Product ID:DIETHYLENE GLYCOL 99%
MSDS Date:03/26/1990
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N058733
MSDS Number: BXFKB

ASHLAND CHEMICAL COMPANY

COLUMBUS, OH 43216
US

Emergency Phone: 800-274-5263

Info Phone: 614-889-3333

Cage: 34897

ASHLAND CHEMICAL CO

2219 COLUMBUS, OH 43216-2219 US

Telephone: 614-790-3333/800-274-5263

Cage: 34897

DIETHYLENE GLYCOL

CAS: 111-46-6

RTECS: ID5950000

Fraction By Weight: >99%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED TO REDUCE EXPOSURE.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE/SKIN: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. INHAL:
MAY CAUSE IRRIT OF NASAL & RESPIRATORY PASSAGES. INGEST: MAY CAUSE
GI IRRIT, NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA, CNS DEPRESS & KIDNEY DMG
WHICH MAY BE FATAL. CHRONIC: OV EREXP TO MATL(OR ITS COMPONENTS)
HAS APPARENTLY BEEN FOUND TO CAUSE THE FOLLOWING EFTS IN LAB
ANIMALS:(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: LIVER ABNORMALITIES, KIDNEY DAMAGE.
OVEREXP TO MATL (OR IS COMPONENTS) HAS BEEN SUGGESTED AS A CAUSE OF
FOLLOWING EFTS IN HUMANS: LIVER ABNORMALITIES, KIDNEY DAMAGE, LUNG
DAMAGE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:SKIN:THORO WASH EXPOS AREA W/SOAP & WATER. REMOVE CONTAMD
CLTHG. LAUNDER CONTAMD CLTHG BEFORE RE-USE. EYES: FLUSH W/LGE AMTS
OF WATER, LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS OCCAS, GET MED ATTN. INGEST:
IMMED DRI NK 2 GLASSES OF WATER & INDUCE VOMIT BYEITHER GIVING
IPECAC SYRUP/BY PLACING FINGER AT BACK OF THROAT. NEVER GIVE
ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCON PERS. GET MED ATTN IMMED. INHAL:
REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:242F,117C
Lower Limits:1.7%
Upper Limits:10.6%
Extinguishing Media:ALCOHOL FOAM OR WATER FOG OR CARBON DIOXIDE OR DRY
CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP.
WATER/FOAM MAY CAUSE FROTHING WHICH CAN BE VIOLENT & POSS ENDANGER
LIFE OF FIREFIGHTER. WATER MAY(SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Spill Release Procedures:SMALL SPILL: ABSORB LIQUID ON VERMICULITE,
FLOOR ABSORB/OTHER ABSORB MATL & TRANSFER TO HOOD. LGE SPILL: PERS
NOT WEARING PROT EQUIP SHOULD BE EXLUDED FROM AREA OF SPILL UNTIL
CLEAN-UP HAS BEEN COMPLE TED. STOP SPILL AT SOURCE, DIKE AREA
OF(SUPDAT)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Other Precautions:CONTAINERS OF THIS MATERIAL MAY BE HAZARDOUS WHEN
EMPTIED SINCE EMPTIED CONTAINERS RETAIN PRODUCT RESIDUES(VAPOR,
LIQUID, &/SOLID), ALL HAZARD PRECAUTIONS GIVEN IN MSDS MUST BE
OBSERVED.

Respiratory Protection:IF OVEREXP HAS BEEN DETERMINED/DOCUMENTED. A
NIOSH/MSHA JOINTLY APPRVD AIR SUPPLIED RESP IS ADVISED IN ABSENCE
OF PROPER ENVIRON CONTROL. OSHA REGS ALSO PERMIT OTHER NIOSH/MSHA
RESP UNDER SPEC CNDTNS. (SEE YOUR SAFETY EQUIP SUPPLIER)(SUPDAT)
Ventilation:PROVIDE SUFF MECH(GENL &/LOC EXHST) VENT TO MAINTAIN EXPOS
Protective Gloves:NATURAL RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS.
Other Protective Equipment:EMERGENCY EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER MEETING
ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA. IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING & BOOTS.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SPEC GRAV: 1.114-1.117 @ 77F. FIRE FIGHT PROC: BE USED TO KEEP
FIRE-EXPOSED CNTNRS COOL UNTIL FIRE IS OUT. SPILL PROC: SPILL TO
PVNT SPREADING, PUMP LIQ TO SALV TANK. REMAINING LIQ MAY BE TAKEN
UP ON SAND, CLAY, EARTH, FLOOR ABSORB/OTHER ABSORB MATL & SHOVELED
INTO CNTNRS. RESP PROT: ENGINEERING/ADMIN CONTROLS(ING 2)

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>468F,>242C
Vapor Pres:<0.01 @ 68
Vapor Density:3.6
Spec Gravity:SUPDAT
Evaporation Rate & Reference:<1.00 (N-BUAC=1)
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, APHA COLOR 15 MAX LIQUID W/NO ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AVOID CONTACT W/STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, STRONG ACIDS, STRONG BASES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Waste Disposal Methods:SMALL SPILL: DESTROY BY INCINERATION IN
ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL REGULATIONS. LGE SPILL: DESTROY
BY LIQUID INCINERATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE REGULATIONS.

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