Product ID:5291 ORTHENE TREE & ORNAMENTAL SPRAY
MSDS Date:07/25/1988
FSC:6540
NIIN:00F019425
MSDS Number: BLQDL

Emergency Phone: (415) 233-3737

Info Phone: (415) 233-3737

Cage: 0AHD1

Telephone: 510-237-4411

Cage: 96004

ACEPHATE, 0,5-DIMETHYL ACETYLPHOSPHORAMIDOTHIOATE

CAS: 30560-19-1

RTECS: TB4760000

Fraction By Weight: 75%

INERT INGREDIENTS (TYPE NOT SPECIFIED)

Fraction By Weight: 25%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL RATS LD50: 1494 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, MODERATE MEMBRANE
IRRITATION W/O CORNEAL INJURY. SKIN: IRRITATION. INHALATION:
IRRITATION TO THE RESPIRATORY TRACT. INGESTION: HARMFUL.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, WEAKNESS,
EXCESSIVE SALIVATION OR NASAL DISCHARGE, PROFUSE SWEATING,
ABDOMINAL CRAMPS, NAUSEA, VOMITING, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, CONVULSIONS,
SEVERE POISONING, RESPIRATORY DE PRESSION OR CARDIAC ARREST MAY BE
FATAL/DEPLETION OF CHOLINESTERASE. EYES: CONSTRICTION OF THE
PUPIL/BLURRED/DARK VISION

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH W/FRESH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS. SKIN: WASH
W/SOAP & WATER. INHALATION: MOVE PERSON TO FRESH AIR. INGESTION:
GIVE WATER OR MILK TO DRINK. CONSULT MEDICAL PERSONNEL BEFORE
INDUCING VOMIT ING. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES. SEE
SUPP.

Extinguishing Media:CO2, DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM, WATER FOG
Fire Fighting Procedures:DON'T ENTER ANY ENCLOSED AREA W/O FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT & SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:PRODUCTS OF COMBUSTION FROM FIRES
INVOLVING THIS MATERIAL MAY BE TOXIC. MINIMIZE THE USE OF WATER.

Spill Release Procedures:CLEAN UP SPILL. VACUUM W/MACHINES EQUIPPED
W/HIGH EFFICIENCY FILTERS OR SWEEP UP MATERIAL/PLACE IN A
DISPOSABLE CONTAINER. SCRUB CONTAMINATED AREA W/DETERGENT/WATER
USING A STIFF BROOM. PICK UP LIQUID W/OIL DRY/CAT
LITTER/CLAY/RAGS/OTHER ABSORBENT.

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID BREATHING SMOKE/MISTS. AVOID
PERSONNEL/EQUIPMENT CONTACT W/FALLOUT & RUNOFF. AVOID CONTACT
W/EYES, SKIN & CLOTHING. PROTECT FROM EXCESSIVE HEAT.
Other Precautions:DECONTAMINATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT/FIRE
FIGHTING EQUIPMENT BEFORE REUSE. DON'T STORE OR TRANSPORT NEAR FEED
OR FOOD. KEEP PESTICIDE IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER. STORE IN COOL, DRY
PLACE. KEEP OUT O F REACH OF CHILDREN.

Respiratory Protection:WEAR APPROVED RESPIRATORY PROTECTION SUCH AS A
PESTICIDE CARTRIDGE RESPIRATOR OR AN AIR-SUPPLYING RESPIRATOR
UNLESS VENTILATION IS ADEQUATE TO KEEP Ventilation:USE ADEQUATE TO KEEP Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
Work Hygienic Practices:LAUNDER/REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PHYSICIAN NOTE: MEASUREMENT OF BLOOD CHOLINESTERASE ACTIVITY MAY BE
USEFUL IN MONITORING EXPOSURE. IF SIGNS OF CHOLINESTERASE
INHIBITION APPEAR, ATROPINE SULFATE IS ANTIDOTAL. 2-PAM (PROTOPAM)
IS ALSO ANTIDOTAL & MAY BE USED IN CONJUNCTIONW/ATROPHINE BUT
SHOULDN'T BE USED ALONE.

Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE POWDER W/A STRONG CABBAGE-LIKE OR
MERCAPTAN-TYPE ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALKALINE MATERIALS, HYPOCHLORITE OXIDANTS
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXCESSIVE HEAT, LIGHT, STORE <180F.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NOXIOUS GASES, CO2, WATER VAPOR,
OXIDES OF SULFUR, NITROGEN, PHOSPHOROUS, CO, TOXIC

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE, &
FEDERAL REGULATIONS. CONTAIN & ISOLATE RUNOFF & DEBRIS FOR PROPER
DISPOSAL.

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