Product ID:GREASECUTTER
MSDS Date:01/15/1993
FSC:6850
NIIN:00F001385
MSDS Number: BNBXR

ECOLAB INC

370 WABASHA ST ECOLAB CENTER
ST PAUL, MN 55102-1307
US

Emergency Phone: 800-328-0026/800-352-5326

Info Phone: 612-293-2570/800-352-5326

Cage: 0DAC4

ECOLAB PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTS DIVISION OF ECOLAB INC.

ST PAUL, MN 55102 US

Telephone: 800-352-5326

Cage: 85884

2-BUTOXYETHANOL (ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOBUTYL ETHER), BUTYL

CAS: 111-76-2

RTECS: KJ8575000

Fraction By Weight: 10%

OSHA PEL 50 PPM (SKIN)

ACGIH TLV: 25 PPM (SKIN)

SODIUM HYDROXIDE, CAUSTIC SODA, LYE

CAS: 1310-73-2

RTECS: WB4900000

Fraction By Weight: 3.5%

OSHA PEL 2 MG/CUM

ACGIH TLV: 2 MG/CUM CEILING

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SKIN/EYES: CAUSES SEVERE CHEMICAL
BURNS. EYE CONTACT MAY CAUSE BLINDNESS. BUTOXYETHANOL PENETRATES
SKIN. INGESTION: HARMFUL/FATAL, CAUSES CHEMICAL BURNS OF MOUTH,
THROAT & STOMACH. INHALATION: AIRWAY & LUNG DAMAGE, SLIGHT
IRRITATION, BRONCHITIS & PNEUMONIA.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:BURNS, SLIGHT IRRITATION
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:ASTHMA, OTHER LUNG PROBLEMS

First Aid:EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH W/PLENTY OF COOL RUNNING WATER.
REMOVE CONTACT LENSES. CONTINUE FLUSHING AT LEAST 15 MINS. SKIN:
IMMEDIATELY FLUSH W/COOL RUNNING WATER AT LEAST 15 MINS. INGESTION:
RINSE MOUTH AT ONCE. DRINK 1-2 LARGE GLASSES OF WATER/MILK. DON'T
INDUCE VOMITING. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO UNCONSCIOUS
PERSON. INHALATION: MOVE TO FRESH AIR. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN
ALL CASES.

Flash Point:NON-COMBUSTIBLE
Fire Fighting Procedures:NONE

Spill Release Procedures:RINSE SMALL AMOUNTS TO DRAIN WHERE POSSIBLE.
DIKE/DAM LARGE SPILLS. PUMP TO CONTAINERS/SOAK UP ON INERT
ABSORBENT. FLUSH RESIDUE TO SANITARY SEWER. RINSE AREA THOROUGHLY.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP FROM FREEZING. AVOID INHALATION
OF VAPOR/MIST. AVOID CONTACT W/USE-SOLUTIONS OF THIS PRODUCT.
Other Precautions:KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.

Ventilation:REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN EXPOSURE BELOW LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER/GAUNTLETS
Eye Protection:SPLASHPROOF GLASSES, GOGGLES/FACESHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:RUBBER APRON
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE & LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & SHOES
BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH: 13.2-13.8

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>212F
Spec Gravity:1.045
pH:(SUPP)
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR YELLOW ORANGE LIQUID W/SLIGHT GLYCOL ETHER
ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS, SOFT METALS SUCH AS ALUMINUM & ZINC, ANYTHING BUT WATER,
USE-SOLUTIONS OF THE PRODUCT
Stability Condition to Avoid:KEEP FROM FREEZING

Waste Disposal Methods:UNUSED PRODUCT AS A WASTE IS CORROSIVE. DISPOSE
OF IN ACCORDANCE W/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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