Product ID:PT 370 ASCEND, 19-0370
MSDS Date:06/13/1990
FSC:6840
NIIN:00N036308
MSDS Number: BRDQY

WHITMIRE RESEARCH LABORATORIES INC

3568 TREE COURT INDUSTRIAL BLVD
ST LOUIS, MO 63122
US

Emergency Phone: 314-576-0120

Info Phone: 314-225-5371

Preparer: MICHAEL G. SARLI

Cage: 67184

WHITMIRE MICRO GEN RESEARCH LABORATORIES, INC.

ST LOUIS, MO 63122-6620 US

Telephone: 636-225-5371

Cage: 67184

EATING, DRINKING/SMOKING.

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IF TOX FROM EXPOS HAS PROGRESSED TO CAUSE SEV VOMIT,

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IN SEV CASES, OBSERVATIONS SHOULD CONTINUE FOR @ LST

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SINCE AVERMECTIN IS BELIEVED TO ENHANCE GABA

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GABA ACTIVITY IN PATIENTS WITH POTENTIALLY TOXIC

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IN A SUITABLE DRUM FOR DESTRUCTION BY INCIN.

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CONTAMD/USED IN CLEANUP. RUN-OFF FROM FIRE

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SOIL NEAR WATER SOURCES SHOULD BE REMOVED &

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COMPLETE DESTRUCT. SUCH INCIN MUST BE

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SHOULD BE DISPOSED OF AS PER LBL INSTRUCTIONS.

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AN INCIN/LANDFILL APPRVD FOR PESTICIDE CONTRS.

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FORAGING. THIS IS USUALLY WHEN SOIL TEMP ARE

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OF DAY/WHEN GRASS IS WET FROM RAIN/HEAVY DEW. CROPS

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RESIDUE TOLERANCE FOR CHEM HAS BEEN ESTABLISED/UNTIL

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ESTABLISHED. FOR USE IN NON-CROPLAND ONLY.

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AVERMECTIN A1A, 5-0-DEMETHYL-; (AVERMECTIN B1A, B1B

CAS: 65195-55-3

RTECS: CL1200000

Fraction By Weight: 0.011%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

SOYBEAN OIL

CAS: 8001-22-7

RTECS: WG4862000

CORN GRITS

HYDROQUINONE, TERT-BUTYL-; (T-BUTYL HYDROQUINONE)

CAS: 1948-33-0

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OF CARCIN HAS BEEN SEEN IN CHRONIC FEEDING

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HAS BEEN SHOWN TO BE MATERNOTOXIC @ LOW DOSES IN

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EARLY SIGNS OF INTOX INCL MYDRIASIS

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TOXICITY FOLLOWING ACCIDENTAL INGEST OF BAIT CAN BE

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LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50:(ORAL,RAT)>5000 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUE: EYE: SLIGHT TO MOD OCULAR
IRRITANT IN ANIMAL STUDIES. SKIN: FORMULATION HAS BEEN SHOWN NOT TO
BE SYSTEMICALLY TOX VIA SUBCHRONIC DERMAL EXPOS IN ANIMAL STUDIES.
IT HAS ALSO BEEN SHOWN TO BE NON- IRRITATING TO SKIN IN ANIMAL
STUDIES. INHAL: BAIT PARTICLES ARE NOT RESPIRABLE. PROD DOES NOT
REPRESENT(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:AN INHAL HAZ.INGEST: NON-TOX ORALLY IN
ANIMAL STUDIES. CHRONIC: CHRONIC TOX STUDIES ON FORMULATED CMPD
HAVE NOT BEEN PERFORMED. TECH GRADE AVERMECTIN B1A, B1B HAVE BEEN
STUDIED EXTENSIVELY. I N 12 WK STUDIES IN DOGS, MYDRIASIS & WTLOSS
WERE SEEN IN ANIMALS GIVEN DOSES ABOVE 0.25 MG/KG/DAY. NO
EVIDENCE(ING 5)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYE: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR @ LST 15 MIN. GET MED ATTN.
SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG. WASH SKIN W/PLENTY OF SOAP & WATER. GET
MED ATTN. INHAL: GET TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTF
RESP. GE T MED ATTN. INGEST: GET MED ATTN IF SIGNIFICANT QTY IS
INGESTED. GIVE 1/2 GLASSES OF WATER & INDUCE VOMIT BY GENTLY
TOUCHING BACK OF THROAT W/A FINGER. NEVER INDUCE VOMIT IN AN UNCON
PERSON. (ING 7)

Extinguishing Media:IN CASE OF FIRE, THE USE OF DRY CHEMICAL,
FOAM/CARBON DIOXIDE EXTINGUISHING AGENT IS RECOMMENDED.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP.
EXCESS USE OF WATER MAY CREATE EXCESS RUN-OFF WATER WHICH MAY LEAD
TO CONTAM OF ENVIRON. FOLLOW (SUPP DATA)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MATERIAL WILL BURN IF IGNITED.

Spill Release Procedures:ISOLATE HAZ AREA & KEEP UNNEC PEOPLE AWAY.
PERS INVOLVED IN CLEANUP SHOULD WEAR PROT CLTHG,GOGG & GLOVES WHEN
HNDLG SPILLED MATL. AVERMECTIN BINDS WELL W/SOIL & OTHER SOLID
MATLS WHICH INHIBIT SOIL MI GRATION. SWEEP UP & CONTAINERIZE MATL
(ING 13)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:FOR BULK MATLS, PROT COVERALLS & BOOTS
SHOULD BE WORN TO PROTECT AGAINST ACCIDENTAL CONTAM.PERSONAL PROT
ITEMS SHOULD BE CLEANED AFTER EACH APPLICATN.
Other Precautions:STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE WHICH IS INACCESSIBLE TO
CHILDREN, PETS, LIVESTOCK/WILDLIFE. DO NOT STORE NEAR HEAT/FLAME.
STORE IN TIGHTLY CLSD CONTR. DO NOT REUSE EMPTY CONTR. DO NOT TREAT
GRAZING FIELDS. APPLY WHEN ANTS ARE ACTIVELY (ING 19)

Respiratory Protection:BAIT PARTICLES ARE NOT RESPIRABLE. PRESENCE OF
30% SOYBEAN OIL EFFECTIVELY PREVENTS DUST FORMATION. USE NIOSH/MSHA
APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR EXPOSURE OF CONCERN .
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Work Hygienic Practices:WHEN HNDLG ON A REGULAR BASIS, SHOWER & CLEAN
CHANGE OF CLOTHES ARE RECOM @ END OF WORK DAY. WASH HANDS BEFORE
(ING 23)
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC: ENVIRON & PERSONAL SFTY PREC NOTED. MOVE CONTR FROM
FIRE AREA IF YOU CAN DO SO W/OUT RISK. KEEP UPWIND & EVAC PERS IN
IMMED AREA. FOLLOW POST-FIRE DECONTAM PROC INCL THOROUGH WASHING
OF ALL FIRE FIGHTING CLTHG & EQUIP. FIRE-FIGHTERS MUST THORO WASH
IMMED FOLLOWING INCIDENT.

HCC:T5
Appearance and Odor:A GRANULAR CORN GRIT BAIT W/YELLOW COLOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:IF INVOLVED IN FIRE, TOXIC GASES
INCLUDING CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE, AND SMOKE CAN BE
GENERATED.

Waste Disposal Methods:THIS PESTICIDE IS TOX TO FISH & WILDLIFE. DO NOT
CONTAM ANY BODY OF WATER BY CLEANING OF EQUIP/DISP OF WATER.
AVERMECTINS ARE DEGRADED BY SOIL MICROORGANISMS & DO NOT
BIOACCUMULATE IN ENVIRON. COMBUST CONTAM MATL SHOULD BE BURNED FOR
(ING 16)

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