Product ID:DE-ICER-DEFROSTER FLUID
MSDS Date:01/01/1987
FSC:6850
NIIN:00-835-0484
MSDS Number: BFRTP

Emergency Phone: (504) 362-3232

Info Phone: (504) 362-3232

Cage: DO442

Telephone: 504-362-3232

Cage: DO442

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

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INGESTION/INGESTION: HEADACHE,
DIZZINESS, DROWSINESS, FATIGUE, NAUSEA, VOMITING, TREMOR,
DIFFICULTY W/SPEECH, CONFUSION, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, DAMAGE OF KIDNEY,
LOSS OF COORDINATION, & LOSS OF APPETITE. SK IN: SLIGHT IRRITATION.
EYES: IRRITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION/INGESTION: MAY CAUSE INJURY TO BONE
MARROW & BLOOD CELLS, KIDNEY, LIVER, TESTES, HEADACHE, DIZZINESS,
DROWSINESS, FATIGUE, NAUSEA, VOMITING, TREMOR, DIFFICULTY W/SPEECH,
CONFUSION, UNCONSCI OUSNESS, DAMAGE OF THE KIDNEY, & LOSS OF
COORDINATION & APPETITE. SKIN/EYES: SLIGHT IRRITATION.

First Aid:INGESTION: GIVE 2 GLASSES OF WATER, INDUCE VOMITING, CALL
PHYSICIAN. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & FLUSH W/ WATER.
INHALATION; REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE
OXYGEN. CALL PHYSICIAN. EYES: FLUSH W/WATER & CONTINUE FOR AT
LEAST 15 MINUTES. CALL PHYSICIAN.

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:103F
Lower Limits:2.5%
Upper Limits:19.8%
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY,M CO2, DRY CHEMICAL, ALCOHOL-TYPE/
UNIVERSAL-TYPE FORMS
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE SUPPLIED BREATHING AIR & PROTECTIVE
CLOTHING.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE

Spill Release Procedures:FLUSH DOWN DRAIN WITH WATER. VENTILATE AREA
UNTIL SPILL IS CLEANED UP.

Handling and Storage Precautions:HARMFUL OR FATAL IF SWALLOWED.
COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURE. AVOID HEAT AND OPEN FLAME. KEEP OUT OF REA OF
CHILDREN.
Other Precautions:WARNING: FLAMMABLE

Respiratory Protection:NOT REQUIRED IN WELL VENTILATED AREAS.
Ventilation:MECHANICAL
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:NONE
Supplemental Safety and Health
FOR WOMEN OF CHILDBEARING POTENTIAL: PERSONAL EXPOSRUE LIMIT 2 PPM.
SHORT-TERM EXPOSURE LIMIT W/5 PPM. NO MORE THAN FOUR TIMES DAILY
W/MINIUM SEPARATION OF ONE HOUR. BIRTH DEFECTS/ INCREASED FETAL LET
HALITH/DELAYED FETAL DEVELOPMENT HAVE BEEN OBSERVED IN OFFSPRING OF
FEMALE ANIMALS EXPOSED TO CONCENTRATIONS IN >50 PPM.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:256.1F
Vapor Pres:6.17
Vapor Density:2.62
Spec Gravity:0.9663
Evaporation Rate & Reference:(BU AC = 1): 0.62
Solubility in Water:100%
Appearance and Odor:WATER WHITE LIQUID, MILD & CHARACTERISTIC ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100%

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE IN NORMAL USE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE

Waste Disposal Methods:IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL
REGULATIONS. DO NOT INCINERATE CLOSED CONTAINERS.

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