UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION -- UCARTHERM(TM) HEAT TRANSFER FLUID 55-C ======================================================= MSDS Safety Information ======================================================= FSC: 6810 NIIN: 01-168-2698 MSDS Date: 01/05/2000 MSDS Num: CKDBT Product ID: UCARTHERM(TM) HEAT TRANSFER FLUID 55-C MFN: 01 Responsible Party Cage: 0TAZ2 Name: UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION Address: 39 OLD RIDGEBURY RD City: DANBURY CT 06817-0001 Info Phone Number: 1-800-568-4000 Emergency Phone Number: 800-822-4357 Resp. Party Other MSDS No.: 000000001127 ======================================================= Item Description Information ======================================================= Item Manager: S9G Item Name: FLUID,BACKFILL Unit of Issue: DR Quantitative Expression: 00000000056GL UI Container Qty: 1 ======================================================= Ingredients ======================================================= Name: *** PROPRIETARY *** ----------------------------- ======================================================= Health Hazards Data ======================================================= Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO IARC: NO OSHA: NO Effects of Exposure: ACUTE: INHALE-MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OF NOSE & THROAT. EYE-INJURY TO THE CORNEA IS NOT EXPECTED. LIQUID, VAPOR, MIST CAUSES IRRITATION. SWALLOWING-MAY CAUSE MALAISE, LUMBAR PAIN, ALIGURIA, UREMIA, CEN TRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM EFFECTS. CARDIAC FAILURE & PULMONARY EDEMA MAY DEVELOP. SEVERE KIDNEY DAMAGE FOLLOWS THE SWALLOWING OF LARGE VOLUMES OF ETHYLENE GLYCOL. SKIN CONTACT/ABSORPTION: NO EVIDENCE OF HWA RMFUL EFFECTS FROM AVAILABLE INFORMATION. CHRONIC: REPEATED INHALATION OF ETHYLENE GLYCOL MIST MAY PRODUCE SIGNS OF CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT, PARTICULARLY DIZZINESS & NYSTAGMUS. Explanation Of Carcinogenicity: THE ABSENCE OF A CARCINOGENIC POTENTIAL FOR ETHLENE GLYCOL HAS BEEN SUPPORTED BY NUMEROUS IN VITRO GENOTOXICITY STUDIES SHOWING THAT IT DOES NOT PRODUCE MUTAGENIC OR CLASTOGENIC EFFECTS. Signs And Symptions Of Overexposure: INHALATION-HIGH VAPOR CONCENTRATIONS CAUSED BY HEATING THE MATERIAL IN AN ENCLOSED & POORLY VENTILATED WORKPLACE, MAY PRODUCE NAUSEA, VOMITING, HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, & IRREGULAR EYE MOVEMENTS. EYE-STI NGING, EXCESS BLINKING & TEAR PRODUCTION, WITH EXCESS REDNESS OF THE CONJUNCTIVA. SKIN CONTACT/ABSORPTION-NO EVIDENCE OF HARMFUL EFFECTS FROM AVAILABLE INFORMATION. SWALLOWING-MAY CAUSE ABDOMINAL DI SCOMFORT OR PAIN, NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIZZINESS, DROWSINESS, BLURRING OF VISION, IRRITABILITY, IRREGULAR EYE MOVEMENT, CONVULSIONS & COMA. Medical Cond Aggravated By Exposure: MAY AGGRAVATE AN EXISTING KIDNEY DISEASE. First Aid: INHALATION-REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST. EYE-FLUSH EYES WITH WATER FOR SEVERAL MINUTESS. REMOVE CONTACT LENSES, IF WORN. SKIN-REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH S KIN WITH SOAP & WATER. OBTAIN IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTN FOR THERMAL BURNS. SWALLOWING-IF PATIENT IS FULLY CONSCIOUS, GIVE 2 GLASSES OF WATER. INDUCE VOMITING. THIS SHOULD BE DONE ONLY BY MEDICAL OR EXPER IENCED FIRST-AID PERSON. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTN WITHOUT DELAY. IF MEDICAL HELP DELAYED & SEVERAL OUNCES SWALLOWED, GIVE 3-4 OUNCES HARD LIQUOR; PROPORTIONALLY LESS TO A CHILD, ACCORDING TO WEIGHT. ======================================================= Handling and Disposal ======================================================= Spill Release Procedures: LARGE SPILLS SHOULD BE CONTAINED AND COLLECTED. SMALL SPILLS CAN BE COLLECTED OR MAY BE ABSORBED WITH APPROPRIATE LIQUID ABSORBING MATERIALS. ALL SPILL RESPONSE AND DISPOSAL SHOULD BE CARRIED OUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE, PROVINCIAL AND LOCAL REQUIREMENTS. PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS: WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. Waste Disposal Methods: ETHYLENE GLYCOL FROM MANY APPLICATIONS IS READILY RECLAIMED; RECLAMATION OF ETHYLENE GLYCOL FROM SPENT FLUIDS IS ENCOURAGED WHERE POSSIBLE. AT LOW CONCENTRATIONS IN WATER THIS PRODUCT IS BIODEGRADAB LE IN BIOLOGICAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT. WHERE ETHYLENE GLYCOL RECLAMATION/SEWERING ARE NOT VIAB LE, THIS PRODUCT MAY BE INCINERATED IF PERMITTED. Handling And Storage Precautions: GENERAL HANDLING-DO NOT SWALLOW. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES. AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED BREATHING OF AEROSOL AND VAPOR. KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED. USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HAND LING. STORAGE- NO INFORMATION CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. Other Precautions: DISPOSAL: DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, PROVINCIAL, & GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS. EMPTY CONTAINERS SHOULD BE RECYCLED OR DISPOSED OF THROUGH AN APPROVED WASTE MANAGEMENT FACI LITY. DISPOSAL METHODS ARE FOR THE PRODUCT AS SOLD. ======================================================= Fire and Explosion Hazard Information ======================================================= Flash Point Method: CC Lower Limits: N/D Upper Limits: N/D Extinguishing Media: NON-FLAMMABLE (AQUEOUS SOLUTION):AFTER WATER EVAPORATES, REMAINING MATERIAL WILL BURN. LARGE-USE ALCOHOL-TYPE OR ALL-PURPOSE-TYPE FOAM, APPLIED BY MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED TECHNIQUES Fire Fighting Procedures: SMALL-USE CARBON DIOXIDE OR DRY CHEMICAL MEDIA FOR SMALL FIRES. USE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: NONE KNOWN. ======================================================= Control Measures ======================================================= Respiratory Protection: IF PERSONNEL EXPOSURE EXCEEDS EXPOSURE LIMITS 39.4 PPM(100MG/M3) (AEROSOL AND VAPOR COMBINED) AT ANY TIME, SILECT RESPIRATORY PROTECTION EQUIPMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29CFR1910.134. NIOSH APPROVED ATMO SPHERE-SUPPLYING RESPIRATOR OR A NIOSH-APPROVED AIR-PURIFYING RESPIRATOR WITH ORGANIC VAPOR CARTRIDGE AND DUST/MIST PRE-FILTER IS RECOMMENDED. Ventilation: GENERAL(MECHANICAL) ROOM VENTILATION MAY BE ADEQUATE, IF HANDLED AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURES OR IN COVERED EQUIPMENT. Protective Gloves: NATURAL RUBBER, NEOPRENE, NITRILE(NBR), PVC-COATED, BUTYL. Eye Protection: MONOGOGGLES OR FACESHIELD. Other Protective Equipment: EYE BATH, SAFETY SHOWER. Work Hygienic Practices: WASH CLOTHING BEFORE RESUE. Supplemental Safety and Health: VENTILATION: IF AMBIENT TEMPERATURES ARE EXCEEDED, MISTING IS PRODUCED, LOCAL EXHAUST MAY BE REQUIRED. ======================================================= Physical/Chemical Properties ======================================================= HCC: V1 Boiling Point: =108.7C, 227.7F B.P. Text: (760 MMHG) Melt/Freeze Pt: =-47.C, -52.6F Vapor Pres: 1.7KPA 12.6MMHG(@20C) Vapor Density: 1.04(AIR=1 Spec Gravity: 1.085 (H20=1)20C/20C VOC Grams/Liter: 590 Evaporation Rate & Reference: 0.78 (BUTYL ACETATE=1) Solubility in Water: 100% Appearance and Odor: LIQUID, YELLOW-GREEN,ODOR MILD Percent Volatiles by Volume: 97.83 WT% ======================================================= Reactivity Data ======================================================= Stability Indicator: YES Materials To Avoid: EXPLOSIVE DECOMPOSITION MAY OCCUR IF COMBINED WITH STRONG ACIDS OR STRONG BASES AND SUBJECTED TO ELEVATED TEMPERATURES. AVOID CONTAMINATION WITH STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS & MATERIALS REACTIVE WITH HYDROXYL COMPOUNDS. Hazardous Decomposition Products: BURNING CAN PRODUCE THE FOLLOWING: CARBON MONOXIDE AND/OR CARBON DIOXIDE. CARBON MONOXIDE IS HIGHLY TOXIC IF INHALED; CARBON DIOXIDE IN SUFFICIENT CONCENTRATIONS CAN ACT AS AN ASPHYXLANT. Hazardous Polymerization Indicator: NO ======================================================= Toxicological Information ======================================================= Toxicological Information: ETHYLENE GLYCOL HAS BEEN SHOWN TO PRODUCE DOSE-RELATED TERATOGENIC EFFECTS IN RATS & MICE WHEN GIVEN BY GAVAGE/IN DRINKING WATER AT HIGH CONCENTRATIONS/DOSES. THE NO-EFFECT DOSES FOR DEVELOPMENTAL TOX ICITY FOR ETHYLENE GLYCOL GIVEN BY GAVAGE OVER THE PERIOD OF ORGANOGENESIS HAS BEEN SHOWN TO BE 150 MG/KG/DAY FOR THE MICE & 500 MG/KG/DAY FOR THE RAT. ALSO, IN PRELIMINARY STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE OF PREGNANTS RATS & MICE TO AEROSOLS AT CONCENTRATIONS OF 150, 1000 & 2500 MG/M3 FOR 6 HRS A DAY THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD OF ORGANOGENESIS, TERATOGENIC EFFECTS WERE PRODUCED AT THE HIGHE ST CONCENTRATIONS, BUT ONLY IN MICE. ======================================================= Ecological Information ======================================================= Ecological: PARTIAL INFORMATION MAY BE AVAILABLE, CALL UNION CARBIDE. ======================================================= MSDS Transport Information ======================================================= Transport Information: U.S D.O.T.: NON-BULK; PROPER SHIPPING NAME: NOT REGULATED. BULK; PROPER SHIPPING NAME: OTHER REGULATED SUBSTANCES, LIQUID, NOS. TECHNICAL NAME: CONTAINS ETHYLENE GLYCOL. ID NUMBER: NA3082. HAZARD CLAS S: 9. PACKING GROUP: PG III. REPORTABLE QUANTITY: 9, 211 LBS. ======================================================= Regulatory Information ======================================================= Sara Title III Information: SARA SECTIONS 302 AND 304: NONE. SARA TITLE III SECTION 313:ETHYLENE GLYCOL, 107-21-1, <55.0000%. SARA TITLE III SECTIONS 311 AND 312: DELAYED HAZARD: YES. FIRE HAZARD: NO. IMMEDIATE HEALTH HAZARD: YE S. REACTIVE HAZARD: NO. SUDDEN RELEASE OF PRESSURE HAZARD: NO. Federal Regulatory Information: CERCLA: ETHYLENE GLYCOL, 107-21-1, <55.0000%; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, 1310-58-3, <0.2000%; 1,4-DIOXANE, 123-91-1, <0.0001%. TSCA: ALL COMPONENTS OF THIS PRODUCT ARE ON THE TSCA INVENTORY OR ARE EXEMPT FR OM TSCA INVENTORY REQUIREMENTS. State Regulatory Information: PENNSYLVANIA: ETHYLENE GLYCOL, 107-21-1, <55.0000%. MASSACHUSETTS: ETHYLENE GLYCOL, 107-21-1, <55.0000%; 1-4-DIOXANE, 123-91-1, <0.0001%. CALIFORNIA: 1-4-DIOXANE, 123-91-1, <0.0001%. ======================================================= Other Information ======================================================= Other Information: EMERGENCY OVERVIEW: HARMFUL OR FATAL IF SWALLOWED. CAUSES EYE IRRITATION. PROLONGED OR REPEATED BREATHING OF AEROSOL OR VAPOR IS HARMFUL. MAY CAUSE KIDNEY AND NERVOUS SYSTEM DAMAGE. CONTAINS ETHYLENE GLYCOL-CAUSES BIRTH DEFECTS IN LABORATORY ANIMALS. ======================================================= Transportation Information ======================================================= Responsible Party Cage: 0TAZ2 Trans ID NO: 151781 Product ID: UCARTHERM(TM) HEAT TRANSFER FLUID 55-C MSDS Prepared Date: 09/22/1998 Review Date: 03/14/2000 MFN: 1 Net Unit Weight: 497.1 LBS Multiple KIT Number: 0 Review IND: Y Unit Of Issue: DR Container QTY: 1 Additional Data: U.S D.O.T.: NON-BULK; PROPER SHIPPING NAME: NOT REGULATED. BULK; PROPER SHIPPING NAME: OTHER REGULAT ED SUBSTANCES, LIQUID, NOS. TECHNICAL NAME: CONTAINS ETHYLENE GLYCOL. ID NUMBER: NA3082. HAZARD CLASS: 9. PACKING GROUP: PG III. REPORTABLE QUANTITY: 9, 211 LBS. ======================================================= Detail DOT Information ======================================================= DOT PSN Code: ZZZ DOT Proper Shipping Name: NOT REGULATED BY THIS MODE OF TRANSPORTATION ======================================================= Detail IMO Information ======================================================= IMO PSN Code: ZZZ IMO Proper Shipping Name: NOT REGULATED FOR THIS MODE OF TRANSPORTATION ======================================================= Detail IATA Information ======================================================= IATA PSN Code: ZZZ IATA Proper Shipping Name: NOT REGULATED BY THIS MODE OF TRANSPORTATION ======================================================= Detail AFI Information ======================================================= AFI PSN Code: ZZZ AFI Proper Shipping Name: NOT REGULATED BY THIS MODE OF TRANSPORTATION ======================================================= HAZCOM Label ======================================================= Product ID: UCARTHERM(TM) HEAT TRANSFER FLUID 55-C Cage: 0TAZ2 Company Name: UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION Street: 39 OLD RIDGEBURY RD City: DANBURY CT Zipcode: 06817-0001 Health Emergency Phone: 800-822-4357 Label Required IND: Y Date Of Label Review: 03/04/2000 Status Code: A Year Procured: 2000 Origination Code: F Chronic Hazard IND: Y Eye Protection IND: YES Skin Protection IND: YES Signal Word: DANGER Respiratory Protection IND: NO Health Hazard: Severe Contact Hazard: Slight Fire Hazard: None Reactivity Hazard: Slight Hazard And Precautions: ACUTE: INHALE-MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OF NOSE & THROAT. EYE-INJURY TO THE CORNEA IS NOT EXPECTED. LIQUID, VAPOR, MIST CAUSES IRRITATION. SWALLOWING-MAY CAUSE MALAISE, LUMBAR PAIN, ALIGURIA, UREMIA, CEN TRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM EFFECTS. CARDIAC FAILURE & PULMONARY EDEMA MAY DEVELOP. SEVERE KIDNEY DAMAGE FOLLOWS THE SWALLOWING OF LARGE VOLUMES OF ETHYLENE GLYCOL. MAY BE FATAL. A FEW REPORTS HAVE DESCRIBED THE DEVELOPMENT OF WEAKNESS OF THE FACIAL MUSCLES, DIMINISHED HEARING & DIFFICULTY SWALLOWING. CHRONIC: REPEATED INHALATION OF ETHYLENE GLYCOL MIST MAY PRODUCE SIGNS OF CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INVOLVEM ENT, PARTICULARLY DIZZINESS & NYSTAGMUS. ======================================================= Disclaimer (provided with this information by the compiling agencies): This information is formulated for use by elements of the Department of Defense. 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