Product ID:ENZYME LINEARITY TEST SET
MSDS Date:07/01/1986
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F009140
MSDS Number: BGZMK

CASCO STANDARDS

15 LEIGHTON RD.
YARMOUTH, ME 04096

Emergency Phone: (207) 775-1518

Info Phone: (800) 376-4010

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CASCO STANDARDS

PORTLAND, ME 04101-5000 US

Telephone: 800-367-4000

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ETHYLENE GLYCOL (SARA III)

CAS: 107-21-1

RTECS: KW2975000

OSHA PEL C 50 PPM

ACGIH TLV: C 50 PPM,VAPOR; 9192

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50 (RATS) 8450 MG/KG.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: ALCOHOL INTOXICATION,
PROGRESSING TO VOMITING/HEADACHE/RAPID RESPIRATORY/HEART
RATE/LOWERED BLOOD
PRESSURE/STUPOR/COLLAPSE/UNCONSCIOUSNESS/CONVULSIONS/DEATH/RESPIRAT
ORY ARREST/CARDIOVASCUL AR COLLAPSE. SKIN: MINOR
IRRITATION/PENETRATION. EYE: IRRITATION/PAIN/DAMAGE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: ALCOHOL INTOXICATION, PROGRESSING
TO VOMITING/HEADACHE/RAPID RESPIRATORY/HEART RATE/LOWERED BLOOD
PRESSURE/STUPOR/COLLAPSE/UNCONSCIOUSNESS/CONVULSIONS/DEATH. MEAN
LETHAL DOSE = 300 ML. SKI N: MINOR IRRITATION/PENETRATION. EYE:
IRRITATION/PAIN/DAMAGE. INGESTION: MAY CAUSE FATAL KIDNEY DAMAGE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PRE-EXISTING SKIN DISORDERS, EYE
PROBLEMS, IMPAIRED LIVER, KIDNEY & RESPIRATORY FUNCTION MAY BE MORE
SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE EFFECTS OF THIS SUBSTANCE.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GET MEDICAL HELP FOR ANY
BREATHING DIFFICULTY. INGESTION: IF PATIENT IS CONSCIOUS, GIVE
SEVERAL GLASSES OF WATER THEN INDUCE VOMITING. GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION. EYES/SKIN : REMOVE ANY CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH
W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. IF IRRITATION/PERSISTS, GET
MEDICAL ATTENTION.

Flash Point:230F
Lower Limits:3.2%
Upper Limits:15.3%
Extinguishing Media:ALCOHOL FOAM, WATER, CO2, DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING/NIOSH APPROVED
SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS, FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN THE
PRESSURE DEMAND.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MODERATED HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO
HEAT/FLAME. WATER/FOAM MAY CAUSE FROTHING. COOL FIRE-EXPOSED
CONTAINERS W/WATER.

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA OF LEAK/SPILL. REMOVE ALL
SOURCES OF IGNITION. CLEAN-UP PERSONNEL NEED SKIN/EYE & RESPIRATORY
PROTECTION. COLLECT LIQUID IN SUITABLE CONTAINERS FOR
DISPOSAL/RECOVERY. WASH RESIDUE & SMA LL SPILLS TO SEWER W/COPIOUS
AMOUNTS OFWATER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE THE ENZYME LINEARITY TEST SET IN
A FREEZER AT -10 TO -20C. DON'T EAT IN WORK AREA.
Other Precautions:CONTACT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN WHEN WORKING W/THIS
MATERIAL.

Respiratory Protection:IF TLV IS EXCEEDED, A FULL FACEPIECE CHEMICAL
CARTRIDGE RESIRATPOR MAY BE WORN, IN GENERAL, UP TO 100 TIMES TLV.
ALTERNATELY A SUPPLIED AIR FULL FACEPIECE RESPIRATOR/AIRLINED HOOD
MAY BE WORN.
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO KEEP Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection:GOGGLES, FULL FACE SHIELD.
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS BOOTS, LAB COATS, APRON &
COVERALLS.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:379F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:8.6F
Vapor Pres:0.05
Vapor Density:2.14
Spec Gravity:1.115
Evaporation Rate & Reference:(CCL4 = 1): 1
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS TO AMBER LIQUID, SLIGHT SULPHUR ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS. REACTS VIOLENTLY W/CHLOROSULFONIC
ACID/OLEUM/SULFURIC ACID/PERCHLORIC ACID/STRONG OXIDIZERS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:THE PRODUCT MUST BE STORED FROZEN AT -10
TO -20C.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:IGNITION IN AIR MAY GENERATE NOX & COX

Waste Disposal Methods:WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED FOR RECLAMATION MAY BE
DISPOSED BY MIXING W/MORE FLAMMABLE SOLVENT & ATOMIZING IN AN
APPROVED INCINERATOR. ENSURE COMPLIANCE W/LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL
REGULATIONS.

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