Cypermethrin / Insecticide
Termiticide
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS: Effects from overexposure
1. PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION
result from inhalation or contact with the eyes or skin.
PRODUCT NAME: Cypermethrin E-Pro Symptoms of overexposure include decreased activity,
Termiticide/Insecticide tremors, convulsions, loss of bladder control, incoordina-
Active Ingredient: Cypermethrin tion, and increased sensitivity to sound. Contact with
Chemical Formula: C22H19Cl2NO3 cypermethrin may produce skin sensations such as numb-
ing, burning and tingling. These skin sensations are
COMPANY IDENTIFICATION:
reversible and usually subside within 12 hours.
Etigra
501 Cascade Pointe Lane MEDICAL CONDITIONS AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE:
Suite 103 None known
Cary, NC 27513
4. FIRST AID
www.etigra.com
IF SWALLOWED: Call a poison control center or doctor
2. COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS immediately for treatment advice. Have person sip a glass
of water if able to swallow. Do not induce vomiting unless
Cypermethrin CAS No. 52315-07-8 24.8%
told to do so by the poison control center or doctor. Do not
Other Ingredients, Including: 75.2%
give anything by mouth to an unconscious person.
Hydrocarbon solvent
Surfactant blend IF IN EYES: Hold eye open and rinse slowly and gently with
water for 15-20 minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present,
Ingredients not precisely identified are proprietary.
after the first 5 minutes, then continue rinsing eye. Call a
Values are not product specifications.
poison control center or doctor for treatment advice.
3. HAZARD IDENTIFICATION IF INHALED: Move person to fresh air. If person is not
breathing, call 911 or an ambulance, then give artificial
EMERGENCY OVERVIEW
respiration, preferably by mouth-to-mouth, if possible.
Harmful if inhaled, swallowed or absorbed through the
Call a poison control center or doctor for further treat-
skin. Causes moderate eye irritation. Avoid breathing
ment advice.
vapor or spray mist. Avoid contact with skin, eyes and
clothing. The active ingredient may produce sensations IF ON SKIN OR CLOTHING: Take off contaminated cloth-
(burning, numbing and tingling) in some individuals. ing. Rinse skin immediately with plenty of water for 15-20
Wash thoroughly with soap and water after handling minutes. Call a poison control center or doctor for treat-
and before eating, drinking, chewing gum or using ment advice.
tobacco. Remove contaminated clothing and wash
NOTE TO PHYSICIAN: Cypermethrin E-Pro is a pyrethroid
before reuse.
insecticide containing the active ingredient cypermethrin.
Oral toxicity is low, but because cypermethrin is lipophilic,
do not administer milk, cream or other substances con-
taining vegetable or animal fats, which enhance absorp-
tion. Treatment is otherwise symptomatic and supportive.
Etigra
Manufactured for: Emergency Phone: Chemtrec 800-424-9300
Etigra Effective Date: November 8, 2004
501 Cascade Pointe Lane EPA Reg. No. 79676-1
Suite 103
Cary, NC 27513
www.etigra.com
REV 1006
Gloves: All pesticide handlers must wear chemical-resist-
5. FIRE-FIGHTING MEASURES
ant gloves made of materials such as butyl rubber, nitrile
Flash point: 94掳C (201掳F) (CC) rubber or Viton庐. After the product is diluted in accor-
Fire and Explosion Hazards: Slightly combustible. This dance with label directions for use and/or when mixing
material may support combustion at elevated tempera- and loading using a closed spray tank transfer system
tures. (such as U-Turn庐), or an in-line injector system, water-
Suitable Extinguishing Media: Foam, CO2, or Dry Chem- proof gloves are sufficient. Inspect gloves regularly for
ical. Soft stream water fog only if necessary. Contain all leaks. Thoroughly wash the outside of gloves with soap
runoff. and water prior to removing.
Fire Fighting Instructions: Isolate fire. Evacuate down-
Work Hygiene Practices: Clean water should be available
wind. Wear full protective clothing and self-contained
for washing in case of eye or skin contamination. Wash
breathing apparatus. Do not breathe smoke, gases or
skin prior to eating, drinking or using tobacco. Shower at
vapors generated.
the end of the workday when handling this product.
Hazardous Combustion Products: Heat and fire may
Additional information on personal protective clothing
result in thermal decomposition and the release of car-
for mixers and applicators of this product may be found
bon dioxide, hydrogen cyanide, chlorine and hydrogen
on the product label.
chloride.
6. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES 9. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
Isolate and post spill area. Wear protective clothing and Appearance: Amber liquid
personal protective equipment as prescribed in Section 8 Odor: Soapy
鈥淓xposure Controls/Personal Protection鈥?. Keep unpro-
pH: 5.5 as a 5% emulsion
tected persons and animals out of area.
Melting Point: 0掳C (32掳F)
Keep material out of lakes, streams, ponds, and sewer
Specific Gravity: 0.96 at 20掳C
drains. Dike to confine the spill and absorb with a non-
Solubility in Water: Emulsifies
combustible absorbent such as clay, sand or soil.
Vacuum, shovel or pump waste into a drum and label
10. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
contents for disposal.
CONDITIONS TO AVOID: Excessive heat and fire.
To clean and neutralize spill area, tools and equipment,
CHEMICAL STABILITY: Stable
wash with a suitable solution of caustic or soda ash, and
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: Heat and
an appropriate alcohol (i.e., methanol, ethanol, or iso-
fire may result in thermal decomposition and the release
propanol). Follow this by washing with a strong soap and
of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, hydrogen cyanide,
water solution. Absorb, as above, any excess liquid and
chlorine and hydrogen.
add to the drums of waste already collected. Repeat if
necessary. Dispose of drummed waste according to the POLYMERIZATION: Will not occur.
method outlined in Section 13 鈥淒isposal Considerations鈥?.
11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION
7. HANDLING AND STORAGE
ACUTE ORAL TOXICITY
Store in a cool, dry, well-ventilated place. Do not use or Oral LD50 (rat): 1,085 mg/kg
store near heat, open flame or hot surfaces. Store in orig-
ACUTE DERMAL TOXICITY
inal container only. Keep out of reach of children and ani-
Dermal LD50 (rabbit): > 2000 mg/kg
mals. Do not contaminate other pesticides, fertilizers,
water, food or feed by storage or disposal. Wash thor- ACUTE INHALATION TOXICITY
oughly after handling this product. Inhalation LC50 (rat): 12.35 mg/L (1 hr.) (max. attainable
concentration, zero mortalities)
8. EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
EFFECTS OF ACUTE EXPOSURE: This product has low
ENGINEERING CONTROLS: Use local exhaust at all oral, dermal and inhalation toxicity. It is expected to be
process locations where vapor or mist may be emitted. moderately irritating to the skin and to eyes. Large doses
Ventilate all transport vehicles prior to unloading. of cypermethrin ingested by laboratory animals pro-
Personal Protective Equipment: duced signs of toxicity including loss of motor control,
Eyes and Face: All pesticide handlers must wear protective tremors, decreased activity, urinary incontinence, incoor-
eyewear when working in a non-ventilated space or when dination, increased sensitivity to sound and convulsions.
applying termiticide by rodding or sub-slab injection. Experience to date indicates that contact with cyperme-
thrin may produce skin sensations such as numbing,
Respiratory Protection: When working in a non-ventilated
burning or tingling. These sensations are reversible and
space, all pesticide handlers must wear either a NIOSH
usually subside within 12 hours. Contact with phenylsul-
approved respirator with any R, P or HE filter or a NIOSH
fonate may be corrosive to the skin and severely irritating
approved respirator with an organic vapor (OV) cartridge
to the eyes. Exposure to butanol vapors may produce
or canister with any R, P or HE prefilter. Respirator use and
headaches, drowsiness and irritation of the nose and
selection must be based on airborne concentrations.
throat. Excessive exposures to butanol liquid or vapors
Protective Clothing: All pesticide handlers must wear a may result in contact dermatitis and irritation of the
long-sleeved shirt and long pants, socks, shoes. After the mucous membranes.
product is diluted in accordance with label directions for
use and/or when mixing and loading using a closed spray
tank transfer system (such as U-Turn庐), or an in-line injec-
tor system, shirt, pants, socks and shoes are sufficient.
EFFECTS OF CHRONIC EXPOSURE: No data are available 14. TRANSPORT INFORMATION
for this formulation. In studies with laboratory animals,
When transported by vessel (bulk or non-bulk packaging)
cypermethrin did not cause reproductive toxicity, terato-
or by air, rail or highway in bulk packaging greater than
genicity, neurotoxicity or carcinogenicity in male and
119 gallons:
female rats and male mice. Cypermethrin caused an
U.S. DOT PROPER SHIPPING NAME: Environmentally
increase in benign lung tumors in female mice at 1600
Hazardous Substances, Liquid, n.o.s. (cypermethrin)
ppm in the diet. The EPA concluded on a weight of evi-
dence approach that cypermethrin represents a low HAZARD CLASS OR DIVISION: 9
oncogenic potential to female mice at this dose level
UN/NA NUMBER: UN3082
(approximately 228 mg/kg/day). Liver enlargement is
PACKING GROUP: III
often noted in laboratory animals that have ingested
large doses of cypermethrin during their life span. An REPORTABLE QUANTITY: None
overall absence of genotoxicity has been demonstrated MARINE POLLUTANT: Severe Marine Pollutant (cyper-
in tests of mutagenicity, DNA damage and chromosome methrin)
aberrations. Disturbances in hearing and balance have
U.S. SURFACE FREIGHT CLASS: Insecticides, NOI, other
been reported in workers exposed to butanol vapors.
than poison (NMFC Item 102120)
CARCINOGENICITY:
When transported in non-bulk packaging less than or
IARC: Not listed
equal to 119 gallons:
NTP: Not listed
Not regulated by DOT.
OSHA: Not listed
OTHER: (ACGIH) Not listed
15. REGULATORY INFORMATION
12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION U.S. FEDERAL REGULATIONS
FIFRA 鈥?
ENVIRONMENTAL DATA: When applied at agricultural
All pesticides are governed under the Federal Insecticide,
use rates, cypermethrin has a moderate rate of degrada-
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. The regulatory informa-
tion in the soil with a half-life of 2 鈥? 4 weeks. At termiticide
tion presented below is pertinent only when this product
use rates, cypermethrin degrades at a slower rate which is
is handled outside of the normal use and application as a
governed by soil characteristics (e.g., pH). The rate of
pesticide.
cypermethrin hydrolysis is somewhat faster under alka-
line conditions than at neutral or acidic pH. Cypermethrin SARA Title III 鈥? Section 302 Extremely Hazardous
has a high affinity for organic matter and a Log Pow of 5.0, Substances
but has demonstrated a low potential for bioconcentration Not listed
(BCF = 17). Cypermethrin is not mobile in soil.
SARA Title III 鈥? Section 311 Hazardous Categories
ECOTOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION: Cypermethrin is Immediate, Delayed
considered highly toxic to fish and aquatic arthropods
SARA Title III 鈥? Section 312 Threshold Planning Quantity
(LC50 values that range from 0.004 碌g/L to 3.6 碌g/L) with
The threshold planning quantity (TPQ) for this product
aquatic arthropods tending to be the more sensitive
treated as a mixture is 10,000 lbs. This product contains
species. Care should be taken to avoid contamination of
no ingredients with a TPQ of less than 10,000 lbs.
the aquatic environment. Cypermethrin is slightly toxic to
birds with oral LD50 values greater than 10,248 mg/kg.
SARA Title III 鈥? Section 313 Reportable Ingredients
None
13. DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS
CERCLA
PESTICIDE DISPOSAL: Pesticide wastes are toxic.
Chemical Name Wt.% RQ
Improper disposal of excess pesticide, spray mixture, or
Isobutyl alcohol <0.7 5000 lbs.
rinsate is a violation of Federal Law. If these wastes can-
not be disposed of according to label instructions, contact CALIFORNIA PROP 65 STATUS 鈥?
your State Pesticide or Environmental Control Agency, or Not listed
the Hazardous Waste representative at the nearest EPA
Regional Office for guidance.
CONTAINER DISPOSAL: Triple rinse (or equivalent). Then
offer for recycling or reconditioning, or puncture and dis-
pose of in a sanitary landfill, or incineration, or, if allowed
by state and local authorities, by burning. If burned, stay
out of smoke.
16. OTHER INFORMATION
This product has been classified in accordance with the
hazard criteria of the Controlled Products Regulations
(CPR) and the MSDS contains all of the information
required by CPR.
DISCLAIMER:
Etigra believes the information and recommendations
provided above to be accurate. NO WARRANTY OF FIT-
NESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WARRANTY OF
MERCHANTABILITY, OR ANY OTHER WARRANTY,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IS MADE CONCERNING THE
INFORMATION PROVIDED HEREIN. The information pro-
vided above relates only to the specific product designat-
ed and may not be applicable where such product is used
in combination with any other materials or in any
process. Use of this product is regulated by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). It is a violation
of Federal law to use this product in a manner inconsis-
tent with its labeling. Additionally, as the conditions and
methods of use are beyond the control of Etigra, Etigra
expressly disclaims any and all liability as to any results
obtained or arising from any use of the product or
reliance on such information.
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