PBI/GORDON CORP -- BENSUMEC 4LF PRE-EMERGENT GRASS & WEED HERBICIDE  -- 6840-00F007575
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:BENSUMEC 4LF PRE-EMERGENT GRASS & WEED HERBICIDE
MSDS Date:05/27/1993
FSC:6840
NIIN:00F007575
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:PBI/GORDON CORP
Address:300 S THIRD ST
City:KANSAS CITY
State:MO
ZIP:66118-1110
Country:US
Info Phone Num:816-421-4070
Emergency Phone Num:913-342-8783
CAGE:EO415
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:PBI-GORDON CORPORATION
Address:1217 WEST 12TH STREET
City:KANSAS CITY
State:MO
ZIP:64101
Country:US
Phone:816-421-4070
CAGE:52228
Company Name:PBI/GORDON CORP
Address:1217 WEST 12TH ST
City:KANSAS CITY
State:MO
ZIP:64101
Country:US
Phone:816-421-4070/913-342-8783
CAGE:EO415

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:S-(O,O-DIISOPROPYL PHOSPHORODITHIOATE) ESTER 46 OF
    N-(2-MECAPTOETHYL) BENZENE SULFONAMIDE (BENSULIDE)
CAS:741-58-2
RTECS #:TE0250000
Fraction by Wt: 46%

Ingred Name:XYLENE, DIMETHYLBENZENE, XYLOL
CAS:1330-20-7
RTECS #:ZE2100000
Fraction by Wt: 8.3%
Other REC Limits:100 PPM
OSHA PEL:100 PPM
ACGIH TLV:100 PPM, SKIN
EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS

Ingred Name:ETHYL BENZENE
CAS:100-41-4
RTECS #:DA0700000
Fraction by Wt: 1.6%
Other REC Limits:100 PPM
OSHA PEL:435 MG/CUM
ACGIH TLV:434 MG/CUM
EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50 (RAT): 826 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO	Skin:NO  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SKIN IRRITANT. MAY CAUSE EYE BURNS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:SKIN: IRRITATION. EYES: BURNS.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH W/WATER FOR 10-15 MINS. SKIN: BATHE/SHAMPOO
    W/SOAP & WATER. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. INGESTION: IF
    PRODUCT HAS BEEN INGESTED IN SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE POISONING, EMPTY
    THE STOMACH/INT ESTINE. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTN IN ALL CASES. NOTE TO
    PHYSICIAN: IF THERE ARE STRONG CLINICAL INDICATION OF
    ORGANOPHOSPHATE POISONING, TREAT PATIENT IMMEDIATELY. DON'T WAIT
    FOR LABORATORY CONFIRMATION.

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:100-200F
Lower Limits:1.1%
Upper Limits:6.6%
Extinguishing Media:FOAM, CO2, DRY CHEMICAL, WATER. LARGE FIRES USE
    WATER SPRAY, FOG, FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR POSITIVE PRESSURE BREATHING APPARATUS &
    FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. FIGHT FIRE FROM MAXIMUM DISTANCE.
    EVACUATE AREA. STAY UPWIND, KEEP OUT OF LOW AREAS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:HEAT MAY RELEASE TOXIC CHLORIDE FUMES/MAY
    BE IGNITED BY HEAT, SPARKS & FLAMES/CONTAINER MAY EXPLODE IN
    HEAT/VAPOR EXPLOSION & POISON HAZARD IN/OUT DOORS/SEWERS.

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:SMALL SPILL: DON'T TOUCH SPILL. USE PROTECTIVE
    EQUIP. CONTAIN W/DRI-RITE/NON-COMBUSTIBLE ABSORBENT. COLLECT INTO A
    DOT DRUM. COVER/MARK/REMOVE. CLEAN AREA W/WATER. LARGE SPILL: SAME
    AS SMALL & NO FLAR ES/SMOKING/FLAMES & DIKE AREA FAR AHEADOF SPILL.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:PROTECT FROM TEMPS <42F. PRODUCT
    CRYSTALLIZES TO LOWER TEMPS. WARM OR STORE AT HIGH TEMPS & MIX TO
    REDISOLVE CRYSTALS & ASSURE UNIFORMITY BEFORE USE.
Other Precautions:DON'T STORE NEAR SOURCES OF HEAT OR OPEN FLAME. STORE
    IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER IN LOCKED STORAGE. KEEP PESTICIDES SEPARATE
    TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION. DON'T MIX W/STRONG ACIDS OR BASES.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:USE A RESPIRATOR APPROVED BY THE U.S. BUREAU OF
    MINES FOR ORGANOPHOSPHATES/SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
Ventilation:GOOD VENTILATION OF WORK PLACE IS ESSENTIAL.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:GOGGLES OR SPLASH SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
    REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NOTE TO PHYSICIAN: EXPOSURE TO ACTIVE INGREDIENT MAY CAUSE
    CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITION. ATROPINE BY INJECTION IS ANTIDOTAL,
    2-PAM IS ALSO ANTIDOTAL WHEN ADMINISTERED EARLY & IN CONJUNCTION
    W/ATROPINE. D ON'T INDUCE VOMITING. GIVE PLENTY OF WATER. NEVER
    GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH IF UNCONSCIOUS. AUTO IGNITION TEMP: 850F

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>290F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text: 42F
Vapor Pres:0.001 UHG
Vapor Density:>3.6
Appearance and Odor:AMBER LIQUID W/SULFIDE ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:42%

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ACIDS OR BASES
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, SPARKS, OR OTHER IGNITION SOURCES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:PHOSHOROUS OXIDES, CHLORIDE FUMES

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF DOT DRUM, WASTE WATER AND ANY OTHER
    WASTE ACCORDING TO EPA APPROVED METHODS.

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