Solvent

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

This material is considered hazardous by the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard ( 29 CFR 1910. 1200 ) Emergency Overview Danger combustible liquid and vapour, harmful, or fatal if swallowed, can enter lungs and cause damage. Cancer can cause cancer. Irritating to eyes and skin Colour Colourless Physical State Liquid Odour Petroleum/solvent

Potential health effects

See Section 11 for more information.

Principle Routes of Exposure

Eye contact. Skin contact, inhalation. Ingestion. Skin absorption. Eye Irritating to eyes. Signs/symptoms may include redness, swelling, pain, tear- ing, and blurred or hazy vision. Skin Irritating to skin. Signs/symptoms may include localized redness, swelling, and itching. Naphthalene may be absorbed through the skin in harmful amounts. Ingestion Harmful or fatal: may cause lung damage if swallowed. Swallowing the liquid may cause aspiration into the lung with the risk of chemical pneumonitis. May cause gastrointestinal irritation. Signs/symptoms may include abdom- inal pain, stomach upset, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Naphthalene may cause liver and kidney damage. May cause blood abnormalities, methemo- globinemia, cyanosis (bluish discolouration of skin due to deficient oxygena- tion of the blood), convulsion, and death. Inhalation May cause respiratory tract irritation. Signs/symptoms may include cough, sneezing, nasal discharge, headache, hoarseness, and nose and throat pain. May cause headache, dizziness, confusion, loss of appetite and loss of con- sciousness. High vapour concentrations of Xylene are anesthetic and central nervous system depressants. Hemolytic anemia (destruction of red blood cells) is the primary health concern for humans exposed to Naphthalene for either short or long periods of time. Other effects may include nausea, pro- fuse perspiration, vomiting, kidney damage and liver damage.

Potential chronic health

See Section 11 for more information.

Medical Conditions Generally Aggravated by Exposure

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency. Target Organs Skin, Eyes, Gastrointestinal tract. Respiratory system. Blood. Liver. Kidneys. Nervous system.

Environmental effects

See Section 12 for more information. This material is considered hazardous by the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard, (29 CFR 1910.1200).