Product ID:METHYL CELLOSOLVE ACETATE
MSDS Date:08/01/1985
FSC:6850
NIIN:00N000031
MSDS Number: BCDNT

Emergency Phone: 304-744-3487

Cage: 61637

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

Cage: 61637

2-METHOXYETHYL ACETATE (EGMEA)

CAS: 110-49-6

RTECS: KL5950000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL S, 25 PPM

ACGIH TLV: S, 5 PPM; 9192

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:PROLONGED CONTACT WITH SKIN MAY LEAD
TO THE ABSORPTION OF HARMFUL AMOUNTS OF MATERIAL RESULTING IN SIGNS
& SYMPTOMS OF TOXICITY AS DESCRIBED IN EFFECTS OF
SWALLOWING.ALSO,REPEATED OVEREXPOSURE MAY CAU SE INJURY TO BONE
MARROW & BLOOD CELLS,KIDNEY,LIVER & TESTES.
Effects of Overexposure:INGEST:HEADACHE,DIZZINESS,DROWSINESS,LACK OF
APPETITE,NAUSEA,VOMITING,APATHY,LARGE AMOUNTS MAY RESULT IN KIDNEY
DAMAGE. INHALE:VAPORS MAY BE IRRITATING & CAUSE
DIZZINESS,HEADACHE,NAUSEA,VOMITING,CHEST DISCOMFORT & APATHY;
EYE:IRRITATION.

First Aid:INGEST:GIVE 2 GLASSES OF WATER,INDUCE VOMITING,CALL A
PHYSICIAN; SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & FLUSH SKIN WITH
WATER; INHALE:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR,IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT,GIVE
OXYGEN & CALL A PH YSICIAIN; EYE:FLUSH WITH WATER & CONTINUE FOR AT
LEAST 15 MINUTES,CALL A PHYSICIAN IF DISCOMFORT PERSISTS.

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:121F/49.4C
Lower Limits:1.7
Upper Limits:8.2
Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE OR DRY CHEMICAL; ALCOHOL FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:ADDITION OF WATER WATER WILL REDUCE INTENSITY
OF FLAMES.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE

Spill Release Procedures:FLUSH WITH LARGE VOLUMES OF WATER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. KEEP
AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS, AND FIRE.
Other Precautions:AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED CONTACT OF LIQUID WITH
SKIN.

Respiratory Protection:FRESH-AIR MASK IN CONFINED AREAS.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST-PREFERABLE; MECHANICAL(GENERAL)-ACCEPTABLE
Protective Gloves:NONE REQUIRED
Eye Protection:GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FREEZING PT. -65C

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:145C, 293F
Vapor Pres:2
Vapor Density:4.07
Spec Gravity:1.0067
Evaporation Rate & Reference:0.3 BUTYL ACETATE
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:WATER-WHITE LIQUID; MILD AND RESIDUAL ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AVOID CONTAMINATION WITH STRONG ALKALIES
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSES TO CARBON MONOXIDE
AND/OR CARBON DIOXIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:INCINERATE IN A FURNACE.

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