DOW CHEMICAL USA -- DOWTHERM SR-1 40 HEAT TRANSFER FLUID 20889  -- 6850-00N017282
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:DOWTHERM SR-1 40 HEAT TRANSFER FLUID 20889
MSDS Date:03/12/1990
FSC:6850
NIIN:00N017282
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:DOW CHEMICAL USA
Address:2020 DOW CENTER
City:MIDLAND
State:MI
ZIP:48674
Country:US
Info Phone Num:517-636-4400
Emergency Phone Num:517-636-4400
CAGE:EO044
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:DOW CHEMICAL CO
Address:100 LARKIN CENTER
Box:City:MIDLAND
State:MI
ZIP:48674
Country:US
Phone:800-258-2436
CAGE:96717
Company Name:DOW CHEMICAL USA
Address:2020 DOW CENTER
City:MIDLAND
State:MI
ZIP:48640-6030
Country:US
CAGE:EO044

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:ING 5: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION TO UPPER RESP TRACT.
    OBSERVATIONS IN ANIMALS INCLUDE FORMATION OF BLADDER STONES (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6: AFTER RPTD ORAL DOSES OF DIETHYLENE GLYCOL.
    OBSERVATIONS IN ANIMALS INCLUDE KIDNEY & LIVER EFTS & (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7: DEPOSITION OF CALCIUM SALTS IN VARIOUS TISSUES AFTER
    LONG-TERM DIETARY INTAKE OF ETHYLENE GLYCOL. BASED (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8:ON DATA FROM LONG-TERM ANIMAL STUDIES, DIETHYLENE
    GLYCOL IS NOT BELIEVED TO POSE CARCINOGENIC RISK TO MAN.(ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9: ETHYLENE GLYCOL DID NOT CAUSE CANCER IN LONG-TERM
    ANIMALS STUDIES BASED ON ANIMAL STUDIES INGEST OF VERY(ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10: LRG AMTS OF ETHYLENE GLYCOL APPEARS TO BE THE MAJOR
    & POSS ONLY ROUTE OF EXP TO PRODUCE BIRTH DEFECTS. (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11: EXP BY INHAL/SKIN CONTACT, THE PRIMARY ROUTES OF
    OCCUP EXP, HAD MINIMAL/ESSENTIALLY NO EFT ON THE FETUS(ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12: BIRTH DEFECTS ARE UNLIKELY FROM EXP TO DIETHYLENE
    GLYCOL. EXP HAVING NO ADVERSE EFTS ON THE MOTHER (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13: SHOULD HAVE NO EFTS ON THE FETUS. DIETHYLENE GLYCOL
    HAS NOT INTERFERED W/REPRODUCTION IN ANIMAL STUDIES.(ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 14: IN STUDIES ON RATS, ETHYLENE GLYCOL HAS BEEN SHOWN
    NOT TO INTERFERE W/REPRODUCTION. IN STUDIES ON MICE, (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 15: INGEST OF EG IN LRG AMTS CAUSED A SML DECREASE IN
    NUMBER OF LITTERS/PAIR, LIVE PUPS/LITTER, IN LIVE (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 16: PUP WEIGHT. RESULTS OF INVITRO ('TEST TUBE')
    MUTAGENCITIY TESTS HAVE BEEN NEGATIVE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC: BE CONSIDERED. N ENG J MED 304:21 1981. IF
    BURN IS PRESENT, TREAT AS ANY THERMAL BURN AFTER (ING 19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 18: DECONTAM. CONSULT STANDARD LITERATURE. SUPPORTIVE
    CARE. TRTMT BASED ON JUDGMENT OF MD IN RESPONSE TO PATIENT.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ETHYLENE GLYCOL
CAS:107-21-1
RTECS #:KW2975000
Fraction by Wt: 40-43%
OSHA PEL:50 PPM, C
ACGIH TLV:50 PPM, C, VAPOR
EPA Rpt Qty:1 LB
DOT Rpt Qty:1 LB

Ingred Name:DIETHYLENE GLYCOL
CAS:111-46-6
RTECS #:ID5950000
Fraction by Wt: < 5%

Ingred Name:DIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE
CAS:7758-11-4
Fraction by Wt: < 5%

Ingred Name:WATER
CAS:7732-18-5
RTECS #:ZC0110000
Fraction by Wt: < 60%

Ingred Name:SUPP DATA: BE ATTAINED THAT ARE SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE IRRIT
    AND OTHER EFTS. SYSTEMIC & OTHER EFTS: EXCESSIVE EXP (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50: (ORAL,RAT) 8200 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE: ESSENTIALLY NONIRRIT. VAP/MISTS
    MAY BE IRRIT. SKIN: PRLNG/RPTD EXP NOT LIKELY TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT
    SKIN IRRIT. MAY CAUSE MORE SEVERE RESPONSE IF SKIN IS ABRADED
    (SCRATCHED/CUT). SKIN ABSORP: A SI NGLE PRLNG EXP IS NOT LIKELY TO
    RESULT IN THE MATL BEING ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN IN HARMFUL AMTS. THE
    (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: DERMAL LD50 HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED.
    RPTD SKIN EXP TO LRG QTYS MAY RESULT IN ABSORP OF HARMFUL AMTS.
    INGEST: EXCESSIVE EXP MAY CAUSE CNS EFTS, & KIDNEY FAILURE. IN
    DOWTHERM (R) SR-1 WHICH CN TNS 95 % ETHYLENE GLYCOL. SINGLE DOSE
    ORAL TOX IS EXPECTED MODERATE IN HUMANS EVEN THOUGH TESTS W/ANIMALS
    (SUPP DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:EYES: IRRIGATE IMMED W/H*2O FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. SKIN: WASH
    OFF IN FLOWING H*2O/SHOWER. WASH CONTAM CLTHG BEFORE REUSE. INGEST:
    IF SWALLOWED, INDUCE VOMIT IMMED AS DIRECTED BY MED PERSONNEL.
    NEVER GIV E ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCON PERSON.INHAL: REMOVE TO
    FRESH AIR IF EFTS OCCUR, SEE MD. NOTE TO MD: IN TRTMT OF INTOX, THE
    USE OF ETHANOL, HEMODIALYSIS & IV FLUIDS TO CONTROL ACIDOSIS
    SHOULD(ING 18)

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:NONE TO 220 F
Extinguishing Media:WATER FOG, ALCOHOL FOAM AND DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED POSITIVE-PRESSURE,
    SCBA.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:SMALL SPILLS: SOAK UP WITH ABSORBENT MATERIAL.
    LARGE SPILLS: DIKE AND PUMP INTO SUITABLE CONTAINERS. CLEAN UP
    RESIDUAL WITH WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID SKIN AND EYE CONTACT. DO NOT
    INGEST.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:ATMOSPHERIC LEVELS SHOULD BE MAINTAINED BELOW
    THE EXPOSURE GUIDELINE. WHEN RESPIRATORY PROTECTION IS REQUIRED FOR
    CERTAIN OPERATIONS, USE A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED AIR-PURIFYING
    RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:GOOD GENERAL VENTIALTION SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT FOR MOST
    CONDITIONS. LOCAL EXHAUST VENT MAY BE NEC FOR SOME OPERATIONS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EFTS OF OVEREXP: SHOW A LOWER DEGREE OF TOX. AMTS INGESTED INCIDENTAL
    TO INDUS HANDLING ARE NOT LIKELY TO CAUSE INJURY: HOWEVER INGESTION
    OF LARGER AMOUNTS COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY, EVEN DEATH. INHA L:
    AT ROOM TEMP, VAP ARE MINIMAL DUE TOLOW VAP PRESS. IF
    HEATED/SPRAYED AS AN AEROSOL CONCENTRATIONS MAY (ING 5)

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:223F,106C
Vapor Pres:17 @ 20 C
Vapor Density:> 1
Spec Gravity:1.06
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:PINK LIQUID, PUNGENT ODOR.

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

OXIDIZING MATERIALS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:SALVAGE, OR BURN IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE
    LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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