FISHER SCIENTIFIC -- ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOMETHYL ETHER, E182-4  -- -
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOMETHYL ETHER, E182-4
MSDS Date:12/12/1997
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:N EN
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
City:FAIRLAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-796-7100
Emergency Phone Num:201-796-7100
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:1B464
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO.  CHEMICAL MFG DIV
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
Box:City:FAIRLAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410-2802
Country:US
Phone:201-796-7100
CAGE:1B464

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:2-METHOXYETHANOL; (ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOMETHYL ETHER).
    LD50:(ORAL,RAT) 2370 MG/KG. NIOSH: 0.1 PPM TWA; 0.3 MG/M3 TWA 200
    PPM IDLH (NOT APPLICABLE BECAUSE OF NIOSH REL). EINECS/ELINCS:
    203-713-7.
CAS:109-86-4
RTECS #:KL5775000
&gt; Wt:98.
OSHA PEL:80 MG/M3;25 PPM
ACGIH TLV:16 MG/M3;5 PPM

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE INGREDIENT & TOXICOLOGICAL INFO.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: EYE: MAY CAUSE MODERATE
    IRRITATION. MAY CAUSE TRANSIENT CORNEAL INJURY. SKIN: MAY BE
    ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN IN HARMFUL AMOUNTS. IF ABSORBED, CAUSES
    SYMPTOMS SIMILAR TO THOSE OF INGESTION. INGEST ION: CAUSES
    DIGESTIVE TRACT IRRITATION. MAY CAUSE LIVER AND KIDNEY DAMAGE.
    EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE ANEMIA AND BLOOD ABNORMALITIES. MAY CAUSE
    CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION. INHALATION: MAY CAUSE RESPIRA
    TORY TRACT IRRITATION. MAY CAUSE LIVER AND KIDNEY DAMAGE. MAY CAUSE
    DYSPNEA (DIFFICULT BREATHING FROM SHORTNESS OF BREATH. CHRONIC: MAY
    CAUSE BONE MARROW ABNORMALITIES WITH DAMAGE TO BLOOD FORMING TIS
    SUES. MAY CAUSE ANEMIA(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT LISTED BY ACGIH, IARC, NIOSH, NTP OR
    OSHA.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZS: AND OTHER BLOOD CELL ABNORMALITIES.
    MAY CAUSE REPRODUCTIVE AND FETAL EFFECTS. NOTE: ETHYLENE GLYCOL
    MONOMETHYL ETHER APPEARS ON THE NAVY LIST OF OCCUPATIONAL CHEMICAL
    REPRODUCTIVE HAZARDS.  SEEK CONSULTATION FROM APPROPRIATE HEALTH
    PROFESSIONALS CONCERNING LATEST HAZARD LIST INFORMATION AND SAFE
    HANDLING AND EXPOSURE INFORMATION . TARGET ORGANS: BLOOD, KIDNEYS,
    CENTRAL NERVOUS SYST EM, LIVER, BONE MARROW, REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:EYES:IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LST 15 MINS, OCCAS
    LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS. GET MED AID. SKIN:GET MED AID IMMED.
    IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF SOAP & WATER FOR AT LST 15 MINS WHILE
    REMOVING CON TAM CLTHG & SHOES. INGEST:IF VICTIM IS CONSCIOUS &
    ALERT, GIVE 2-4 CUPFULS OF MILK/WATER. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH
    TO UNCONSCIOUS PERS. GET MED AID IMMED. INDUCE VOMIT BY GIVING 1
    TSP OF SYRUP OF  IPECAC. INHAL:REMOVE FROM EXPOS TO FRESH AIR
    IMMED. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYG.
    GET MED AID. NOTES TO MD:TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY.
    ANTIDOTE:NO SPECIFIC ANTI DOTE EXISTS.

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Flash Point:=41.7C, 107.F
Autoignition Temp:=285.C, 545.F
Lower Limits:1.8%
Upper Limits:14%
Extinguishing Media:FOR SMALL FIRES, USE WATER SPRAY, DRY CHEMICAL,
    CARBON DIOXIDE OR CHEMICAL FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT . USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WARNING! FLAMMABLE LIQUID. VAPORS MAY
    FORM AN EXPLOSIVE MIXTURE WITH AIR. VAPORS CAN TRAVEL TO A SOURCE
    OF IGNITION AND FLASH BACK. NFPA RATING: HEALTH - 2; FLAMMABILITY -
    2; REACTIVITY - 0.

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR A NIOSH APPROVED SELF CONTAINED BREATHING
    APPARATUS AND APPROPRIATE PERSONAL PROTECTION. USE PROPER PERSONAL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AS INDICATED IN EXPOSURE CONTROLS, PERSONAL
    PROTECTION SECTION. A BSORB SPILL WITH INERT MATERIAL (E.G., DRY
    SAND OR EARTH), THEN PLACE INTO A CHEMICAL WASTE CONTAINER. REMOVE
    ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP AWAY FROM SOURCES OF IGNIT. DO
    NOT STORE IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT. STORE IN TIGHTLY CLSD CNTNR. STORE IN
    COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTED AREA AWAY FROM INCOMPAT SUBSTANCES. DO NOT
    EXPOSE TO AIR. DO NOT GET ON S KIN OR IN EYES. DO NOT INGEST OR
    INHALE. AVOID EXPOSURE - OBTAIN SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USE.
Other Precautions:USE W/ADEQ VENT. GROUND & BOND CNTNRS WHEN
    TRANSFERRING MATL. USE SPK-PROOF TOOLS & EXPLO PROOF EQUIP. EMPTY
    CNTNRS RETAIN PROD RESIDUE, (LIQ &/OR VAP), & CAN BE DANGEROUS.
    KEEP CNTNR TIGHTLY CLSD. DO  NOT PRESSURIZE, CUT, WELD, BRAZE,
    SOLDER, DRILL, GRIND/EXPOSE EMPTY CNTNRS TO HEAT, SPKS/OPEN FLAME
    S. IN CASE (SUPDAT)

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:FOLLOW THE OSHA RESPIRATOR REGULATIONS FOUND IN
    29 CFR 1910.134 OR EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 149. ALWAYS USE A NIOSH OR
    EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 149 APPROVED RESPIRATOR WHEN NECESSARY.
Ventilation:USE ADEQUATE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO KEEP
    AIRBORNE CONCENTRATIONS BELOW THE PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES & FULL LENGTH
    FACESHIELD .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PREVENT SKIN EXPOSURE.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. REMOVE
    CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND WASH BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
OTHER PREC:OF ACCIDENT/IF YOU FEEL UNWELL, SEEK MED ADVICE IMMED (SHOW
    LBL WHERE POSS). -- PHYSICAL & CHEM PROPERTIES: MOLECULAR FORMULA:
    C3H8O2. MOLECULAR WT: N/P. -- OTHER INFO:OEL-AUSTRALIA, UNITED 
    KINGDOM:TWA 5 PPM (16 MG/M3); SKIN OEL-BELGIUM, DENMARK, FRANCE,
    JAPAN, THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 5 PPM (ECOLOGICAL INFO)

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

Boiling Pt:=124.2C, 255.6F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=-85.C, -121.F
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:NOT AVAILABLE
Vapor Pres:9.7 MM HG @ 25C
Vapor Density:2.6(AIR=1)
Spec Gravity:0.966 @ 20C
pH:NOT AVAILABLE
Viscosity:NOT AVAILABLE
Solubility in Water:MISCIBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUID; PLEASANT ODOR - WEAK ODOR.

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZING AGENTS AND ALKALIES. SUBSTANCE CAN REACT WITH AIR TO FORM
    EXPLOSIVE PEROXIDES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND
    PRESSURES. AVOID INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS, IGNITION SOURCES, EXCESS
    HEAT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:HAS NOT BEEN REPORTED.

===================  Toxicological Information	===================

Toxicological Information:CAS # 109-86-4: RTECS # KL5775000: LD50/LC50:
    LC50:(INHAL,MOUSE) 1480 PPM/7H; LC50:(INHAL,RAT) 1500 PPM/7H;
    LD50:(ORAL,MOUSE) 2560 MG/KG; LD50:(ORAL,RABBIT) 890 MG/KG;
    LD50:(SKIN,RABBIT) 1280 MG/KG. E PIDEMIOLOGY:NO INFO AVAIL.
    TERATOGENICITY:EFTS ON NEWBORN:BEHAVIORAL, INHAL-RAT TCLO=25
    PPM/7H; BIOCHEM & METABOLIC, ORAL-RAT TDLO=175 MG/KG; GROWTH
    STATISTICS, INHAL-RAT TCLO=100 PPM/6H. EMBRYO/FETUS :DEATH,
    ORAL-MONKEY TDLO=930 MG/KG; FETOTOXICITY, ORAL-RAT TDLO=350 MG/KG.
    SPECIFIC DEVEL ABNORMS: CARDIOVASCULAR, ORAL-RAT TDLO=175 MG/KG;
    CNS & UROGENITAL, INTRAPERITONEAL(IPR)-RAT TDLO=190 MG/KG; M
    USCULOSKELETAL, (ECOLOGICAL INFO)

=====================  Ecological Information  =====================

Ecological:ECOTOXICITY:NO INFO AVAIL. ENVIRON FATE:NO INFO REPORTED.
    PHYSICAL/CHEM:NO INFO AVAIL. OTHER:NONE. -- TOX INFO:IPR-RAT
    TDLO=330 MG/KG. REPRO EFTS:FERTILITY:ABORTION, ORAL-MONKEY TDLO=930
    MG/KG; FEMALE  INDEX, INHAL-RAT TCLO=100 PPM/6H; LITTER SIZE,
    INHAL-MOUSE TCLO=50 PPM/6H. PATERNAL EFTS:SPERMATOGENESIS, ORAL-RAT
    TDLO=250 M/KG; TESTES/SPERM DUCT/EPIDIDYMIS, ORAL-RAT TDLO=100
    MG/KG. NEUROTOXICITY/ MUTAGENICITY:NO INFO AVAIL. OTHER
    STUDIES:PLEASE REFER TO RTECS KL5775000 FOR ADDNL INFO. -- SUPP
    DATA:(16 MG/M3); SKIN OEL-FINLAND:TWA 25 PPM (80 MG/M3); STEL 40
    PPM (12 MG/M3); SKIN OEL-GERMANY:TWA  5 PPM (15 MG/M3); (TRANSPORT
    INFO)

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH FEDERAL,
    STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. RCRA: D-SERIES MAXIMUM CONCENTRATION
    OF CONTAMANTS; D-SERIES CHRONIC TOXICITY REFERENCE LEVELS;
    F-SERIES; P-SERIES; & U-SER IES: NONE LISTED.

===================  MSDS Transport Information  ===================

Transport Information:U.S. DOT:SHIPPING NAME:ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOMETHYL
    ETHER; HAZ CLASS:3; UN #:UN1188; PACKING GRP:III. IATA;
    RID/ADR/IMO:SHIPPING NAME:NO INFO AVAIL. CANADA TDG:SHIPPING
    NAME:ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOMETHYL E THER; HAZ CLASS:3; UN #:UN1188;
    PACKINGGRP:III; ADDNL INFO:FL PT:39C (102.2F). -- ECOLOGICAL
    INFO:SKIN OEL-HUNGARY:TWA 15 MG/M3; STEL 30 MG/M3; SKIN OEL-THE
    PHILIPPINES, TURKEY:TWA 25 PPM (80 MG/M3);	SKIN OEL-POLAND:TWA 50
    MG/M3; OEL-RUSSIA:TWA 5 PPM; OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 5 PPM (16 MG/M3); STEL
    10 PPM (30 MG/M3); SKIN OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 5 PPM (15 MG/M3); STEL
    10 PPM (30 MG/M3; SKIN JAN 9 OEL IN BULGARI A, COLOMBIA, JORDAN,
    (SARA TITLE III)

=====================  Regulatory Information  =====================

SARA Title III Information:SECTION 302 (RQ):NONE OF CHEMS IN THIS MATL
    HAVE RQ. SECTION 302 (TPQ):NONE OF CHEMS IN THIS PROD HAVE TPQ.
    SARA CODES: CAS # 109-86-4:ACUTE, CHRONIC, FLAMM. SECTION 313:THIS
    MATL CONTAINS 2-METHOXYET HANOL (CAS # 109-86-4, 98%), WHICH IS
    SUBJECT TO REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 313 OF SARA TITLE III
    & 40 CFR PART 373. -- TRANSPORT INFO:KOREA, NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE,
    VIETNAM: CHECK ACGIH TLV.
Federal Regulatory Information:TSCA:CAS # 109-86-4 IS LISTED ON TSCA
    INVENTORY. HLTH & SFTY REPORTING LIST:NONE OF CHEMS ARE ON HLTH &
    SFTY REPORTING LIST. CHEM TEST RULES:NONE OF CHEMS IN THIS PROD ARE
    UNDER CHEM TEST RULE. SECTIO N 12B:NONE OF CHEMS ARE LISTED UNDER
    TSCA SECTION 12B. TSCA SIGNIFICANT NEW USE RULE:NONE OF CHEMS IN
    THIS MATL HAVE SNUR UNDER TSCA. CLEAN AIR ACT:THIS MATL DOES NOT
    CONTAIN ANY HAZ AIR POLLUTANTS; C LASS 1/CLASS 2 OZONE DEPLETORS.
    CLEAN WATER ACT:NONE OF CHEMS IN THIS PROD ARE LISTED AS HAZ
    SUBSTAN CES; PRIORITY/TOX POLLUTANTS UNDER CWA. OSHA:NONE OF CHEMS
    IN THIS PROD ARE CONSIDERED HIGHLY HAZ BY OSHA. EUROPEAN/ (STATE
    REGULATORY INFO)
State Regulatory Information:CAS # 109-86-4 CAN BE FOUND ON FOLLOWING
    STATE RIGHT TO KNOW LISTS: CALIFORNIA, NEW JERSEY, FLORIDA,
    PENNSYLVANIA, MINNESOTA, MASSACHUSETTS. FOLLOWING STATEMENT(S)
    IS(ARE) MAKE IN ORDER TO COMPLY W/CA LIFORNIA SAFE DRINKING WATER
    ACT: WARNING:THIS PROD CONTAINS 2-METHOXYETHANOL, CHEM KNOWN TO
    STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS/OTHER REPRO HARM.
    CALIFORNIA NO SIGNIFICANT RISK LEVEL:NONE OF C HEMS IN THIS PROD
    ARE LISTED. -- FED REGULATORY:INTERNATIONAL REGS:EUROPEAN LABELING
    I/A/W EC DIRECT IVES:HAZ SYMBOLS: T F. RISK PHRASES: R 10 - FLAMM.
    R 20/21/22 - HARMFUL BY INHAL, IN CONT W/SKIN & IF SWALLOWED. R 60
    - MAY (OTHER INFO)

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