Product ID:METHYL CELLOSOLVE
MSDS Date:12/12/1989
FSC:6850
NIIN:00-082-2522
MSDS Number: BNBQC

Emergency Phone: 800-822-4357

Info Phone: 800-822-4357

Cage: 61637

Telephone: 800-822-4357/732-563-5522 (MSDS)

Cage: 61637

2-METHOXYETHANOL (EGME) (SARA III)

CAS: 109-86-4

RTECS: KL5775000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL S, 25 PPM

ACGIH TLV: S, 5 PPM; 9192

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NO INFORMATION GIVEN ON MSDS BY SUPPLIER
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:PRODUCT IS MODERATELY TOXIC AND IS
MODERATELY IRRITATING TO BODY TISSUES. PRODUCT IS ABSORBED THROUGH
SKIN SO ALL SKIN CONTACT SHOULD BE AVOIDED. SHOWS FETAL TOXICITY
IN ANIMALS.REPEATED OVER EXPOSU RE MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO BONE MARROW
AND BLOOD CELLS, KIDNEY, LIVER OR TESTES.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PRODUCT IS NOT LISTED AS A CARCINOGEN BY
IARC, NTP, OR OSHA.
Effects of Overexposure:EYE:IRRITATION. REDNESS. SKIN: (MFR) NO
EVIDENCE OF ADVERSE EFFECTS. (HMIS) SKIN ABSORPTION MAY CAUSE
SYMPTOMS OF INHALATION. INHALED: HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, DROWSINESS,
FATIGUE, NAUSEA, VOMITING, TRE MMORS INGERSTED:MODERATELY TOXIC,
HEADACHE,NAUSEA, VOMITIMG, MENTAL CONFUSION, INCOORDINATION, KIDNEY
DAMAGE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:ASTHMA AND INFLAMMATORY OR FIBROTIC
PULMONARY DISEASE.

First Aid:EYE:FLUSH W/WATER 15 MIN, HOLD LIDS OPEN. SKIN:REMOVE
CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND LAUNDER BEFORE REUSE. WASH WITH SOAP &
WATER. INHALED:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. RESTORE BREATHING AS NEEDED.
INGESTED:IMMEDIA TELY GIVE 2 LARGE GLASSES OF MILK OR WATER AND
INDUCE VOMITING. (NOTHING BY MOUTH IF UNCONSCIOUS.) GET IMMEDIATE
MEDICAL CARE. IF ANY IRRITATION PERSISTS OR IS SEVERE, SEE A
DOCTOR.

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:103F/39.4C TCC
Lower Limits:1.8
Upper Limits:14
Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM, WATER SPRAY, DRY CHEMICAL
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.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NO INFORMATION GIVEN ON MSDS BY SUPPLIER

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. SMALL
SPILLS SHOULD BE FLUSHED WITH WATER. LARGE SPILLS SHOULD BE
COLLECTED FOR DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE

Handling and Storage Precautions:HARMFUL IF INHALED OR ABSORBED THROUGH
SSKIN. COMBUSTABLE. MAY CAUSE DIZZINESS, ANEMIA, KIDNEY DAMAGE,
BIRTH DEFECTS. DO NOT BREATHE VAPOR.
Other Precautions:WARNING. HOT ORGANIC CHEMICAL VAPORS OR MISTS ARE
SUSCEPTABLE TO SUDDEN SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION WHEN MIXED WITH AIR.
IGNITION MAY OCCUR AT TEMPERATURES BELOW THOSE PUBLISHED.

Respiratory Protection:AIR SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR FOR HIGH CONCENTRATIONS.
Ventilation:MECHANICAL(GENERAL) RECOMMENDED,LOCAL EXHAUST AT POINTS
WHERE VAPORS ESCAPR INTO AIR.
Protective Gloves:BUTYL RUBBER
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:CHEMICAL APRON, SAFETY SHOWER & EYE BATH
Work Hygienic Practices:NO INFORMATION GIVEN ON MSDS BY SUPPLIER
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE

HCC:F4
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:255F,124C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-121F,-85C
Vapor Pres:6.2
Vapor Density:2.62
Spec Gravity:0.9663
Evaporation Rate & Reference:0.62(BU AC=1)
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:WATER-WHITE LIQUID;MILD & CHARACTERISTIC ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.AND IGNITION SOURCES
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:INCOMPLETELY BURNED CARBON PRODUCTS,
CO*2, CO.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE I/A/W ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
REGULATIONS. MANUFACTURER SUGGESTS THAT DISPOSAL MAY BE DONE BY
INCINERATION.

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