Material Safety Data Sheet: WAXTREAT 16707
Material Safety Data Sheet: WAXTREAT 16707
Material Safety Data Sheet: WAXTREAT 16707
Trade name
WAXTREAT 16707
Material number: 315492
Substance name: Polymer mixture in aromatic solvent
Recommended use:
Industry sector : Oilfield
Type of use : Wax inhibitor
Supplier name/address/telephone no.:
PT Clariant Indonesia
2. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION
GHS Classification
Flammable liquids : Category 3
Carcinogenicity : Category 2
Specific target organ toxicity - : Category 3 (Respiratory system, Central nervous system)
single exposure
Specific target organ toxicity - : Category 2 (Kidney, Liver, Central nervous system)
repeated exposure
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Precautionary statements :
Prevention:
P201 Obtain special instructions before use.
P202 Do not handle until all safety precautions have been read
and understood.
P210 Keep away from heat/ sparks/ open flames/ hot surfaces.
No smoking.
P233 Keep container tightly closed.
P240 Ground/bond container and receiving equipment.
P241 Use explosion-proof electrical/ ventilating/ lighting
equipment.
P242 Use only non-sparking tools.
P243 Take precautionary measures against static discharge.
P260 Do not breathe dust/ fume/ gas/ mist/ vapours/ spray.
P264 Wash skin thoroughly after handling.
P271 Use only outdoors or in a well-ventilated area.
P273 Avoid release to the environment.
P280 Wear protective gloves/ protective clothing/ eye
protection/ face protection.
Response:
P303 + P361 + P353 IF ON SKIN (or hair): Take off
immediately all contaminated clothing. Rinse skin with water/
shower.
P304 + P340 + P312 IF INHALED: Remove person to fresh air
and keep comfortable for breathing. Call a POISON CENTER/
doctor if you feel unwell.
P305 + P351 + P338 IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water
for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and
easy to do. Continue rinsing.
P308 + P313 IF exposed or concerned: Get medical advice/
attention.
P332 + P313 If skin irritation occurs: Get medical advice/
attention.
P337 + P313 If eye irritation persists: Get medical advice/
attention.
P362 + P364 Take off contaminated clothing and wash it before
reuse.
P370 + P378 In case of fire: Use dry sand, dry chemical or
alcohol-resistant foam to extinguish.
P391 Collect spillage.
Storage:
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3. COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS
Components
Chemical name CAS-No. Concentration (% w/w)
Hydrocarbons, C10, aromatics, >1% 64742-94-5 >= 30 -< 60
naphthalene
Xylene 1330-20-7 >= 20 -< 30
Naphthalene (Amount coming from 91-20-3 >= 5 -<= 10
“Hydrocarbons, C10, aromatics, > 1%
naphthalene”)
In case of skin contact : In case of contact, immediately flush skin with soap and plenty
of water.
In case of eye contact : In the case of contact with eyes, rinse immediately with plenty
of water and seek medical advice.
5. FIREFIGHTING MEASURES
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Specific hazards during : In case of fires, hazardous combustion gases are formed:
firefighting Carbon monoxide (CO)
Carbon dioxide (CO2)
Environmental precautions : The product should not be allowed to enter drains, water
courses or the soil.
Methods and materials for : Soak up with inert absorbent material (e.g. sand, silica gel,
containment and cleaning up acid binder, universal binder, sawdust).
Treat recovered material as described in the section "Disposal
considerations".
Advice on protection against : Observe the general rules of industrial fire protection
fire and explosion
Advice on safe handling : When used and handled appropriately no special measures
are needed
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exposure) Permissible
concentration
Naphthalene (Amount coming 91-20-3 NAB 10 ppm ID OEL
from “Hydrocarbons, C10,
aromatics, > 1% naphthalene”)
Further information: Adopted in Year 1996, Upper respiratory tract
irritation, Eye irritation, Eye irritation, Hematologic effects
PSD 15 ppm ID OEL
Further information: Adopted in Year 1996, Upper respiratory tract
irritation, Eye irritation, Eye irritation, Hematologic effects
TWA 10 ppm ACGIH
Biological occupational exposure limits
Components CAS-No. Control Biological Samplin Permissible Basis
parameters specimen g time concentratio
n
Xylene 1330-20-7 Methylhippu Urine End of 1.5 g/g ACGIH
ric acids shift (As creatinine BEI
soon as
possible
after
exposure
ceases)
Personal protective equipment
Respiratory protection : Use respiratory protection in case of insufficient exhaust
ventilation or prolonged exposure
Full mask, filter A
Full mask to standard DIN EN 136
Filter class 2
The use of filter apparatus presupposes that the environment
atmosphere contains at least 17% oxygen by volume, and
does not exceed the maximum gas concentration, usually
0.5% by volume. Relevant guidelines to be considered
include EN 136/141/143/371/372 as well as other national
regulations.
Applicable national Regulations must be observed. Take note
of the limitations regarding wear-time, in conjunction with the
Regulations for the use of Respiratory Protective Equipment.
Hand protection
Break through time : 480 min
Glove thickness : 0,7 mm
Remarks : Long-term exposure Impervious butyl rubber gloves
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Eye protection : Depending on the risk, wear sufficient eye protection (safety
glasses with side protection or goggles, and if necessary,
face shield.)
Hygiene measures : Wash hands before breaks and at the end of workday.
Use protective skin cream before handling the product.
Take off immediately all contaminated clothing and wash it
before reuse.
Appearance : liquid
Odour : aromatic
Flash point : 52 °C
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Solubility(ies)
Water solubility : insoluble
Viscosity
Viscosity, dynamic : 370 mPa.s ( 40 °C)
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Acute toxicity
Product:
Acute oral toxicity : Remarks: no data available
Components:
Xylene:
Acute oral toxicity : LD50 (Rat, male and female): 3523 - > 4000 mg/kg
Method: EC Directive 92/69/EEC B.1 Acute Toxicity (Oral)
GLP: no
Acute inhalation toxicity : LC50 (Rat, male and female): > 0,4 mg/l
Exposure time: 4 h
Test atmosphere: dust/mist
Method: OECD Test Guideline 403
GLP: yes
Assessment: The substance or mixture has no acute
inhalation toxicity
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Acute dermal toxicity : LD50 (Rat, male and female): > 16.000 mg/kg
Method: OECD Test Guideline 402
GLP: no
Skin corrosion/irritation
Product:
Remarks : no data available
Components:
Hydrocarbons, C10, aromatics, >1% naphthalene :
Result : Repeated exposure may cause skin dryness or cracking.
Xylene:
Species : Rabbit
Method : Other
Result : Irritating to skin.
GLP : No information available.
Components:
Xylene:
Species : rabbit eye
Result : Irritating to eyes.
Method : Other
GLP : No information available.
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Components:
Xylene:
Test Type : Local lymph node assay (LLNA)
Exposure routes : Skin contact
Species : Mouse
Method : OECD Test Guideline 429
Result : Not a skin sensitizer.
GLP : No information available.
Components:
Xylene:
Genotoxicity in vitro : Test Type: sister chromatid exchange assay
Test system: Chinese hamster ovary cells
Concentration: 5 - 50 µg/ml
Metabolic activation: with and without metabolic activation
Method: Other
Result: negative
GLP: No information available.
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Germ cell mutagenicity - : It is concluded that the product is not mutagenic based on
Assessment evaluation of several mutagenicity tests.
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Result: negative
GLP: yes
Germ cell mutagenicity - : In vitro tests did not show mutagenic effects, In vivo tests did
Assessment not show mutagenic effects
Carcinogenicity
Product:
Carcinogenicity - : No information available.
Assessment
Components:
Hydrocarbons, C10, aromatics, >1% naphthalene :
Carcinogenicity - : Suspected human carcinogens
Assessment
Xylene:
Carcinogenicity - : Animal testing did not show any carcinogenic effects.
Assessment
Reproductive toxicity
Product:
Reproductive toxicity - : No information available.
Assessment No information available.
Components:
Xylene:
Effects on fertility : Test Type: Two-generation study
Species: Rat, male and female
Application Route: Inhalation
Dose: 25 - 100 - 500 ppm
Duration of Single Treatment: 6 h
General Toxicity - Parent: NOAEL: >= 2,171 mg/l
General Toxicity F1: NOAEL: >= 2,171 mg/l
General Toxicity F2: NOAEL: >= 2,171 mg/l
Method: Other
GLP: No information available.
Remarks: By analogy with a product of similar composition
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Components:
Hydrocarbons, C10, aromatics, >1% naphthalene :
Target Organs : Central nervous system
Assessment : May cause drowsiness or dizziness.
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Xylene:
Exposure routes : Inhalation
Assessment : May cause respiratory irritation.
Components:
Xylene:
Target Organs : Kidney, Liver, Central nervous system
Assessment : May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated
exposure.
Components:
Xylene:
Species : Rat, male and female
NOAEL : 250 mg/kg
Application Route : oral (gavage)
Exposure time : 103 w
Number of exposures : Once daily (5 days/week).
Dose : 250 - 500 mg/kg
Control Group : yes
Method : Other
GLP : No information available.
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Aspiration toxicity
Product:
no data available
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Components:
Hydrocarbons, C10, aromatics, >1% naphthalene :
May be fatal if swallowed and enters airways.
Xylene:
May be fatal if swallowed and enters airways.
Ecotoxicity
Product:
Toxicity to fish :
Remarks: no data available
Toxicity to algae/aquatic :
plants Remarks: no data available
Components:
Hydrocarbons, C10, aromatics, >1% naphthalene :
Toxicity to fish : LL50 (Oncorhynchus mykiss (rainbow trout)): 2 - 5 mg/l
End point: mortality
Exposure time: 96 h
Test Type: semi-static test
Method: OECD Test Guideline 203
Toxicity to daphnia and other : EL50 (Daphnia magna (Water flea)): 3 - 10 mg/l
aquatic invertebrates End point: Immobilization
Exposure time: 48 h
Test Type: static test
Method: OECD Test Guideline 202
Toxicity to fish (Chronic : NOELR (Oncorhynchus mykiss (rainbow trout)): 0,487 mg/l
toxicity) Exposure time: 28 d
Method: Other
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Toxicity to daphnia and other : NOELR (Daphnia magna (Water flea)): 0,851 mg/l
aquatic invertebrates Exposure time: 21 d
(Chronic toxicity) Method: Other
Ecotoxicology Assessment
Chronic aquatic toxicity : Toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.
Xylene:
Toxicity to fish : LC50 (Oncorhynchus mykiss (rainbow trout)): 2,6 mg/l
Exposure time: 96 h
Test Type: semi-static test
Analytical monitoring: yes
Method: OECD Test Guideline 203
GLP: No information available.
Remarks: By analogy with a product of similar composition
Toxicity to daphnia and other : EC50 (Daphnia magna (Water flea)): ca. 1 mg/l
aquatic invertebrates Exposure time: 24 h
Test Type: static test
Analytical monitoring: yes
Method: OECD Test Guideline 202
GLP: No information available.
Remarks: By analogy with a product of similar composition
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GLP: yes
Remarks: By analogy with a product of similar composition
Toxicity to fish (Chronic : NOEC (Oncorhynchus mykiss (rainbow trout)): > 1,3 mg/l
toxicity) Exposure time: 56 d
Test Type: flow-through test
Analytical monitoring: yes
Method: Other
GLP: no
Toxicity to daphnia and other : NOEC (Freshwater insects): 0,96 - 1,17 mg/l
aquatic invertebrates End point: Reproduction rate
(Chronic toxicity) Exposure time: 7 d
Test Type: semi-static test
Analytical monitoring: yes
Method: Other
GLP: no
Remarks: By analogy with a product of similar composition
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Ecotoxicology Assessment
Chronic aquatic toxicity : Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects.
Toxicity to daphnia and other : EC50 (Daphnia magna (Water flea)): 2,16 mg/l
aquatic invertebrates Exposure time: 48 h
Test Type: static test
Analytical monitoring: yes
Method: OECD Test Guideline 202
GLP: no
Remarks: The details of the toxic effect relate to the nominal
concentration.
Toxicity to fish (Chronic : NOEC (Oncorhynchus kisutch (coho salmon)): ca. 0,37 mg/l
toxicity) Exposure time: 40 d
Test Type: flow-through test
Analytical monitoring: yes
Method: Other
GLP: No information available.
Toxicity to daphnia and other : NOEC (Daphnia pulex (Water flea)): 0,59 mg/l
aquatic invertebrates End point: Reproduction rate
(Chronic toxicity) Exposure time: 125 d
Test Type: static test
Analytical monitoring: yes
Method: Other
GLP: No information available.
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Method: Other
GLP: No information available.
Remarks: The details of the toxic effect relate to the nominal
concentration.
Ecotoxicology Assessment
Acute aquatic toxicity : Very toxic to aquatic life.
Chronic aquatic toxicity : Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.
Components:
Hydrocarbons, C10, aromatics, >1% naphthalene :
Biodegradability : aerobic
Inoculum: activated sludge
Result: Inherently biodegradable.
Method: OECD Test Guideline 301F
Xylene:
Biodegradability : aerobic
Inoculum: activated sludge, non-adapted
Concentration: 41 mg/l
BOD in % of theoretical OD
Result: Readily biodegradable.
Biodegradation: 87,8 %
Exposure time: 28 d
Method: OECD Test Guideline 301F
GLP: yes
aerobic
Inoculum: Other
Concentration: 0,15 mg/l
BOD in % of theoretical OD
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Bioaccumulative potential
Product:
Bioaccumulation : Remarks: no data available
Components:
Xylene:
Bioaccumulation : Species: Oncorhynchus mykiss (rainbow trout)
Bioconcentration factor (BCF): 7,2 - 25,9
Exposure time: 56 d
Concentration: 0,36 - 0,74 mg/l
Method: Other
GLP: No information available.
Mobility in soil
Product:
Distribution among : Remarks: no data available
environmental compartments
Components:
Xylene:
Distribution among : Adsorption/Soil
environmental compartments Medium: water - soil
log Koc: 2,73
Method: OECD Test Guideline 121
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Method: Other
Components:
Xylene:
Environmental fate and : not available
pathways
Results of PBT and vPvB : The substance is not identified as a PBT or as a vPvB
assessment substance.
Additional ecological : Do not allow to enter ground water, waterways or waste water.
information
Results of PBT and vPvB : The substance is not identified as a PBT or as a vPvB
assessment substance.
Additional ecological : Do not allow to enter ground water, waterways or waste water.
information
Disposal methods
Waste from residues : Product should be taken to a suitable and authorized waste
disposal site in accordance with relevant regulations and if
necessary after consultation with the waste disposal operator
and/or the competent Authorities
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IATA
Proper shipping name: Flammable liquid, n.o.s.
Class: 3
Packing group: III
UN/ID number: UN 1993
Primary risk: 3
Remarks Shipment permitted
Hazard inducer(s): Xylene
Aromatic hydrocarbons
IMDG
Proper shipping name: Flammable liquid, n.o.s.
Class: 3
Packing group: III
UN no. UN 1993
Primary risk: 3
Remarks Shipment permitted
Hazard inducer(s): Xylene
Aromatic hydrocarbons
Hazard inducer/Marine Aromatic hydrocarbons
pollutant:
Marine pollutant: Marine Pollutant
EmS : F-E S-E
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Further information
Other information : Observe national and local legal requirements
AICS - Australian Inventory of Chemical Substances; ANTT - National Agency for Transport by
Land of Brazil; ASTM - American Society for the Testing of Materials; bw - Body weight; CMR -
Carcinogen, Mutagen or Reproductive Toxicant; DIN - Standard of the German Institute for
Standardisation; DSL - Domestic Substances List (Canada); ECx - Concentration associated with
x% response; ELx - Loading rate associated with x% response; EmS - Emergency Schedule;
ENCS - Existing and New Chemical Substances (Japan); ErCx - Concentration associated with
x% growth rate response; ERG - Emergency Response Guide; GHS - Globally Harmonized
System; GLP - Good Laboratory Practice; IARC - International Agency for Research on Cancer;
IATA - International Air Transport Association; IBC - International Code for the Construction and
Equipment of Ships carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk; IC50 - Half maximal inhibitory
concentration; ICAO - International Civil Aviation Organization; IECSC - Inventory of Existing
Chemical Substances in China; IMDG - International Maritime Dangerous Goods; IMO -
International Maritime Organization; ISHL - Industrial Safety and Health Law (Japan); ISO -
International Organisation for Standardization; KECI - Korea Existing Chemicals Inventory; LC50
- Lethal Concentration to 50 % of a test population; LD50 - Lethal Dose to 50% of a test
population (Median Lethal Dose); MARPOL - International Convention for the Prevention of
Pollution from Ships; n.o.s. - Not Otherwise Specified; Nch - Chilean Norm; NO(A)EC - No
Observed (Adverse) Effect Concentration; NO(A)EL - No Observed (Adverse) Effect Level;
NOELR - No Observable Effect Loading Rate; NOM - Official Mexican Norm; NTP - National
Toxicology Program; NZIoC - New Zealand Inventory of Chemicals; OECD - Organization for
Economic Co-operation and Development; OPPTS - Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention; PBT - Persistent, Bioaccumulative and Toxic substance; PICCS - Philippines
Inventory of Chemicals and Chemical Substances; (Q)SAR - (Quantitative) Structure Activity
Relationship; REACH - Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the
Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals;
SADT - Self-Accelerating Decomposition Temperature; SDS - Safety Data Sheet; TCSI - Taiwan
Chemical Substance Inventory; TDG - Transportation of Dangerous Goods; TSCA - Toxic
Substances Control Act (United States); UN - United Nations; UNRTDG - United Nations
Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods; vPvB - Very Persistent and Very
Bioaccumulative; WHMIS - Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System
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description of our products and their possible applications. Clariant makes no warranties, express
or implied, as to the information's accuracy, adequacy, sufficiency or freedom from defect and
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