Product ID:FYFANON ULV CONCENTRATE INSECTICIDE
MSDS Date:01/01/1995
FSC:6840
NIIN:00-926-1481
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CJKRR

Emergency Phone: 800-228-5835X153 INTL(+45)97835353

Info Phone: 201-305-6600

Cage: 1DRK6

Telephone: 201-305-6600/INTL +45 97835353

Cage: 1DRK6

MALATHION

CAS: 121-75-5

RTECS: WM8400000

OSHA PEL 15 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3

EPA Report Quantity: 100 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 100 LBS

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:UNKNOWN IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:FYTANON IS A CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR
OF LOW MAMMALLAN TOXICITY. FYTANON ULV RAPIDLY ENTERS THE BODY ON
CONTACT WITH ALL SKIN SURFACES AND EYES. CLOTHING CONTAMINATED WITH
MATERIAL MUST BE REMOVED IMM EDIATELY AND ALL SKIN WASH THOROUGHLY.
REPEATED EXPSOURES TO CHOLINETERASE INHIBITORS SUCH AS FYLANON ULV,
WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE INCREASED SUSCEPTIBILITY TO DOSES OF ANY
CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR.
Effects of Overexposure:HEADACHES, NAUSEA, VOMITING, CRAMPS, WEAKNESS,
BLURRED VISION, PIN-POINT PUPILS, LIGHTNESS IN CHEST, LABORED
BREATHING, NERVOUSNESS, SWEATING, WATERING EYES, DROOLING OR
FROTHING OF MOUTH AND NOSE, MU SCLE SPASM AND COMA.

First Aid:CALL A DOCTOR/CLINIC/HOSPITAL. EXPLAIN THAT A PERSON HAS BEEN
EXPOSED TO MALATHION - AN ORGANOPHOPHORUS INSECTICIDE - & DESCRIBE
HIS/HER CONDITION. MOVE THE EXPOSED IMMEDIATELY FROM THE AREA. IF
BREAT HING HAS STOPPED, START ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IMMEDIATELY &
MAINTAIN UNTIL PHYSICIAN TAKES CHARGE OF THE EXPOSED. IF SWALLOWED
& THE EXPOSED IS CONSCIOUS MAKE HIM/HER VOMIT QUICKLY. HAVE THE
EXPOSED DRINK 1 OR 2 GLASSES OF WATER & INDUCE VOMITING. REPEATE
UNTIL VOMIT IS CLEAR. MAKE THE EXPOSED LIE DOWN & KEEP STEADY. GET
MEDICAL AID IMMEDIATELY. IN CASE OF CONTACT FLUSH EYES/SKIN WITH
PLENTY OF W ATER. SEE PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY.

Flash Point Method:PMCC
Flash Point:=163.C, 325.4F
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL OR CARBON CIOXIDE FOR SMALL FIRES,
WATER SPRAY OR FOAM FOR LARGE FIRES.
Fire Fighting Procedures:KEEP CONTAINER COOL BY SPRAYING WITH WATER IF
EXPOSED TO FIRE. FIGHT FIRE UPWIND. AVOID HEAVY HOSE STREAMS. DIKE
AREA IN PREVENT WATER RUNOFF. FIREMAN SHOULD WEAR SELF-CONTAING
BREATHING APPARATUS AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:10.1.FYFANON ULV WI DECOMPOSE RAPIDLY
WHEN HEATED TO TEMPS ABOVE 100C SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASING RISK OF
INDUCING EXPLOSION. DECOMPOSITION DEPENDENT ON TIME &TEMP, DUE TO
EXOTHERMIC & AUTOCATALYTIC REA CTIONS. INVOLVE REARRANGEMENTS &
POLYMERIZATION RELEASING VOLATILE MALODOROUS & INFLAMMABLE COMPDS
AS DIMETHYL SULFIDE.

Spill Release Procedures:SMALL LIQUID SPILLS ON THE FLOOR OR OTHER
IMPERVIOUS SURFACE SHOULD BE SWEPT UP BY MEANS OF AN INERT
ABSORPTIVE MATERIAL SUCH AS HYDRATED LIME, SAWDUST, FULLER'S EARTH
OR OTHER ABSORPTIVE CLAYS. SCOOP INTO PROPER CONTAINERS AND
DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED UNDER
DISPOSAL. RINSE AREA WITH SODA LYE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:FYTANON ULV IS STABLE WHEN STORED AT
TEMPERATURES NOT EXCEEDING 20-25. FYTANON ULV SHOULD NEVER BE
HEATED ABOVE 55C AND ALSO LOCAL HEATING ABOVE THIS TEMPERATURE
SHOULD BE AVOIDED.
Other Precautions:CONTAINER DISPOSAL: TRIPLE RINSE (OR EQUIVALENT).
THEN AFFER FOR RECYCLING OR RECONDITIONING, OR PUNCTURE AND DISPOSE
OF IN A SANITARY LANDFILL. PROCEDURES APPROVED BY STATE AND LOCAL
AUTHORITIES MUST , HOWEVER, BE OBSERVED.

Ventilation:IF HANDLED INDOORS, PROVIDE MECHANICAL EXHAUST VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL RESISTANT GLOVES, SUCH AS LAMINATE,BUTYL
RUBBER, NITRILE RUBBER,VITON.
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR COVERALLS OR LONG SLEEVED SHIRT AND
LONG PANTS. WEAR SHOES PLUS SOCKS.WORK,
Work Hygienic Practices:BEFORE REMOVING GLOVES WASH THEM W/SOAP &
WATER. ALWAYS WASH HANDS, FACE & ARMS W/SOAP & WATER BEFORE
SMOKING, EATING, OR DRINKING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
KEEP ALL UNPROTECTED PERSONS AND CHILDREN AWAY FROM WORKING AREA. AFTER
WORK, TAKE OFF ALL WORK CLOTHES AND SHOES. SHOWER, USING SOPA &
WATER. WEAR ONLY CLEAN CLOTHES WHEN LEAVING JOB. DO NOT WEAR CON
TAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH PROTECTIVE CLOTHING & PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
WITH SOAP & WATER AFTER EACH USE.

HCC:V1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:156-157C AT 0.7 MMHG
Melt/Freeze Pt:=2.9C, 37.2F
Vapor Pres:25C
Spec Gravity:1.23G/ML AT 20C
pH:3.7-3.8
Viscosity:16.4CP:40C 30.0CP:25C.
Solubility in Water:148.2 MG/L AT 25C
Appearance and Odor:LIQUID, COLORLESS TO PALE YELLOW/SLIGHTLY AROMATIC
ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ALKALIES, AMINES AND STRONG OXIDIZING COMPOUNDS. IT CAN CORRODE
IRON, STEEL, TIN PLATE, LEAD, & COPPER. FYFANON IS RAPIDLY
HYDROLYZED AT PH>7.0 OR <5.0.
Stability Condition to Avoid:FYFANON ULV WILL DECOMPOSE RAPIDLY WHEN
HEATED TO TEMPS ABOVE 100C SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASING RISK OF
INDUCING EXPLOSION.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:DIMETHYL SULFIDE. SULFUR DIOXICE,
CARBON MONOXIDE,CARBON DIOXIDE, PHOSPHORUS PEROXIDE, NITROGEN
OXIDES.INEXPEDIENT STORAGE MAY INDUCE FORMATION OF THE MORE TOXIC &
SYNERGISTIC CONTAMINANT ISOMALATHION.

Waste Disposal Methods:SPILL AND WASTE DISPOSAL PROCEDURES APPROVED BY
THE STATE AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES MUST BE OBSERVED. DO NOT
CONTAMINATE WATER, FOOD OR FEED BY STORAGE AND DISPOSAL.

Toxicological Information:INGESTION-LD50, ORAL, RAT: 5500 MG/KG.
SKIN-LD50, DERMAL, RAT: ABOVE 2000 MG/KG. INHALATION-LC50,
INHALATION, RAT: ABOVE 5.2 MG/L/4-H. IRRITANCY OF MATERIAL-SLIGHTLY
IRRITATING TO SKIN AND EYES. NOT A SENSITIZER IN GUINEA PIGS.
IARC: GROUP 3. NOT CLASSIFIED AS TO ITS CARCINOGENICITY TO HUMANS.
NO EMBRYOTOXIC, TETRATOGENIC EFFECTS OBSERVED IN RATS AND RABBITS
AT MATERNAL NONTOXIC DOSES. NO MUTAGE NIC EFFECTS OBSERVED IN VIVO
AND IN VITRO.

Disclaimer (provided with this information by the compiling agencies):
This information is formulated for use by elements of the Department
of Defense. The United States of America in no manner whatsoever,
expressly or implied, warrants this information to be accurate and
disclaims all liability for its use. Any person utilizing this
document should seek competent professional advice to verify and
assume responsibility for the suitability of this information to their
particular situation.

Ecological:FYTANON ULV IS BIODEGRADABLE. IT UNDERGOES RAPID DEGRADATION
IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND WITHOUT PROBLEMS IN SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS.
FYTANON ULV IS TOXIC TO FISH, AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES AND AQUATIC
LIFE ST AGES OF AMPHIBIANS. FYLANON IS HIGHLY TOXIC TO BEES. THE
ACUTE TOXICITY IS: FISH, 96-H LC50, RAINBOW TROUT...0.200 MG/L.
INVERTEBRATES, 48-H, LC50, DAPHIDS...1.0 UL/L. BIRDS, LD50,
JAPANESE QUAIL...40 0 MG/KG. BEES, 24H, LD50, BEES, TOPICAL...0.27
UG/BEE. 24H, LD50, BEE, ORAL...0.38 UG/BEE.

Transport Information:PROPER SHIPPING NAME: ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS
SUBSTANCE, LIQUID, N.O.S. (MALATHION), CLASS 9, UN 3082, PG III,
MARINE POLLUTANT.