Product ID:DI(2-ETHYLHEXYL) PHTHALATE, C1007F
MSDS Date:03/01/1991
FSC:6850
NIIN:00N011600
MSDS Number: BJFJB

ARISTECH CHEMICAL CORP

600 GRANT ST
PITTSBURGH, PA 15230-0250
US

Emergency Phone: 412-571-5888

Info Phone: 412-433-7654

Cage: 0B2S2

ARISTECH CHEMICAL CORPORATION (WAS USS CHEMICALS)

PITTSBURGH, PA 15230-0250 US

Telephone: 412-433-7654;413-433-2747

Cage: 0B2S2

REPORTABLE SPILLS MUST BE RPTD TO NATIONAL

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REPORT SPILLS TO 800-424-8802, THE NATIONAL RESPONSE

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ON SFTY OF PHTHALATE ESTERS IN PROGRAM ESTABLISHED IN

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OF RESEARCH EFFORT. CURRENTLY CMA PROGRAM IS

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ON LIVER TOX OF DEHP. FINDINGS OF THIS WORK ARE

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OBTAINED FROM CMA. DEHP & ITS METABOLITES ARE NOT

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DAMAGING GENETIC MATL. DEHP APPEARS TO BELONG TO SPEC

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OF INDUCING LIVER ENLARGEMENT & LIVER PEROXISOMAL

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BE UNIQUE TO RODENTS & MAY NOT OCCUR IN OTHER ANIMAL

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FOR THIS TYPE OF CARCIN APPEARS TO INVOLVE INDUCTION

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35-40, 1982). HYPOTHESIS IMPLIES POSS THRESHOLD FOR

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SIGNIFICANT QUANTITATIVE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN RATS &

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HIGH DOSES USED IN NCI BIOASSAY, CAUSED CHANGES IN

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DOSE LEVS. THIS DATA MAY IMPLY EQUALLY SIGNIFICANT

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CARCIN EFTS OF DEHP. IN SUMMARY, NCI BIOASSY ON DEHP

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APPEARS UNIQUE TO RODENTS. RELEVANCE OF THIS

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PHTHALIC ACID, BIS(2-ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER;

CAS: 117-81-7

RTECS: TI0350000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL 5 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/M3

EPA Report Quantity: 100 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 100 LBS

HLTH PERSP. 1982, 45; TOX. APPL. PHARMCOL. 1980,

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SUMMARY & INTERPRETATION. SPECIAL PROGRAMS DIVISION

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LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50:(ORAL, RAT) 80,600 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:INHAL:DUE TO ITS LOW VAP PRESS,
INHAL EXPOS HAZ POTNTL IS REGARDED TO BE LOW. HOWEVER, IF PROD IS
HEATED, MISTED/SPRAYED, CONC ABOVE REC EXPOS LIM MAY CAUSE IRRIT TO
MUC MEMB & UPPER RESP TRACT. SKIN:EXCESS CONT MAY PRDCE @ LEAST
MILD IRRIT, SKIN SENSITIZ, AN ALLERGIC DERM. EYE:EXPOS TO LIQ/MIST
(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PHTHALIC ACID,
BIS(2-ETHYLHEXYL)ESTER:IARC MONO, SUPP, VOL 7, PG 56, 1987:GROUP
2B. NTP 7TH ANNUAL RPT ON (SUPDAT)
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:MAY PRDCE @ LEAST MILD IRRIT.
INGEST:MAY CAUSE NAUS, VOMIT & DIARR. MAJOR TARGET ORGANS SHOWING
DEHP-RELATED TOX IN ANIMALS ARE LIVER & TESTES. DEHP CAUSES LIVER
ENLARGEMENT & PEROXISOME PROL IFERATION IN RODENTS. VERY HIGH
DIETARYLEVS OF DEHP PRDCED LIVER CANCER IN MICE & RATS OF BOTH
SEXES (NTP 4TH (SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:INDIVIDUALS WITH CHRONIC RESP
DISORDERS (I.E., ASTHMA, CHRONIC BRONCHITIS, EMPHYSEMA, ETC) MAY BE
ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY ANY FUME OR AIRBORNE PARTICULATE MATTER
EXPOSURE.

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE FROM EXPOS. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT/HAS STOPPED, ADMIN
ARTF RESP (MOUTH-TO-MOUTH)/OXYG AS INDICATED. CALL PHYS.
SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG. WASH THORO W/SOAP & PLENTY OF WATER.
CALL PHYS. EYE:FL USH W/LG QTYS OF LUKEWARM WATER, FOR @ LEAST 15
MINS. CALL PHYS. INGEST:GIVE 1-2 LG GLASSES OF WATER/MILK. INDUCE
VOMIT BY TOUCHING FINGER TO BACK OF THROAT. CALL PHYS.

Flash Point Method:COC
Flash Point:420F,216C
Lower Limits:0.3% @474F
Extinguishing Media:WATER FOG, FOAM, CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP .
BURNING OF PROD WILL RSLT IN RELEASE OF TOX FUMES. USE WATER TO
KEEP FIRE EXPOS CNTNRS COOL.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WATER OR FOAM MAY CAUSE FROTHING.

Spill Release Procedures:WHEN MATL IS IN CONT W/HOT OBJECTS, AVOID
EXCESS BRTH OF FUMES. REMOVE IGNIT SOURCES. COVER W/EXCESS OF
ABSORB INORG MATL (VERMICULITE). SWEEP UP & PLACE IN LBLD DRUM.
BIS(2-ETHYLHEXYL) PHTHALATE IS C ERCLA HAZ SUBSTANCE, AS AMENDED,
AND (ING 18)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN WELL-VENT AREA AWAY FROM
OXIDIZING AGENTS & SOURCES OF HEAT/IGNIT. AVOID RPTD/PRLNGD CONT
W/LIQ & INHAL OF MISTS OR VAPORS.
Other Precautions:CONTAMD CLTHG SHOULD BE REMOVED AND LAUNDERED BEFORE
REUSE.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR
EXPOSURE OF CONCERN .
Ventilation:LOC EXHAUST SHOULD BE USED TO CTL EMISSSION OF AIR CONTAMS.
GEN DILUTION MAY ASSIST W/REDUCTION OF AIR CONTAM CONC.
Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORK GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EMERGENCY EYE WASH & DELUGE
SHOWER .
Work Hygienic Practices:FOLLOW GOOD HYGIENIC PRACTICED TO AVOID POTNTL
CHRONIC EFTS. DO NOT EAT/SMOKE IN AREAS WHERE THIS MATL IS
USED/STORED.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SPEC GRAV:0.982 @ 25C (H*2O=1). EXPLAN OF CARCIN:CARCIN, 1994:ANTIC TO
BE CARCIN. ANIMAL:TUMORS OF LIVER, PITUITARY GLAND, LEUKEMIA. EFTS
OF OVEREXP:ANNUAL RPT SUMMARY, PG 83, 1985). DEHP ALSO CAUSES
TESTICULAR DMG & REDUCED FERTILITY IN MALES & FETOTOXICITY &
TETRATOGENCITY IN PREGNANT FEMALE RODENTS (ENVIRON. (ING 2)

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:446F,230C
Vapor Pres:NEGLIGIBLE
Vapor Density:13.5
Spec Gravity:SUPDAT
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT KNOWN
Solubility in Water:0.02%
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR LIQUID WITH MILD ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NEGLIG

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NITRATES, STRONG OXIDIZERS, STRONG ACIDS AND STRONG ALKALIES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE KNOWN.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE,
ORGANIC ACID.

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

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