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"DuPont" "KOCIDE" DF FUNGICIDE/BACTERICIDE
M0000655 Revised 6-FEB-2007
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CHEMICAL PRODUCT/COMPANY IDENTIFICATION
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Material Identification
"KOCIDE" is a registered trademark of DuPont.
"DuPont" is a trademark of DuPont.
Tradenames and Synonyms
COPPER HYDROXIDE
DPX-GFJ52
RAIDER 40DF
RAIDER DF
EKORAM DF
KOCIDE WG
COPPER HYDROXIDE 40% DF
CYPRUS DF, CuOH 40%
ZETARAM 40DF
ASSORAM
KOLECTIS
# Tradenames and Synonyms (Remarks)
Inactive EPA Reg. No.: 1812-334 (Griffin)
Company Identification
MANUFACTURER/DISTRIBUTOR
DuPont
1007 Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19898
PHONE NUMBERS
Product Information : 1-800-441-7515 (outside the U.S.
302-774-1000)
Transport Emergency : CHEMTREC 1-800-424-9300(outside U.S.
703-527-3887)
Medical Emergency : 1-800-441-3637 (outside the U.S.
302-774-1000)
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COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS
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Components
Material CAS Number %
COPPER HYDROXIDE* 20427-59-2 61.4
INERT INGREDIENTS 38.6
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Components (Remarks)
(*Metallic Copper Equivalent 40%)
Components not precisely identified are proprietary or not
hazardous.
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HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION
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Emergency Overview
DANGER. CORROSIVE. Causes irreversible eye damage.
Harmful if swallowed, absorbed through the skin or inhaled.
May cause skin sensitization reactions in certain
individuals. Avoid contact with skin, eyes and clothing.
Avoid breathing dust.
Potential Health Effects
No adverse effects are expected from incidental skin contact.
While there are no reports of human sensitization with Kocide DF,
there are inconclusive or unverified reports of human
sensitization with the active ingredient, copper hydroxide.
Eye contact may cause eye corrosion or ulceration.
Inhalation may cause irritation of the upper respiratory passages,
with coughing.
Ingestion may cause nonspecific discomfort, such as nausea, or
weakness, central nervous system depression, which, if severe
enough, may lead to death.
Carcinogenicity Information
None of the components present in this material at concentrations
equal to or greater than 0.1% are listed by IARC, NTP, OSHA or ACGIH
as a carcinogen.
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FIRST AID MEASURES
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First Aid
IF IN EYES: Hold eye open and rinse slowly and gently
with water for 15-20 minutes. Remove contact lenses, if
present, after the first 5 minutes, then continue rinsing
eye. Call a poison control center or doctor for treatment
advice.
IF SWALLOWED: Call a poison control center or doctor
immediately for treatment advice. Have person sip a glass
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of water if able to swallow. Do not induce vomiting unless
told to do so by the poison control center or doctor. Do
not give anything by mouth to an unconscious person.
IF INHALED: Move person to fresh air. If person is not
breathing, call 911 or an ambulance, then give artificial
respiration, preferably mouth-to-mouth, if possible. Call a
poison control center or doctor for further treatment
advice.
IF ON SKIN OR CLOTHING: Take off contaminated clothing.
Rinse skin immediately with plenty of water for 15-20
minutes. Call a poison control center or doctor for
treatment advice.
Have the product container or label with you when calling
a poison control center or doctor, or going for treatment.
For medical emergencies involving this product, call toll
free 1-800-441-3637. See Label for Additional Precautions
and Directions for Use.
Notes to Physicians
Probable mucosal damage may contraindicate use of gastric
lavage.
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flammable Properties
Flash Point & Method : Not determined
Flammable Limits : Not determined
Autoignition Temperature : Not determined
FIRE FIGHTING HAZARDS & PROCEDURES
General Hazard : Negligible fire hazard when
exposed to heat or flame.
Extinguishing Media : Use dry chemical, carbon
dioxide, water spray, or foam.
Fire Fighting Instructions: Avoid contact with molten
product to prevent serious
burns.
Fire Fighting Equipment : Wear protective clothing and
self-contained breathing
apparatus.
Hazardous Combustion
Products : Decomposes to CuO and H20 above
140掳C.
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ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES
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Safeguards (Personnel)
NOTE: Review FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES and HANDLING (PERSONNEL)
sections before proceeding with clean-up. Use appropriate
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT during clean-up.
Spill Clean Up
Land Spill: Sweep up and place in suitable (fiberboard)
containers for later disposal.
Water Spill: If feasible, copper may be precipitated/-
ultrafiltrated with caustics or other chemicals and
resulting sludge disposed of in a chemical landfill.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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Handling (Personnel)
USERS SHOULD: Wash hands before eating, drinking, chewing
gum, using tobacco or using the toilet. Remove clothing
immediately if pesticide gets inside. Then wash thoroughly
and put on clean clothing.
Storage
Do not contaminate water, food or feed by storage.
Store in a cool, dry place.
Storage Temperature : Store below 35掳C (95掳F). Average
shelf life under proper storage
conditions is 2 years.
Storage Pressure : Ambient pressure.
Do not store near feed, food or within the reach of children
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Engineering Controls
PESTICIDE APPLICATORS & WORKERS
These workers must refer to the Product Label and Directions
For Use attached to the product for Agricultural Use
Requirements in accordance with the EPA Worker Protection
Standard 40 CFR part 170.
MANUFACTURING, COMMERCIAL BLENDING, & PACKAGING WORKERS
Ventilation : Control enclosed spaces with
adequate ventilation to prevent
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exceedance of ACGIH TLV or OSHA
PEL.
Respiratory Protection : In enclosed spaces where the TLV or
PEL may be exceeded, wear
NIOSH/OSHA approved dust or mist
respirator.
Eye Protection : Wear protective eyewear to prevent
contact with this substance.
Personal Protective Equipment
Some of the materials that are chemical-resistant to this
product are listed below. If you want more options, follow
the instructions for category A on an EPA chemical-resistant
category selection chart.
Applicators and other handlers must wear:
- Long-sleeved shirt and long pants.
- Chemical-resistant gloves made of any waterproof
material, such as polyethylene or polyvinyl chloride.
- Shoes plus socks.
- Protective eyewear.
Discard clothing and other absorbent materials that have
been drenched or heavily contaminated with this product鈥檚
concentrate. Do not reuse them.
Follow manufacturer鈥檚 instructions for cleaning/maintaining
PPE. If no such instructions for washables, use detergent
and hot water. Keep and wash PPE separately from other
laundry.
PPE required for early entry to treated areas that is
permitted under the Worker Protection Standard and that
involves contact with anything that has been treated, such
as plants, soil, or water, is:
- Coveralls.
- Chemical-resistant gloves made of any waterproof
material.
- Shoes plus socks.
- Protective eyewear.
Exposure Guidelines
Applicable Exposure Limits
COPPER HYDROXIDE*
PEL (OSHA) : 1 mg/m3, dusts and mists, as Cu, 8 Hr.
TWA
TLV (ACGIH) : 1 mg/m3, dusts and mists, as Cu, 8 Hr.
TWA
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AEL * (DuPont) : 1.5 mg/m3, 8 & 12 Hr. TWA
(approximately 1 mg/m3, as Cu)
* AEL is DuPont鈥檚 Acceptable Exposure Limit. Where governmentally
imposed occupational exposure limits which are lower than the AEL
are in effect, such limits shall take precedence.
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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Physical Data
Vapor Pressure : Not determined
Density : 0.9942 g/mL
Solubility in Water : 8300 mg/kg (dry weight)
pH (1% solution) : 7.89
Boiling Point : Not determined
Melting Point : Decomposes at >140掳C
Odor : Characteristic copper odor
Color : Medium blue
Physical State : Powder
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STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
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Chemical Stability
General : This material is stable under
normal conditions.
Incompatible Materials : None known
Conditions to Avoid : Excessive heat
Hazardous Decomposition : Decomposes to CuO and H20 above
140掳C
Hazardous Polymerization : Material is not known to
polymerize.
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TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION
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Animal Data
Kocide DF
Oral LD50: 646 mg/kg in rats
Dermal LD50: > 5000 mg/kg in rabbits
4-Hour Inhalation LC50: 2.3 mg/L in rats
Kocide DF is corrosive to the eye. It is not a skin irritant or
skin sensitizer in animals.
No animal data are available to define the carcinogenicity,
developmental, reproductive, or mutagenic hazards of Kocide DF.
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This product contains a small percentage of an inert vehicle that,
itself, contains a small fraction of crystalline silica. Although
crystalline silica is associated with silicosis and lung cancer,
the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has
evaluated this inert vehicle and designated it as Class 3
(insufficient evidence in either animals or humans to conclude
carcinogenic activity).
COPPER HYDROXIDE
Repeated oral ingestion of copper hydroxide via gavage produced
reduced body weights and food consumption at 15 mg/kg/day and
mortality at 30 mg/kg/day in rabbits.
No animal data are available to define carcinogenic, reproductive,
or mutagenic hazards of copper hydroxide. Animal data show
developmental effects only at exposure levels producing other
toxic effects in the adult animal.
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ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
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Ecotoxicological Information
COPPER HYDROXIDE
AQUATIC TOXICITY:
48 hour EC50 - Daphnia magna: 70.16 ug/L.
AVIAN TOXICITY:
8-Day LC50 - Bobwhite Quail: 3400 ppm.
8-Day LC50 - Mallard Ducklings: > 5000 ppm.
48-Hour LD50 - Honeybee: 68.3 ug/bee.
ENVIRONMENTAL FATE:
EC50 (respiration rate) - activated sludge: 71 mg/L.
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DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS
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Waste Disposal
Do not contaminate water, food or feed by disposal.
Pesticide wastes are acutely hazardous. Improper disposal
of excess pesticide, spray mixture, or rinsate is a
violation of Federal Law. If these wastes cannot be
disposed of by use according to label instructions, contact
your State Pesticide or Environmental Control Agency, or the
Hazardous Waste representative at the nearest EPA Regional
Office for guidance.
ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS:
This pesticide is toxic to fish and aquatic organisms. Do
not apply directly to water, to areas where surface
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water is present or to intertidal areas below the mean high
water mark. Drift and runoff from treated areas may be
hazardous to fish and aquatic organisms in adjacent aquatic
sites. Do not contaminate water by disposal of equipment
washwaters.
Container Disposal
Completely empty bag into application equipment. Dispose
of empty bag in a sanitary landfill, or by incineration, or,
if allowed by state and local authorities, by burning. If
burned, stay out of smoke.
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TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION
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Shipping Information
DOT:
Proper Shipping Name : Not regulatd by DOT unless
shipped in bulk package or by
water. See IMO/IMDG description.
IMO/IMDG:
Proper Shipping Name : Environmentally Hazardous
Substances, Solid, n.o.s. (Copper
Hydroxide)
Hazard Class :9
UN/NA Number : UN 3077
Packaging Group : III
Marine Pollutant : Yes
Reportable Quantity : No
IATA/ICAO : Not Regulated
Note: Inhalation data generated using a smaller particle
size than is reasonably foreseeable to be
encountered by a human during transport. Since less
than 10% of this substance is dust in a respirable
range, this material is not regulated for transport
per DOT 49CFR 173.132 (b)(3), IATA 3.6.1.5.3, IMDG
2.6.2.1.3.
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REGULATORY INFORMATION
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U.S. Federal Regulations
TITLE III HAZARD CLASSIFICATIONS SECTIONS 311, 312
Acute : Yes
Chronic : No
Fire : No
Reactivity : No
In the United States this product is regulated by the US
Environmental Protection Agency under the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide and Rodenticide Act. It is a violation of federal law
to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling.
EPA Reg. No. 352-688
OSHA:
This product is considered hazardous under the OSHA
Hazardous Communication Standard (29 CFR 搂1910.1200).
TSCA:
All product components are on the TSCA Chemical Inventory.
CERCLA:
Releases of a component of this material (metallic copper,
CAS No. 7440-50-8, RQ = 5,000 lbs) to air, land, or water
are reportable to the National Response Center under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act (CERCLA) or to the state and local emergency
planning committees under the Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act (SARA) Title III, Section 304.
RCRA:
When a decision is made to discard this material as
supplied, it does not meet RCRA鈥檚 characteristic definition
of ignitability, corrositivity, or reactivity, and is not
listed in 40 CFR 搂261.33.
SARA TITLE III
313 Reportable Ingredients: This product contains a
percentage of metallic copper
(CAS No. 7440-50-8) which is
listed in Section 313 above de
minimis concentrations
(40 CFR 372).
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State Regulations (U.S.)
California:
Listed under copper (CAS No. 7440-50-8) with footnotes
referencing above federal standards.
New Jersey:
Footnotes reference above federal standards plus listing of
copper on the New Jersey Environmental Hazardous Substances
List (NJ Department of Environmental Protection, Title 7
New Jersey Administrative Code (NJAC) Chapter 1G).
Massachusetts:
Listed as copper (CAS No. 7440-50-8) and copper-based
pesticide, solid, toxic (no CAS No. assigned).
Pennsylvania:
Listed as copper fume or dust (CAS No. 7440-50-8) as an
environmental hazard.
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OTHER INFORMATION
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NFPA, NPCA-HMIS
HAZARDS CLASSIFICATION:
(0-minimal, 1-slight, 2-moderate, 3-serious, 4-severe)
NFPA: HEALTH-1 FIRE-1 REACTIVITY-0
HMIS: HEALTH-1 FIRE-1 REACTIVITY-0
# Additional Information
Inactive EPA Reg. No.: 1812-334 (Griffin)
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The data in this Material Safety Data Sheet relates only to the
specific material designated herein and does not relate to use in
combination with any other material or in any process.
Responsibility for MSDS: DuPont Crop Protection
Address : Wilmington, DE 19898
Telephone : 1-888-638-7668
# Indicates updated section.
This information is based upon technical information believed to be
reliable. It is subject to revision as additional knowledge and
experience is gained.
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