Product ID:FLEET CHARGE ANTIFREEZE & COOLANT
MSDS Date:05/15/2001
FSC:6850
NIIN:01-464-9137
MSDS Number: CLCYW

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Cage: 0U3B1

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ETHYLENE GLYCOL

CAS: 107-21-1

RTECS: KW2975000

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

DIETHYLENE GLYCOL

CAS: 111-46-6

RTECS: ID5950000

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: REPEATED EXPOSURE MAY RESULT IN ABSORPTION OF HARMFUL
AMOUNTS. MASSIVE CONTACT WITH DAMAGED SKIN OR OF MATERIAL
SUFFICIENTLY HOT TO BURN SKIN MAY RESULT IN AB SORPTION.
INGESTION: EXCESSIVE EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
EFFECTS, CARDIOPULMONARY EFFECTS (METABOLIC ACIDOSIS), AND KIDNEY
FAILURE. SWALLOWING LARGER AMOUNTS MAY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY, EVEN
DEATH. INHALATION: HIGH TEMPERATURES MAY GENERATE VAPOR LEVELS
SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE ADVERSE EFFECTS. SYSTEM EFFECTS: REPEATED
EXCESSIVE EXPOSURES MAY CAUSE SEVERE KIDNEY, LIVER, & GASTROINTESTI
NAL EFFECTS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:BASED ON DATA FROM LONG-TERM ANIMAL
STUDIES, ETHYLENE GLYCOL IS NOT BELIEVED TO POSE A CARCINOGENIC
RISK TO MAN.
Effects of Overexposure:SYSTEMIC EFFECTS: EXCESSIVE EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE
NAUSEA AND/OR VOMITING. ANESTHETIC OR NARCOTIC EFFECTS MAY BE
OBSERVED.

First Aid:EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH W/ LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR 15 MIN,
LIFTING/LOWERING LIDS. SKIN: FLUSH AREA OF CONTACT W/ LARGE
AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN WHILE REMOVING CONTAMINATED
CLOTHING. I NHALATION: IMMEDIATELY REMOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR &
CALL EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE. IF NOT BREATHING GIVE ARTIFICIAL
RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. INGESTION:
OBTAIN IMMEDIATE MEDI CAL ATTENTION. IF PATIENT IS FULLY CONSCIOUS,
GIVE TWO GLASSES OF WATER. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. GET MEDICAL
ATT'N FOR ALL ROUTES.

Flash Point Method:SCC
Flash Point:=119.C, 246.2F
Lower Limits:3.2%
Upper Limits:22%
Extinguishing Media:WATER FOG OR FINE SPRAY. ALCOHOL RESISTANT FOAM
(ATC TYPE) ARE PREFERRED IF AVAILABLE. GENERAL PURPOSE SYNTHETIC
FOAMS (INCLUDING AFFF) OR PROTEIN FOAMS MAY FUNCTION.
Fire Fighting Procedures:CARBON DIOXIDE OR DRY CHEMICAL MAY ALSO BE
USED TO EXTINGUISH FIRE. WEAR POSITIVE-PRESSURE, SELF-CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS (SCBA) AND PROTECTIVE FIRE FIGHTING CLOTHING
(INCLUDES FIRE-FIGHTING HEL MET, COAT, PANTS, BOOTS AND GLOVES).
AUTOIGNITION TEMPERATURE FOR ETHYLENE GLYCOL IS 398C (748F).
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:ETHYLENE GLYCOL OR SOLUTIONS OF ETHYLENE
GLYCOL & WATER CAN FORM FLAMMABLE VAPORS WITH AIR IF HEATED
SUFFICIENTLY. KEEP PEOPLE AWAY ISOLATE FIRE AREA AND DENY
UNNECESSARY ENTRY.

Spill Release Procedures:KEEP PEOPLE AWAY FROM SPILL. PVC-COATED RUBBER
GLOVES & MONOGOGGLES OR FACESHIELD CAN BE USED DURING CLEANUP OF
SPILL SITE. DO NOT DUMP USED PRODUCT OR DILUTED MATERIAL INTO
SEWERS, ON THE GROUND OR INTO ANY BODY OF WATER. SMALL SPILLS:
SOAK UP WITH ABSORBENT MATERIAL. LARGE SPILLS: DIKE & PUMP INTO
SUITABLE CONTAINERS FOR DISPOSAL. ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH ALL
APPLICABLE STATUES.

Handling and Storage Precautions:PRODUCT ON SURFACES CAN CAUSE SLIPPERY
CONDITIONS. PRACTICE REASONABLE CARE AND CLEANLINESS. AVOID
BREATHING SPRAY MIST IF GENERATED. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
PRODUCT MAY BECOME A SOLID AT TEMPE RATURS BELOW -18C (0F). DO NOT
STORE NEAR FOOD, FOODSTUFFS, DRUGS OR POTABLE WATER SUPPLIES.

Respiratory Protection:RESPIRATORY PROTECTION IS REQUIRED IF AIRBORNE
CONCENTRATION EXCEEDS TLV.
Ventilation:USE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO MEET TLV
REQUIREMENTS.
Protective Gloves:POLYETHYLENE; NEOPRENE, NITRILE; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL;
NATURAL RUBBER, BUTYL RUBBE
Eye Protection:SAFETY GOGGLES AND FACE SHIELD.
Other Protective Equipment:SAFETY SHOWER SHOULD BE AVAILABLE. EMERGENCY
EYEWASH SHOULD BE AVAILABLE.
Work Hygienic Practices:CONTACT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN WHEN WORKING
WITH THIS CHEMICAL.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE

HCC:V5
Boiling Pt:=171.C, 339.8F
B.P. Text:(339 - 348F)
Melt/Freeze Pt:=-18.C, -.4F
Vapor Pres:<0.1
Vapor Density:2.1
Spec Gravity:1.12
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NIL
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:GREEN; MILD ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:97.0

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ISOLATE FROM STRONG OXIDIZERS SUCH AS PERMANGANATES, CHROMATES &
PEROXIDES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:ISOLATE FROM OXIDIZERS, HEAT & OPEN
FLAMES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE FROM
BURNING.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:MATERIAL IS NOT KNOWN TO POLYMERIZE.

Waste Disposal Methods:DO NOT DISCHARGE TO SEWER. WEAR APPROPRIATE
PERSONAL PROTECTION. TAKE UP WITH SAND, VERMICULITE, OR SIMILAR
INERT MATERIAL. DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
REGULATIONS.

Toxicological Information:TERATOLOGY: EXPOSURE TO ETHYLENE GLYCOL HAS
CAUSED BIRTH DEFECTS IN LABORATORY ANIMALS ONLY AT DOSES TOXIC TO
THE MOTHER. REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS: ETHYLENE GLYCOL HAS NOT
INTERFERED WITH REPRODUCTION IN ANIMAL STIUDIES EXCEPT AT VERY
HIGH DOSES. SKIN: THE DERMAL LD50 HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED.
INGESTION: THE LETHAL DOSE IN HUMANS IS ESTIMATED TO BE 100 ML (3
OUNCES). THE ORAL LD50 FOR RATS IS IN THE 6000-13,000 MG/KG RANGE.
MUTAGENICITY: IN VITRO MUTAGENICITY STUDIES WERE NEGATIVE. ANIMAL
MUTAGENICITY STUDIES WERE NEGATIVE.

Ecological:BIOCONCENTRATION POTENTIAL IS LOW (BCF LESS THAN 100 OR LOG
KOW LESS THAN 3). LOG OCTANOL/WATER PARTITION COEFFICIENT (LOG KOW)
IS -1.36. HENRY'S LAW CONSTANT (H) IS 6.03E-08 ATM-M3/MOL.
BIOCONCENTRAT ION FACTOR (BCF) IS 10 IN GOLDEN ORFE.
BIODEGRADATION UNDER AEROBIC STATIC LABORATORY CONDITIONS IS HIGH
(BOD20 OR BOD28/THOD GREATER THAN 40%). 5-DAY BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN
DEMAND (BOD5) IS 0.78 P/P. 10 -DAY BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND
(BOD10) IS 1.06 P/P. MATERIAL IS PRACTICALLY NON-TOXIC TO AQUATIC
ORGANISMS ON AN ACUTE BASIS.

Transport Information:US DOT: NON-BULK PROPER SHIPPING NAME: ETHYLENE
GLYCOL (FLEET CHARGE ANTIFREEZE). BULK PROPER SHIPPING NAME:
ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE, LIQUID, NOS (ETHYLENE GLYCOL),
ID NUMBER: UN3082, HAZ ARD CLASS: 9, PACKING GROUP: PG III,
REPORTABLE QUANTITY: 5,000 LB. IATA: NON-BULK PROPER SHIPPING
NAME: ETHYLENE GLYCOL (FLEET CHARGE ANTIFREEZE)- NOT REGULATED BY
IATA.

SARA Title III Information:SECTION 311/312- CATEGORIES: ACUTE HAZARD;
CHRONIC HAZARD. SECTION 312- INVENTORY REPORTING: ETHYLENE GLYCOL
IS SUBJECT TO TIER I AND/OR TIER II ANNUAL INVENTORY REPORTING.
SECTION 313- EMISSION REP ORTING: ETHYLENE GLYCOL IS SUBJECT TO
FORM R REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. SECTION 302- EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS
SUBSTANCES: ETHYLENE GLYCOL IS NOT LISTED.
Federal Regulatory Information:TSCA INVENTORY: ETHYLENE GLYCOL (CAS#
107-21-1) LISTED. CLEAN AIR ACT (1990)- LIST OF HAZARDOUS AIR
CONTAMINANTS: LISTED. CERCLA: REPORTABLE QUANTITY (RQ): 5,000 LBS
(532 GALLONS).
State Regulatory Information:CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65- THIS PRODUCT
CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING CHEMICAL(S) KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
TO CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS AND/OR OTHER REPRODUCTIVE HARM: ETHYLENE
GLYCOL MONOMETHYL ETHER (CAS # 109-86-4), AMOUNT <= 0.0009%. THIS
PRODUCT CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING CHEMICAL(S) KNOWN TO THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER: 1,4- DIOXANE (CAS#123-91-1), AMOUNT
<=0.0086%; ACETALDEHYDE (CAS# 75- 07-0), AMOUNT <=0.1000 PPM.
CALIFORNIA SCAOMD RULE 443.1- VOC: VAPOR PROSSURE 0.06 MMHG AT 20C,
111 3.38 G/L

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