Product ID:MONOETHANOLAMINE
MSDS Date:03/01/1982
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-958-9970
MSDS Number: BJZGV

UNION CARBIDE CORP SPECIALTY CHEMICALS DIVISION

437 MACCORKLE AVE
SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV 25303-1240
US

Emergency Phone: 304-744-3487

Info Phone: 304-744-3487

Cage: 87578

UNION CARBIDE CORP SPECIALTY CHEMICALS DIVISION

8004 SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV 25303-1240 US

Telephone: 800-822-4357

Cage: 87578

ETHANOLAMINE

CAS: 141-43-5

RTECS: KJ5775000

Fraction By Weight: >99.0%

OSHA PEL 3 PPM/6 STEL

ACGIH TLV: 3 PPM/6 STEL; 9192

OTHER COMPONENTS (TYPE NOT SPECIFIED)

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: IRRITATION OF EYES, SKIN,
RESPIRATORY OR G.I.TRACTS;CNS EFFECTS LIKE HEADACHE, DIZZINESS,
COUGHING , NAUSEA AND VOMITING. REDNESS OR BURNS OF EYES/SKIN
POSSIBLE.CHRONIC:DRYING OF SKIN,DEFATTING OR DERMATITIS,DAMAGE TO
LUNGS,EYES.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:DATA PER MSDS
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS DATA.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH A HISTORY OF AILMENTS
OR WITH A PRE-EXISTING DISEASE INVOLVING THE EYES, SKIN, OR
RESPIRATORY TRACT MAY BE AT INCREASED RISK FROM EXPOSURE.

First Aid:INHALATION:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. RESUSCITATE IF NOT BREATHING.
GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. EYES:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER
FOR 15 MINUTES HOLDING EYELIDS OPEN. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER. IF
IRRITATION PERSISTS, GET MEDICAL ADVICE. INGESTION:DO NOT INDUCE
VOMITING. GIVE NOTHING BY MOUTH IF UNCONSCIOUS. GET IMMEDIATE
MEDICAL ATTENTION.

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:185F,85C
Extinguishing Media:USE WATER FOG, CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM, OR DRY
CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FIRE FIGHTING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND A
FULL FACED SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. EVACUATE AREA. COOL
FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS WITH WATER SPRAY.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:COMBUSTION OR HEAT OF FIRE MAY PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS AND VAPORS.

Spill Release Procedures:USE PROPER PERSONAL PROTECTION;CONTAIN FREE
MATERIAL IF POSSIBLE;USE SUITABLE INERT ABSORBENT MATERIAL AND
RECOVER FOR PROPER DISPOSAL IN AN APPROVED CONTAINER.
Neutralizing Agent:NOT APPLICABLE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY, WELL VENTILATED
AREA. KEEP CONTAINERS TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE. PROTECT
CONTAINERS FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
Other Precautions:DO NOT TAKE INTERNALLY. DO NOT BREATHE MIST. AVOID
PROLONGED OR REPEATED BREATHING OF VAPOR. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES.
USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR AS REQUIRED
IF ABOVE PEL/TLV OR SCBA IN AN ENCLOSED AREA.
Ventilation:LOCAL/GENERAL TO MAINTAIN PEL/TLV.
Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE, NITRILE, OR NATURAL RUBBER
Eye Protection:SAFETY GOGGLES WITH OPTIONAL FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH STATION AND SAFETY SHOWER,WORK
CLOTHING AND APRON AS REQUIRED.
Work Hygienic Practices:OBSERVE GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE PRACTICES AND
RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES. DO NOT WEAR CONTAMINATED CLOTHING OR
FOOTWEAR.
Supplemental Safety and Health
AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE. DO NOT GET ON SKIN OR IN EYES. DO
NOT BREATHE VAPORS OR MISTS.

HCC:B1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:339F,171C
Vapor Pres:0.2
Vapor Density:2.1
Spec Gravity:1.0175
Evaporation Rate & Reference:0.1(N-BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:WATER-WHITE LIQUID,MILDLY AMMONICAL ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NIL

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS , STRONG HEAT.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HIGH HEAT
Hazardous Decomposition Products:OXIDES OF NITROGEN, CARBON MONOXIDE,
CARBON DIOXIDE AND OTHER UNIDENTIFIED COMPONENTS.

Waste Disposal Methods:CONSULT LOCAL AUTHORITIES.DISPOSAL MUST BE MADE
IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS AND
REGULATIONS.

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