PolyScience Polycool Mix -25 Data sheet

1. Product And Company Identification

PRODUCT NAME: POLYCOOL MIX-25 PRODUCT NUMBER: 110-156

MANUFACTURER: Phoenix Products Company 55 Container Drive Terryville, CT 06786, USA

BUSINESS PHONE NUMBER: 860-589-7502 EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER: U.S. PERS 800-633-8253 MSDS DATE OF PREPARATION/REVISION: 9/14/11

2. Composition/Information On Ingredients

Component CAS No. Amount, wt%

Ethylene Glycol 107-21-1 < 50 Poly [oxyethylene (dimenthylimino) ethylene (dimethyliminio) ethylene dichloride] 131512-74-0 < 0.3 Water 7732-18-5 > 50

(See Section 8 for Exposure Limits)

3. Hazards Identification

Yellow liquid with a characteristic odor.

EMERGENCY OVERVIEW

Eye and upper respiratory irritant. May cause nausea, vomiting, headache, drowsiness, blurred vision, convulsions, coma or death if ingested or inhaled. Prolonged or repeated skin contact may cause dermatitis or skin sensitization.

4. First Aid Measures

INHALATION: Remove the victim to fresh air. If breathing has stopped administer artificial respiration. If breathing is difficult, have medical personnel administer oxygen. Get medical attention.

SKIN CONTACT: Remove contaminated clothing. Immediately wash contacted area thoroughly with soap and water. If irritation persists, get medical attention.

EYE CONTACT: Immediately flush eyes with large amounts of water for 15 minutes. Get medical attention if irritation persists.

INGESTION: Seek immediate medical attention. Immediately call local poison control center or go to an emergency department. Never give anything by mouth to or induce vomiting in an unconscious or drowsy person.

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NOTES TO PHYSICIAN: The principal toxic effects of ethylene glycol, when swallowed, are kidney damage and metabolic acidosis. The combination of metabolic acidosis, an osmol gap and oxalate crystals in the urine is evidence of ethylene glycol poisoning.

Pulmonary edema with hypoxemia has been described in a number of patients following poisoning with ethylene glycol. Respiratory support with mechanical ventilation may be required.

There may be cranial nerve involvement in the late stages of toxicity from swallowed ethylene glycol. In particular, effects have been reported involving the seventh, eighth, and ninth cranial nerves, presenting with bilateral facial paralysis, diminished hearing and dysphagia.

Ethanol is antidotal and its early administration may block the formation of nephrotoxic metabolites of ethylene glycol in the liver. The objective is to rapidly achieve and maintain a blood ethanol level of approximately 100 mg/dl by giving a loading dose of ethanol followed by a maintenance dose. Intravenous administration of ethanol is the preferred route. Ethanol blood levels should be checked frequently. Hemodialysis may be required.

4-Methyl pyrazole (Fomepizole(R)), a potent inhibitor of alcohol dehydrogenase, has been used therapeutically to decrease the metabolic consequences of ethylene glycol poisoning. Fomepizole is easier to use clinically than ethanol, does not cause CNS depression or hypoglycemia and requires less monitoring than ethanol. Additional therapeutic modalities which may decrease the adverse consequences of ethylene glycol metabolism are the administration of both thiamine and pyridoxine. As there are complicated and serious overdoses, we recommend you consult with the toxicologists at your poison control center.

5. Firefighting Measures

FLASH POINT: Greater than 220 F TOC

AUTOIGNITION TEMPERATURE: Not determined

NFPA CLASSIFICATION: IIIB

FLAMMABILITY LIMITS: LEL: Not determined UEL: Not determined

NFPA CLASSIFICATION: Not Applicable

EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: Use any media appropriate for the surrounding fire.

SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES: Do not spray pool fires directly. Firefighters should wear positive pressure selfcontained breathing apparatus and full protective clothing for fires in areas where chemicals are used or stored.

UNUSUAL FIRE HAZARDS: None known.

HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION PRODUCTS: Burning may produce carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide.

6: Accidental Release Measures

Wear appropriate protective clothing and equipment (See Section 8). Collect with absorbent material and place in appropriate, labeled container for disposal or, if permitted flush spill area with water.

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