Product ID:ANTIFREEZE/COOLANT, AF779
MSDS Date:12/02/1994
FSC:6850
NIIN:00N068570
MSDS Number: CDHXV

PRESTONE PRODUCTS CORP

83 WOOSTER HEIGHTS RD
DANBURY, CT 06813-1911
US

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 203-731-2300

Cage: EO340

PRESTONE PRODUCTS CORPORATION

DANBURY, CT 06810 US

Telephone: 203-830-7865

Cage: EO340

ETHYLENE GLYCOL (SARA 313) (CERCLA)

CAS: 107-21-1

RTECS: KW2975000

Fraction By Weight: 80-95%

OSHA PEL 50 PPM, C (MFR)

ACGIH TLV: 50 PPM, VAPOR, C

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

DIETHYLENE GLYCOL

CAS: 111-46-6

RTECS: ID5950000

Fraction By Weight: 0-8%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

TOLYTRIAZOLE, SODIUM SALT; (TOLYTRIAZOLE)

Fraction By Weight: <0.5%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

WATER

CAS: 7732-18-5

RTECS: ZC0110000

Fraction By Weight: 1-5%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

AT HIGH CONCS/DOSES. IN PRELIMINARY STUDY, EFTS OF

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EFTS WERE PRDCD AT HIGHEST CONC IN MICE. IN STUDY

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ONLY EXPOS, NOSE-ONLY RSLTD IN MATERNAL & DEVEL TOX

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MUTAGENIC ACTIVITY IN BACTERIAL TEST SYS. PROD CNTNS

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HAS FOUND TO CAUSE CANCER &/OR BIRTH DEFECTS/OTHER

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IMMED

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REMOVE ANY CONTACT LENSES & CONTINUE FLUSHING FOR AT

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PRINCIPAL TOX EFTS OF ING 1,

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ETHANOL IS ANTIDOTAL & ITS EARLY ADMIN MAY BLOCK

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OBJECTIVE IS TO RAPIDLY ACHIEVE & MAINTAIN BLOOD

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OF ETHANOL FOLLOWED BY MAINT DOSE. IV ADMIN OF

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METHYLPYRAZOLE, POTENT INHIBITOR/ALCOHOL

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CONSEQUENCES OF ING 1 POIS. ADDNL THERAPEUTIC

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METABOLISM ARE ADMIN OF BOTH THIAMINE & PYRIDOXINE.

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OF PATIENTS FOLLOWING POIS W/ING 1. NIOSH APPRVD

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CRANIAL NERVE INVOLVEMENT IN LATE STAGES OF TOX FROM

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REPORTED INVOLVING SEVENTH, EIGHTH & NINTH CRANIAL

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DIMINISHED HEARING & DYSPHAGIA.

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LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:INGEST:BITTER TASTE, ABDOM
DISCOMFORT/PAIN, NAUS, VOMIT, DIZZ, MALAISE, BLURRING OF VISION,
IRRITABILITY, FLANK PAIN, DECR IN URINE PROD & CNS EFTS; IRREG EYE
MOVEMENTS, CONVLS & COMA. CARDIAC F AILURE & PULM EDEMA MAY DEVEL.
LG VOLS OF ING 1:SEV KIDNEY DMG. MAY BE FATAL. DEVEL OF WEAK OF
FACIAL (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:MUSCLES, DIMINISHED HEARING & DFCLTY
W/SWALLOWING DURING LAST STAGES OF SEV POIS. LIVER INJURY.
INHAL:IRRIT OF NOSE & THROAT W/HDCH. HIGH VAP CONCS MAY PRDCE NAUS,
VOMIT, HDCH, DIZZ & IRREG EYE MOVEMENTS. EYE:DISCOMFORT
W/PERSISTENT CONJ. CHRONIC:INHAL MAY PRDCE CNS INVOLVEMENT,
PARTICULARY DIZZ & (SUPP DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:MAY AGGRAVATE EXISTING KIDNEY
DISEASE.

First Aid:INGEST:GET MED ASSISTANCE BY IMMED CALLING MD, EMER ROOM/POIS
CTL CTR. IF ADVISE IS NOT AVAIL & VICTIM IS CONSCIOUS & ALERT IMMED
INDUCE VOMIT. TAKE VICTIM & CNTNR TO NEAREST EMER ROOM. SKIN:REMOVE
CO NTAM CLTHG & SHOES. IMMED WASH ALL AFFECTED & EXPOS AREAS W/SOAP
& COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER, SEEK MD. INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF
BRTHG BECOMES DFCLT, ADMIN OXYG. ADMIN ARTF RESP IS BRTHG HAS (ING
10)

Flash Point Method:PMCC
Flash Point:220F,104C
Lower Limits:3.2%
Upper Limits:15.3%
Extinguishing Media:ALCOHOL/ALL-PURPOSE TYPE FOAMS BY MFR'S REC
TECHNIQUES FOR LG FIRES. WATER SPRAY, CARBON DIOXIDE/DRY CHEM FOR
SM FIRES.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP . DO
NOT SPRAY POOL FIRES DIRECTLY. A SOLID STREAM OF WATER/FOAM
DIRECTED INTO HOT BURNING LIQ CAN CAUSE FROTHING.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE.

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. SMALL
SPILLS SHOULD BE FLUSHED W/LARGE QUANTITIES OF WATER. LARGER SPILLS
SHOULD BE COLLECTED FOR DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT DRINK ANTIFREEZE OR SOLUTION.
AVOID BREATHING VAPORS OR MISTS. DO NOT STORE IN OPEN OR UNLABELED
CONTAINERS. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
Other Precautions:KEEP CONTAINER AWAY FROM OPEN FLAMES & EXCESSIVE
HEAT. DO NOT CUT OR WELD ON OR NEAR CONTAINER, EVEN EMPTY. DO NOT
REUSE EMPTY CONTAINERS UNLESS PROPERLY CLEANED. OBSERVE ALL
REQUIREMENTS OF PLANT, CO MPANY OR GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS.

Respiratory Protection:FOR OPERATIONS WHERE TLV MAY BE EXCEEDED, NIOSH
APPRVD RESP W/ORG VAP CARTRIDGE & DUST/MIST PREFILTER/SUPPLIED AIR
RESP IS REC. EQUIP SELECTION DEPENDS ON CONTAM TYPE & CONC, SELECT
I/A/W 29 CFR 1910. 134 & GOOD INDUS HYGIENE PRACTICE.
Ventilation:GEN VENT SHOULD BE ADEQ FOR NORM USE AT AMBIENT TEMPS. FOR
OPERATIONS WHERE MATL IS HEATED/MISTED & TLV MAY BE (SUPDAT)
Protective Gloves:CHEM RESIST(NEOPRENE/PVC COATED) GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & DELUGE
SHOWER . PROT CLTHG IF NEEDED TO AVOID PROLONGED/REPEATED SKIN
CONTACT.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH EXPOSED SKIN THORO W/SOAP & WATER AFTER
USE. CONTAMINATED CLOTHING SHOULD BE REMOVED & LAUNDERED BEFORE
RE-USE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
VENT:EXCEEDED, FORCED VENT SUCH AS LOC EXHST MAY BE NEEDED TO MAINTAIN
EXPOS LEVELS BELOW APPLIC LIMS. EFTS OF OVEREXP:NYSTAGMUS. CONSTANT
SKIN CONT MAY CAUSE SENSIT & ASSOC DERM IN SOME INDIVIDUALS. ING 1
HAS BEEN SHOWN TO PRDCE DOSE-RELATED TERATOGENIC EFTS IN RATS &
MICE WHEN GIVEN BY GAVAGE/IN DRINKING WATER(ING 5)

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:334F,168C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-8F,-22C
Vapor Pres:<0.1 @ 68F
Vapor Density:2.1
Spec Gravity:1.13
Evaporation Rate & Reference:<1 (BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:100% BY WT
Appearance and Odor:YELLOW; MILD ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NONE

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AVOID STRONG BASES AT HIGH TEMPS, STRONG ACIDS, STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS
& MATLS REACTIVE W/HYDROXYL COMPOUNDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:BURNING MAY PRODUCE CARBON MONOXIDE
&/OR CARBON DIOXIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:INCINERATE IN A FURNACE WHERE PERMITTED UNDER
APPROPRIATE FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL REGULATIONS. AT VERY LOW
CONCENTRATION IN WATER, ETHYLENE GLYCOL IS READILY BIODEGRADABLE IN
A BIOLOGICAL WASTEWATER T REATMENT PLANT.

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