MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET: BLUE BEAST
Section I - General Information
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Date of Issue: Supercedes:
7/10/2006 12:00:00 AM 5/31/2002 12:00:00 AM
Chemical Name & Synonyms: Trade Name & Synonyms:
N/A BLUE BEAST
Chemical Family:
Formula is a mixture: []
AMINE/GLYCOL ETHER AQUEOUS SOLUTION
Manufacturer Name:
CHEMSEARCH DIV. OF NCH CORP.
Manufacturer Address:
BOX 152170
IRVING, TX 75015
Prepared By: Product Code Number: Emergency Phone Number:
R Mohochi/Chemist 0567 800-424-9300
Section II - Hazardous Ingredients
THE HAZARDS PRESENTED BELOW ARE THOSE OF THE INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS
Chemical Name (Ingredients) Hazard TLV PEL STEL CAS #
SAFROL CARC/IRR N/E 1 N/E 2 N/E 94-59-7
MONOETHANOLAMINE (MEA) IRRITANT 3 PPM 1 3 PPM 2 6 PPM 1 141-43-5
ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOBUTYL ETHER (EGBE) IRRITANT 20 PPM 1 50 PPM 2 NOT EST 111-76-2
NONYLPHENOL POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL ETHER IRRITANT N/E 1 N/E 2 N/E 127087-87-0
Section III - Physical Data
Specific Gravity (H20=1):1.01
Boiling Point (癋):210?br>
Vapor Pressure (mm Hg):16.31 Color:BLUE
Vapor Density (Air=1):0.6 Odor:SASSAFRAS
pH @ 100% :12.4 Clarity:TRANSPARENT
% Volatile by Volume:95 Evaporation Rate (BuAc=1):0.46
H20 Solubility:COMPLETE Viscosity:NON-VISCOUS
Section IV - Fire and Explosion Hazard
Flash Point: >200癋 Method Used: SETAFLASH
Flammable Limits: PRODUCT MIXTURE UEL: 23.5%
LEL: 1.1% Aerosol Level (NFPA 30B): N/A
Extinguishing Media: NFPA 704 Hazard Rating:
[] Foam [] Alcohol Foam [] CO2 4-Extreme Health: 3
3-High
[] Dry Chemical [] Water Spray [ ] Other Flammability: 1
2-Moderate
Instability: 1
1-Slight
Special:
0-Insignificant
Special Fire Fighting Procedures:
FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE GEAR. EXTINGUISHING MEDIA SHOULD BE CHOSEN BASED ON THE NATURE OF THE
SURROUNDING FIRE. COOL FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS WITH WATER SPRAY TO PREVENT BURSTING.
Unusual Fire and Explosion Hazards:
THE USE OF WATER SPRAY (F0G) WHILE EFFECTIVE, MAY CAUSE FROTHING AND FOAMING. NEVER USE A WATER JET AS THIS WILL JUST SPREAD THE FIRE. USE CARE AS SPILLS MAY
BE SLIPPERY.
Section V - Health and Hazard Data
Threshold Limit Value:
NOT ESTABLISHED FOR MIXTURE. SEE SECTION II.
Effects of Overexposure:
Acute: (Short Term Exposure)
EYE CONTACT: CAUSES SEVERE IRRITATION SEEN AS TEARING, REDNESS, EXCESSIVE BLINKING, SWELLING AND A BURNING SENSATION. PROLONGED CONTACT CAN CAUSE CORNEAL
DAMAGE, BURNS AND POSSIBLE BLINDNESS. SKIN CONTACT: CAUSES SEVERE IRRITATION SEEN AS REDNESS, ITCHING, AND A BURNING SENSATION. PROLONGED CONTACT CAN CAUSE
TISSUE DESTRUCTION, ULCERATION, AND BLEEDING. MAY BE ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN WITH EFFECTS AS THOSE FOR INGESTION SEEN AS CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION,
BLOOD ABNORMALITIES, KIDNEY, AND LIVER DAMAGE AND EVEN DEATH. INHALATION: CAUSES RESPIRATORY IRRITATION SEEN AS COUGHING AND SNEEZING. AT LOW VAPOR
CONCENTRATIONS, NO HARMFUL EFFECTS ARE EXPECTED. AT HIGH VAPOR CONCENTRATIONS, INHALATION MAY CAUSE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM EFFECTS SUCH AS HEADACHE,
DIZZINESS, DROWSINESS, WEAKNESS, UNCONCIOUSNESS, POSSIBLE ANESTHETIC EFFECTS FROM CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION, AND MAY BE FATAL. INGESTION: CAUSES
IRRITATION WITH POSSIBLE NAUSEA, VOMITING, AND DIARRHEA. INGESTION OF LARGE AMOUNTS MAY CAUSE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM EFFECTS SIMILAR TO INHALATION. MAY CAUSE
BLOOD ABNORMALITIES, KIDNEY DAMAGE, LIVER DAMAGE, AND COMA. INGESTION AND SUBSEQUENT VOMITING OF THIS PRODUCT CAN LEAD TO ASPIRATION OF THE PRODUCT INTO THE
LUNGS WHICH CAN CAUSE DAMAGE AND MAY BE FATAL.
Chronic: (Long Term Exposure)
PROLONGED AND REPEATED EXPOSURE TO VAPORS MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO LUNGS, KIDNEYS, SPLEEN, TESTIS, LIVER, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. PROLONGED CONTACT TO DILUTE
SOLUTIONS MAY CAUSE ECZEMA. UPON REPEATED OR PROLONGED CONTACT, THIS PRODUCT MAY BE ABSORBED IN TOXIC AMOUNTS CAUSING BLOOD ABNORMALITIES, WEIGHT LOSS,
ANOREXIA. EXCESSIVE INHALATION OF VAPORS MAY CAUSE THE PRESENCE OF BLOOD IN THE URINE. INGESTION MAY BE HARMFUL WITH SYMPTOMS SIMILAR TO INTOXICATION, THE
SEVERITY OF WHICH DEPENDS ON THE AMOUNT INGESTED. MEDICAL CONDITIONS AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE ARE PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY AND SKIN CONDITIONS SUCH AS ASTHMA,
EMPHYSEMA, AND DERMATITIS; PRE-EXISTING KIDNEYS, LIVER, LUNGS, SPLEEN, BLOOD, AND TESTES DISEASES. TARGET ORGANS: LIVER, KIDNEYS, LUNGS, BLOOD, SPLEEN, AND
TESTES. THE PRIMARY ROUTES OF EXPOSURE ARE SKIN AND EYE CONTACT.
Primary Routes of Entry
[] Inhalation [ ] Ingestion [] Absorption
Emergency First Aid Procedures:
Inhalation:
REMOVE FROM THE AREA TO FRESH AIR. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF RESPIRATORY IRRITATION DEVELOPS OR IF BREATHING BECOMES DIFFICULT.
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Eye Contact:
IMMEDIATELY RINSE THE EYES WITH WATER. REMOVE ANY CONTACT LENSES AND CONTINUE FLUSHING FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. HOLD THE EYELIDS APART TO ENSURE RINSING OF
THE ENTIRE SURFACE OF THE EYES AND LIDS WITH WATER. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.
Skin Contact:
IMMEDIATELY REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES. FLUSH AFFECTED AREAS WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR 20 TO 30 MINUTES. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.
DISCARD CLOTHING AND SHOES.
Ingestion:
GIVE 3 TO 4 GLASSES OF WATER, BUT DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. IF VOMITING OCCURS, GIVE FLUIDS AGAIN. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. DO NOT GIVE ANYTHING BY
MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS OR CONVULSING PERSON.
Notes to Physician:
ORGANIC ABNORMALITIES RESULTING FROM OVEREXPOSURE TO ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOBUTYL ETHER BY ANY ROUTE LIKELY WOULD BE AN ABNORMAL BLOOD PICTURE CHARACTERIZED BY
ERYTHROPENIA, RETICULOCYTOSIS, GRANULOCYTOSIS AND LEUKOCYTOSIS. INGESTION AND SUBSEQUENT VOMITING OF THIS PRODUCT CAN LEAD TO ASPIRATION OF THE PRODUCT INTO
THE LUNGS WHICH CAN CAUSE DAMAGE AND MAY BE FATAL. DEPENDING ON THE AMOUNT INGESTED AND RETAINED AS WELL AS THE TOXICITY OF THE PRODUCT, GASTRIC LAVAGE
SHOULD BE CONSIDERED. KEEP PATIENT'S HEAD BELOW HIPS TO PREVENT PULMONARY ASPIRATION. IF COMATOSE, A CUFFED ENDOTRACHAEL TUBE WILL PREVENT ASPIRATION.
Section VI - Toxicity Information
Product Contains Chemicals Listed as Carcinogen or Potential Carcinogen By:
[] IARC [] NTP [ ] OSHA [ ] ACGIH [ ] Other
VOC CONTENT: 20% BY WEIGHT; 21.2% BY VOLUME; 202 G/L
SAFROL
ORL-RAT LD50: 1950 MG/KG 3.
ORL-RBT LDLo: 1 GM/KG 3.
ORL-RAT TDLo: 200 G/KG/94W-C 3.
SKN-RBT SDT: 500 MG/24H MOD 3.
SKN-RBT LD50: >5 GM/KG 3.
CARCINOGENIC DATA: PRODUCT CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY 90% SAFROLE WHICH HAS
BEEN FOUND TO BE A CARCINOGEN IN ANIMALS. ITS EFFECT ON HUMANS IS
UNKNOWN ALTHOUGH SAFROLE HAS BEEN PROHIBITED FOR USE IN HUMAN FOODS BY
THE FDA. 4.
IARC CLASSIFICATION: GROUP 2B
NTP: PART B- REASONABLY ANTICIPATED TO BE A HUMAN CARCINOGEN.
MONOETHANOLAMINE
ORL-RAT LD50: 1720 MG/KG 3.
SKN-RBT LD50: 1000 MG/KG 3.
SKN-RBT (OPEN): 505 MG MODERATE 3.
EYE-RBT SDT: 250 UG SEVERE 3.
IHL-MUS LC50: >2420 MG/M3/2H 3.
ORL-RAT TDLo: 115 G/KG/90D-C: CHANGES IN LIVER AND BLADDER WEIGHTS 3.
ORL-RAT TDLo: 500 MG/KG; FEMALE 6-15 DAYS AFTER CONCEPTION; FETAL DEATH AND MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM ABNORMALITIES 3.
ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOBUTYL ETHER (EGBE)
SKN-RBT (OPEN): 500 MG MILD 3.
EYE-RBT SDT: 100 MG SEVERE 3.
ORL-RAT LD50: 470 MG/KG 3.
SKN-RBT LD50: 220 MG/KG 3.
IHL-RAT LC50: 450 PPM/4H 3.
IHL-RAT TCLO: 100 PPM/6H (6-18D PREG): TER 3.
ALTHOUGH THE LISTED EFFECTS WERE OBSERVED IN LABORATORY ANIMALS UPON
INHALATION OF THIS MATERIAL, STUDIES HAVE ALSO SUGGESTED THAT THERE IS
LITTLE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS IN HUMANS
EXPOSED IN THE WORKPLACE TO LEVELS THAT COMPLY WITH THE OSHA PERMISSIBLE
EXPOSURE LIMIT OF 50 PPM. AT 100 PPM SOME SUBJECTIVE COMPLAINTS WERE
SEEN IN SENSITIVE INDIVIDUALS, AND EVEN AT 200 PPM THE PRIMARY COMPLAINT
WAS IRRITATION. THIS APPEARS TO BE ONE OF THE FEW MATERIALS TO WHICH THE
HUMAN IS MORE RESISTANT THAN THE USUAL EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS. 5.
INHALATION EXPOSURE TO ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOBUTYL ETHER PRODUCED SOME EVIDENCE OF CANCER IN MICE IN A LONG-TERM BIOASSAY, NO EVIDENCE OF CANCER IN MALE RATS
AND EQUIVOCAL EVIDENCE IN FEMALE RATS. 6.
NONYLPHENOL POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL ETHER
ORL-RAT LD50: 1.3 G/KG 4.
SKN-RBT LD50: 2 ML/KG/24HR OCCLUDED 4.
SKN-RBT: NO IRRITATION (UNCOVERED) 4.
EYE-RBT: 0.5 ML @ 5% DILUTION (SEVERE CORNEAL INJURY) 4.
CONTAINS SURFACTANT WHICH, BASED ON STUDIES WITH RABBITS INVOLVING THE SUSTAINED OCCLUDED CONTACT OF THE UNDILUTED SURFACTANT WITH SKIN, INDICATE THAT SUCH
CONDITIONS MAY RESULT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF INFLAMMATORY CHANGES IN THE LUNG. SEVERAL STUDIES HAVE RESULTED IN SLIGHTLY INCREASED KIDNEY WEIGHTS IN MALE RATS
CONTINUOUSLY EXPOSED TO NONYLPHENOL AT DIETARY CONCENTRATIONS OF 200 PPM OR GREATER. TUBULAR DEGENERATION WAS OBSERVED AT 650 AND 2000 PPM. 4.
Section VII - Reactivity Data
Stability Hazardous Polymerization
[] Stable [ ] Unstable [] Will not occur [ ] May occur
Conditions to Avoid: Conditions to Avoid:
AVOID HEAT, HOT SURFACES, SPARKS, AND OPEN FLAMES. NONE KNOWN.
Incompatibility (Materials to Avoid):
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS SUCH AS CHLORINE BLEACH AND CONCENTRATED HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; ACIDS, BASES, ALDEHYDES, KETONES, EPOXIDES, VINYL CHLORIDE, VINYL
ACETATE, ACRYLIC MONOMERS,ACROLEIN, ACRYLONITRILE, FORMATES, LACTONES, HALOGENATED HYDROCARBONS, ORGANIC ANHYDRIDES, AND ORGANIC HALIDES; MATERIALS REACTIVE
WITH HYDROXYL COMPOUNDS; PROLONGED CONTACT WITH REACTIVE METALS, SUCH AS ALUMINUM, COPPER, BRASS, BRONZE, CHROMIUM, MAGNESIUM, TIN, ZINC, AND ALLOYS, CAN
CAUSE THE FORMATION OF FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN GAS WHICH CAN FORM AN EXPLOSIVE MIXTURE WITH AIR; UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, MAY REACT WITH NITRITES OR OTHER
NITROSATING AGENTS TO FORM CARCINOGENIC NITROSAMINES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:
OXIDES OF CARBON AND NITROGEN; AMMONIA, AMINES, ALDEHYDES, AND KETONES.
Section VIII - Spill Or Leak Procedures
Steps to be Taken if Material is Released or Spilled:
WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. USE CARE AS SPILLS MAY BE SLIPPERY. SHUT OFF SOURCE OF LEAK. DIKE AND CONTAIN SPILL. ABSORB WITH AN INERT MATERIAL AND
TRANSFER ALL MATERIAL INTO A PROPERLY LABELED CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL. PREVENT PRODUCT FROM CONTAMINATING SOIL OR FROM ENTERING SEWAGE AND DRAINAGE SYSTEMS
AND BODIES OF WATER. FLUSH AREA WITH WATER.
Waste Disposal Method(s):
DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.
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Neutralizing Agent:
N/A
Section IX - Special Protection Information
Required Ventilation:
LOCAL VENTILATION IS RECOMMENDED TO CONTROL EXPOSURE FROM OPERATIONS THAT CAN GENERATE EXCESSIVE LEVELS OF VAPORS. LOCAL VENTILATION IS PREFERRED, BECAUSE IT
PREVENTS DISPERSION INTO WORK AREAS BY CONTROLLING IT AT ITS SOURCE.
Respiratory Protection:
RESPIRATORS SHOULD BE SELECTED BY AND USED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF A TRAINED HEALTH AND SAFETY PROFESSIONAL FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS FOUND IN OSHA'S RESPIRATOR
STANDARD (29 CFR 1910.134) AND ANSI'S STANDARD FOR RESPIRATORY PROTECTION (Z88.2-1992). FOR CONCENTRATIONS ABOVE THE TLV AND/OR PEL BUT LESS THAN 10 TIMES
THESE LIMITS, A NIOSH APPROVED HALF-FACEPIECE RESPIRATOR EQUIPPED WITH APPROPRIATE CHEMICAL CARTRIDGES MAY BE USED. FOR CONCENTRATIONS GREATER THAN 10 TIMES
THE TLV AND/OR PEL, CONSULT THE NIOSH RESPIRATOR DECISION LOGIC FOUND IN PUBLICATION NO. 87-116 OR ANSI Z88.2-1992.
Glove Protection:
NEOPRENE OR NITRILE RUBBER GLOVES SHOULD BE WORN. ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH OSHA'S PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) STANDARD FOR HAND PROTECTION, 29 CFR
1910.138.
Eye Protection:
CHEMICAL GOGGLES SHOULD BE WORN WHEN HANDLING. ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH OSHA'S PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) STANDARD FOR EYE AND FACE PROTECTION, 29 CFR
1910.133.
Other Protection:
WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING WHEN HANDLING. A SAFETY SHOWER AND AN EYEWASH STATION SHOULD BE AVAILABLE. REMOVE SOAKED CLOTHING AND SHOES. WASH CLOTHING AND CLEAN
SHOES BEFORE REUSE.
Section X - Storage and Handling Information
Storage Temperature Storage Conditions
Max: 120癋 Min: 35癋 [] Indoors [ ] Outdoors [ ] Heated [ ] Refrigerated
Precautions to be Taken in Handling and Storing:
ALWAYS STORE MATERIAL IN ITS ORIGINAL CONTAINER. KEEP THE CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE. EMPTY CONTAINERS MAY CONTAIN PRODUCT RESIDUES WHICH MAY
EXHIBIT THE HAZARDS OF THE PRODUCT. TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPLOSION DO NOT PRESSURIZE, CUT, WELD, SOLDER, DRILL, GRIND, OR EXPOSE EMPTY CONTAINERS TO HEAT, HOT
SURFACES, SPARKS, OR OPEN FLAMES. GROUND AND BOND CONTAINER WHEN HANDLING NEAR FLAMMABLE VAPORS AND ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION. KEEP FROM FREEZING. IF PRODUCT
FREEZES ALLOW IT TO SLOWLY WARM TO ROOM TEMPERATURE AND STIR THOROUGHLY BEFORE USING.
Other Precautions:
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. READ THE ENTIRE LABEL BEFORE USING THE PRODUCT. FOLLOW THE LABEL DIRECTIONS. TRACES OF FREE ETHYLENE OXIDE MAY BE PRESENT IN
THIS PRODUCT AND COULD ACCUMULATE IN THE HEADSPACE OF STORAGE AND TRANSPORT VESSELS.
Section XI - Regulatory Information
Chemical Name CAS Number Upper % Limit
GLYCOL ETHERS N/A 20
SAFROL 94-59-7 1
Those Ingredients listed above are subject to the reporting requirements of 313 of Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 and 40
CFR part 372.
Please call 1-800-527-9919 for additional information if you are a California customer. This MSDS is not intended for users in the state of California.
Section XII - References
1. THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUES FOR CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES AND PHYSICAL AGENTS AND BIOLOGICAL EXPOSURE INDICES, ACGIH, 2006.
2. OSHA PEL.
3. REGISTRY OF TOXIC EFFECTS OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES, CCINFOWeb, 2006.
4. VENDOR'S MSDS.
5. DISSOLVING THE MYTHS ABOUT EGBE AND HEALTH, CMA, GLYCOL ETHER PANEL, 1989.
6. CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION, NOVEMBER 9, 1998.
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS BASED ON DATA CONSIDERED ACCURATE IN LIGHT OF CURRENT FORMULATION. HOWEVER, NO WARRANTY IS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED REGARDING
THE ACCURACY OF THE DATA OR THE RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE THEREOF.
CHEMSEARCH DIV. OF NCH CORP. assumes no responsibility for personal injury or property damage caused by the use, storage, or disposal of the product in a
manner not recommended on the product label. Users assume all risks associated with such unrecommended use, storage, or disposal of the product.
?008 NCH Corporation All rights reserved.
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