DOWTHERM* SR-1 Heat Transfer Fluid, Dyed

Company name

The Dow Chemical Company

E-mail address of the competent person responsible for the Safety Data Sheet

SDSQuestion@dow.com

Signal word

WARNING!

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

OSHA Hazards Emergency Overview Color: Pink Physical State: Liquid. Odor: Characteristic Hazards of product: WARNING! Harmful or fatal if swallowed. May cause eye irritation. Isolate area. OSHA Hazard Communication Standard This product is a "Hazardous Chemical" as defined by the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard, 29 CFR 1910.1200.

Potential health effects

Eye Contact: May cause slight eye irritation. Corneal injury is unlikely. Vapor or mist may cause eye irritation. Skin Contact: Brief contact is essentially nonirritating to skin. Prolonged contact may cause slight skin irritation with local redness. Repeated contact may cause skin irritation with local redness. ®(TM)*Trademark Skin Absorption: Prolonged skin contact is unlikely to result in absorption of harmful amounts. Repeated skin exposure to large quantities may result in absorption of harmful amounts. Massive contact with damaged skin or of material sufficiently hot to burn skin may result in absorption of potentially lethal amounts. Inhalation: At room temperature, exposure to vapor is minimal due to low volatility. With good ventilation, single exposure is not expected to cause adverse effects. If material is heated or areas are poorly ventilated, vapor/mist may accumulate and cause respiratory irritation and symptoms such as headache and nausea. Ingestion: Oral toxicity is expected to be moderate in humans due to ethylene glycol even though tests with animals show a lower degree of toxicity. Ingestion of quantities (approximately 65 mL (2 oz.) for diethylene glycol or 100 mL (3 oz.) for ethylene glycol) has caused death in humans. May cause nausea and vomiting. May cause abdominal discomfort or diarrhea. Excessive exposure may cause central nervous system effects, cardiopulmonary effects (metabolic acidosis), and kidney failure.

Aspiration hazard

Based on available information, aspiration hazard could not be determined Effects of Repeated Exposure For the major component(s) Observations in humans include Nystagmus (involuntary eye movement). In animals, effects have been reported on the following organs: Kidney. Liver. Birth Defects/Developmental Effects: Based on animal studies, ingestion of very large amounts of ethylene glycol appears to be the major and possibly only route of exposure to produce birth defects. Exposures by inhalation or skin contact, the primary routes of occupational exposure, had minimal effect on the fetus, in animal studies. Reproductive Effects: Ingestion of large amounts of ethylene glycol has been shown to interfere with reproduction in animals.