Product ID:POLYBASE
MSDS Date:01/04/1990
FSC:6505
NIIN:01-316-8760
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CLKNR

Emergency Phone: (800)424-9300

Info Phone: 612-546-4676;800-328-5113

Preparer: PATRICK L. JOHNSON

Cage: 55763

Telephone: 612-546-4676;800-328-5113

Cage: 55763

POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 8000

CAS: 25322-68-3

RTECS: TQ3500000

POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 400 (CAS# 25322-68-3)

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NO DATA GIVEN FOR THIS PRODUCT
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: INHALATION OF DUSTS MAY
CAUSE RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION. EYE: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION.
SKIN: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. INGESTION: MAY IRRITATION OF THE
GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT. CHRONIC: PROLON GED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE
MAY CAUSE DELAYED KIDNEY DAMAGE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS DID NOT CAUSE
CANCER IN LONG TERM STUDIES, HOWEVER, THIS MATERIAL CONTAINS TRACE
LEVELS OF ACETALDEHYDE, DIOXANE, ETHYLENE OXIDE, AND FORMALDYDE
WHICH ARE CONSIDERED CARCINOGENS O R SUSPECTED CARCINGOGENS.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: INHALATION OF DUSTS MAY CAUSE
RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION. EYE: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. SKIN: MAY
CAUSE IRRITATION. INGESTION: MAY IRRITATION OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL
TRACT.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:MAY CAUSE ADVERSE EFFECTS IN
PERSONS WITH IMPAIRED RENAL FUNCTION. TOPICAL APPLICATIONS
CONTAINING POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR PERSONS
WITH SEVERE BURNS OR IMPAIRED RENAL FUNCTION.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION
IF NOT BREATHING SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. EYE: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH
EYES WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES, LIFTING UPPER AND LOWER
EYELIDS OC CASIONALLY. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: WASH WATER.
SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION PERSISTS OR DEVELOPS.
INGESTION: IF A LARGE AMOUNT IS INGESTED, INDUCE VOMITING BY GIVING
2 GLASSES OF WATER AND STICKING A FINGER DOWN THE THROAT. SEEK
IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. DO NOT GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN
UNCONSIOUS OR CONVULSING PERSON.

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL OR ALCOHOL FOAM
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR SELF CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:AS WITH ANY ORGANIC COMPOUND, THIS
MATERIAL MAY EMIT TOXIC CARBON MONOXIDE AND DIOXIDE FUMES WHEN
HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION (AS UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS)

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT INCLUDING; RUBBER
BOOTS, RUBBER GLOVES, RUBBER APRON, AND A FULL FACEPIECE OR HALF
MASK AIR-PURIFYING CARTRIDGE RESPIRATOR WITH PARTICULATE FILTERS
AND CHEMICAL GOGGLES IF HA LF MASK IS WORN. SWEEP OR VACUUM UP
SPILLAGE AND PLACE IN A TIGHT CONTAINER. KEEP OUT OF SEWERS, STORM
DRAINS, SURFACE WATERS AND SOIL.
Neutralizing Agent:NO DATA PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURER

Handling and Storage Precautions:HANDLING: AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES,
SKIN OR CLOTHING. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. WASH CONTAMINATED
CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE. STORAGE: STORE IN A TIGHT, LIGHT RESISTANT
CONTAINER, PLACED IN A COOL, DR Y, WELL-VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM
INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS.
Other Precautions:COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS
ON SPILL REPORTING AND HANDLING AND DISPOSAL OF WASTE.

Respiratory Protection:A NIOSH/MSHA- APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE
FOR THE EMISSION LEVELS IS RECOMMENDED.
Ventilation:LOCAL OR MECHANICAL IS REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN LEVELS BELOW
THAT OF OSHA AND ACGIH STANDARDS.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER OR LATEX
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELDS OR GOGGLES. AVOID
WEARING CONTACT LENSES
Other Protective Equipment:APPROVED LABORATORY APPAREL AND AN EYEWASH
AND SAFETY SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:DO NOT EAT, DRINK OR SMOKE NEAR THIS MATERIAL.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NO DATA PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURER

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:DECOMPOSES
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:50 TO 60 DEG C
Spec Gravity:1.177@25 DEG C (WATER=1)
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE, WAXY SOLID; SLIGHT, BLAND ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS, OXIDIZING MATERIALS
Stability Condition to Avoid:NO DATA PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURER
Hazardous Decomposition Products:AS WITH ANY ORGANIC COMPOUND, THIS
MATERIAL MAY EMIT TOXIC CARBON MONOXIDE AND DIOXIDE FUMES WHEN
HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE
LOCAL, STATE, FEDERAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.

Toxicological Information:NO TOXICITY DATA AVAILABLE FOR THIS PRODUCT,
HOWEVER, TOXICITY IS EXPECTED TO BE SIMILAR TO THAT OF POLYETHYLENE
GLYCOL 3350 LISTED HERE: ORAL: LD50 = >30 GM/KG (RAT). DERMAL:
MODERATE IRRITATION 500 MG/24 HR (RABBIT). NOTE: POLYETHYLENE
GLYCOLS DID NOT CAUSE CANCER IN LONG TERM STUDIES, HOWEVER, THIS
MATERIAL CONTAINS TRACES OF ALDEHYDE, DIOXANE, ETHYLENE OXIDE AND
FORMALDEHYDE WHICH ARE CONSIDER ED CARCINOGENS OR SUSPECT
CARCINOGENS.

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