Section 1 - CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION

PRODUCT NAME

TALL OIL IMIDAZOLINE, ETHOXYLATED

NFPA

PRODUCT USE

Cationic wetting agent concentrate, surfactant, microbiocide, bactericide, fuel oil
treatment additive.

SYNONYMS

"1H-imidazole-1-ethanol, 4, 5-dihydro-, 2-nortall-oil alkyl derivatives", "1H-imidazole-
1-ethanol, 4, 5-dihydro-, 2-nortall-oil alkyl derivatives", "1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-(tall
oilalkyl)-2-imidazoline", "1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-(tall oilalkyl)-2-imidazoline", "2-
imidazoline, 1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-(tall oil alkyl)-", "2-imidazoline, 1-(2-
hydroxyethyl)-2-(tall oil alkyl)-", "4, 5-dihydro-7-nortall oil-1-H-imidazole-1-ethanol",
"4, 5-dihydro-7-nortall oil-1-H-imidazole-1-ethanol", 1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-alkyl(C-18)-2-
imidazoline, 1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-alkyl(C-18)-2-imidazoline, "tall oil hydroxyethyl
imidazoline", "tall oil, 1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-imidazolin-2-ylnor", "tall oil, 1-(2-
hydroxyethyl)-2-imidazolin-2-ylnor", "Miramine TOC", "biocide/ microbicide", "Bitumen
road making additive concentrate", "aggregate adhesion agent", "fatty amide/ imidazoline",
"adhesion promoter", precoat

Section 2 - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION

CANADIAN WHMIS SYMBOLS

EMERGENCY OVERVIEW

RISK

Causes burns.
Risk of serious damage to eyes.
Toxic to aquatic organisms.

POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS

ACUTE HEALTH EFFECTS

SWALLOWED

  The material can produce chemical burns within the oral cavity and gastrointestinal tract following ingestion.  Considered an unlikely route of entry in commercial/industrial environments.  Concentrated solutions of cationic surfactants may cause destruction of the tissue lining the mouth, throat and gullet, and may cause nausea and vomiting. In sufficient quantity may produce restlessness, confusion, low blood pressure, muscle weakness, collapse, convulsion, labored breathing, blue coloration of the lips and coma. Death may occur in 1-  4 hours. Fatal dose is estimated at 1-3 grams for certain cationics.  

EYE

  The material can produce chemical burns to the eye following direct contact. Vapors or mists may be extremely irritating.  If applied to the eyes, this material causes severe eye damage.  The material may be irritating to the eye, with prolonged contact causing inflammation. Repeated or prolonged exposure to irritants may produce conjunctivitis.  Many cationic surfactants are very irritating to the eyes at low concentration. Concentrated solutions can cause severe burns with permanent clouding.  

SKIN

  The material can produce chemical burns following direct contactwith the skin.  Open cuts, abraded or irritated skin should not be exposed to this material.  The material may cause skin irritation after prolonged or repeated exposure and may produce on contact skin redness, swelling, the production of vesicles, scaling and thickening of the skin.  Cationic surfactants cause skin irritation, and, in highconcentrations, caustic burns.  

INHALED

  If inhaled, this material can irritate the throat andlungs of some persons.  Not normally a hazard due to non-volatile nature of product.  Inhalation of quantities of liquid mist may be extremely hazardous, even lethal due to spasm, extreme irritation of larynx and bronchi, chemical pneumonitis and pulmonary edema.  The material may produce respiratory tract irritation, and result in damage to the lung including reduced lung function.  

CHRONIC HEALTH EFFECTS

  Principal routes of exposure are by accidental skin and eye contact and by inhalation of vapors especially at higher temperatures.  No human exposure data available. For this reason health effects described are based on experience with chemically related materials.  As with any chemical product, contact with unprotected bare skin; inhalation of vapor, mist or dust in work place atmosphere; or ingestion in any form, should be avoided by observing good occupational work practice.