SOLARIS GROUP, DIVISION OF MONSANTO CO -- 1992-W ORTHO MALATHION 50 PLUS INSECT SPRAY -- - 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:1992-W  ORTHO MALATHION 50 PLUS INSECT SPRAY
MSDS Date:07/26/1995
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:F BT
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:SOLARIS GROUP, DIVISION OF MONSANTO CO
Box:5008
City:SAN RAMON
State:CA
ZIP:94583-0808
Country:US
Emergency Phone Num:800-454-2333/800-225-2883
CAGE:NO549
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:SOLARIS GROUP, DIVISION OF MONSANTO CO
Box:5008
City:SAN RAMON
State:CA
ZIP:94583-0808
Country:US
Phone:800-225-2883
CAGE:NO549

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:MALATHION, DIMETHYL DITHIOPHOSPHATE -DIETHYL
    MERCAPTOSUCCINATE
CAS:121-75-5
RTECS #:WM8400000
= Wt:50.
OSHA PEL:15 MG/CUM (SKIN)
ACGIH TLV:10 MG/CUM
EPA Rpt Qty:100 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:100 LBS

Ingred Name:INERT INGREDIENTS
= Wt:50.

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50 (MALE RAT): 2.314 G/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES: MODERATELY IRRITATING W/BLURRED
    VISION. SKIN: IRRITATION.MAY BE ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN.
    INGESTION: HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. MAY CAUSE SYSTEMIC POISONING.
    ASPIRATION MAY OCCUR WHEN VOMITING,  CAN  DIRECTLY ENTER LUNGS &
    CAUSE SEVERE INJURY/DEATH. INHALATION: HARMFUL W/PROLONGED/REPEATED
    EXPOSURE. OVEREXPOSURE TO THE PRODUCT MAY CAUSE CHOLINESTERASE
    INHIBITION, WHICH IN UNTREATED SEVERE POISONI NG, DEATH IS DUE TO
    RESPIRATORY FAILURE/CARDIAC ARREST.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, DISCOMFORT, TEARING, SWELLING,
    REDNESS, BLURRED VISION, BLISTERING, VOMITING. SIGNS &
    CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITION: HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, WEAKNESS, NAUSEA,
    DIARRHEA, CONSTRICTION OF THE PUPIL  OF THE EYE, BLURRED/DARK
    VISION, SALIVATION, NASAL DISCHARGE, SWEATING, ABDOMINAL CRAMPS,
    UNCONSCIOUSNESS, CONVULSIONS, BREATHING DIFFICLULTIES,

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH W/FRESH WATER FOR 15 MINS. REMOVE
    CONTACT LENSES. SKIN: WASH W/PLENTY OF SOAP & WATER. INGESTION:
    GIVE WATER/MILK TO DRINK. DON'T MAKE PERSON VOMIT UNLESS DIRECTED
    TO DO SO BY  MEDICAL PERSONNEL. INHALATION: REMOVE TOFRESH AIR.
    APPLY ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL
    CASES. NOTES TO PHYSICIAN: MEASUREMENT OF BLOOD CHOLINESTERASE
    ACTIVITY MAY BE USEFUL I N MONITORING EXPOSURE. ATROPINE SULFATE IS
    ANTIDOTAL. 2-PAM (PROTOPAM) IS ALSO ANTIDOTAL & MAY BE USED IN
    CONJUNCTION W/ATROPINE BUT SHOULD NOT BE USED ALONE.

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:=41.1C, 106.F
Extinguishing Media:CO2, DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM, WATER FOG
Fire Fighting Procedures:AVOID PERSONNEL & EQUIPMENT CONTACT
    W/FALLOUT/RUNOFF. MINIMIZING THE AMOUNT OF WATER USED. DON'T ENTER
    ANY ENCLOSED AREA W/O FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT & W/SELF CONTAINED
    BREATHING APPARATUS.  CONTAIN/ ISOLATE RUNOFF & DEBRIS.
    DECONTAMINATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT BEFORE REUSE. READ
    ENTIRE DOCUMENT.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:LIQUID EVAPORATES & FORMS VAPOR WHICH CAN
    CATCH FIRE & BURN W/EXPLOSIVE VIOLENCE. INVISIBLE VAPOR SPREADS
    EASILY & CAN BE SET ON FIRE BY SOURCES OF IGNITION. FIRE HAZARD IS
    GREATER AS LIQUID TEMPERATU RE RISES ABOVE 85F.

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:SMALL: SOAK UP MATERIAL W/PAPER TOWELS/OTHER
    ABSORBENT MATERIAL & DISCARD IN TRASH. KEEP ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION
    AWAY. LARGE: ELIMINATE IGNITION SOURCES. LIQUID SHOULD BE
    CONTAINED/DIKED & ABSORBED W/ ATTAPULGITE, BENTONITE/OTHER
    ABSORBENT MATERIAL. COLLECT ABSORBENT, PLACE IN PLASTIC-LINED METAL
    DRUM & DISPOSE OF.THOROUGHLY SCRUB FLOOR W/A STRONG INDUSTRIAL TYPE
    DETERGENT SOLUTION & RINSE W/WATER.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:DON'T PUT CONCENTRATE/DILUTE INTO
    FOOD/DRINK CONTAINERS. STORE IN A SECURE, PREFERABLY LOCKED,
    STORAGE AREA. DON'T STORE DILUTED SPRAY. KEEP PESTICIDE IN ORIGINAL
    CONTAINER. PARTIALLY FILLED PRODUCT C ONTAINER MAY BE SECURELY
    WRAPPED IN SEVERAL LAYERS OF NEWSPAPER & DISCARDED IN TRASH.
Other Precautions:DON'T REUSE CONTAINER. DON'T STORE DILUTED SPRAY.
    AVOID BREATHING SMOKE & MIST. READ THE ENTIRE DOCUMENT. DON'T GET
    MATERIAL IN YOUR EYES. AVOID CONTACT W/EYES, SKIN & CLOTHING.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE OF THE
    MATERIAL DURING MANUFACTURE/HANDLING, WORKERS SHOULD PUT ON
    RESPIRATORY PROTECTION EQUIPMENT SPECIFIED BY NIOSH/MSHA/BY
    MANUFACTURER.
Ventilation:IF OPERATING CONDITIONS CREATE AIRBORNE CONCENTRATIONS
    WHICH EXCEED THE RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE STANDARDS,
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL RESISTANT
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL GOGGLES/FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
    REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NO REPRESENTATIONS/WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS/IMPLIED OF
    MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE/OF ANY OTHER
    NATURE ARE MADE W/RESPECT TO INFORMATION /THE PRODUCT TO WHICH
    INFORMATION REFER S.

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

Vapor Pres:<10
Vapor Density:4.5
Spec Gravity:1.040 TO 1.055
pH:5-8	1% SOL.
Solubility in Water:MISCIBLE
Appearance and Odor:AMBER LIQUID W/GARLIC LIKE ODOR.

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG BASES/STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS; CHORATES, NITRATES, PEROXIDES
Stability Condition to Avoid:TEMP >212F,  HEAT, SPARKS, HOT SURFACES &
    OTHER IGNITION SOURCES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:BY THERMAL DECOMPOSITION:
    DIMETHYLSULFIDE, SULFUR DIOXIDE, CO, CO2, PHOSPHOROUS-PENTOXIDE &
    NITROGEN OXIDES.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:TEMPERATURES >212F.

=====================  Ecological Information  =====================

Ecological:THIS PESTICIDE IS TOXIC TO FISH, AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES &
    AQUATIC LIFE STAGES OF AMPHIBIANS. DON'T APPLY DIRECTLY TO WATER.
    DRIFT & RUNOFF MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO AQUATIC ORGANISMS IN AREAS NEAR
    THE APPLIC ATION SITE. DON'T CONTAMINATE WATER WHEN DISPOSING OF
    EQUIPMENT WASHWATERS. THIS PRODUCT IS HIGHLY TOXIC TO BEES EXPOSED
    TO DIRECT TREATMENT ON BLOOMING CROPS/WEEDS. DON'T APPLY THIS
    PRODUCT/ALLOW IT  TO DRIFT TO BLOOMING CROPS/WEEDS.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:LEAKING CONTAINERS SHOULD BE SEPARATED FROM
    NON-LEAKERS & EITHER THE CONTAINER/ITS CONTENTS TRANSFERRED TO A
    DRUM/OTHER NON-LEAKING CONTAINER & DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE
    W/LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL REGULA TIONS. DON'T CONTAMINATE WATER,
    FOODSTUFFS/FEED BY STORAGE/DISPOSAL.

===================  MSDS Transport Information  ===================

Transport Information:U.S. SURFACE FREIGHT CLASS: INSECTICIDES,
    FUNGICIDES, INSECT/ANIMAL REPELLENTS/VERMIN EXTERMINATORS, NO1,
    OTHER THAN POISON. SPECIAL SHIPPING NOTES: THE DESCRIPTION SHOWN
    MAY NOT APPLY TO ALL SHIPPING  SITUATIONS.

=====================  Regulatory Information  =====================

SARA Title III Information:SARA TITLE III SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS &
    REAUTHORIZATION ACT.PRODUCT CLASSIFICATION UNDER SECTION 311 OF
    SARA: ACUTE: YES, CHRONIC: NO. FIRE: YES. REACTIVITY: NO, PRESSURE
    GENERATING: NO. TSCA (TOXIC SUB STANCE CONTROL ACT): ALL NON FIFRA
    REGULATED COMPONENTS ARE ON THE US EPA'S TSCA INVENTORY LIST.

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