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STATEMENT OF HAZARDOUS NATURE
Hazardous according to criteria of Worksafe Australia
R22 - Harmful if swallowed
R36/38 - Irritating to eyes and skin
R65 - Harmful: May cause lung damage if swallowed
R63 - Possible risk of harm to the unborn child
COMPANY DETAILS:
Company: Aventis CropScience Pty Ltd A.C.N. 000 226 022
Address: 391 - 393 Tooronga Road, East Hawthorn, Victoria 3123
Telephone/Facsimile: (03) 9248 6888/(03) 9248 6800
Website Address: www.aventis.com.au
Emergency Telephone Number: 1800 033 111 鈥? SHE Pacific
IDENTIFICATION
Buctril庐 MA Selective Herbicide
Product Name:
Other Names: None assigned
Manufacturer鈥檚 Product Code: Not available
SAP Product Code: 16955 (20 L)
UN Number: Not applicable
Dangerous Goods Class and Not classified as dangerous goods for transport by road
Subsidiary Risk: or rail
Hazchem Code: Not applicable
Proper Shipping Name: Not applicable
Packaging Group: Not applicable
EPG: Not applicable
Chemical Family: Combination product
Poisons Schedule Number: 6
Use: For use as a selective agricultural herbicide
Physical Description/Properties
Appearance: A dark brown liquid with a solvent-like odour
Boiling Point: 180 - 220掳C (of solvent)
Vapour Pressure: 13 hPa (of solvent)
Specific Gravity: 1.084 at 20掳C
Flashpoint: Approximately 70掳C
Flammability Limits: Not determined
Solubility in Water: Miscible
Formulation Emulsifiable concentrate
Packaging: 20 L white HDPE plastic container
Ingredients:
Chemical Name: CAS Number: Proportion:
Bromoxynil present as the octanoate [1689-99-2] 200 g/L
MCPA present as the ethyl hexyl ester [29450-45-1] 200 g/L
Hydrocarbon solvent [64742-94-5] 340 g/L
Non-ionic emulsifiers (non hazardous) <10%
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HEALTH HAZARD INFORMATION
Health Effects:
Acute:
Swallowed: Product is poisonous if swallowed. Harmful. Acute oral LD50 for rats 864
mg/kg. May cause nausea and abdominal pain. Seek medical advice.
Show this MSDS to a medical practitioner.
Eye: Attacks the eyes.
Skin: Will irritate the skin. Acute percutaneous LD50 for rats >2160 mg/kg
Inhaled: Product is poisonous if inhaled. Will irritate mucous membranes of nose
and mouth.
Other Health No other known health effects.
Effects
Chronic: In 24-month feeding trials (technical MCPA), rats receiving 1.33 mg/kg
bw/d and mice receiving 18 mg/kg bw/d showed no ill effects. In 90-day
feeding trials (technical bromoxynil octanoate), no effect level for rats
was 15.6 mg/kg bw/d; for dogs was 5 mg/kg bw/d. Non-carcinogenic
(technical bromoxynil). Bromoxynil is a suspected teratogen. The
compound produced birth defects in rats at oral doses above 35 mg/kg.
Toxic effects included abnormal rib formation and reduced foetal
weight. Newborn rabbits had birth defects when bromoxynil was
administered to pregnant mothers at doses above 30 mg/kg. In the
rabbit, birth defects included changes in bone formation in the skull and
hydrocephaly.
First Aid If poisoning occurs, contact a doctor or Poisons Information Centre
(telephone: 13 11 26).
Swallowed: If swallowed, and if more than 15 minutes from a hospital, induce
vomiting, preferably using Ipecac Syrup APF. Seek immediate medical
assistance. Show this MSDS to a medical practitioner.
Eye: Immediately irrigate with copious quantities of water for at least 15
minutes. Seek medical assistance. Show this MSDS to a medical
practitioner.
Skin: Remove contaminated clothing. Wash affected areas with plenty of soap
and water.
Inhaled: Remove victim to fresh air. Seek medical advice. Show this MSDS to a
medical practitioner.
First Aid Facilities: Ensure washing facilities are available.
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HEALTH HAZARD INFORMATION
Advice to Doctor: No specific antidote known. Treat symptomatically.
Other First Aid DO NOT attempt to give anything to a semi-conscious or unconscious
person. In the case of poisoning by any exposure route, contact a
doctor or Poisons Information Centre (telephone: 13 11 26).
PRECAUTIONS FOR USE
Exposure Standards: No occupational exposure standards have been established for the
product or its ingredients.
Engineering Controls: Use in a well-ventilated area only.
Personal Protection: Product is poisonous if inhaled or swallowed. Attacks the eyes. Avoid
contact with the eyes and skin. Do not inhale spray mist. When
preparing the spray and using the prepared spray, wear cotton overalls
buttoned to the neck and wrist, washable hat, elbow-length PVC gloves
and face shield or goggles. If product in eyes, wash it out immediately
with water. After use and before eating, drinking or smoking wash
hands, arms and face thoroughly with soap and water. After each
day's use, wash gloves, face shield or goggles and contaminated
clothing.
Flammability: Combustible.
Other Use Precautions To be used strictly in accordance with label instructions.
SAFE HANDLING INFORMATION
Storage and Keep out of reach of children. Wear long sleeved overalls and gloves
Transport: while handling. After handling and before eating, drinking or smoking
wash hands, arms and face thoroughly with soap and water. Store in
the closed, original container in a dry, cool, well-ventilated area, out of
direct sunlight. Store in locked room or place away from children,
animals, food, feedstuffs, seed and fertilisers. Avoid contact with the
eyes, skin and clothing or inhalation of product.
Corrosivity Hazards:
Handling & Storage
Precautions:
Transport:
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SAFE HANDLING INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Spills and Disposal: Shut off all possible sources of ignition. DO NOT smoke. Avoid contact
with eyes, skin and clothing or inhalation of product. Dealing with
spills and disposals may result in the potential for increased personal
exposure. During such operations it is recommended that the
following protective clothing is worn:
* Cotton overalls buttoned to the neck and wrist
* Face shield or goggles
* Elbow-length PVC gloves
CONTAIN SPILL and absorb with earth, sand, sawdust, clay, sweeping
material or absorbent material and store in properly labelled, sealed
drums for safe disposal in an approved landfill, or bury under at least
500 mm of soil in a non-crop, non-pasture area away from water
sources or homes. DO NOT burn empty containers or product. Deal
with all spillages immediately. Keep people away and upwind. If
contamination of drains, streams, watercourses etc is unavoidable,
warn the local water authority.
Spillage or Leak
Procedures:
Waste Disposal Triple (or preferably) pressure rinse containers before disposal. Add
Methods: rinsings to the spray tank. Do not dispose of undiluted chemicals on-
site. Break, crush or puncture and bury empty containers in local
authority landfill. If not available, bury the containers below 500 mm
in a disposal pit specifically marked and set up for this purpose clear
of waterways, vegetation and roots. Empty containers or product
should not be burnt.
Fire/Explosion Hazard:
Extinguishing Media: Extinguish fire using: Foam, Carbon dioxide, Dry agent, Waterspray
Special Fire Fighting Full protective gear, including self-contained breathing apparatus (AS
Procedures: 1716:2000), must be worn.
Reactivity Hazards: Stable under normal conditions of use. No dangerous reaction known
under normal conditions of use.
(Reactivity Data) CONDITIONS CONTRIBUTING TO INSTABILITY: Extreme heat and fire.
INCOMPATIBILITY: Incompatible with some oxidising agents.
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: Toxic compounds of
bromine and chlorine and oxides of carbon and nitrogen when heated
to decomposition.
Other Safe Handling: Neutralising chemicals: Not needed.
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OTHER INFORMATION:
Toxicology: Oral LD50 (mg/kg) Species
Dermal LD50 (mg/kg) Species:
Inhalation LC50 (mg/L) Species:
Environmental/Ecological Low hazard to bees.
Effects: Dangerous to fish.
DO NOT contaminate streams, rivers or waterways with the
chemical or used containers. LC50 for rainbow trout (technical
MCPA - 96 h) 232 mg/L; (technical bromoxynil octanoate - 48 h)
0.15 mg/L.
DO NOT apply under meteorological conditions or from spraying
equipment that could be expected to cause spray to drift onto
nearby plants, adjacent crops, croplands or pastures. Acute oral
LD50 for pheasants (technical bromoxynil octanoate) 175 mg/kg; for
hens (technical bromoxynil) 240 mg/kg; for quail 100 - 125 mg/kg;
for mallard ducks 200 mg/kg; for bobwhite quail (technical MCPA)
377 mg/kg.
Avoid spray drift and vapour movement onto susceptible crops
such as cotton, tobacco, tomatoes, vines, lupins, fruit trees and
ornamentals.
Special
Precautions/Comments:
Data Sources/References: Rhone-Poulenc MSDS, List of designated hazardous substances
(NOHSC: 10005 (1999))
CONTACT POINT:
Emergency Contact Number: 1800 033 111 (SHE Pacific)
Development Manager: (03) 9248 6888
This MSDS summarises our best knowledge of the health and safety hazard information of the
product and how to safely handle and use the product in the workplace. Each user should read
this MSDS and consider the information in the context of how the product will be handled and
used in the workplace including in conjunction with other products.
If clarification or further information is needed to ensure that an appropriate risk assessment
can be made, the user should contact this company.
Our responsibility for products sold is subject to our standard terms and conditions, a copy of
which is sent to our customers and is also available on request.
Buctril庐 is a Registered Trademark of Aventis
BUCTRIL MA SELECTIVE HERBICIDE Updated: March 10, 2000
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