Ethylenediamine-tetraacetic acid sodium (EDTA)

Preservative in Rabies and Varicella (chickenpox) vaccines

Exposure to ethylenediamin can occur through inhalation, ingestion, and eye or skin contact, and absoprtion through the skin.

Toxicology:  a corrosive liquid that is severely irritating to the skin and dyes.  Systemic toxicity from exposure to high vapor concentrations causes damage to the kindeys, liver, and lungs. 

http://www.oshamslc.gov/SLTC/healthguidelines/ethylenediamine/recognition.html#healtlhhazard

ethylene diamine tetra acetate

<chemical> A chemical that is used to remove all traces of magnesium and calcium ions from a solution because it binds tightly to them, in order to control unwanted side reactions with these metals during a laboratory process.

Acronym: EDTA

(11 Nov 1997)

http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?query=EDTA