Product ID:EMPIRE 20 MICROENCAPSULATED INSECTICIDE
MSDS Date:01/26/1989
FSC:6840
NIIN:00F018128
MSDS Number: BKXFX

DOW CHEMICAL USA

2020 DOW CENTER
MIDLAND, MI 48640

Emergency Phone: (517) 636-4410

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DOW CHEMICAL USA

MIDLAND, MI 48640-6030 US

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CHLORPYRIFOS (SARA III)

CAS: 2921-88-2

RTECS: TF6300000

Fraction By Weight: 20%

OSHA PEL S, 0.2 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: S, 0.2 MG/M3; 9192

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

PROPRIETARY PETROLEUM SOLVENT

Fraction By Weight: 10%

WATER, H2O

CAS: 7732-18-5

RTECS: ZC0110000

Fraction By Weight: <70%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL RAT LD50 >2000 MG/KG.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES: IRRITATION, CORNEAL INJURY.
SKIN: IRRITATION. INHALATION: MISTS CAUSES RESPIRATORY IRRITATION.
INGESTION: INJURY. IF ASPIRATED MAY CAUSE LUNG DAMAGE OR EVEN DEATH
DUE TO CHEMICAL PNEUMONIA.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:EYES: IRRITATION & CORNEAL INJURY. SKIN:
IRRITATION. INHALATION: MISTS CAUSES UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT
IRRITATION, SLIGHT NARCOSIS. ORGANOPHOSPHATE-TYPE CHOLINESTERASE
INHIBITION IS UNLIKELY DUE TO THE ENCAPSULATION OF THE ACTIVE
INGREDIENT.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH W/WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. SKIN: WASH OFF
W/FLOWING WATER OR SHOWER. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.
INGESTION: DON'T INDUCE VOMITING, BUT THE DECISION IS UP TO
PHYSICIAN. ENDOTRACHEAL/ ESOPHAGAL CONTROL FOR LAVAGE.
PHYSICIANNOTE: ATROPINE BY INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION IS THE
PREFERABLE ANTIDOTE. OXIMES NOT RECOMMENDED. OBTAIN MEDICAL
ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:WATER FOG, FOAM, CO2 OR DRY CHEMICAL
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS & FULL
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DOES NOT BURN

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP INTO PLASTIC BAGS USING SWEEPING
COMPOUND

Handling and Storage Precautions:DON'T CONTAMINATE FOOD, FEED OR WATER
BY STORAGE OR CLEANING EQUIPMENT. KEEP OUT OF DOMESTIC NATURAL
WATER SUPPLIES.

Respiratory Protection:IF REQUIRED USE AN APPROVED AIR-PURIFYING IF
Ventilation:PROVIDE GOOD GENERAL VENTILATION SHOULD BE SUFFICENT.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES
Supplemental Safety and Health

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:212F
Vapor Pres:17.5
Vapor Density:<1
Spec Gravity:1.03
Solubility in Water:DISPERSES
Appearance and Odor:WHITE SUSPENSION W/SLIGHT SOLVENT ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
BASES
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEATING >122F.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN CHLORIDE, ETHYL SULFIDE,
DIETHYL SULFIDES & NITROGEN OXIDES

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE, &
FEDERAL REGULATIONS. IF BURIAL IS PERMITTED, BURY IN ISOLATED,
NON-CROP LOCATION AWAY FROM DOMESTIC OR GROUND WATER SUPPLIES. OPEN
BURNING IS PROHIBITED.

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