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: INHALATION MAY CAUSE IRRITATION TO THE MUCOUS
MEMBRANES AND UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT, HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, NAUSEA AND
NARCOSIS. SKIN CONTACT MAY CAUSE MILD IRRITATION. EYE CONTACT MAY CAUSE
IRRITATION AND TEMPORARY CORNEAL CLOUDING. INGESTIO N MAY CAUSE ABDOMINZL PAIN,
NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIZZINESS, DROWSINESS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: THIS COMPOUND CONTAINS NO INGREDIENTS AT
CONCENTRATIONS OF 0.1% OR GREATER THAT ARE CARCINOGENS OR SUSPECT CARCINOGENS.
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: MUCOUSM MEMBRANE IRRITATION, UPPER
RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION, HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, NARCOSIS, LUNG DAMAGE,
LIVER DAMAGE, KIDNEY DAMAGE, BLOOD SYSTEM DAMAGE, SKIN IRRITATION, EYE
IRRITATION, CORNEAL CLOUDING, ABDOMINAL PAIN, VOMITI NG, DROWSINESS, BACK PAIN,
IRREGULAR EYE MOVEMENTS, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM EFFEC
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: PRE-EXISTING SKIN, LIVER,
KIDNEY, BLOOD, AND/OR RESPIRATORY DISORDERS MAY BE AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE TO
THIS PRODUCT.
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FIRST AID
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EYES: FLUSH WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES WHILE HOLDING EYELIDS OPEN. GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER. IF
IRRITATION PERSISTS, GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.
RESTORE B REATHING. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION: IMMEDIATELY CALL POISON
CONTROL, IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE 1-2 GLASSES OF WATER AND INDUCE VOMITING. GET
MEDICAL ATTENTION.
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: 108F,42C
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: 2.3 % Upper Limits: 24.5 %
Extinguishing Media: WATER SPRAY, DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, ALCOHOL FOAM
Fire Fighting Procedures: FIRE FIGHTERS SHOULD USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA &
FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WHEN FIGHTING CHEMICAL FIRE. USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL
NEARBY CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO FIRE.
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: 2-METHOXYETHANOL IS COMBUSTIBLE AND FORMS
EXPLOSIVE MIXTURES WITH AIR. VAPORS CAN TRAVEL TO IGNITION SOURCE AND FLASH
BACK.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: ELIMINATE SOURCES OF IGNITION. EVACUATE AREA. WEAR
PROPER PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. CONTAIN SPILL. STOP LEAK IF CAN DO SO
WITHOUT RISK. ABSORB LIQUID WITH SUITABLE ABSORBENT MATERIAL. COLLECT FOR
DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: PREVENT WASTE FROM CONTAMINATING SURROUNDING
ENVIRONMENT. DISCARD ANY PRODUCT, RESIDUE, DISPOSAL CONTAINER OR LINER IN
ACCORDANCE WITH ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. KEEP AWAY FROM OPEN
FLAMES AND HIGH TEMPERATURES. KEEP FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: IF VENTILATION DOES NOT MAINTAIN INHALATION EXOSURES
BELOW PEL (TLV), USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR AS PER CURRENT 29 CFR
1910.134, INSTRUCTIONS/WARNINGS AND NIOSH RESPIRATOR SELECTION.
Ventilation: LOCAL EXHAUST AND MECHANICAL (GENERAL) VENTILATION TO MAINTAIN
EXPOSURE LEVELS.
Protective Gloves: BUTYL RUBBER
Eye Protection: SAFETY GLASSES OR GOGGLES
Other Equipment: PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AS REQUIRED TO AVOID SKIN CONTACT. AN
EMERGENCY EYE WASH STATION AND SHOWER SHOULD BE AVAILABLE.
Work Hygenic Practices: PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AS REQUIRED TO AVOID SKIN CONTACT.
AN EMERGENCY EYE WASH STATION AND SHOWER SHOULD BE AVAILABLE.
Supplemental Safety & Health: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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HCC: F4
Boiling Point:
210F,99C
Melting/Freezing Point:
NOT GIVEN
Decomposition Temp:
UNKNOWN
Vapor Pressure: 6.2 Vapor Density: 2.62
Specific Gravity: 0.92
PH: N/K
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: 1 (NO REFERENCE GIVEN)
Solubility in Water: COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor: LIGHT AMBER LIQUID WITH MILD ETHEREAL ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume: 96.5 %
Corrosion Rate: UNKNOWN
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STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Conditions to Avoid: AVOID EXCESSIVE HEAT AND ALL SOURCES OF
IGNITION.
Materials to Avoid: STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS. 2-METHOXYETHANOL REACTS IN AIR TO
FORM HIGHLY EXPLOSIVE PEROXIDES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE, OXIDES OF
NITROGEN.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NONE. WILL NOT OCCUR.
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DISPOSAL
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PREVENT WASTE FROM CONTAMINATING SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT. DISCARD ANY PRODUCT,
RESIDUE, DISPOSAL CONTAINER OR LINER IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND
LOCAL REGULATIONS.
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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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Mfgs. & Exporters: Laboratory Reagents, Fine Chemicals,
Analytical Reagents & Dehydrated Culture Media