Product ID:25630 DOWTHERM SR-1 HEAT TRANSFER FLUID
MSDS Date:06/02/1994
FSC:6850
NIIN:00F010062
MSDS Number: BWTFP

DOW CHEMICAL U S A

2030 DOW CTR
MIDLAND, MI 48674-5000
US

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Cage: 71983

INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS INC

34365 RICHMOND, VA 23234 US

Telephone: 804-275-9292

Cage: 8K073

ETHYLENE GLYCOL, GLYCOL

CAS: 107-21-1

RTECS: KW2975000

Fraction By Weight: >95%

OSHA PEL 50 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 50 PPM

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, DIBASIC *94-4*

CAS: 7758-11-4

Fraction By Weight: <3%

WATER

CAS: 7732-18-5

RTECS: ZC0110000

Fraction By Weight: <3%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50 (HUMAN): 100 ML (3 OZ) (SUPP)
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES: SLIGHT TRANSIENT IRRITATION.
SKIN: SLIGHT IRRITATION, MORE SEVERE RESPONSE IF ABRADED. REPEATED
EXPOSURE TO LARGE QUANTITIES MAY RESULT IN ABSORPTION OF HARMFUL
AMOUNTS. INGESTION: MAY CAUSE CNS /CARDIOPULMONARY EFFECTS & KIDNEY
FAILURE. (SEE SUPP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, METABOLIC ACIDOSIS.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER. SKIN: WASH OFF IN FLOWING
WATER/SHOWER. INGESTION: INDUCE VOMITING IMMEDIATELY AS DIRECTED BY
MEDICAL PERSONNEL. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS
PERSON. I NHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION
IN ALL CASES. NOTE TO PHYSICIAN: EARLY ADMINISTRATION OF ETHANOL
MAY COUNTER TOXIC EFFECTS OF ETHYLENE GLYCOL. HEMODIALYSIS MAY BE
BENEFICIAL.

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:232F (SEE SUPP)
Lower Limits:3.2 (SUPP)
Extinguishing Media:WATER FOG, CO2, DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM. LARGE: ALCOHOL
RESISTANT FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:EVACUATE & ISOLATE AREA. WEAR POSITIVE
PRESSURE SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. IF POSSIBLE, CONTAIN
FIRE RUN-OFF WATER. (SEE SUPP)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WHEN USING WATER SPRAY, BOIL OVER MAY
OCCUR WHEN PRODUCT TEMP REACHES BOILING POINT OF WATER.
AUTOIGNITION TEMP: 748F.

Spill Release Procedures:ISOLATE & CONFINE AREA. KEEP OUT OF
SEWERS/STORM DRAINS/SURFACE WATERS/SOIL. SMALL: SOAK UP W/ABSORBENT
MATERIAL & SCOOP INTO CONTAINERS. LARGE: PREVENT CONTAMINIATION OF
WATERWAYS. DIKE & PUMP INTO S UITABLE CONTAINERS. CLEAN AREA & WASH
W/WATER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:PROVIDE ADEQUATE VENTILATION. STORE IN
SEALED CONTAINERS.
Other Precautions:AVOID BODY CONTACT. SPILLS OF THESE ORGANIC LIQUIDS
ON HOT FIBROUS INSULATINS MAY LEAD TO LOWERING OF AUTOIGNITION
TEMP, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION.

Respiratory Protection:WEAR AN APPROVED AIR PURIFYING RESPIRATOR IF
MATERIAL IS HEATED/SPRAYED. FULL FACE RESPIRATOR IF VAPOR EXPOSURE
CAUSES EYE DISCOMFORT.
Ventilation:GENERAL &/LOCAL EXHAUST TO CONTROL AIRBORNE LEVELS BELOW
EXPOSURE GUIDELINES.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS PROTECTIVE CLOTHING BOOTS, APRON,
FULL-BODY SUIT
Supplemental Safety and Health
FLASH POINT/LEL/ORAL LD50 INFORMATION IS FOR ETHYLENE GLYCOL. SPECIAL
FIRE CONT'D: LARGE: DIRECT WATER STREAM MAY CAUSE VIOLENT FROTHING,
BUT FINE WATER SPRAY MAY HELP CONTROL SITUATION. HEALTH HAZARD S
CONT'D: INHALATION: IRRITATION OF UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT.
INGESTION: LARGE AMOUNTS MAY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY/DEATH.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:325F
Vapor Pres:2.2
Vapor Density:>1
Spec Gravity:1.1295
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:PINK LIQUID W/GLYCOL LIKE ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZING MATERIALS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CO, CO2, CARBON, WATER, UNIDENTIFIED
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS.

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