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Hazard Name: Cellosolve
 
HAZARD: Cellosolve CHEMICAL FORMULA: C2H5OCH2CH2OH
EXPOSURE STANDARD: 5 PPM (TWA) PHYSICAL FORM: Colorless Liquid
SYNONYMS: Ethylene Gycol, Monoethyl Ether, Egee RELATIVE DENSITY:  
EXPOSURE: Inhalation, Skin Absorption
IP(eV):  9.6 C.F:  3.5 LEL%:   

USES/SOURCES: solvent for nitrocellulose lacqueurs, in dyeing textiles and leather.
TOXICOLOGY: Cellosolve is of low acute toxicity, but repeated or chronic exposures have caused hematotoxic, fetotoxic,tetratogenic and testicular effects in experimental animals.
Monitoring Instruments:
PpbRAE 3000
PpbRAE 3000
ToxiRAE Plus PID
ToxiRAE Plus PID