Safety data sheet

Product name: DOWCAL™ 200 Heat Transfer Fluid
Issue Date: 02/10/2016
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Acute toxicity to algae/aquatic plants
ErC50, Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata (green algae), static test, 72 Hour, > 100 mg/l
Boron potassiium oxide (B4K2O7), tetrahydrate
Acute toxicity to fish
For this family of materials:
Material is slightly toxic to aquatic organisms on an acute basis (LC50/EC50 between 10 and
100 mg/L in the most sensitive species tested).
For this family of materials:
LC50, dab (Limanda limanda), flow-through, 96 Hour, 74 mg/l
Acute toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
For this family of materials:
LC50, Daphnia magna (Water flea), static test, 48 Hour, 173 mg/l, OECD Test Guideline 202
or Equivalent
Persistence and degradability
Propylene glycol
Biodegradability: Material is readily biodegradable. Passes OECD test(s) for ready
biodegradability. Biodegradation may occur under anaerobic conditions (in the absence of
oxygen).
10-day Window: Pass
Biodegradation: 81 %
Exposure time: 28 d
Method: OECD Test Guideline 301F or Equivalent
10-day Window: Not applicable
Biodegradation: 96 %
Exposure time: 64 d
Method: OECD Test Guideline 306 or Equivalent
Theoretical Oxygen Demand: 1.68 mg/mg
Chemical Oxygen Demand: 1.53 mg/mg
Biological oxygen demand (BOD)
Incubation
Time
BOD
5 d
69.000 %
10 d
70.000 %
20 d
86.000 %
Photodegradation
Atmospheric half-life: 10 Hour
Method: Estimated.
Sodium benzoate
Biodegradability: Material is readily biodegradable. Passes OECD test(s) for ready
biodegradability.
10-day Window: Pass