Product ID:GRAMOXONE SUPER PARAQUAT HERBICIDE(GFU468)
MSDS Date:07/01/1987
FSC:6840
NIIN:00-313-7178
MSDS Number: BDWQT

ICI AMERICAS INC

NEW MURPHY RD & CONCORD PIKE
WILMINGTON, DE 19897
US

Emergency Phone: (302) 575-3000

Cage: 7W772

ICI AMERICAS INC AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL DIV

WILMINGTON, DE 19897 US

Telephone: 302-886-3000/800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Cage: 7W772

PARAQUAT (SARA III)

CAS: 1910-42-5

RTECS: DW2275000

Fraction By Weight: 23.4%

OSHA PEL S,0.5 MG/M3; RDUST

ACGIH TLV: 0.5 MG/M3;0.1 RDUST

EMETIC

Fraction By Weight: 0.5%

INERT INGREDIENTS(TYPE NOT SPECIFIED)

Fraction By Weight: 76.1%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHAL POTENTIAL OF SPRAY MIST.
INGEST/SKIN CONTACT W/CONCENTRATE GREATEST POTENTIAL HAZ-CAN RESULT
IN SYSTEMIC POISONING WHICH IS SEVERE,PROGRESSIVE & FREQ TERMINATES
IN IRREVERSIBLE LUNG DAMAGE & DEA TH.
Effects of Overexposure:EYES:MAY IRRIT;SKIN:REPEATD CONTACT MAY CAUSE
ULCER/EDEMA;INGEST:GRAVE POISONG/DEATH;INHAL:AS INGEST

First Aid:SKIN-REMOVE CONTAM CLOTH/SHOES;WASH THOROUGHLY W/SOAP &
WATER;GET MED ATTN. EYE-FLUSH W/WATER 15 MIN;GET TREAT BY EYE
SPECIALIST. INHAL-GET TO FRESH AIR & IMMED MED ATTN. INGEST-GIVE
WATER;INDUCE VOMI T GIVE BENTONITE,ACTIVATED CHARCOAL OR FULLER'S
EARTH-NO EFFECT ANTIDOTE FOR ORAL POISONING-PROMPT TREAT ESSENTIAL.
FURTHER INFO-ICI MED EMER TRMNT. CALL 800-327-8633.

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:EXTINGUISH WITH AGENT SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SLF-CONTND BREATH APPARATUS W/FULL
FACEPIECE & PROTECT CLOTHING.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:HIGHLY TOXIC SMOKE,VAPORS,FALLOUT,&
RUNOFF WATER

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR EYE PROTECT,PROTECT EQUIP. RESPIR PROTECT
DURING CLEANUP. MIX W/GENEROUS AMT CLAY/CLAY CONTAINING SOIL;SHOVEL
INTO WASTE CONTNR. UNTREATED SPILLED MATL CAN DRY TO HIGHLY IRRITAT
DUST.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL,DRY,WELL VENTILATED
AREA. PROTECT FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE.AVOID ANY PHYSICAL CONTACT. KEEP
CONTAINERS TIGHTLY CLOSED
Other Precautions:STORE ABOVE 32F IN WELL MARKED CONTNRS.KEEP OUT OF
LAKES/STREAMS/PONDS.AVOID SKIN & EYE CONTACT.WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER
HANDLING.LAUNDER WORK CLOTHES(IF CONTAMINATED) BEFORE REUSE.

Respiratory Protection:IF NEEDED,USE MSHA,NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR FOR
PESTICIDES.
Ventilation:USE LOCAL EXHAUST IF TLV IS EXCEEDED
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection:GOGGLES/FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH STATION. APRONS. SPECIAL IMPERVIOUS
CLOTHING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MSDS FROM ICI CHEM CO NO 5756 EFFECTIVE:1/7/87.

HCC:T5
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:214F/101C
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:300C
Spec Gravity:1.065
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR,DARK GREENISH BROWN LIQUID W/STRONG PUNG ODR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZERS
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXCESSIVE HEAT
Hazardous Decomposition Products:EMITS
HCL,CL*2,CO*2,CO,PHOSGENE,NH*2,NITROGEN OXIDES

Waste Disposal Methods:DO NOT CONTAM WATERWAYS,STREAMS,PONDS WHEN CLEAN
EQUIP/DISPOS OF WASTE. NOT RCRA WASTE BUT RECOMMEND DISPOSAL IN A
PERMITTED WASTE FACILITY.

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