PIPERONYL BUTOXIDE (ICSC)

PIPERONYL BUTOXIDE	ICSC: 1347

Date of peer-review: October 1999

5-[[2-(2-Butoxyethoxy)ethoxy]methyl]-6-propyl-1,3-benzodioxole
2-(2-Butoxyethoxy)ethyl 6-propylpiperonyl ether
alpha-[2-(2-Butoxyethoxy)-ethoxy]-4,5-methylenedioxy-2-propyltoluene
[3,4-(Methylenedioxy)-6-propylbenzyl]butyl diethyleneglycol ether

CAS #	51-03-6	C₁₉H₃₀O₅
RTECS #	XS8050000	Molecular mass: 338.4
UN #
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TYPES OF HAZARD / EXPOSURE	ACUTE HAZARDS / SYMPTOMS	PREVENTION	FIRST AID / FIRE FIGHTING
FIRE	Combustible.	NO open flames.	Foam, powder, carbon dioxide.
EXPLOSION

EXPOSURE		PREVENT GENERATION OF MISTS!
Inhalation		Ventilation.	Fresh air, rest.
Skin		Protective gloves.	Remove contaminated clothes. Rinse and then wash skin with water and soap.
Eyes		Safety spectacles.	First rinse with plenty of water for several minutes (remove contact lenses if easily possible), then take to a doctor.
Ingestion	Diarrhoea. Vomiting.	Do not eat, drink, or smoke during work.	Rinse mouth. Give plenty of water to drink. Rest. Refer for medical attention.

SPILLAGE DISPOSAL

PACKAGING & LABELLING

Collect leaking liquid in sealable containers. Absorb remaining liquid in sand or inert absorbent and remove to safe place. Do NOT let this chemical enter the environment.

EU Classification
UN Classification

EMERGENCY RESPONSE

STORAGE

Well closed.

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PIPERONYL BUTOXIDE

ICSC: 1347

IMPORTANT DATA

PHYSICAL STATE; APPEARANCE:
OILY YELLOW TO BROWN LIQUID

OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS:
TLV not established.

ROUTES OF EXPOSURE:
The substance can be absorbed into the body by inhalation of its aerosol and by ingestion.

INHALATION RISK:
No indication can be given about the rate in which a harmful concentration in the air is reached on evaporation of this substance at 20°C.

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

Boiling point at 0.13kPa: 180°C
Relative density (water = 1): 1.1
Solubility in water: none

Flash point: 171°C
Octanol/water partition coefficient as log Pow: 4.29

ENVIRONMENTAL DATA

The substance is very toxic to aquatic organisms. In the food chain important to humans, bioaccumulation takes place, specifically in seafood.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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    See Also:
       Toxicological Abbreviations
       Piperonyl Butoxide (FAO Meeting Report PL/1965/10/1)
       Piperonyl butoxide (FAO/PL:CP/15)
       Piperonyl butoxide (FAO/PL:1967/M/11/1)
       Piperonyl Butoxide (FAO/PL:1969/M/17/1)
       Piperonyl butoxide (WHO Pesticide Residues Series 2)
       Piperonyl butoxide (Pesticide residues in food: 1992 evaluations Part II Toxicology)
       Piperonyl butoxide (Pesticide residues in food: 1995 evaluations Part II Toxicological & Environmental)
       Piperonyl Butoxide (IARC Summary & Evaluation, Volume 30, 1983)