=====================  Product Identification  =====================

MSDS NAME:ESTERON 245 HERBICIDE
NIIN:00-582-5440
MSDS Number: BFGGW
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:DOW CHEMICAL,U.S.A.
Address:2020 DOW CENTER
City:MIDLAND
State:MI
ZIP:48640-6030
Country:US
CAGE:GO743
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:DOW CHEMICAL CO
Address:100 LARKIN CENTER
Box:City:MIDLAND
State:MI
ZIP:48674
Country:US
Phone:800-258-2436
CAGE:96717
Company:DOW CHEMICAL,U.S.A.,GOVERNMENT MARKETING
Address:2020 DOW CENTER
Box:City:MIDLAND
State:MI
ZIP:48640-6030
CAGE:GO743

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

Name:2,4,5-TRICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID,PROPYLENE GLYCOL BUTYL
    ETHER ESTERS
CAS:3084-62-6
RTECS #:AJ8440000
Fraction by Wt: 69.2%

Name:EMULSIFIERS

Name:PETROLEUM SOLVENTS

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LDO0(RAT)INGESTION 700-1000 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:UNKNOWN  Skin:NO  Ingestion:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE:MAY BE A MILD IRRITANT BUT SHOULD
    CAUSE NO MORE THAN SLIGHT TRANSIENT CORNEAL EFFECT.SKIN:MILD TO
    MODERATE IRRITATION ON RPTD CONTACT.INHAL:NO GUIDE FO CONTROL OF
    MIX ESTABLISHED.DOW IHG 10 MG/CUM .SYSTEMIC & OTHER EFFECTS:NAUSEA
    IF SWALLOWED.INGEST:MOD SINGLE DOSE ORAL TOX.LD50(RAT)FANGE OF 700
    TO 1000 MG/KG.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS(ACUTE AND CHRONIC).

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

Eyes:IRRIGATE W/ FLOWING H*2O IMMED & CONTINUOUSLY FOR 15
    MIN.REFER TO MED PERSONNEL.SKIN:WASH OFF IN FLOWING H*20 OR
    SHOWER.WASH CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.INGEST:DO NOT INDUCE
    VOMITING.CALL PHYS AND/OR T RANSPORT TO EMER FACILITY.INHAL:REMOVE
    TO FRESH AIR IF EFFECT OCCUR,CONSULT MEDICAL PERSONNEL.

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

Flash Point:180F TOC,TCC
Extinguishing Media:WATER FOG,FOAM,ALCOHOL FOAM,CO*2,DRY CHEMICAL
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE SELF-CONTAINED AIR SUPPLY CONT H*2O FM
    FIRE FIGHTING TO PREVENT ENTRY TO H*2O SUPPLY(MFR).USE NIOSH/MSHA
    APPROVED SCBA FULL PROTECRIVE EQUIPMENT

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

Spill Release Procedures:USE APPROPRIATE SAFETY EQUIP.ABSORB SPILLS
    WITH INERT MATERIAL SUCH AS SAND OR SAWDUST.DIKE AREA IN CASE OF
    LARGE SPILLS.DO NOT USE WATER FOR CLEANUP.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:SEE LABEL.KEEP OUT OF REACH OF
    CHILDREN.AVOID CONTACT W/ SKIN & EYES.DON T STORE NEAR
    FERTILIZER,SEEDS,INSECTICIDES & FUNGICIDES.KEEP AWAY FROM FLAME.
Other Precautions:PROVIDE WASHING FACILITIES NEAR WORK AREA.DO NOT
    STORE NEAR FERTILIZER,SEEDS,INSECTICIDES AND FUNGICIDES.

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

Respiratory Protection:NONE LIKELY TO BE NEEDED IN ANTICIPATED
    OPERATIONS(MFR).NIOSHMSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR
    EXPOSURE OF CONCERN
Ventilation:RECOMMENDED CONTROL OF KERSOSENE VAPOR TO SUGGESTED
    GUIDE(MFR).
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL RESP
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES W/OUT SIDS
Other Protective Equipment:CLEAN BODY-COVERING CLOTHING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EFFECTIVE DATE OF MSDS,08JAN80.THE USE OF 2,4,5,T HAS BEEN BANNED AS OF
    1978;1979 PER MFR POC DAVE MCCORMICK(804)-288.1602.

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

HCC:T4
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>300F
Vapor Pres:<6
Spec Gravity:1.165
Solubility in Water:EMULSIFIABL
Appearance and Odor:AMBER LIQUID
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NIL

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACID,BASE,OXIDIZING MATERIAL
Stability Condition to Avoid:TEMPERATURES NEAR OR ABOVE FLASH POINT
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NOXIOUS FUMES UNDER FIRE COND -
    HYDROCHLORIDE AND OTHERS

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

Waste Disposal Methods:BURY WASTE IN NON-CROP AREA AWAY FROM WATER
    SUPPLIES.FEDERAL,STATE AND LOCAL LAWS APPLY.

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