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2-Ethylhexanoic acid
CAS: 149-57-5
How can this chemical affect my health?
Acute (Short Term) Effects
Skin Irritation – Irritation or serious damage to the skin.
Eye Irritation – Irritation or serious damage to the eyes.
Toxic to Humans & Animals – Toxicity or fatality on contact, ingestion or inhalation to humans and other mammals.
Chronic (Long Term) Effects
Birth Defects – Harm to the developing child including birth defects, low birth weight and biological or behavioral problems that appear as the child grows.
Reproductive Harm – Disruption of the male or female reproductive systems, changing sexual development, behavior or functions, decreasing fertility, or resulting in loss of the fetus during pregnancy.
Endocrine Disruption – Interference with the endocrine system, which plays a crucial role in metabolism, development, growth, reproduction and behavior.
Other Health Effects – Can cause serious damage on contact or ingestion.
Inherent Hazards
Restricted List – This chemical is on a list from an authoritative body recommending that its use be avoided.
Reactive – May spontaneously ignite or explode on its own or in contact with water.
How does this chemical impact the environment?
Acute Harm to Aquatic Ecosystems – Biological harm or possible death to fish or other aquatic organisms following a single exposure.
Chronic Harm to Aquatic Ecosystems – Irreversible harm to fish or other aquatic organisms following long term exposure.
What safer alternatives are available for this chemical?
Information on safer alternatives is currently fairly limited, and not easily accessible or linked to information on chemicals in the workplace. Where we have information on safer alternatives, ChemHAT will display links to existing case studies of safer alternatives for the chemical.