases - R10, 23/24/25, 39
Potential health effects
INHALATION: High concentrations are irritating to the respiratory tract; may cause headache, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, malaise, blurred vision, blindness, coma and death. SKIN: Brief contact may cause slight irritation; prolonged contact may cause moderate reddening, swelling and possible necrosis. EYES: Contact causes severe irritation and pain associated with redness and swelling of the conjunctiva. INGESTION: Contains methyl alcohol; may cause headache, dizziness, diarrhea and general weakness; large doses may result in red blood cell hemolysis. Methyl alcohol is a systemic poison capable of causing blindness. Symptoms parallel inhalation. CARCINOGENICITY NTP? No IARC MONOGRAPHS? No OSHA REGULATED? No
