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Material Safety Data Sheet
Lontrel* 360 Herbicide
*Trademark of Dow AgroSciences LLC - Dow AgroSciences Canada Inc. is a licensed user
In case of emergency Call CANUTEC at 613 996 6666
1. Product Identification:
Product name: Lontrel* 360 Herbicide Supplier:
Dow AgroSciences Canada Inc.
Product use: For post-emergence control of certain annual
Suite 2100, 450 - 1st Street SW,
and perennial broad-leaved weeds in certain oilseeds, small
Calgary, Alberta,
grains, other field and row crops and shelter belts.
Canada, T2P 5H1
Product code number: 45487
www.dowagro.ca
GMID numbers: 160806, 251089
MSDS number: DASCI-072 Date printed: January 16, 2007
Effective date: January 15, 2007
This product is regulated under authority of the Pest Control Products Act
2. Composition:
Component CAS Number % (w/w)
Clopyralid (as monoethanolamine salt) 057754-85-5 40.9
Inert ingredients 59.1
Including:
Isopropyl alcohol 000067-63-0 >1.0鹿
Polyglycol 26-2 069029-39-6
鹿as a percent of total formulation
nose, and throat irritation. Incoordination,
3. Hazard Identification:
confusion, hypotension, hypothermia, circulatory
Emergency Overview:
collapse, respiratory arrest, and death may
This product is a reddish-brown clear liquid with
follow longer duration or higher levels of
a sweet odor. Prolonged exposure may cause
exposure to isopropanol. Observations in
skin irritation. Eye contact may result in transient
animals include middle ear lining damage upon
corneal injury.
exposure to vapors of isopropanol.
Special Health Precautions: This product
4. First Aid Measures:
contains isopropanol. Health studies have
Consult a physician in every case of
shown that isopropanol poses certain human
health risks, which may vary from person to suspected chemical poisoning. Never give
person. As a precaution, exposure to liquids, fluids or induce vomiting if a patient is
vapors, mists or fumes of isopropanol contained unconscious or convulsing regardless of
in this product should be minimized. cause of injury. If breathing difficulties occur
seek medical attention at once.
Potential Health Effects:
Eyes: This product may cause very slight Eyes: Hold eyes open and rinse with a
corneal injury. Vapors may irritate eyes. continuous gentle stream of clean water for 15
Skin contact: Prolonged exposure may cause to 20 minutes. Remove contact lenses, if
moderate skin irritation. present, after the first five minutes. Then
Skin absorption: A single prolonged exposure continue rinsing eyes. Get specialist medical
is not likely to result in this material being attention.
absorbed through the skin in harmful amounts. Skin: Remove all contaminated clothing. Rinse
Ingestion: No hazards are anticipated from skin immediately with plenty of water for 15 to 20
swallowing small amounts incidental to normal minutes. Get medical attention if irritation
handling operations. persists.
Inhalation: Excessive vapor concentrations are Ingestion: Get medical attention at once. If
attainable and could be hazardous on a single conscious, have individual sip a glass of water if
exposure. Excessive exposure (400 ppm) to able to swallow. Do not induce vomiting unless
isopropyl alcohol (isopropanol) may cause eye,
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Material Safety Data Sheet
Lontrel* 360 Herbicide
*Trademark of Dow AgroSciences LLC - Dow AgroSciences Canada Inc. is a licensed user
In case of emergency Call CANUTEC at 613 996 6666
instructed to do so by qualified medical worked into the soil and allowed to degrade
personnel. under natural conditions (see Section 13.
Ecological Information 鈥? Degradation and
Inhalation: Remove individual to fresh air. If
Metabolism 鈥? Soil). Do not allow spilled material
breathing is difficult, seek expert assistance and
to contaminate water supplies. For large spills,
begin artificial respiration, preferably by mouth to
dike and barricade the affected area and contact
mouth. If breathing difficulty continues, get
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expert medical attention.
authorities.
Have the Material Safety Data Sheet, and if
7. Handling and Storage:
available, the product container or label with you
Handling: Keep out of reach of children and
when calling for medical assistance.
animals. Do not swallow. Avoid contact with
eyes, skin and clothing. Wash thoroughly after
Note to physician: There is no specific
handling. Remove and wash contaminated
antidote. Employ supportive care. Treatment
clothing as soon as possible after task is
should be based on the judgment of the
completed. Contaminated clothing should be
physician in response to the reactions of the
washed separately from domestic laundry and
patient.
line-dried. Once used for contaminated clothing,
5. Fire-fighting Measures: the washing machine should be operated
Flash point: 47掳C (TCC) through a complete cycle with hot water and
Flammable limits: Not available detergent only, prior to use for domestic laundry.
Auto-ignition temperature: Not available Storage: Store in original container with the lid
Extinguishing media: Use water fog, alcohol tightly closed. This product is combustible. Do
resistant foam, CO2, dry chemical. Foam is not use or store this product near a heat source,
preferred. open flame or other sources of ignition,
Sensitivity to mechanical impact/static particularly if storage temperatures are near the
discharge: Not available flash point (47掳C). Noxious fumes may be
Unusual fire and explosion hazards: Toxic, formed under fire conditions.
irritating fumes may be produced if product is
8. Exposure Controls, Personal Protection
involved in a fire. Contain fire-fighting water for
and Exposure Limits:
future disposal.
Exposure limits:
Fire-fighting equipment: Wear positive-
Clopyralid (acid): Dow AgroSciences Industrial
pressure self-contained breathing apparatus and
Hygiene Guide is 10 mg/m鲁.
full turnout gear.
Isopropyl alcohol: ACGIH TLV and OSHA PEL
6. Accidental Release Measures: are 400 ppm TWA, 500 ppm STEL.
Eliminate all ignition sources. Ventilate the spill Polyglycol 26-2: Dow AgroSciences Industrial
area. Avoid breathing the vapor. Hygiene Guide is 2 mg/m鲁.
Soak up small spills with absorbent material Engineering controls: Provide general and/or
such as HAZORB, or ZORBALL, peat moss, local exhaust ventilation to control airborne
commercial sweeping compound or similar levels below the exposure guidelines. Use only
absorbent material; if these are not available with adequate ventilation.
use adsorbing agents such as kitty litter, sand, Respiratory protection: Atmospheric levels
clay or topsoil. Store collected should be maintained below the exposure
absorbed/adsorbed material in secure guidelines. When respiratory protection is
containers until safe disposal can be arranged. required, use an approved air purifying or
Avoid the use of water for cleanup, since spent positive-pressure supplied-air respirator
water must be collected and may be treated as depending on the potential airborne
hazardous waste. Use hot water and heavy duty concentration. For emergency and other
detergent to clean up any residual stains on conditions where the exposure guideline may be
hard surfaces. Small spills on topsoil should be greatly exceeded, use an approved positive-
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Material Safety Data Sheet
Lontrel* 360 Herbicide
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In case of emergency Call CANUTEC at 613 996 6666
pressure self-contained breathing apparatus or Inhalation: The maximum practically -
positive-pressure airline with auxiliary self- attainable concentration of clopyralid in the tests
contained air supply. In confined or poorly (3.0 mg/L for four hours) produced no ill effects
ventilated areas, use an approved positive- in test animals.
pressure or supplied-air respirator. Sensitization: Not available
Protective clothing: Use gloves impervious to Chronic effects: In animals, effects have been
this material when prolonged or frequently reported on the liver and kidney. Observations in
repeated contact could occur. animals include lethargy. For isopropanol:
Eyes: Use safety glasses. If vapor exposure kidney effects and/or tumors have been
causes eye discomfort, use an approved full- observed in male rat. These effects are believed
face respirator. to be species specific and unlikely to occur in
Other protection: None specified humans.
Cancer: For the components tested, none
9. Physical and Chemical Properties: caused cancer in laboratory animals.
Boiling point: 100掳C Birth defects: Clopyralid caused birth defects in
Vapor pressure: 23.5 mm Hg at 20掳C test animals, but only at greatly exaggerated
Volatility: 1.06 at 20掳C doses that were severely toxic to the mothers.
pH: 7.5 to 8.0 No birth defects were observed in animals given
Appearance: Reddish-brown liquid clopyralid at doses several times greater than
Odor: Sweet those expected during normal exposure.
Coefficient of water/oil distribution: Not Isopropyl alcohol at extremely high
available concentrations has been reported to cause birth
Specific gravity: 1.161 at 20掳 C defects and fetal toxicity in rats. At lower
Evaporation rate: Not available concentrations, there were no effects on the
Solubility in water: Miscible fetus.
Freezing point: Not available Reproductive effects: For the components
Odor threshold: Not available tested, in animal studies, this product has been
Melting point: Not applicable shown not to interfere with reproduction.
Mutagenicity: For the components of this
10. Stability and Reactivity:
product tested, in-vitro and animal mutagenicity
Stability: Store Lontrel 360 under cool, dry
studies were negative.
conditions. Avoid elevated temperatures and
direct sunlight. This product is combustible. Do 12. Ecological Information:
not use or store this product near heat, open Bio-concentration potential:
flame, or other sources of ignition, especially if Bio-concentration potential for clopyralid is low
temperatures are near or at the flash point (BCF is <100 or Log Pow is 3).
(47掳C). Aquatic toxicity:
Incompatibility: Avoid acid, oxidizing material, Clopyralid is practically non-toxic to fish and
halogenated organics, brass, copper, zinc, and crustaceans on an acute basis (96-hour LC50 or
aluminum. EC50 is >100 mg/L in the most sensitive species
Hazardous decomposition products: tested)
Hydrogen chloride, nitrogen oxides under fire Clopyralid is practically non-toxic to aquatic
conditions, chlorinated pyridine. invertebrates on an acute basis (48-hour LC50
Hazardous polymerization:: Not known to or EC50 is between 10 and 100 mg/L in the
occur. most sensitive species tested).
Clopyralid is moderately toxic to aquatic plants
11. Toxicological Information:
and/or algae on an acute basis (96-hour LC50
Skin absorption: Acute dermal LD50 (rabbit) is
or EC50 is between 1 and 10 mg/L in the most
>5000 mg/kg.
sensitive species tested.)
Ingestion: Acute oral LD50 (rat) is >5000
Avian Toxicity:
mg/kg.
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Lontrel* 360 Herbicide
*Trademark of Dow AgroSciences LLC - Dow AgroSciences Canada Inc. is a licensed user
In case of emergency Call CANUTEC at 613 996 6666
Clopyralid is slightly toxic to birds on an acute 14. Transport Information:
basis (Acute LD50 is between 501 and 2000 This product is classified by regulations under
mg/kg in the most sensitive species tested) authority of the Transportation of Dangerous
Goods Act for bulk shipment as follows:
Bee toxicity:
Clopyralid is practically non-toxic to bees. (LD50 FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS, N.O.S. (Isopropyl
>100 碌g/bee contact and oral) alcohol) Class 3/UN1993/PGIIII. For containers
less than 450 L this product is classified as 鈥淣ot
Degradation and Metabolism:
Regulated鈥?. (TDG part 1.33)
In soil In soil, microbial degradation occurs;
slow degradation occurs in sterile soil. The 15. Regulatory Information:
major product is C02; only traces of one other Pest Control Products Act registration
metabolite have been recorded. Aerobic soil number: 23545
degradation depends on initial concentration For information phone: 800 667 3852
(the half-life ranges from 7 days at 0.0025 ppm Master reference: 2805
to 435 days at 2.5 ppm, sandy loam), soil MSDS status: Revised sections:
temperature and soil moisture. The half-life 2. Composition
(British guidelines) is 14 to 56 days; the half-life 4. First Aid Measures
(USA guidelines) is 2 to 94 days. Although data 6. Accidental Release Measures
indicate potential for leaching, field dissipation 10. Stability and Reactivity
and lysimeter studies demonstrate fairly rapid 12. Ecological Information
degradation and limited downward movement. Replaces MSDS dated: January 21, 2005
Field dissipation half-life was 8 to 66 days (19
16. Other Information
sites), with downward movement confined to 18
National Fire Code classification: Class II
inches. In lysimeter studies, the centre of mass
NFPA rating: Health: 2; Flammability: 2;
movement ranged from 6 to 18 inches after 12
Reactivity: 1.
months, and cumulative (2 years) leachate
Notice: The information contained in this
concentrations were 0.002 to 0.14 ppb (0.11 to
Material Safety Data Sheet (鈥淢SDS鈥?) is current
0.6% of applied material).
as of the effective date shown in Section 1 of
In plants: Clopyralid is not metabolized in
this MSDS and may be subject to amendment
plants.
by Dow AgroSciences Canada Inc. (鈥淒ASC鈥?) at
In animals: In rat, following oral administration
any time. DASC accepts no liability whatsoever
of clopyralid, there is rapid and almost complete
which results in any way from the use of MSDS
elimination in the urine.
that are not published by DASC, or have been
13. Disposal Considerations: amended without DASC express written
Unused unwanted product: Contact Dow authorization. Users of this MSDS must satisfy
AgroSciences or your provincial regulatory themselves that they have the most recent and
agency for disposal information. authorized version of this MSDS and shall bear
Container disposal: Refer to the product label all responsibility and liability with respect thereto.
for instructions regarding cleaning and disposal Any conflict or inconsistencies as to the contents
of empty pesticide containers. If these of this MSDS shall be resolved in favor of DASC
instructions are missing or not understood, by the most recent version of the MSDS
contact Dow AgroSciences at 800 667 3852 or published by DASC.
your provincial regulatory agency for direction.
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