Product ID:DOWANOL DM GLYCOL ETHER
MSDS Date:03/23/1999
FSC:6850
NIIN:01-377-5075
MSDS Number: CJPHN

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DIETHYLENE GLYCOL METHYL ETHER

CAS: 111-77-3

RTECS: KL6125000

Fraction By Weight: 99%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50: 3200 MG/KG (RATS)
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE: MAY CAUSE SLIGHT TRANSIENT
IRRITATION.SKIN: PROLONGED OR REPEATED CONTACT NOT LIKELY TO CAUSE
SIGNIFICANT SKIN IRRIATION. INGESTION:SINGLE DOSE ORAL TOXICITY IS
LOW.SWALLOWING LARGE AMOUNTS MAY C AUSE INJURY. INHALATION: SINGLE
EXPOSURE NOT EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS.TARGET ORGANS:KIDNEY, LIVER,
TESTES AT VERY HIGH DOSES.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THIS COMPOUND CONTAINS NO INGREDIENTS AT
CONCENTRATIONS OF 0.1% OR GREATER THAT ARE CARCINOGENS OR SUSPECT
CARCINOGENS.
Effects of Overexposure:EYE IRRITATION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES WHILE HOLDING EYELIDS
OPEN. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING.
WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. RESTORE
BREATHI NG. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE
VOMITING. GET T MEDICAL HELP.

Flash Point Method:SCC
Flash Point:=91.7C, 197.F
Lower Limits:1.38%
Upper Limits:22.7%
Extinguishing Media:WATER FOG, ALCOHOL RESISTANT FOAM, CARBON DIOXIDE,
DRY CHEMICAL. DO NOT USE DIRECT STREAM OF WATER.
Fire Fighting Procedures:ISOLATE FIRE AREA AND DENY ENTRY OF PESONNEL.
WEAR POSITIVE-PRESSURE, SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND
PROTECTIVE FI E FIGHTING CLOTHING. FOR LARGE SPILLS WARN PEOPLE OF
DOWNWIND EXPLOSION HAZAR D.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:VAPOR EXPLOSION HAZARD.

Spill Release Procedures:ELIMINATE SOURCES OF IGNITION. VENTILATE AREA.
GROUND AND BOND ALL CONTAINERS. SOAK UP WITH SUITABLE, NONREACTIVE
ABSORBENT MATERIAL. COLLECT INTO SUITABLE CONTAINERS FOR DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:PRACTICE REASONABLE CARE AND
CLEANLINESS. AVOID BREATHING VAPOR IF GENERATED.
Other Precautions:NO SMOKING OR OPEN FLAMES IN STORAGE AREA.

Respiratory Protection:IF RESPIRATORY IRRITATION IS EXPERIENCED, USE AN
APPROVED AIR-PURIFYING RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:GOOD GENERAL/LOCAL VENTILATION SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT FOR
MOST CONDITIONS.
Protective Gloves:NONE REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES.
Other Protective Equipment:CLEAN, BODY COVERING CLOTHING. AN EMERGENCY
EYEWASH AND SHOWER SHOULD BE AVAILABLE.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP AND WATER
BEFORE EATING, DRINKING, SMOKING OR USING TOILET FACILITIES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE

HCC:V5
Boiling Pt:=193.9C, 381.F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:NOT GIVEN
Vapor Pres:.25 MMHG @ 25C
Vapor Density:4.16
Spec Gravity:.965
VOC Grams/Liter:8.47
Viscosity:NOT GIVEN
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT GIVEN
Solubility in Water:COMPLETELY MISCIBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUID, MILD ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZING MATERIALS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID STATIC DISCHARGE, FLAMMABLE VAPORS
CAN BE RELEASED AT ELEVATED TEMPS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:DOES NOT NORMALLY DECOMPOSE. MAY
RELEASE OXIDES OF CARBON.

Waste Disposal Methods:PREVENT WASTE FROM CONTAMINATING SURROUNDING
ENVIRONMENT. DISCARD ANY PRODUCT, RESIDUE, DISPOSE MATERIAL,
CONTAINER OR LINER IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
REGULATIONS.

Toxicological Information:LD50 FOR SKIN ABSORPTION IN RABBITS IS 20
ML/KG. ORAL LD50 FOR RATS IS >7000 MG/KG.

Ecological:MATERIAL IS PRACTICALLY NON-TOXIC TO AQUATIC ORGANISMS ON AN
ACUTE BASIS (LC50 >100 MG/L IN SENSITIVE SPECIES). LC50 FOR FATHEAD
MINNOW IS 5741 MG/L. LC50 FOR WATER FLEA IS 1192 MG/L. LC50 FOR
EMERALD SHINER IS >500 MG/L.

Transport Information:NOT REGULATED.

SARA Title III Information:PRODUCT IS SUBJECT TO REPORTING REQUIMENT OD
SEC 313., ALSO CLASSIFED AS FIRE AND A DELAYED HEALTH HAZARD UNDER
SEC 3111 AND 312. CAS #111-77-3 IS ON THE TSCA INVENTORY.
State Regulatory Information:LISTED ON PENNSYLVANIA HAZ SUBSTANCES
LIST. ALSO ON THE CANADIAN HAZ SUBSTANSE LIST.

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