Tergitol

Description

[Union Carbide] A registered trademark for a series of nonionic and anionic compounds used as wetting agents, detergents, and emulsifiers.

Tergitol® 7

Tergitol® XD - butoxypolypropylene oxypolyethylene oxyethanol

Tergitol® NP-10 - nonylphenoxy polyethylene glycol ester (hazardous)

Synonyms and Related Terms

Tergitol® NP = Nonoxynol-9; NP-9; N-9

Hazards and Safety

Tergitol® XD may cause irritation, nausea, vomiting.

Sigma Chemical: Tergitol® XD MSDS

Tergitol® NP is highly toxic and should be treated as hazardous waste

Mallinckrodt Baker: Tergitol® NP-10 MSDS

Authority

• Marie Svoboda, Conservation Survey Index, unpublished, 1997

• Gordon Hanlon, contributed information, 1998

• Teri Hensick, contributed information, 1998

• Website address 1 Comment: www.sigma.sial.com/sigma/proddata