WOOD CREOSOTE

CREASOTE; CREOSOTE, WOOD; RTECS: GO5870000

Emergency Overview 

Color:  colorless to brown 

Change in color: Not available

Physical Form: Not available

Odor:  irritating odor 

Health Hazards:  skin burns, eye burns, respiratory tract irritation 

Physical Hazards:  Combustible liquid and vapor. 

Short Term:  irritation (possibly severe), nausea, headache, dizziness 

Long Term:  vomiting 

Short Term:  burns, rash, itching, low body temperature, nausea, vomiting, difficulty breathing, headache, dizziness, bluish skin color, convulsions 

Long Term:  no information on significant adverse effects 

Short Term:  burns, pin-point pupils 

Long Term:  same as effects reported in short term exposure 

Short Term:  low body temperature, nausea, vomiting, difficulty breathing, headache, dizziness, bluish skin color, convulsions 

Long Term:  no information on significant adverse effects 

If adverse effects occur, remove to uncontaminated area. Give artificial respiration if not breathing. Get immediate medical attention. 

Wash skin with soap and water for at least 15 minutes while removing contaminated clothing and shoes. Get immediate medical attention. Thoroughly clean and dry contaminated clothing before reuse. Destroy contaminated shoes. 

Immediately flush eyes with plenty of water for at least 15 minutes. Then get immediate medical attention. 

Contact local poison control center or physician immediately. Never make an unconscious person vomit or drink fluids. When vomiting occurs, keep head lower than hips to help prevent aspiration. If person is unconscious, turn head to side. Get medical attention immediately. 

For ingestion, consider gastric lavage and activated charcoal slurry. 

See Section 9 for Flammability Properties 

Moderate fire hazard. 

regular dry chemical, carbon dioxide, water, regular foam Large fires: Use regular foam or flood with fine water spray. 

Move container from fire area if it can be done without risk. Cool containers with water spray until well after the fire is out. Stay away from the ends of tanks. For fires in cargo or storage area: Cool containers with water from unmanned hose holder or monitor nozzles until well after fire is out. If this is impossible then take the following precautions: Keep unnecessary people away, isolate hazard area and deny entry. Let the fire burn. Withdraw immediately in case of rising sound from venting safety device or any discoloration of tanks due to fire. For tank, rail car or tank truck: Evacuation radius: 800 meters (1/2 mile). Do not attempt to extinguish fire unless flow of material can be stopped first. Flood with fine water spray. Do not scatter spilled material with high-pressure water streams. Cool containers with water spray until well after the fire is out. Apply water from a protected location or from a safe distance. Avoid inhalation of material or combustion by-products. Stay upwind and keep out of low areas. 

Subject to California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (Proposition 65). Keep out of water supplies and sewers. 

Avoid heat, flames, sparks and other sources of ignition. Stop leak if possible without personal risk. Reduce vapors with water spray. Small spills: Absorb with sand or other non-combustible material. Collect spilled material in appropriate container for disposal. Large spills: Dike for later disposal. Remove sources of ignition. Keep unnecessary people away, isolate hazard area and deny entry. 

Store and handle in accordance with all current regulations and standards. Subject to storage regulations: U.S. OSHA 29 CFR 1910.106. Grounding and bonding required. Keep separated from incompatible substances. 

Component Exposure Limits 

Biological limit value 

Provide local exhaust or process enclosure ventilation system. Ensure compliance with applicable exposure limits. 

Eyes/Face Wear splash resistant safety goggles with a faceshield. Provide an emergency eye wash fountain and quick drench shower in the immediate work area. 

Wear appropriate chemical resistant clothing. 

Wear appropriate chemical resistant gloves. 

Under conditions of frequent use or heavy exposure, respiratory protection may be needed. Respiratory protection is ranked in order from minimum to maximum. Consider warning properties before use. Any chemical cartridge respirator with organic vapor cartridge(s). Any chemical cartridge respirator with a full facepiece and organic vapor cartridge(s). Any air-purifying respirator with a full facepiece and an organic vapor canister. For Unknown Concentrations or Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health - Any supplied-air respirator with a full facepiece that is operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode in combination with an auxiliary self-contained breathing apparatus operated in pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode. Any self-contained breathing apparatus that has a full facepiece and is operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode. 

glycerol, acetic acid, fixed alkali hydroxide solutions, alcohol, chloroform, ether, oils 

Stable at normal temperatures and pressure. 

Avoid heat, flames, sparks and other sources of ignition. Containers may rupture or explode if exposed to heat. Keep out of water supplies and sewers. 

combustible materials, acids, metal salts, oxidizing materials, 

WOOD CREOSOTE: ACACIA: Incompatible. ALBUMIN: Incompatible. CHLOROSULFONIC ACID: Increase in temperature and pressure when mixed in closed container. CUPRIC SALTS: Incompatible. FERRIC SALTS: Incompatible. GOLD SALTS: Incompatible. OXIDIZERS: Fire and explosion hazard. SILVER SALTS: Incompatible.

oxides of carbon 

Thermal decomposition products: oxides of carbon.

Will not polymerize. 

Component Analysis - LD50/LC50 

Component Carcinogenicity

None of this product's components are listed by ACGIH, IARC, NTP, DFG or OSHA

WOOD CREOSOTE: May cause moderate respiratory tract irritation In one study of workers who developed creosote burns, a small percent also complained of depression, weakness, severe headache, slight confusion, vertigo, salivation, and nausea It is unclear whether the route of exposure was skin contact or inhalation or both.

WOOD CREOSOTE A study of workers spraying warmed creosote with concentrations up to 0.01 mg/L reported headaches, giddiness, nausea, vomiting, and salivation.

WOOD CREOSOTE: The liquid and vapors are strong irritants and may cause burning, itching, local erythema progessing to a bronze pigmentation, papular and vesicular eruptions, ulceration, and desquamation Photosensitization occurs, especially in fair-skinned persons Prolonged contact may cause burns It is readily absorbed through the skin and may cause systemic illness with salivation, nausea, vomiting, headache, thready pulse, respiratory distress, loss of pupillary reflexes, hypothermia, mild convulsions, and cyanosis Depression, weakness, slight confusion, nausea, and vertigo were also reported from one study in which it was not clear whether the route of exposure was inhalation or skin contact or both.

WOOD CREOSOTE: Repeated or prolonged exposure may cause darkening of the skin and dermatitis If sufficient amounts are absorbed, systemic symptoms as with acute exposure may occur.

WOOD CREOSOTE: Liquid contact has caused painful protracted keratoconjunctivitis involving loss of corneal epithelium, clouding of the cornea, miosis and long-lasting irritability and photophobia Other symptoms which have been reported from exposure to creosote-treated particles include abrasion of the cornea with some permanent scarring, hyperemia, and pronouced serous secretion.

WOOD CREOSOTE Repeated or prolonged exposure may cause conjunctivitis.

WOOD CREOSOTE: Has caused intense irritation and congestion of the entire gastroenteric tract Salivation, nausea, vomiting, respiratory distress, thready pulse, vertigo, headache, loss of pupillary reflexes, hypothermia, cyanosis and mild convulsions may also occur Death from large doses appears largely due to cardiovascular collapse.

WOOD CREOSOTE: Repeated ingestion of small doses may result in chronic intoxication characterized by distubances of vision and digestion including increased peristalsis and bloody stools In one case, hypertension and general cardiovascular collapse were reported Other symptoms of acute exposure are also possible Maternal reproductive effects have been reported in mice following repeated exposures prior to mating Paternal reproductive effects have been reported in mice and rats following repeated exposures prior to mating.

Component Analysis - Aquatic Toxicity 

Subject to disposal regulations: U.S. EPA 40 CFR 262. Hazardous Waste Number(s): U051. Dispose in accordance with all applicable regulations. 

Component Waste Numbers 

Component Marine Pollutants (IMDG) 

SARA Section 311/312 (40 CFR 370 Subparts B and C) 

Not listed under California Proposition 65 

REACH List of Substances Subject to Restriction (Annex XVII) - Reg. (EU) No. 1907/2006 

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ACGIH - American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists; ADR - European Road Transport; AU - Australia; BOD - Biochemical Oxygen Demand; C - Celsius; CA - Canada; CAS - Chemical Abstracts Service; CERCLA - Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act; CN - China; CPR - Controlled Products Regulations; DFG - Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft; DOT - Department of Transportation; DSL - Domestic Substances List; EEC - European Economic Community; EINECS - European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances; EPA - Environmental Protection Agency; EU - European Union; F - Fahrenheit; IARC - International Agency for Research on Cancer; IATA - International Air Transport Association; ICAO - International Civil Aviation Organization; IDL - Ingredient Disclosure List; IDLH - Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health; IMDG - International Maritime Dangerous Goods; JP - Japan; Kow - Octanol/water partition coefficient; KR - Korea; LEL - Lower Explosive Limit; LOLI - List Of LIsts™ - ChemADVISOR’s Regulatory Database; MAK - Maximum Concentration Value in the Workplace; MEL - Maximum Exposure Limits; NFPA - National Fire Protection Agency; NIOSH - National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; NJTSR - New Jersey Trade Secret Registry; NTP - National Toxicology Program; NZ - New Zealand; OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration; PH - Philippines; RCRA - Resource Conservation and Recovery Act; RID - European Rail Transport; RTECS - Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances®; SARA - Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act; STEL - Short-term Exposure Limit; TDG - Transportation of Dangerous Goods; TSCA - Toxic Substances Control Act; TWA - Time Weighted Average; UEL - Upper Explosive Limit; US - United States 

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