Product ID:MEA MONOETHANOLAMINE, MEA
MSDS Date:09/12/2000
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-270-6207
MSDS Number: CLBRB

Emergency Phone: 409-727-0831

Info Phone: 512-459-6543/713-235-6432(MSDS)

Preparer: COORDINATOR, PROD SAFETY

Cage: LO053

Telephone: 504-366-9105

Cage: 0PGK2

ETHANOL, 2-AMINO-

CAS: 141-43-5

RTECS: KJ5775000

OSHA PEL 3 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 3 PPM

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORAL, RAT) >1.00-2.00 G/KG.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE: CAUSES IRRITATION. SEVERE EYE
DAMAGE MAY CAUSE BLINDNESS. SKIN: CAUSES SEVERE IRRITATION. AND
POSSIBLE TISSUE DESTRUCTION. INHALATION: VAPORS OR MISTS ESPECIALLY
AS GENERATED FROM HEATING THE MA TERIAL OR AS FROM EXPOSURE IN
POORLY VENTILATED AREAS OR CONFINED SPACES, ARE IRRITATING AND
PROLONGED OR REPEATED OVEREXPOSURE CAN CAUSE LUNG DAMAGE.
INGEATION:CAUSES BURNING OF MOUTH, THROAT & STOMA CH. ASPIRATION
MAY OCCUR DURING SWALLOWING RESULTING IN LUNG DAMAGE. CHRONIC:
DERMATITIS, LUNG DAMAGE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:EYES: PAIN, WITH EXCESS BLINKING AND TEAR
PRODUCTION, AND SEEN AS EXTREME REDNESS AND SWELLING OF THE EYE AND
CHEMICAL BURNS OF THE EYE. SKIN: WITH PAIN, SEVERE EXCESS REDNESS
AND SWELLING WITH CHEMIC AL BURNS, BLISTER FORMATION, AND POSSIBLE
TISSUE DESTRUCTION. INHALATION: NASAL DISCHARGE, COUGHING AND
DISCOMFORT IN NOSE AND THROAT, HEADACHE, NAUSEA, VOMITING,
DIARRHEA, DIZZINESS, UNCOSIOUSNESS AN D ASPHYXIATION.
INGEATION:CAUSES BURNING OF MOUTH, THROAT & STOMACH WITH ABDOMINAL
& CHEST PAIN, NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA, DIZZINESS, WEAKNESS AND
COLLAPSE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH PRE-EXISTING SKIN
DISORDERS, EYE PROBLEMS OR IMPAIRED LIVER, KIDNEY OR RESPIRATORY
FUNCTION MAY BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE EFFECTS OF THIS PRODUCT.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH WITH RUNNING WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. HOLD
EYELIDS APART WHILE FLUSHING DO NOT ATTEMPT TO NEUTRALIZE WITH
CHEMICAL AGENTS. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: IMMEDIATELY REMOVE
CONTAMI NATED CLOTHING AND SHOES. FLUSH THOROUGHLY WITH RUNNING
WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO NEUTRALIZE WITH
CHEMICAL AGENTS. GET MEDICAL HELP IMMEDIATELY. DISCARD OR
DECONTAMINATE CLOTHIN G AND SHOES BEFORE REUSE. INGESTION: IF
PERSON IS CONSCIOUS GIVE 2 GLASSES OF WATER. DO NOT INDUCE
VOMITING. INHALATION: MOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF UNCONSIOUS/RESPIRATORY
DISTRESS GIVE CPR/OXYGEN AS NEEDED . GET MED HELP.

Flash Point Method:PMCC
Flash Point:=95.5C, 203.9F
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:N/D
Lower Limits:5
Upper Limits:17
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM, OR CARBON DIOXIDE
TO EXTINGUISH FLAMES. USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL FIRE EXPOSED
CONTAINERS. WATER OR FOAM MAY CAUSE FROTHING.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SPECIAL CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND
POSITIVE PRESSURE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. APPROACH
FROM UPWIND TO AVOID HAZARDOUS VAPORS AND TOXIC DECOMPOSITION
PRODUCTS. DECONTAMINATE OR D ISCARD ANY CLOTHING THAT MAY CONTAIN
CHEMICAL RESIDUES.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA. AVOID BREATHING VAPOR. WEAR
APPROPRIATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING APPROPRIATE
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION. CONTAIN SPILL IF POSSIBLE. WIPE UP OR
ABSORB ON SUITABLE MATERIAL A ND SHOVEL UP. PREVENT ENTRY INTO
SEWERS OR WATERWAYS. AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN, EYES OR CLOTHING.
Neutralizing Agent:NOT PROVIDED

Handling and Storage Precautions:MINIMUM FEASIBLE HANDLING TEMPERATURES
SHOULD BE MAINTAINED. EYE WASH AND SAFETY SHOWER SHOULD BE
AVAILABLE NEARBY WHEN THIS PRODUCT IS HANDLED OR USED. STORAGE:
PERIODS OF EXPOSURE TO HIGH TEMPERATUR ES SHOULD BE MINIMIZED.
WATER CONTAMINATION SHOULD BE AVOIDED.
Other Precautions:DANGER! CORROSIVE. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON
CLOTHING. AVOID BREATHING VAPORS/MIST. USE WITH ADEQUATE
VENTILATION. EMPTY CONTAINERS RETAIN RESIDUE. FOLLOW LABEL
INSTRUCTIONS. KEEP OUT OF REACH O F CHILDREN.

Respiratory Protection:IF VAPOR, MIST OR DUST IS GENERATED AND THE
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMIT OF THE PRODUCT, OR ANY OF ITS
COMPONENTS, IS EXCEEDED, USE APPROPRIATE NIOSH OR MSHA APPROVED
AIR PURIFYING OR AIR SUPPLIED RES PIRATOR AFTER DETERMINING THE
AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION OF THE CONTAMINANT.
Ventilation:ADEQUATE TO MEET OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:GLOVES RESISTANT TO CHEMICAL AND PETROLEUM DISTILATES
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL TYPE GOGGLES WITH FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE CLOTHING SUCH AS COVERALLS OR LAB
COATS MUST BE WORN. WHEN HANDLING LARGE QUANTITIES, IMPERVIOUS
SUITS, GLOVES AND RUBBER BOOTS MUST BE WORN.
Work Hygienic Practices:OBSERVE GOOD INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE PRACTICES AND
RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES. WASH THOROUGHLY BEFORE EATING,
DRINKING/SMOKING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
DO NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES. LAUNDER OR DRY-CLEAN WHEN SOILED. REMOVE
AND LAUNDER OR DRY CLEAN CLOTHING SOAKED OR SOILED WITH THIS
MATERIAL BEFORE REUSE. DRY CLEANING OF CONTAMINATED CLOTHING MAY BE
MO RE EFFECTIVE THAN NORMAL LAUNDERING. INFORM INDIVIDUALS
RESPONSIBLE FOR CLEANING OF ASSOCIATED POTENTIAL HAZARDS.

HCC:B2
NRC/State Lic Num:NOT RELEVANT
Boiling Pt:=170.6C, 339.F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=10.6C, 51.F
Vapor Pres:0.2MM HG @ 68F
Vapor Density:2.1
Volatile Org Content %:98
Spec Gravity:1.02
pH:11.8
Viscosity:23.6 CST @68F
Solubility in Water:>10%
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR LIQUID, AMMONIA-LIKE ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS
Stability Condition to Avoid:REACTS VIOLENTLY WITH ACIDS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:AMMONIA, OXIDES OF NITROGEN, CARBON
MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE , IRRITATING ALDEHYDES AND KETONES MAY BE
FORMED.

Waste Disposal Methods:THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN EVALUATED FOR RCRA
CHARACTERISTICS AND DOES NOT MEET THE CRITERIA OF A HAZARDOUS WASTE
IF DISCARDED IN ITS PURCHASED FORM. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE
USER TO DETERMINE AT TH E TIME OF DISPOSAL, WHETHER THE PRODUCT
MEETS RCRA CRITERIA FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE. THIS IS BECAUSE PRO DUCT
USES MAY RENDER THE MATERIAL HAZARDOUS.

Toxicological Information:ORAL RAT LD50 > 1.0 - 2.0 MODERATELY TOXIC.
DERMAL RABBIT LD50 > 1.0 SLIGHTLY TOXIC. IRRITATION INDEX: SKIN:
(DRAIZE) BELIEVED TO BE > 6.5 - 8.0 (RABBIT) CORROSIVE. EYES:
(RAIZE) BELIEVED TO BE >80.0 - 110.0/ 110 (RABBIT) EXTREMELY
IRRITATING. SENSITIZATION: NOT DETERMINED. OTHER: PROLONG &
REPEATED INGESTION HAS CAUSED KIDNEY AND LIVER DAMAGE IN LAB
ANIMALS, AND DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY IN RATS.

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particular situation.

Ecological:LD50 - 96 HR AQUATIC TOXICITY RATING IS > 100.0 - 1000.0 PPM
PRACTICALLY NON-TOXIC. MOBILITY: THIS PRODUCT IS EXPECTED TO BE
MOBILE IN SOIL AND NOT EXPECTED TO ADSORB TO SUSPENDED SOLIDS OR
SEDIMENTS IN WATER. PERSISTENCE AND BIODGRADABILITY: THIS PRODUCT
UNDERGOES MODERATE BIODEGRADTION AND IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE
PERSISTENT IN THE ENVIRONMENT. POTENTIAL TO BIOACCUMULATE: THIS
PRODUCT IS NOT EXPECT ED TO BIOACCUMULATE. K(QW) = -1.31.

Transport Information:PSN: ETHANOLAMINE, 8, UN2491, III. LABEL=
CORROSIVE.

SARA Title III Information:SEC 302/304 EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES:
NONE. SEC 311 HAZARDOUS CATEGORIZATION: ACUTE AND CHRONIC. SEC 313
TOXIC CHEMICALS: NONE. CERCLA 102(A) DOT HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES:
ETHANOLAMINE.
Federal Regulatory Information:THIS PRODUCT OR ITS COMPONENTS ARE
LISTED ON THE TSCA INVNETORY.
State Regulatory Information:CALIFORNIA PROP 65: THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT
CONTAINS DETECTABLE AMOUNTS OF A CHEMICAL KNOWN TO THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER, BIRTH DEFECTS, OR OTHER REPRODUCTIVE
HARM. (CA HEALTH & SAFETY COD E SEC 25249.6).