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1. IDENTIFICATION
Product identifier
2. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION
Classification
This chemical is considered hazardous according to the 2012 OSHA Hazard Communication Standard (29 CFR 1910.1200)
Considered a dangerous substance or mixture according to the Globally Harmonized System (GHS)
Label elements
Hazard statements
Harmful if inhaled
Causes skin irritation
Causes serious eye irritation
Suspected of causing cancer
May cause respiratory irritation. May cause drowsiness or dizziness
May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure
May be fatal if swallowed and enters airways
Highly flammable liquid and vapor
Other hazards
May be harmful if swallowed
3. COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS
General Advice: National Capital Poison Center in the United States can provide assistance if you
have a poison emergency and need to talk to a poison specialist. Call
1-800-222-1222.
Skin Contact: Wash off immediately with soap and plenty of water removing all contaminated clothing and
shoes. Get medical attention. If skin irritation persists, call a physician.
Eye Contact: Flush eyes with water for 15 minutes. Get medical attention.
Inhalation: Move to fresh air. If not breathing, give artificial respiration. If breathing is difficult, give
oxygen. Get medical attention.
Ingestion: Do not induce vomiting without medical advice. Never give anything by mouth to an
unconscious person. Obtain medical attention.
Protection of first-aiders
First-Aid Providers: Avoid exposure to blood or body fluids. Wear gloves and other necessary protective clothing. Dispose of
contaminated clothing and equipment as bio-hazardous waste.
5. FIRE-FIGHTING MEASURES
Extinguishing Media
Suitable Extinguishing Media: Dry chemical. Carbon dioxide (CO2). Water spray mist or
foam.
Special Protective Equipment for Firefighters: As in any fire, wear self-contained breathing apparatus
pressure-demand, MSHA/NIOSH (approved or equivalent)
and full protective gear
Personal Precautions: Ensure adequate ventilation. Avoid contact with skin, eyes and clothing. Use personal
protective equipment. Keep people away from and upwind of spill/leak. Remove all sources
of ignition. Pay attention to flashback. Take precautionary measures against static
discharges. All equipment used when handling the product must be grounded. Use
spark-proof tools and explosion-proof equipment. In case of large spill, water spray or vapor
suppressing foam may be used to reduce vapors, but may not prevent ignition in closed
spaces.
Environmental precautions Prevent further leakage or spillage if safe to do so. Do not let product enter drains.
Prevent entry into waterways, sewers, basements or confined areas.
Methods for containment Stop leak if you can do it without risk. Absorb spill with inert material (e.g.
vermiculite, dry sand or earth). In case of large spill, dike if needed. Dike far
ahead of liquid spill for later disposal.
Methods for cleaning up Use appropriate tools to put the spilled material in a suitable chemical waste
disposal container. Use clean non-sparking tools to collect absorbed material.
Clean contaminated surface thoroughly.
Technical Measures/Precautions:
Provide sufficient air exchange and/or exhaust in work rooms. Remove all sources of ignition. To avoid ignition of
vapors by static electricity discharge, all metal parts of the equipment must be grounded. Keep away from
Incompatible Materials:
Oxidizing agents
chlorates
Nitrates
Peroxides
United States
Canada
Components CAS-No. Canada - Alberta Canada - British Canada - Ontario Canada - Quebec
Columbia
Ethylbenzene 100-41-4 100 ppm TWA 20 ppm TWA None 100 ppm TWAEV
434 mg/m3 TWA 434 mg/m3 TWAEV
125 ppm STEL 125 ppm STEV
543 mg/m3 STEL 543 mg/m3 STEV
Engineering measures to reduce exposure: Ensure adequate ventilation. Provide exhaust ventilation or
other engineering controls to keep the airborne
concentrations of vapors and mist below their respective
threshold limit value.
Hygiene measures: Avoid contact with skin, eyes and clothing. When using, do not eat, drink or
smoke. Wash hands before breaks and immediately after handling the product.
Flashpoint (°C/°F): Flash Point Tested according to: Autoignition Temperature (°C/°F):
15-21 °C/59-70 °F Closed cup 432 °C/809.6 °F
Lower Explosion Limit (%): Upper Explosion Limit (%): Melting point/range(°C/°F):
0.8% 6.7-7% -94.9 °C/-138.8 °F
Other Information
Corrosivity: No information available
Acute Toxicity
The following values are calculated based on chapter 3.1 of the GHS document
Component Information
Ethylbenzene
CAS-No. 100-41-4
LD50/oral/rat = 3500 mg/kg Oral LD50 Rat
LD50/oral/mouse = No information available
LD50/dermal/rabbit = 15354-15400 mg/kg Dermal LD50Rabbit
LD50/dermal/rat = No information available
LC50/inhalation/rat = 17.4 mg/L Inhalation LC50 Rat 4 h
LC50/inhalation/mouse = 35500 mg/m3 2H
Other LD50 or LC50information = No information available
Product Information
LD50/oral/rat =
VALUE- Acute Tox Oral = 3500 mg/kg
LD50/oral/mouse =
Value - Acute Tox Oral = No information available
LD50/dermal/rabbit
VALUE-Acute Tox Dermal = 15354 mg/kg
LD50/dermal/rat
VALUE -Acute Tox Dermal = No information available
LC50/Inhalation/mouse
VALUE-Vapor = 35500 mg/m3 2 h
VALUE - Gas = No information available
VALUE - Dust/Mist = No information available
Symptoms
Skin Contact: Causes skin irritation. Mildly to moderately irritating to the skin.
Eye Contact: Causes serious eye irritation. Contact with vapor or liquid can cause severe eye
irritation depending on concentration. It may also cause conjunctivitis. At a vapor
exposure level of 85 - 200 ppm , it is mildly and transiently irritating to the eyes;
1000 ppm causes further irritation and tearing; 2000 ppm results in immediate and
severe irritation and tearing; 5,000 ppm is intolerable (ACGIH, 1991; Clayton and
Clayton, 1994). Standard draize test for eye irritation using 500 mg resulted in
severe irritation (RTECS).
Inhalation Irritating to respiratory system. Inhalation of vapors may cause drowsiness and
dizziness. Exposure to high concentrations can cause nasal, mucous membrane
and respiratory tract irritation and can also result in chest constriction and, trouble
breathing, respiratory failure, and even death. It can also affect behavior/Central
Nervous System. The effective dose for CNS depression in experimental animals
was 10,000 ppm (ACGIH, 1991). Symptoms of CNS depression include
headache, nausea, weakness, dizziness, vertigo, irritability, fatigue,
lightheadedness, sleepiness, tremor, loss of coordination, judgement, and
conciousness, coma, and death. It can also cause pulmonary edema. Inhalation of
85 ppm can produce fatigue, insomnia, headache, and mild irritation of the
respiratory tract (Haley & Berndt, 1987.
Ingestion May be harmful if swallowed. Aspiration hazard if swallowed. Aspiration may lead
to pulmonary edema. Aspiration into the lungs can cause chemical pneumonitis.
May cause central nervous system effects (affect behavior). May cause digestive
(gastointestinal) tract irritation. May cause abdominal pain. Ingestion may cause
nausea, vomiting.
Delayed and immediate effects as well as chronic effects from short and long-term exposure
Chronic Toxicity Skin: Prolonged or repeated skin contact may cause redness, drying, scaling,
dermatitis, and even blistering of the skin. Inhalation: Prolonged or repeated
inhalation may cause lung, liver and kidney changes, and affect the
blood(leukocytosis, increased platelet counts).
Ecotoxicity
Ecotoxicity effects: Aquatic environment.
Ethylbenzene - 100-41-4
Freshwater Algae Data: 4.6 mg/L EC50 Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata 72 h 438 mg/L EC50
Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata 96 h 2.6 - 11.3 mg/L EC50 Pseudokirchneriella
subcapitata 72 h 1.7 - 7.6 mg/L EC50 Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata 96 h
Freshwater Fish Species Data: 11.0 - 18.0 mg/L LC50 Oncorhynchus mykiss 96 h static 1 4.2 mg/L LC50
Oncorhynchus mykiss 96 h semi-static 1 7.55 - 11 mg/L LC50 Pimephales
promelas 96 h flow-through 1 32 mg/L LC50 Lepomis macrochirus 96 h static 1
9.1 - 15.6 mg/L LC50 Pimephales promelas 96 h static 1 9.6 mg/L LC50 Poecilia
reticulata 96 h static 1
Water Flea Data: 1.8 - 2.4 mg/L EC50 Daphnia magna 48 h
Disposal Methods
Waste from residues / unused products:
Waste must be disposed of in accordance with Federal, State and Local regulation.
Contaminated packaging:
Components CAS-No. RCRA - F Series RCRA - K Series RCRA - P Series RCRA - U Series
Wastes Wastes Wastes Wastes
Ethylbenzene 100-41-4 None None None None
DOT
UN-No: UN1175
Proper Shipping Name: Ethylbenzene
Hazard Class: 3
Subsidiary Class No information available
Packing group: II
Emergency Response Guide 130
Number
Marine Pollutant No data available
DOT RQ (lbs): No information available
Special Provisions IB2, T4, TP1
Symbol(s): No information available
Description: UN1175, ETHYLBENZENE, 3, II
TDG (Canada)
UN-No: UN1175
Proper Shipping Name: Ethylbenzene
Hazard Class: 3
Subsidiary Risk: No information available
Packing Group: II
Marine Pollutant No Information available
Description: UN1175, ETHYLBENZENE, 3, II
ADR
UN-No: UN1175
Proper Shipping Name: Ethylbenzene
Hazard Class: 3
Packing Group: II
Subsidiary Risk: No information available
Description: UN1175, ETHYLBENZENE, 3, II
IMO / IMDG
UN-No: UN1175
Proper Shipping Name: Ethylbenzene
Hazard Class: 3
Subsidiary Risk: No information available
Packing Group: II
Marine Pollutant No information available
EMS: F-E
Description UN1175, ETHYLBENZENE, 3, II
RID
UN-No: UN1175
Proper Shipping Name: Ethylbenzene
Hazard Class: 3
Subsidiary Risk: No information available
Packing Group: II
Description: UN1175, ETHYLBENZENE, 3, II
ICAO
IATA
UN-No: UN1175
Proper Shipping Name: Ethylbenzene
Hazard Class: 3
Subsidiary Risk: No information available
Packing Group: II
ERG Code: 3L
Special Provisions No information available
Description: UN1175, ETHYLBENZENE, 3, II
International Inventories
Components CAS-No. U.S. TSCA KOREA KECL Philippines Japan ENCS CHINA Australia EINECS-No.
(PICCS) (AICS)
Ethylbenzene 100-41-4 PresentACTIV Present Present Present Present Present Present
E KE-13532 (3)-60,(3)-28 202-849-4
U.S. Regulations
Ethylbenzene
Massachusetts RTK: Present
New Jersey RTK Hazardous Substance List: 0851
New Jersey (EHS) List: 0851 500 lb TPQ
New Jersey - Discharge Prevention - List of Hazardous Substances: Present
Pennsylvania RTK: Environmental hazard
Pennsylvania RTK - Environmental Hazard List Present
Minnesota - Hazardous Substance List: Present
New York Release Reporting - List of Hazardous Substances:
1000 lb RQ
1 lb RQ
Louisana Reportable Quantity List for Pollutants: 1000lbfinal RQ
454kgfinal RQ
California Directors List of Hazardous Substances: Present
California Prop. 65: Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986.
CERCLA/SARA
Components CAS-No. CERCLA - Section 302 Section 302 Section 313 - Section 313 -
Hazardous Extremely Extremely Chemical Category Reporting
Substances and Hazardous Hazardous de minimis
U.S. TSCA
Components CAS-No. TSCA Section 5(a)2 - Chemicals TSCA 8(d) -Health and Safety
With Significant New Use Rules Reporting
(SNURS)
Ethylbenzene 100-41-4 Not Applicable Not Applicable
Canada
Canada Hazardous Products Regulation This product has been classified according to the hazard criteria of the HPR (Hazardous
Products Regulation) and the SDS contains all of the information required by the HPR
Inventory
EU Classification
EU - CLP (1272/2008)
R-phrase(s)
R11 - Highly flammable.
R20 - Harmful by inhalation.
R65 - Harmful: may cause lung damage if swallowed.
R48/20 - Harmful: danger of serious damage to health by prolonged exposure through inhalation.
S -phrase(s)
S 2 - Keep out of the reach of children.
S16 - Keep away from sources of ignition - No smoking.
S29 - Do not empty into drains.
S62 - If swallowed, do not induce vomiting: seek medical advice immediately and show this container or label.
S24/25 - Avoid contact with skin and eyes.
Indication of danger:
F - Highly flammable.
Xn - Harmful.
Disclaimer: All chemicals may pose unknown hazards and should be used with caution. This
Safety Data Sheet (SDS) applies only to the material as packaged. If this product
is combined with other materials, deteriorates, or becomes contaminated, it may
pose hazards not mentioned in this SDS. The physical properties reported in this
SDS are obtained from the literature and do not constitute product specifications.
Information contained herein does not constitute a warranty, whether expressed or
implied, as to the safety, merchantability or fitness of the goods for a particular
purpose. Spectrum Chemicals & Laboratory Products, Inc. assumes no
responsibility for results obtained or for incidental or consequential damages,
including lost profits, arising from the use of these data. No warranty against
infringement of any patent, copyright or trademark is made or implied. It shall be
the user's responsibility to develop proper methods of handling and personal
protection based on the actual conditions of use. While this SDS is based on
technical data judged to be reliable, Spectrum assumes no responsibility for the
completeness or accuracy of the information contained herein.