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Information on toxicological effects
Acute toxicity
Product/ingredient name Test Results
Potassium Hydroxide Acute toxicity, oral (male rat) LD50 = 214 mg/kg
Acute toxicity, dermal LD50 = 1,260 mg/kg
Acute toxicity, inhalation (rat) LC50 Rat: No Data Available
2-butoxyethanol Acute toxicity, oral (male rat) LD50 = 1,300 mg/kg
Acute toxicity, dermal LD50 = >2000 mg/kg
Acute toxicity, inhalation (rat, 3h) LC50 = >4.9 mg/l
Summary Comments:
Sensitization
Product/ingredient name Test Results Basis
Potassium Hydroxide No evidence of sensitization effect
2-butoxyethanol No evidence of sensitization effect
Summary Comments:
Carcinogenicity
Product/ingredient name Test Results Basis
Potassium Hydroxide No known carcinogenic effects
2-butoxyethanol Based on available data the classification criteria are not
met. Not classified as hazardous.
Summary Comments:
Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure)
Product/ingredient name Test Results Basis
Potassium Hydroxide No Data Available
Summary Comments:
Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure)
Product/ingredient name Test Results Basis
Potassium Hydroxide No Data Available
2-butoxyethanol Not classified.
Summary Comments:
Aspiration hazard
Product/ingredient name Test Results Basis
Potassium Hydroxide No Data Available
2-butoxyethanol Human exposure studies Tolerance at 200 ppm/40 hours
Summary Comments:
Droplets of the product aspirated into the lungs through ingestion or vomiting may cause a serious chemical pneumonia.
Information on the likely routes of exposure
Skin, eyes, Ingestion, inhalation.
Potential acute health effects
Eye contact: Corrosive to the eyes.
Inhalation: Vapors are corrosive.