Product ID:15680 PROPYLENE GLYCOL
MSDS Date:06/17/1987
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-394-3555
MSDS Number: BDXLZ

Emergency Phone: 312-490-2500/800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 312-490-2500/312-619-2644

Cage: 94684

Telephone: 312-490-2500/800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

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PROPYLENE GLYCOL

CAS: 57-55-6

RTECS: TY2000000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHALATION AND INGESTION MAY
CAUSE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION; INGESTION MAY CAUSE GI
TRACT IRRITATION AND INHALATION MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
IRRITATION. CONTACT MAY IRRITATE EYES. CHRONIC: PROLONGED OR
REPEATED EXPOSUREMAY CAUSE SKIN IRRITATION, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYTEM
DAMAGE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PROPYLENE GLYCOL IS NOT LISTED AS A
CARCINOGEN OR SUSPECTED CARCINOGEN BY NTP AND IARC; NOT REGULATED
BY OSHA.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALED: COUGHING, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, NAUSEA,
VOMITING, HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, LOSS OF COORDINATION AND FATIGUE.
EYES: REDNESS, BURNING, TEARING. SKIN: REDNESS, BURNING. INGESTED:
NAUSEA, VOMITING, D IARRHEA, HEADACHE, DROWSINESS, DIZZINESS, LOSS
OF COORDINATION, FATIGUE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INHALED: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF
BREATHING STOPPED; GIVE OXYGEN IF BREATHING DIFFICULT. SEE DOCTOR.
EYES: FLUSH WITH LOTS OF WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. SEE DOCTOR. SKIN:
REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHES. WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER. SEE DOCTOR
IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS. INGESTED: DO NOT GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH.
PREVENT ASPIRATION IF VOMITING. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:214F,101C
Lower Limits:2.6
Upper Limits:12.5
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, OR "UNIVERSAL" FOAM
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND
FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. USE WATER TO COOL FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS
AND TO MINIMIZE VAPORS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:THIS MATERIAL WILL BURN, BUT WILL NOT
IGNITE READILY. AVOID SPREADING BURNING LIQUID WITH WATER USED FOR
COOLING PURPOSES.

Spill Release Procedures:ELIMINATE ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION. VENTILATE
AREA. CONTAIN SPILL; STOP LEAK IF POSSIBLE AND AT NO PERSONAL RISK.
KEEP OUT OF SEWERS OR WATERWAYS. ABSORB WITH INERT MATERIAL AND
PLACE IN A CONTAINER FO R LATER DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED
PLACE AWAY FROM SOURCES OF IGNITION. USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTIALTION.
PROTECT FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
Other Precautions:DO NOT CUT, WELD, GRIND OR EXPOSE EMPTY CONTAINERS TO
OPEN FLAME; THEY MAY CONTAIN RESIDUE WHICH MAY IGNITE. REFER TO
ANSI STANDARD Z49.1 IF REUSING OR RECYCLING THESE CONTAINERS.

Respiratory Protection:IF ENGINEERING CONTROLS FAIL OR NON-ROUTINE USE
OR EMERGENCY OCCURS; USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR OR SUPPLIED
AIR RESPIRATOR OR SCBA, AS REQUIRED. USE IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR
1910.134.
Ventilation:USE ADEQUATE EXPLOSION-PROOF MECHANICAL VENTILATION OR
LOCAL EXHAUST TO MAINTAIN EXPOSURE BELOW REGULATORY LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:NEOPREN, NITRILE
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH STATION & SAFETY SHOWER. CLOTHING
TO PREVENT PROLONGED OR REPEATED SKIN CONTACT.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS AFTER SUE AND BEFORE EATING,
DRINKING, OR SMOKING. LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHES BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:369F,187C
Vapor Pres:NEGLIGIBLE
Vapor Density:2.6(AIR=1)
Spec Gravity:1.038 (WATER=1)
Evaporation Rate & Reference:<0.01 (N-BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR LIQUID WITH CHARACTERISTIC ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:<<1

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:SOURCES OF IGNITION AND HIGH TEMPERATURES
(GREATER THAN 212F).
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE AND CARBON DIOXIDE

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND
FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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