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CAS # 107-41-5 HEXYLENE GLYCOL

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HAZARD IDENTIFICATION
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Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES Skin: YES Ingestion: YES
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO IARC: NO OSHA: NO

Health Hazards Acute And Chronic: EYES: IRRITATION & CORNEAL INJURY. SKIN: IRRITATION. INHALATION: NASAL & RESPIRATORY IRRITATION, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION, GIDDINESS, HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, & DEATH. INGESTION: ABSORPTION & CENTRAL NERVOUS SY STEM DEPRESSION.

Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NONE

Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: EYES: IRRITATION & CORNEAL INJURY. SKIN: IRRITATION. INHALATION: NASAL & RESPIRATORY IRRITATION, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION, GIDDINESS, HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, & DEATH. INGESTION: ABSORPTION & CENTRAL NERVOUS SY STEM DEPRESSION.

Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: EYES, SKIN, & RESPIRATORY DISORDERS.

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FIRST AID
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EYE/SKIN: FLUSH W/WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. INHALATION: MOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE OXYGEN IF BREATHING DIFFICULTY. GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF BREATHING STOPS. INGESTION: GIVE NO MORE THAN 2 GLASSES OF WATER/INDUCE VOMITING BY GIVING 30CC (2 TABLESPOONS) SYRUP OF IPECAC OR 2 GLASSES OF WATER/INDUCE VOMITING BY TOUCHING FINGER TO BACK OF THROAT. DON'T GIVE LIQUIDS IF UNCONSCIOUS/DROWSY. SEE SUPP.

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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: 211F

Auto Ignition Temperature Text: 

Lower Limits: N/K Upper Limits: N/K

Extinguishing Media: WATER FOG, ALCOHOL FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL, OR CO2

Fire Fighting Procedures: MATERIAL WILL NOT BURN UNLESS PREHEATED. WEAR FULL BUNKER GEAR INCLUDING POSITIVE PRESSURE NIOSH APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.

Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: COOL FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS W/WATER.

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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: USE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. SHUT OFF SOURCE OF LEAK IF SAFE TO DO SO. DIKE/CONTAIN. REMOVE W/VACUUM TRUCKS OR PUMP TO STORAGE/SALVAGE VESSELS. SOAK UP RESIDUE W/ABSORBENT SUCH AS CLAY/SAND/OTHER SUITABLE MATERIAL. FLUSH AREA W/WATER TO REMOVE RESIDUE.
Neutralizing Agent: N/K

Waste Disposal Methods: DISPOSE OF IN APPROPRIATE DISPOSAL FACILITY ACCORDING TO LOCAL, STATE, & FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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STORE IN CONTAINERS IN A COOL, DRY PLACE W/ADEQUATE VENTILATION.

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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: USE A NIOSH-APPROVED RESPIRATOR WHEN >TLV. USE EITHER AN ATMOSPHERE-SUPPLYING RESPIRATOR OR AN AIR-PURIFYING RESPIRATOR FOR ORGANIC VAPORS.
Ventilation: ADEQUATE
Protective Gloves: CHEMICAL-RESISTANT
Eye Protection: CHEMICAL GOGGLES, HELMET W/FACE SHIELD
Other Equipment: CHEMICAL-RESISTANT CLOTHING, BUNKER COATS, & RUBBER BOOTS
Work Hygenic Practices: CHEMICAL-RESISTANT CLOTHING, BUNKER COATS, & RUBBER BOOTS
Supplemental Safety & Health: INGESTION (CONT'D): KEEP HEAD BELOW HIPS WHEN VOMITING. NOTE TO PHYSICIAN: FOR CHILDREN, GIVE NO MORE THAN 1 GLASS OF WA/15CC (1 TABLESPOON) SYRUP OF IPECAC. IF LOSS OF GAG REFLEX/CONVULSIONS/UNCONCIOUSNESS OCCUR BEFORE EMESIS, CONSIDER GAS TRIC LAVAGE FOLLOWING INTUBATION W/CUFFED ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE. GET MEDICAL ATTEN.

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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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Boiling Point: 
388F
Melting/Freezing Point: 
-122F
Decomposition Temp: 
N/K
Vapor Pressure: 0.05 Vapor Density: 3.9
Specific Gravity: 0.9
PH: N/K
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: (N-BU AC = 10: <0.01
Solubility in Water: COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor: COLORLESS, SLIGHTLY VISCOUS LIQUID W/MILD ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume: N/K
Corrosion Rate: N/K

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STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Conditions to Avoid: FLAMES & HIGH TEMPERATURES
Materials to Avoid: N/K
Hazardous Decomposition Products: CO & UNIDENTIFIED ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: N/K

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TOXICOLOGICAL
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N/P

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ECOLOGICAL
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N/P

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DISPOSAL
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DISPOSE OF IN APPROPRIATE DISPOSAL FACILITY ACCORDING TO LOCAL, STATE, & FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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TRANSPORTATION
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N/P

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REGULATORY
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SARA Title III: N/P
Federal Regulatory: N/P
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OTHER
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