TRIETHANOLAMINE COMMERCIAL LOW

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

OSHA Hazards Emergency Overview Color: Colorless to yellow Physical State: Liquid Odor: Ammoniacal Hazards of product: CAUTION! Causes eye irritation. May cause skin irritation.

Potential health effects

Eye Contact: May cause moderate eye irritation. May cause moderate corneal injury. Skin Contact: Prolonged contact may cause skin irritation with local redness. Repeated contact may cause skin burns. Symptoms may include pain, severe local redness, swelling, and tissue damage. Skin Absorption: Prolonged skin contact is unlikely to result in absorption of harmful amounts. Inhalation: At room temperature, exposure to vapor is minimal due to low volatility. Vapor from heated material may cause respiratory irritation and other effects. * Indicates a Trademark Ingestion: Low toxicity if swallowed. Small amounts swallowed incidentally as a result of normal handling operations are not likely to cause injury; however, swallowing larger amounts may cause injury. Effects of Repeated Exposure: In animals, effects have been reported on the following organs: Kidney. Liver. Results from repeated exposure tests on diethanolamine in laboratory animals include anemia (rats) and effects on kidney (rats and mice) and liver (mice). Heart and nervous system effects were also observed in animals given exaggerated doses of diethanolamine. Changes in other organs, causes of which are nonspecific, were judged secondary to the poor health of the animals due to the extremely high doses of diethanolamine given.

Cancer information

Findings from a chronic diethanolamine skin painting study by NTP include liver and kidney tumors in mice; no tumors were observed in rats. Mechanistic studies indicate that tumor formation is of questionable relevance to humans. Birth Defects/Developmental Effects: Contains component(s) which did not cause birth defects in animals; other fetal effects occurred only at doses toxic to the mother.