Material Safety Data Sheet
1st May 2006
Company: Date:
SA Rural Agencies Pty Ltd
Product: Page 1 of 5
Rural Larvacide Rabbit Fumigant
1 Identification
Product Name: Rural Larvacide Rabbit Fumigant
Other Names: Chloropicrin, Trichloronitromethane, Nitrochloroform
Uses: To control rabbits in burrows
Supplier
Name: SA Rural Agencies Pty Ltd
Address: 24 Chamberlain St, Wingfield, SA 5013
Telephone: (08)8347 3838 (24 hours)
2 Hazards Identification
Classified as HAZARDOUS according to the criteria of NOHSC
Classified as DANGEROUS GOODS for transport.
Risk Phrases:
R26: Very toxic by inhalation
R22: Harmful if swallowed
R36/37/38: Irritating to eyes, respiratory system and skin
Safety Phrases:
S1/2: Keep locked up and out of the reach of children
S36/37: Wear suitable protective clothing and gloves
S38: In case of insufficient ventilation, wear suitable respiratory equipment
S45: In case of accident or if you feel unwell, seek medical advice immediately (show the
label where possible)
3 Composition / Ingredients
Identity (Other Names) CAS Number Proportion
Chloropicrin 76-06-2 100%
4 First Aid Measures
If poisoning occurs, contact a doctor or Poisons Information Centre. Phone 13 11 26.
Swallowed: If no breathing difficulties give water to dilute (maximum 250mL for adults; 125mL
for children). Obtain medical attention immediately.
In Eye: If in eyes, hold eyes open, flood with water for at least 15 minutes. Ensure irrigation
under eyelids by occasionally lifting them. Do not try to remove contact lenses unless
trained. See a doctor.
On Skin: If skin contact occurs, remove contaminated clothing and wash skin thoroughly with
soap and running water (for at least 15 minutes). If safety shower is available, use it
promptly. Seek urgent medical attention if skin blisters, or if it looks or feels unusual.
Because of the toxicity of this product, speed may save a life.
Inhaled: Remove from contaminated area. Apply artificial respiration if not breathing. If
giving mouth-to-mouth resuscitation wash out patients mouth and lips - do not inhale
patient鈥檚 expired air. If vapours or mists have been inhaled, and irritation, including a
cough or difficulty breathing, or other unusual symptoms have developed, seek
medical advice. Get to a hospital or doctor quickly. Monitor breathing for several
hours after exposure.
Advice to Examine patient for corrosive effects and treat symptomatically. Note the nature of
Doctor: this product. Corticosteroids are controversial but may be considered within 48 hours
of ingestion in cases of second degree burns in patients without gastrointestinal
bleeding or evidence of perforation.
Oxygen and assisted ventilation may be indicated in case of respiratory distress.
Monitor respiratory function for several hours or until patient is symptom-free.
Pre-existing Persons using chloropicrin should have a medical examination (especially respiratory
Conditions: system and skin) prior to use to detect pre-existing conditions that might place them
to increased risk and to establish a baseline for future health monitoring. Persons with
impaired respiratory functions may be at increased risk from exposure to chloropicrin.
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5 Fire Fighting Measures
Extinguishing Use media suitable for underlying/surrounding fire. Carbon dioxide, dry
Media: chemical, foam, water fog. Water fog or fine spray is the preferred medium for
large fires.
Hazardous Forms powerful tear gas and poisonous gases when heated. Decomposition
Combustion products formed in fire may be explosive. Contact with metals may produce
Products: flammable hydrogen gas.
Precautions for Fire Explosive decomposition may occur in fire. Fight fire from protected position.
Fighters: Use water spray to keep containers cool. Wear safety boots, non-flammable
overalls, gloves, hat, goggles and self-contained breathing apparatus. All skin
areas should be covered. Ensure that no spillage enters drains or watercourses.
Hazchem Code: 2XE
6 Accidental Release Measures
Emergency Consider evacuation from downwind area based on amount of material spilled,
Procedures: location and weather conditions if material leaking (not on fire). Dangerous in water
- contain to prevent entry into drains, sewers and other water bodies.
Containment of Releases may require isolation or evacuation. Stop or control the leak, if safe to do
Spill: so. Prevent from entering drains or watercourses. Wear full protective chemically
resistant clothing including face shield, gauntlets and self-contained breathing
apparatus. Stop leak if safe to do so, and contain spill. Absorb onto sand,
vermiculite or other suitable absorbent material. Sweep up and shovel or collect
recoverable product into labelled containers for recycling or salvage. Can be
neutralised by addition of 6M-HCl. After spills, wash area. Prevent runoff from
entering drains. If a significant quantity of material enters drains, advise emergency
services. Full details regarding disposal of used containers, spillage and unused
material may be found on the label. If there is any conflict between this MSDS and
the label, instructions on the label prevail. Dispose of only in accordance with all
regulations. Advise laundry of nature of contamination when sending contaminated
clothing to laundry.
7 Handling and Storage
Precautions for Safe Schedule 7 Poison - Observe all relevant regulations regarding sale, transport
Handling: and storage of S7 Poisons. Prevent skin and eye contact. Wear chemical
resistant (e.g. neoprene) gloves and chemical resistant goggles or face-shield
plus a respirator, preferably positive pressure breathable air type respirator.
Conditions for Safe Store containers upright in cool, well-ventilated locked storage preferably
Storage: outside or detached from other buildings and away from sources of ignition.
Do not store near or with oxidising materials.
8 Exposure Controls / Personal Protection
TWA: 0.1ppm/0.67 mg/m3 (NOHSC)
Exposure Limits:
Engineering Use process modification, local exhaust ventilation, capturing substances at the
Controls: source, or other methods to maintain levels below exposure limits.
Personal Respiratory Protection: Dangerous by inhalation. Use only if equipped with full
Protective respiratory protection (unless used in a fume cupboard or other positively ventilated
Equipment: area designed for the protection of users). Inhalation of even minor quantities of
this product is likely to lead to serious harm or death. WARNING: CHLOROPICRIN IS
CHEMICALLY INERT AND MANY CANISTER-TYPE RESPIRATORS WILL NOT ABSORB
THE CHEMICAL. Use only positive pressure breathable air type respirators.
Thoroughly wash equipment after use. For help in selecting suitable equipment,
consult AS/NZS 1715.
Protective Gloves: Potentially fatal if absorbed through the skin. Impermeable
protective gloves must be worn when using. For help in selecting suitable
equipment, consult AS 2161.
Eye Protection: Protective eyewear must be worn when using this product.
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Coverage should extend to all facial areas. Eye contact will prove at best painful and
will probably cause irreversible damage if contact is other than brief. Consult
AS1336 and AS/NZS 1337 for advice on Industrial Eye Protection.
Clothing: Clean impermeable overalls or protective clothing should always be worn
when handling this product, preferably with an apron. If contaminated, laundry
should be advised of the nature of the contamination, or, preferably, clothing should
be destroyed. Consult AS2919 for advice on Industrial Clothing. Wash contaminated
clothing and other protective equipment before storing or re-using.
Safety Boots: Wearing safety boots in industrial situations is advisory. Consult
AS/NZS2210 for advice on Occupational Protective Footwear.
9 Physical and Chemical Properties
Appearance: Colourless, slightly oily, refractive liquid.
Odour: Intense penetrating odour, easily producing tears.
Vapour Pressure: 24mm Hg at 23掳C
Vapour Density: 6.7 approx
Boiling Point/range: 112掳C
Freezing /Melting Point: -64掳C
Solubility: Soluble.
Specific Gravity / Density: 1.65 approx at 20掳C
Flash Point: Not flammable.
Flammability Limits: Not applicable. This product is not flammable.
10 Stability and Reactivity
Chemical Stability: Not likely to spontaneously decompose.
Conditions to Avoid: Mixtures with 3-bromopropyne are shock and heat sensitive explosives. Violent
reaction with aniline and heat, alcoholic caustic soda, sodium methoxide and
propargyl bromide.
Incompatible Oxidisers. Corrosive to iron, zinc and other light metals, but not to copper,
Materials: brass or bronze.
Hazardous Fire decomposition products from this product may form toxic and corrosive
Decomposition mixtures in confined spaces. Vapours from this product are heavier than air and
Products: may accumulate in sumps, pits and other low-lying spaces, forming potentially
explosive mixtures. They may also flash back considerable distances. Carbon
dioxide, and if combustion is incomplete, carbon monoxide and smoke.
Hydrogen chloride gas, chlorides, and in some circumstances, phosgene which is
a toxic gas. Nitrogen, and under some circumstances, oxides of nitrogen.
Polymerisation: This product is unlikely to spontaneously polymerise.
11 Toxicological Information
Acute
Swallowed: Very toxic if swallowed. Ingestion of even small quantities may cause death.
In Eyes: This product is severely irritating to the eyes and has a tear gas-like effect. It will
cause intense discomfort (severe pain, copious watering and redness of the eyes).
Effects will last long after exposure has ceased, and in severe exposure,
permanent effects such as corneal damage or blindness can occur.
Concentrations of 0.3-0.37 ppm resulted in painful irritation to the eyes in 3-30
seconds.
On Skin: Absorbed through the skin. Very toxic by skin absorption. Even minor skin
exposure will lead to serious health problems and death if not treated promptly.
Very irritating to skin. Will cause severe discomfort and may cause severe
itchiness, blistering and skin reddening. Extensive or prolonged exposure may
lead to permanent damage including scarring.
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Inhaled: Very toxic and irritating if inhaled. Even brief or minor exposure may lead to
severe consequences including death. Will cause discomfort to throat and lungs
and/or coughing which should disappear once exposure has ceased. Can be
readily detected at 0.008mg/L in air. At 0.16mg/L, produces coughing and
lacrimation. At 0.12mg/L, 30-60 minutes exposure can be fatal. Exposure to 4
ppm for a few seconds can incapacitate a person. Exposure to 15 ppm for a few
seconds can result in respiratory tract injury. Exposure of cats, guinea pigs and
rabbits to concentrations of 0.8mg/L in air for 20 minutes was lethal.
Chronic
Reproductive Reproduction fitness was not adversely affected in a study in which chloropicrin
Effects vapour was administered by whole body inhalation for 6 hours per day, 7 days per
week to male and female CD rats at concentrations up to 1.5 ppm through two
generations.
Teratogenic No treatment-related foetal malformations were observed in a study with rats
Effects: exposed by whole body inhalation to chloropicrin. The NOAEL for maternal toxicity
(0.4 ppm) was lower than the NOAEL for foetal toxicity (1.2 ppm).
Mutagenic Some evidence of genetic toxicity in bacterial cell in one of five tester strains in
Effects: the presence of metabolic activation system but was not confirmed in mammalian
cells. Chloropicrin did not cause damage to mammalian cell DNA but there was
some equivocal evidence suggestive of clastogenic effects.
Carcinogenic Insufficient data exist to classify chlorpicrin as to its potential to cause cancer in
Effects: humans. However, no neoplastic or tumorigenic response was produced by
chloropicrin in any species tested by inhalation, oral, and gavage dosing in 6 long-
term studies.
12 Ecological Information
Ecotoxicity: Toxic to fish. 96hr LC50 for trout and bluegill was 0.0165 mg/L and 0.105 mg/L
respectively.
Its mode of action suggests chloropicrin may be harmful to animals or birds.
However, a feeding study in chickens showed no adverse effects at doses up to
100 ppm for 120 days (highest dose tested).
Persistence Chloropicrin degrades to carbon dioxide in soils with a half-life between 8 hours
/Degradability: and 4.5 days. In water, chloropicrin degrades to carbon dioxide, bicarbonate,
chloride, nitrate and nitrite within 32 hours when exposed to light. Half-life in air
when exposed to simulated sunlight was 20 days with the end-products being
phosgene, nitric oxide, chlorine, nitrogen dioxide and dinitrogen tetroxide.
Mobility: Chloropicrin moves rapidly in soils. Can diffuse to 1m in sandy soil. Unlikely to
move rapidly in water due to its low solubility.
Environmental Hydrolysis is slow in the absence of sunlight and/or microorganisms. A high
Henry鈥檚 Law constant (2.05X10-3 atm-m3/mol at 25掳C) indicates chloropicrin will
Fate:
volatilise quickly from water. Expected to volatilise quickly from soils. Not
expected to adsorb to soil particles.
Bioaccumulation Low (Estimated BCF 23)
Potential:
13 Disposal Considerations
Disposal Methods: Dispose of chemical by use where possible. Product can be neutralised by
pouring or sifting over soda ash then mixing and washing slowly into large
tank.
14 Transport Information
UN Number: 1580
Proper Shipping Name: CHLOROPICRIN
Class (Subsidiary Risk): 6.1
Packing Group: I
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Special Precautions for Do not use magnesium, aluminium or their alloys for handling equipment
User: or containers. Be sure container is closed completely.
Hazchem Code: 2XE
15 Regulatory Information
Poison Scheduling: S7
Registration/Notification: APVMA Product No. 49792
16 Other Information
Prepared using data supplied by information supplied by manufacturer and publicly available databases including US
Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); American Conference of Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH);
Extension Toxicology Network (Extoxnet); International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS Inchem); Toxnet;
National Occupational Health & Safety Commission (NOHSC Australia); APVMA
DISCLAIMER: The information contained in this Material Safety Data Sheet is provided to the best of our knowledge
at the date of issue, but no warranty can be made that the information is accurate or complete. Individuals reading
this information must exercise their independent judgement in determining its appropriateness in any situation. SA
Rural Agencies makes no representation as to the accuracy or comprehensiveness of the information and to the full
extent allowed by law excludes all liability whatsoever, whether with respect to negligence or otherwise, for any loss or
damage arising from or connection with the supply or use of the information in this Material Safety Data Sheet.
Please read the label carefully before using product.
1st May 2006
Date Prepared:
Replaces: Version dated June 2002
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