Ethylenediamine Safety Data Sheets

Flammable liquids, Category 3

Acute toxicity - Category 4, Oral

Acute toxicity - Category 4, Dermal

Skin corrosion, Sub-category 1B

Skin sensitization, Category 1

Respiratory sensitization, Category 1

If inhaled

Following skin contact

Following eye contact

Following ingestion

Vapor inhalations at a concentration of 200 ppm for 5 to 10 minutes will lead to nasal irritation and produce a tingling sensation. Inhalation at concentrations of 400 ppm or greater leads to severe nasal irritation. Respiratory irritation may result. Many individuals are hypersensitive to ethylenediamine exposure; therefore, safe threshold limits are difficult to set. (EPA, 1998)

Burning rate: 2.2 mm/minute. When exposed to heat or flame, the material has a moderate fire potential. The material can react readily with oxidizing materials. Containers may explode in heat of fire. Material emits nitrogen oxides when burned. Avoid carbon disulfide, silver perchlorate, imines, oxidizing materials. Stable. Hazardous polymerization may not occur. (EPA, 1998)

Use water spray, powder, alcohol-resistant foam, carbon dioxide. In case of fire: keep drums, etc., cool by spraying with water.

Remove all ignition sources. Personal protection: complete protective clothing including self-contained breathing apparatus. Ventilation. Collect leaking and spilled liquid in covered containers as far as possible. Absorb remaining liquid in sand or inert absorbent. Then store and dispose of according to local regulations. Collect the spilled substance into containers. The container should be made of the same material as the original container.

Remove all ignition sources. Personal protection: complete protective clothing including self-contained breathing apparatus. Do NOT let this chemical enter the environment. Ventilation. Collect leaking and spilled liquid in covered containers as far as possible. Absorb remaining liquid in sand or inert absorbent. Then store and dispose of according to local regulations.

1. Remove all ignition sources. 2. Ventilate area of spill or leak. 3. If in the liq form, absorb on paper towels. Evaporate in a safe place (such as a fume hood). Allow sufficient time for evaporating vapors to completely clear the hood ductwork. Burn the paper in a suitable location away from combustible materials. Large quantities can be collected and atomized in a suitable combustion chamber equipped with an appropriate effluent gas cleaning device. ... 4. If in the solid form, collect, allow to melt, and dispose of the liq as above.

NO open flames, NO sparks and NO smoking. Above 34°C use a closed system, ventilation and explosion-proof electrical equipment. Handling in a well ventilated place. Wear suitable protective clothing. Avoid contact with skin and eyes. Avoid formation of dust and aerosols. Use non-sparking tools. Prevent fire caused by electrostatic discharge steam.

Fireproof. Separated from strong oxidants, acids, chlorinated organic compounds and food and feedstuffs. Dry.Outside or detached storage is preferred. Avoid oxidizing materials, acids, and sources of halogens. Store in a cool, dry, well-ventilated location.

Occupational Exposure limit values

Biological limit values

Eye/face protection

Skin protection

Respiratory protection

Thermal hazards

Decomposes on burning. This produces toxic fumes of nitrogen oxides. The substance is a medium strong base. Reacts with chlorinated organic compounds, strong oxidants and acids.

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FLAMMABLE LIQUID WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT, FLAME OR OXIDIZERS.A base. Highly reactive with many compounds. Can react violently with acetic acid, acetic anhydride, acrolein, acrylic acid, acrylonitrile, allyl chloride, carbon disulfide, chlorosulfonic acid, epichlorohydrin, ethylene chlorohydrin, hydrogen chloride, mesityl oxide, nitric acid, oleum, AgClO4, sulfuric acid, beta-propiolactone and vinyl acetate. Incompatible with strong acids, strong oxidizers (perchlorate salts), and chlorinated organic compounds. It is also incompatible with halogenated organic compounds and metal halides. May react with nitromethane and diisopropyl peroxydicarbonate. May ignite on contact with cellulose nitrate. Readily absorbs carbon dioxide from the air to give crusty solid deposits. (NTP, 1992). Ethylenediamine reacts violently with ethylene chlorohydrin. (Lewis, R.J., Sr. 1992. Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials, 8th Edition. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold. pp. 1554.).

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Carbon disulfide reacts violently with ... ethylenediamine.

When heated to decomp it emits toxic fumes of /nitrogen oxides and ammonia/.

Acute toxicity

• Oral: LD50 Rat oral 500 mg/kg
• Inhalation: no data available
• Dermal: no data available

Skin corrosion/irritation

Serious eye damage/irritation

Respiratory or skin sensitization

Germ cell mutagenicity

Carcinogenicity

Reproductive toxicity

STOT-single exposure

STOT-repeated exposure

Aspiration hazard

• Toxicity to fish: LC50 Pimephales promelas (fathead minnow) 115.7 mg/l/96 hr @ 22 deg C (95% confidence limit 98.6-131.6 mg/l) /Static bioassay
• Toxicity to daphnia and other aquatic invertebrates: LC50 Daphnia magna 0.88 mg/l /Conditions of bioassay not specified
• Toxicity to algae: no data available
• Toxicity to microorganisms: no data available

In one standard dilution test using non-acclimated sewage seed, 24 and 47% of the theoretical BOD was removed after 5 and 20 days, respectively, in fresh water, and 2 and 16%, respectively, in salt water(1). In a second standard dilution test using non-acclimated sewage seed, 0.6 and 17% BOD was removed in 5 days using fresh and salt water, respectively(2). The concentration of the ethylenediamine was 7 to 10 ppm in both studies(1,2). Using acclimated activated sludge, 97.5% COD was removed at a rate of 9.8 mg COD/g/hr (3), 67% of the theoretical BOD was removed in 5 days in a second study(4) and 36 and 70% of the theoretical BOD was removed in 5 and 20 days, respectively, in a third study(1). Ethylenediamine, at a concentration of 100 mg/l, showed a 93 to 95% theoretical BOD loss over a 28 day period in the Japanese MITI test using an activated sludge inoculum(5).

An estimated BCF of less than 1 was calculated for ethylenediamine(SRC), using a log Kow of -2.04(1)and a regression-derived equation(2). According to a classification scheme(3), this BCF suggests the potential for bioconcentration in aquatic organisms is low.

Ethylenediamine has two primary amine groups and at the pH range found in most soils it is expected to be partially protonated given a pKa1 of 10.7 and a pKa2 of 7.6(1). An average Koc of 4766 (range=2071 to 6160) was measured for ethylenediamine in six different soils; five were from the vadose zone and one from an aquifer (saturated zone)(2). pH values ranged from 6.0 to 9.6 and the fraction of organic carbon from 0.0024 to 0.0391 for this group of soils. Soils with increased cation exchange capacity and organic content had greater affinity for ethylenediamine(2).

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Product

Contaminated packaging

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Information on revision

Abbreviations and acronyms

• CAS: Chemical Abstracts Service
• ADR: European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road
• RID: Regulation concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail
• IMDG: International Maritime Dangerous Goods
• IATA: International Air Transportation Association
• TWA: Time Weighted Average
• STEL: Short term exposure limit
• LC50: Lethal Concentration 50%
• LD50: Lethal Dose 50%
• EC50: Effective Concentration 50%

References

• IPCS - The International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSC), website: http://www.ilo.org/dyn/icsc/showcard.home
• HSDB - Hazardous Substances Data Bank, website: https://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/newtoxnet/hsdb.htm
• IARC - International Agency for Research on Cancer, website: http://www.iarc.fr/
• eChemPortal - The Global Portal to Information on Chemical Substances by OECD, website: http://www.echemportal.org/echemportal/index?pageID=0&request_locale=en
• CAMEO Chemicals, website: http://cameochemicals.noaa.gov/search/simple
• ChemIDplus, website: http://chem.sis.nlm.nih.gov/chemidplus/chemidlite.jsp
• ERG - Emergency Response Guidebook by U.S. Department of Transportation, website: http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/library/erg
• Germany GESTIS-database on hazard substance, website: http://www.dguv.de/ifa/gestis/gestis-stoffdatenbank/index-2.jsp
• ECHA - European Chemicals Agency, website: https://echa.europa.eu/

Other Information

The symptoms of asthma often do not become manifest until a few hours have passed and they are aggravated by physical effort. Rest and medical observation are therefore essential.Anyone who has shown symptoms of asthma due to this substance should never again come into contact with this substance.Do NOT take working clothes home.