STARTEX CHEMICAL INC -- ANTIFREEZE COOLANT -- 6810-00-664-1403 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:ANTIFREEZE COOLANT
MSDS Date:11/01/1991
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-664-1403
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:STARTEX CHEMICAL INC
Address:5 HACKBERRY LANE
Box:687
City:CONROE
State:TX
ZIP:77305
Country:US
Info Phone Num:409-539-6244
Emergency Phone Num:(800)424-9300
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:0YFV5
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:STARTEX CHEMICAL INC
Address:5 HACKBERRY LANE
Box:3087
City:CONROE
State:TX
ZIP:77305
Country:US
Phone:409-539-6244
CAGE:0YFV5

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

Ingred Name:1,2-ETHANEDIOL (HAZARDOUS ACCORDING TO OSHA (1910.1200) OR
    1 OR MORE STATE RIGHT TO KNOW LISTS.)
CAS:107-21-1
RTECS #:KW2975000
Minumum % Wt:80.
Maxumum % Wt:94.99
Other REC Limits:50.0 MG/M3 CEILING
EPA Rpt Qty:1 LB
DOT Rpt Qty:1 LB

Ingred Name:WATER DEIONIZED
CAS:7732-18-5
RTECS #:ZC0110000
Minumum % Wt:1.
Maxumum % Wt:3.99
OSHA PEL:NA

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE TOXICOLOGICAL
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EFFECTS OF ACUTE OVEREXPOSURE: EYES;
    BELIEVED TO CAUSE SLIGHT EYE IRRITATION. SKIN; BELIEVED TOBE
    SLIGHTLY IRRITATING UPON PROLONGED CONTACT. RESPRATORY SYSTEM:
    DROWSINESS, NARCOSIS, AND UNCONSCIOUSNE SS POSSIBLE UPON EXPOSURE
    TO HIGH CONCENTRATIONS IN POORLY VENTILATED CONFINED SPACES. 
    CHRONIC: LIVER AND KIDNEY DAMAGE IN TWO YEAR RAT FEEDING STURY
    USING 1-2 PERCENT ETHYLENE GLYCOL. ORAL ADMINISTR ATION OF VERY
    HIGH DOSES OF ETHYLENE GLYCOL PRODUCED BIRTH DEFECTS IN LABORATORY
    ANIMALS.
Effects of Overexposure:PERMISSABLE CONCENTRATIONS: AIR: NONE
    ESTABLISHED FOR PRODUCT; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; 50PPM CEILING (ACGIH
    1986-87).

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

First Aid:IF ON SKIN: WASH EXPOSED AREAS WITH SOAP AND WATER. EYES;
    FLUSH WITH WATER FO R15 INUTES. SWOLLOWED: GIVE LARGE QUANTITIES OF
    WATER, INDUCE VOMITING IMMEDIATELY. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL
    ATTENTION. DO NO T MAKE AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON VOMIT. NEVER GIVE
    ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. BREATHED: REMOVE TO
    FRESH AIR; IF NOT BEEATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. GET
    MEDICAL ATTENTION. KEEP AFF ECTED PERSONS WARM AND AT REST.

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

Flash Point Method:PMCC
Flash Point:=117.8C, 244.F
244F
Lower Limits:3.2
Extinguishing Media:ACCORDING TO THE NFPA GUIDE, USE WATER SPRAY, FRY
    CHEMICAL, FOAM, OR CARBON DIOXIDE. WATER OR FOAM MAY CAUES
    FROTHING.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL FIRE EXPOSED
    CONTAINERS. IF A LEAK OR SPILL HAS NOT INGITED, USE WATER SPRAY TO
    DISPERSE THE VAPORS AND TO PROVIDE PROTECTIONS FOR PERSONS
    ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE LEAK.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE

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

Spill Release Procedures:AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES. CONTAIN SPILL IF
    POSSIBLE. WIPE UP OR ABSORB ON SUITABLE MATERIAL AND SHOVEL UP.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:MINIMUM FEASIBLE HANDLING TEMPERATURES
    SHOULD BE MAINTAINED. PERIODS OF EXPOSURE TO HIGH TEMPERARURES
    SHOULD BE MINIMIZED. WATER CONTAMINGTION SHOULD BE MINIMIZED. DO
    NOT STORE IN OPEN OR UNLAHBELED C ONTAINERS.
Other Precautions:OTHER INFORMATION: WARNING! HARMFUL OR FATAL IF
    SWOLLOWEE. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. MAY CAUSE IRRITATION TO
    EYES. DO NOT DRINK ANTIFREEZE OR SOLUTION. AVOIDS CONTACT WITH
    EYES. THIS MATERIAL REA CTS VIOLENTLY WITH STRONG OXIDIZERS.

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

Respiratory Protection:SUPPLIED AIR RESPIRATORY PROTECTION FOR CLEANING
    LARGE SPILS, OR ENTRY INTO LARGE TANKS, VESSELS, OR OTHER CONFINED
    SPACES.
Ventilation:ADEQUETTE TO MEET COMPONENT PERMISSIBLE CONCENTRATIONS.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL TYPE GOGGLES OR FACE SHEILD OPTIONAL
Work Hygienic Practices:SKIN PROTECTION: EXPOSED EMPLOYEES SHOULD
    EXERCISE REASONABLE PERSONAL CLEANLINESS: THIS INCLUDES CLEANSING
    EXPOSED SKIN AREAS SEVERAL TIMES DAILY WITH SOAP AND WATER,*
Supplemental Safety and Health
*  AND LAUNDERING OR DRY CLEANING SOILED WORK CLOTHING AT LEAST WEEKLY.
    WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.

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

Boiling Pt:=197.8C, 388.F
B.P. Text:388F
Vapor Pres:LT0.1 (MMHG)
Vapor Density:AIR=1 2.14
Spec Gravity:(H2O=1): 1.13
pH:11.0
Viscosity:24 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT @S
Evaporation Rate & Reference:LT1.0
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:FLUORESCENT GREEN LIQUID; MILD ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NIL

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AVOID STRONG OXIDIZING CONDITIONS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID STRONG, OXIDIZING CONDITIONS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:PRODUCTS EVOLVED WHEN SUBJECTED TO
    HEAT OR COMBUSTION: CARBON MONOXICE ADN CARBON DIOXIDE MAY BE
    FORMED ON BURNING IN LIMITED AIR SUPPLY.

===================  Toxicological Information	===================

Toxicological Information:NEDIAN LETHAL DOSE (LD50 LC50) (SPECIES)
    ORAL; BELIEVED TO BE 4.7-8.5 G/KG (RAT): MODERATELY TOXIC.
    INHALATION; N.D. DERMAL: BELIEVED TO BE 1-3 G/KG (RBT): SLIGHTLY
    TOXIC. OTHER; N.D. IRRITATION INDEX , SSTIMATION OF IRRITATION:
    (SPECIES) SKIN: BELIEVED TO BE 0.3-1.0/8.0 (RBT); SLIGHTLY
    IRRITATING. EYES; BELIEVED TO BE 15-25/110 (RBRT); SLIGHTLY
    IRRITATING. ETHYLENE HLOCOL HAS PRODUCED BIRTH DEFECT S IN RODENTS.
    ETHYLENE GLYCOL BASE.

=====================  Ecological Information  =====================

Ecological:WATER CONTAMINATION SHOULD BE AVOIDED.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:UNDER RCRA, IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER
    OF PRODUCTS TO DETERMINE, A TTHE TIME OF DISPOSAL, WHATHER THE
    PRODUCT MEETS RCRA CRITIRIA FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE. THIS IS BECAUSE
    PRODUCT USES, TRANSFOMA TIONS, MIXTURE, PROCESSES, ETC. MAY RENDER
    THE RESULTING MATERIAL HAZARDOUS.

===================  MSDS Transport Information  ===================

Transport Information:DOT HAZARD CLASSIFICATION: NONE.

=====================  Regulatory Information  =====================

State Regulatory Information:HAZARDOUS ACCORDING TO OSHA (1910.1200) OR
    ONE OR MORE STATE RIGHT TO KNOW LISTS.

=======================  Other Information  =======================

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