Product ID:FUMITOXIN TABLETS, PELLETS, BAGS
MSDS Date:09/01/1992
FSC:6840
NIIN:00-442-5698
MSDS Number: BXYSQ

CHINA NATIONAL CHEMICALS IMPORT EXPORT CORP.

BEIJING, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHENA

Cage: LO382

PESTCON SYSTEMS INC

469 ALHAMBRA, CA 91802 US

Telephone: 213-283-2761

Cage: 31618

ALUMINUM PHOSPHIDE

CAS: 20859-73-8

RTECS: BD1400000

Fraction By Weight: 55%

EPA Report Quantity: 100 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 100 LBS

AMMONIUM CARBAMATE

CAS: 1111-78-0

RTECS: EY8575000

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

INERT INGREDIENTS

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORAL RAT) IS 190 PPM (PH3)
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:BOTH ALUMINUM PHOSPHIDE AND ITS
DECOMPOSITION PRODUCT (REACTION WITH MOISTURE) PHOSPHINE ARE HIGHLY
TOXIC. THEY ARE NOT ABSORBED BY THE SKIN. THEY APPEAR TO HAVE NO
CHRONIC TOXICITY.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PRODUCT CONTAINS NO MATERIALS CURRENTLY
CLASSIFIED AS CARCINOGENIC BY NTP, IARC OR OSHA.
Effects of Overexposure:MILD EXPOSURE CAUSES MALAISE, RINGING OF EARS,
FATIGUE, NAUSEA AND PRESSURE IN CHEST. MODERATE POISONING CAUSES
WEAKNESS, VOMITING, PAIN ABOVE THE STOMACH, CHEST PAIN, DIARRHEA
AND DIFFICULTY BREATHIN G. SEVERE POISONING MAY CAUSE FLUID IN THE
LUNGS, DIZZINESS, BLUE OR PURPLE SKIN COLOR, UNCONSCIOUSNESS,
DEATH.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:SKIN: WASH CONTAMINATED SKIN THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP AND WATER.
EYES: FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
INHALATION: GET EXPOSED PERSON TO FRESH AIR. KEEP WARM. IF
BREATHING HAS STOPPED, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. DO NOT GIVE
ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. TREATMENT IS
SYMPTOMATIC. INGESTED: DRINK WATER AND INDUCE VOMITING. GET
IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Lower Limits:1.8%
Extinguishing Media:SUFFOCATE FLAMES WITH SAND CARBON DIOXIDE OR DRY
EXTINGUISHINH CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:DO NOT USE WATER ON ALUMINUM PHOSPHIDE FIRES!!
WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA OR EQUIVALENT RESPIRATORY
PROTECTION. WEAR GLOVES WHEN HANDLING PRODUCT.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DO NOT CONFINE SPENT OR PARTIALLY SPENT
RESIDUE. ANY HP RELEASED MAY IGNITE. DO NOT PILE UNREACTED TABLETS,
PELLETS OR BAGS OR ALLOW THEM TO CONTACT WATER.

Spill Release Procedures:SPILLS IN ENCLOSED AREAS REQUIRE SCBA. FRESH
UNCONTAMINATED SPILL MAY BE RETURNED IMMEDIATELY TO CONTAINER.
CONTAMINATED SPILL MUST BE PLACED 2-3 LB/ BUCKET AND DEACTIVATED IN
THE OPEN AIR BEFORE DISP OSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:CONTACT PESTCON (919-859-2500) FOR DEACTIVATION
INSTRUCTIONS. USE SCBA!

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A DRY, WELL VENTILATED AREA,
AWAY FROM HEAT AND UNDER LOCK AND KEY. KEEP AWAY FROM FOOD, WATER,
FEED ETC.
Other Precautions:ALWAYS OPEN CONTAINERS IN OPEN AIR BECAUSE UNDER
CERTAIN CONDITIONS THEY MAY FLASH. WHEN OPENING, VENT THE
CONTAINERS AWAY FROM FACE AND BODY AND OPEN SLOWLY. NEVER OPEN
CONTAINERS IN A FLAMMABLE ATMO SPHERE.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
APPARATUS OR EQUIVALENT RESPIRATORY PROTECTION WHERE PHOSPHINE
CONCENTRATIONS ARE ABOVE THE PEL OR WHERE EVER CONCENTRATIONS OF
PHOSPHINE GAS ARE UNKNOWN.
Ventilation:FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS BY MANUFACTURER.
Protective Gloves:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Eye Protection:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Other Protective Equipment:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Work Hygienic Practices:FOLLOW MANUFACTURERS INSTRUCTIONS. USE STRICT
CHEMICAL HYGIENE PRACTICE. AVOID ALL CONTACT IF POSSIBLE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FUMITOXIN IS A RESTRICTED USE PESTICIDE DUE TO THE ACUTE INHALATION
TOXICITY OF PHOSPHINE GAS AND IS FOR RETAIL SALE TO AND USE ONLY BY
CERTIFIED APPLICATORS OR PEOPLE UNDER THEIR DIRECT SUPERVISION A ND
ONLY FOR THOSE USES COVERED BY THEIRCERTIFICATION. READ AND FOLLOW
LABEL BEFORE USING FUMITOXIN!

HCC:R2
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>1832F,>100
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:>1832F,>100
Vapor Pres:0 MMHG
Spec Gravity:2.85 (AIP)
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE - REACTS
Appearance and Odor:GREENISH-GRAY SOLID. EMITS A COLORLESS GAS W/GARLIC
OR ROTTEN FISH ODOR WHEN WE
Percent Volatiles by Volume:N/K %

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
WATER, MOISTURE, OXIDIZING AGENTS, ACIDS. (NOTE THAT PHOSPHINE WILL
CORRODE MOST METALS)
Stability Condition to Avoid:HYDROLYSIS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN PHOSPHIDE (PHOSPHINE) GAS,
AMMONIA, CARBON DIOXIDE
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

Waste Disposal Methods:MATERIAL BEFORE DEACTIVATION, IS DANGEROUS
GIVING OFF HIGHLY TOXIC GAS. STORE IN SMALL QUANTITIES IN THE OPEN
AIR. DEACTIVATED MATERIAL MAY BE BURIED IN A SANITARY LANDFILL
I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE & LOCA L REGULATIONS.

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