Product ID:DIMENSION TURF HERBICIDE, EPA REG 524-431
MSDS Date:06/01/1991
FSC:6840
NIIN:00N036285
MSDS Number: BQTGY

MONSANTO CO

800 NORTH LINDBERGH BLVD
ST LOUIS, MO 63167
US

Emergency Phone: 314-694-4000

Info Phone: 314-694-4000

Cage: 76541

MONSANTO COMPANY

SAINT LOUIS, MO 63167 US

Telephone: 314-694-6661 OR 800-332-3111

Cage: 76541

HYDROCARBONS HAVE BEEN RPTD TO CAUSE LONG TERM EFTS

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REMOVE TO FRESH

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TRIPLE RINSED. EMPTIED CONTRS RETAINS VAP

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DISPOSE OF IN A SANIT LANDFILL/BY INCIN/IF ALLOWED

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AREAS WHERE SURF WATER IS PRESENT/TO INTERTIDAL

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WATER WHEN DISPOSING OF EQUIPMENT WASHWATERS.

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GOG. CONSULT RESP MFR TO DETERM APPROP TYPE EQUP

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SPECIFIED BY NIOSH/MSHA/MFR. RESP PROT PROGRAMS MUST

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& AVOID BUILDUP OF COMBUST VAPS. SHOULD LOC EXHAUST

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FOR APPLICATN OF DILUTED MATL, NO SPECIAL VENT IS

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LAUNDER BEFORE REUSE. CLEAN PROT EQUIPMENT

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DITHIOPYR; 3,5-PYRIDINEDICARBOTHIOIC ACID,

Fraction By Weight: 12.7%

S-DIMETHYL ESTER

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INERT INGREDIENTS

Fraction By Weight: 87.3%

SOLVENT NAPHTHA; (HEAVY AROMATIC SOLVENT NAPHTHA)

CAS: 64742-94-5

RTECS: WF3100000

Fraction By Weight: 80%(WT)

MATLS ALSO POSSESS NARCOTIC-LIKE PROPERTIES;

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LOSS OF APPETITE & LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS. HEAVY

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IS A COMPLEX & VARIABLE CONSISTING PREDOMINANTLY OF

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HYDROCARBONS MAY BE ABSORBED THRU SKIN. INHAL &

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MAY RSLT IN EYE & RESP TRACT IRRIT ANESTH-LIKE EFTS,

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INDICATES THAT IT MAY ACT ON SKIN & MUC MEMB, AS A

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EYES UPON DIRECT CONT. IT IS PRACTICALLY NONTOX

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INCL INCR RESP & HEART RATE, & POSS COUGH, CHOKING,

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LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50:(ORAL,RAT)3,600 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:FOLLOW INFO SUMMARIZES HUMAN EXPER &
RSLTS OF SCIENTIFIC INESTIGATORS REVIEWED BY HLTH PROFESSIONALS FOR
HAZ EVALUATION OF DIMENSION TURF HERBICIDE & DEVEL OF PREC STMTS &
OCCUP CTL PROC RECOM IN DOCU MENT. ACUTE: SKIN CONT & INHAL ARE
EXPECTED TO BE PRIMARY RTS OF OCCUP EXPOS TO DIMENSION TURF (EFTS
OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: HERBICIDE. OCCUP EXPOS TO MATL HAS
NOT BEEN RPTD TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE HLTH EFTS, THOUGH
WORKPLACE EXPER W/MATL IS LIM. HOWEVER, UNDILUTED DIMENSION TURF
HERBICIDE IS CONSIDERED, ON B ASIS OF ACUTE ANIMAL TESTS, TO BE
SEVERELY IRRITATING TO EYES/SKIN. HUMAN EXPER INDICATES THAT
AROMATIC (SUPP DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYES: IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR @ LST 15 MIN. GET MED
ATTN. SKIN: IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER WHILE REMOVING CONTAMD
CLTHG. AS SOON AS SOAP IS AVAIL, WASH THORO W/SOAP/WATER. WASH
CLTHG BEFO RE REUSE. SENSITIZED PERSONS SHOULD AVOID FURTHER CONT &
REUSE OF CONTAMD CLTHG. GET MED ATTN. INGEST:DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT.
GIVE LG QTY OF WATER. GET MED ATTN. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO
(ING 14)

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:145F,63C
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, FOAM, DRY CHEM, CARBON DIOXIDE/OTHER
CLASS B EXTING AGENT.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROT
EQUIP. EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE THORO CLEANED AFTER USE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE.

Spill Release Procedures:OBSERVE ALL PROT & SFTY PREC WHEN CLEANING UP
SPILLS-SEE OCCUP CONTROL PROC. DO NOT CONTAMINATE WATER,
FOODSTUFFS, FEED/SEED BY STORAGE & DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE THIS PROD ABOVE 40F TO AVOID
CRYSTALLIZATION. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN/CLTHG. AVOID BRTHG
VAPS/SPRAY MIST. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
Other Precautions:IF CRYSTALS FORM/PROD FREEZES, MOVE PROD TO AREA
W/AMBIENT TEMP ABOVE 40F & SHAKE WELL UNTIL CRYSTALS HAVE
DISSOLVED. PESTICIDE IS TOX TO FISH. DRIFT/RUNOFF MAY ADVERSELY
AFFECT AQUATIC ORGANISMS. DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO WATER/TO (ING
17)

Respiratory Protection:AVOID BRTHG MIST. RESP PROT SHOULD NOT BE REQD
FOR NORM USE & HNDLG. HOWEVER, USE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD RESP PROT
EQUIP(FULL FACEPIECE RECOM) WHEN AIRBORNE EXPOS IS EXCESS. IF USED,
NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD FULL FACEPIECE REPLACES FOR CHEM (ING 19)
Ventilation:GOOD INDUST PRACTICE WOULD DICTATE STOR & HNDLG OF
UNDILUTED PROD IN A WELL VENTD AREA, ADEQ TO MINIMIZE EXPOS (ING
21)
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL RESISTANT GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEM WORK GOG & FULL LNGTH FCSHLD.
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR APPROP PROT CLTHG.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH NON-DISPOSABLE GLOVES THORO W/SOAP/WATER
BEFORE REMOVING & AFTER HNDLG. REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG PROMPTLY & (ING
25)
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH: 4.1(TESTED IN 0.1M AQUEOUS NACL). EFTS OF OVEREXP: NAPHTHA USED AS
A SOLV IN DIMENSION TURF HERBICIDE AS A CLASS, ARE IRRITATING TO
EYES & UPPER RESP TRACT. SOME OF THESE MATLS MAY ACT ON SKIN & M UC
MEMB, AS DEFAT AGENTS, TO PRDCE DRY & RED(ERYTHEMA). SPLASHES OF
SOLV COMPONENT CAN PRDCE EYE IRRIT. THESE (ING 5)

HCC:V4
Spec Gravity:0.95
pH:SUPDAT
Appearance and Odor:YELLOW LIQUID, KEROSENE-LIKE ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE, OXIDES OF NITROGEN,
SULFUR.

Waste Disposal Methods:WASTE RSLTG FROM USE OF PROD THAT CANNOT BE
USED/CHEMICALLY REPROCESSED SHOULD BE DISPOSED OF IN A LANDFILL
APPRVD FOR PESTICIDE DISP OR I/A/W APPLIC FED, ST/LOC PROC. DO NOT
REUSE EMPTIED CONTR. OBSE RVE ALL LBLD SAFEGUARDS UNTIL CONTR IS
(ING 15)

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