Univar USA
6100 Carillon Point
Kirkland WA 98033
425-889-3400
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MSDS Number:DZ59518 MSDS Version :004
004 10/14/03 PROPYLENE GLYCOL
PRODUCT NAME :
PROPYLENE GLYCOL
MSDS NUMBER :
DZ59518
EFFECTIVE DATE :
01/16/01
SUPERSEDES :
NEW
ISSUED BY :
008360
1 . COMPANY INFORMATION
Distributed by :
Univar USA
6100 Carillon Pt .
Kirkland, WA 98033
425 889-3400
EMERGENCY TELEPHONE
CHEMTREC
800 424-9300
MAR
2 . COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS
3 . HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION
4 . FIRST AID
PROPYLENE GLYCOL
CAS# 000057-55-6
>99 .8%
EMERGENCY OVERVIEW
*
COLORLESS LIQUID .
ODORLESS .
TOXIC FUMES ARE RELEASED IN FIRE
*
SITUATIONS .
POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS (SEE SECTION 11 FOR TOXICOLOGICAL DATA .)
EYE :
MAY CAUSE SLIGHT TRANSIENT (TEMPORARY) EYE IRRITATION .
CORNEAL INJURY IS UNLIKELY .
MISTS MAY CAUSE EYE IRRITATION .
SKIN :
PROLONGED CONTACT IS ESSENTIALLY NONIRRITATING TO SKIN .
A
SINGLE PROLONGED EXPOSURE IS NOT LIKELY TO RESULT IN THE MATER-
IAL BEING ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN IN HARMFUL AMOUNTS .
REPEATED
EXPOSURES MAY CAUSE FLAKING AND SOFTENING OF SKIN .
MAY BE
ABSORBED IN POTENTIALLY HARMFUL AMOUNTS WHEN APPLIED IN LARGE
QUANTITIES TO SEVERE BURNS (SECOND OR THIRD DEGREE) OVER LARGE
AREAS OF THE BODY AS PART OF A CREAM OR OTHER TOPICAL APPLICA-
TION .
ABSORPTION UNDER SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES CAN ELEVATE SERUM
OSMOLALITY AND MAY RESULT IN OSMOTIC SHOCK .
INGESTION :
SINGLE DOSE ORAL TOXICITY IS CONSIDERED TO BE
EXTREMELY LOW .
NO HAZARDS ANTICIPATED FROM SWALLOWING SMALL
AMOUNTS INCIDENTAL TO NORMAL HANDLING OPERATIONS .
INHALATION :
AT ROOM TEMPERATURE, VAPORS ARE MINIMAL DUE TO
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES .
MISTS MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OF UPPER
RESPIRATORY TRACT .
SYSTEMIC (OTHER TARGET ORGAN) EFFECTS :
REPEATED EXCESSIVE
INGESTION MAY CAUSE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM EFFECTS .
CANCER INFORMATION :
DID NOT CAUSE CANCER IN LONG-TERM
ANIMAL STUDIES .
TERATOLOGY (BIRTH DEFECTS) :
BIRTH DEFECTS ARE UNLIKELY .
EXPO-
SURES HAVING NO ADVERSE EFFECTS ON THE MOTHER SHOULD HAV