INSTRUMENTATION LABORATORY -- DIETHANOLAMINE  -- 6550-00F021483
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:DIETHANOLAMINE
MSDS Date:02/01/1987
FSC:6550
NIIN:00F021483
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:INSTRUMENTATION LABORATORY
Address:113 HARTWELL AVE
City:LEXINGTON
State:MA
ZIP:02173-3190
Info Phone Num:(617) 861-0710
Emergency Phone Num:(617) 861-0710
CAGE:22270
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:INSTRUMENTATION LABORATORY INC
Address:113 HARTWELL AVE
Box:City:LEXINGTON
State:MA
ZIP:02173-3125
Country:US
Phone:617-861-0710
CAGE:22270

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

Ingred Name:DIETHANOLAMINE
CAS:111-42-2
RTECS #:KL2975000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
Other REC Limits:3 PPM
OSHA PEL:3 PPM
ACGIH TLV:13 MG/CUM
EPA Rpt Qty:1 LB
DOT Rpt Qty:1 LB

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50 (RAT): 710 MG/KG.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: COUGH/LABORED
    BREATHING/NAUSEA/HEADACHE. SKIN:
    IRRITATION/REDNESS/BLISTERING/SHARP PAIN/FIRST-DEGREE
    BURNS/SECOND-DEGREE BURN/DERMATITIS. EYES:
    TEARING/IRRITATION/CONJUNCTIVITIS/CORNEAL IN JURY. INGESTION:
    SEVERE PAIN/VOMITING/DIARRHEA/COLLAPSE. VOMITUS MAY CONTAIN BLOOD &
    ERODED MUCOSAL LINING.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: COUGH/LABORED
    BREATHING/NAUSEA/HEADACHE. SKIN:
    IRRITATION/REDNESS/BLISTERING/SHARP PAIN/FIRST-DEGREE
    BURN/SECOND-DEGREE BURN/DERMATITIS. EYES:
    TEARING/IRRITATION/CONJUNCTIVITIS/CORNEAL INJ URY. INGESTION:
    SEVERE PAIN/VOMITING/DIARRHEA/COLLAPSE. VOMITUS MAY CONTAIN BLOOD &
    ERODED MUCOSAL LINING.

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

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING STOPS, GIVE
    ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. SKIN: WASH W/SOAP & WATER. EYES: FLUSH
    W/PLENTY OF WATER. INGESTION: IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE PLENTY OF WATER
    IMMEDIATELY. D ON'T INDUCE VOMITING. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN
    ALL CASES.

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

Flash Point:305F
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, WATER SPRAY OR FOAM

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:DON'T PIPET BY MOUTH.
Other Precautions:DIETHANOLAMINE IS AN ALKALINE CORROSIVE.

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

Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection:SPLASH PROOF GLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:LABORATORY PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
    REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:519F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:82F
Spec Gravity:1.1
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:SYRUP LIQUID W/MILD AMMONIA LIKE ODOR

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
DIETHANOLAMINE PICKS UP MOISTURE & REACTS W/CO2, COPPER, COPPER ALLOYS,
    GALVANIZED IRON, & STRONG OXIDIZERS
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT OR FLAME
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CORROSIVE FUMES OF HYDROGEN CHLORIDE &
    TOXIC OXIDES OF NITROGEN & OXYGEN

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE, &
    FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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