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1. Substance / preparation and company name
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Use of the Substance/ Preparation
Insecticide
Company identification
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1b Mills Way, Boscombe Down Business Park, Amesbury, Wiltshire. SP4 7RX
Telephone: 01980 676500 Fax: 01980 626555
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2. Composition / information on ingredients
Chemical name Concentration CAS Symbol R-phrases
Buprofezin 250 g/l 69327-76-0 Xi, N R36, R50/53
Sulfonated aromatic
polymer sodium salt >1-<5% Xi R36/38
Bentonite (natural clay) >1-<5% 1302-78-9 Xi R36/37/38
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3. Possible hazards
Irritating to eyes.
Harmful to aquatic organisms, may cause long-term adverse effects in the aquatic environment.
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4. First aid measures
Eye contact: Flush eyes with plenty of water at least 15 minutes. If irritation persists, get medical attention.
Skin contact: Remove contaminated clothing. Wash with large quantities of water and soap. Contaminated
clothing should be laundered before re-use.
Ingestion: If swallowed, rinse mouth with water, and give one or two glasses of water to drink. Keep patient at
rest and obtain immediate medical aid. Do not induce vomiting.
Inhalation: Remove individual to fresh air. Contact medical personnel if ill effect occur.
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5. Fire fighting measures
Suitable extinguishing media: Water spray, Foam, Dry chemical powder, Carbon dioxide
Specific hazards during fire fighting: Combustion or thermal decomposition may evolve toxic vapors.
(CO, CO2, NOx, etc.)
Special protective equipment for fire-fighters: Firefighters should wear proper protective equipment.
Further information: Avoid extinguishing media such as water, foam, and dry chemicals flow into pond, river
and lake.
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6. Accidental release measures
Personal precautions: Wear suitable protective clothing, gloves and eye/face protection.
Environmental precaution: Evacuate non-essential personnel. Prevent spills from entering sewers,
watercourse or low areas. Washings should not be poured into drains or waterway.
Methods for cleaning up: Adsorb spillage onto sand, soil or any suitable adsorbent material. Transfer to a
container for disposal. Wash the spillage area with water.
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7. Handling and storage
Handling
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Advice on safe handling: Use with adequate ventilation. Avoid contact with skin and eyes.
Do not breath mist or vapor. Wash face and hands thoroughly with soap and water after handling. When using
do not eat, drink or smoke.
Storage
Requirements for storage areas and containers: Avoid direct sunlight. Store in a cool, dry and well-ventilated
place. Keep in original containers, tightly closed.
Advice on common storage: Keep away from food, drink and animal feeding stuffs and out of reach of children.
Keep locked up.
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8. Exposure controls / personal protection
Exposure limits values
Buprofezin: 2mg/m3 (JAPAN SOCIETY FOR OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Exposure control
Engineering controls: If practical, use with local exhaust ventilation or adequate ventilation systems. Make
available in the work area emergency shower and eyewash.
Personal protective equipment
Respiratory protection: Avoid breathing mist or vapor. Use approved respiratory protection equipment when
airborne exposure limits are exceeded.
Eye protection: Wear chemical safety goggles.
Skin protection: Wear suitable protective clothing and gloves to prevent skin contact. Wash contaminated skin
promptly.
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9. Physical and chemical properties
Appearance: Whitish liquid
Odour: Not available
Bulk density: 1.07g/ml (20掳C)
pH: 8 (1% water suspension)
Flash point: Not applicable
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10. Stability and reactivity
Chemical stability: This product is stable for at least 2 years when stored in the unopened sales container under
normal warehouse conditions.
Incompatibility with other materials: Not known
Hazardous decomposition products: Combustion or thermal decomposition will evolve toxic and irritant vapors.
Hazardous polymerization: Not known
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11. Toxicological information
Acute toxicity
Oral: Rat LD50(mg/kg): male, female >2,000
Dermal: Rat LD50(mg/kg): male, female >2,000
Inhalation: Unlikely to cause harmful effects under normal conditions of handling and use.
Eye contact: Rabbit: Slightly irritating
Skin contact: Rabbit: None irritating
Sensitization: Guinea pig: Negative
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12. Ecological information
Persistence and degradability (Buprofezin technical)
Hydrolysis: half life 51days/pH5, 378days/pH7
Photolysis: half life 33days in distilled water (16~31掳C, natural sunlight)
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Aquatic organism toxicity
Rainbow trout LC50 (96h) >630mg/L (25SC)
Blugill sunfish LC50 (96h) >0.33mg/L (Buprofezin technical)
Daphnia EC50 (48h) >0.42mg/L (Buprofezin technical)
Algae EbC50 (72h) 49mg/L (Buprofezin technical)
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13. Disposal considerations
Product: Product should be disposed according to label instruction and / or local regulation. Do not dump into
sewers, on the ground or into any body of water. Repealing liquid containing buprofezin should be avoided to
flow into river, pond and lake.
Contaminated packaging: Dispose used container according to the local regulation.
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14. Transport information
Not classified as hazardous for transport.
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15. Regulatory information
This product has been classified in accordance with The Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for
Supply) Regulations 2002: CHIP3
Hazard symbols: Xi Irritant
Risk phrases: R36 Irritating to eyes
R52/53 Harmful to aquatic organisms, may cause long-term adverse effects in the
aquatic environment
Safety phrases: S2 Keep out of reach of children
S13 Keep away from food, drink and animal feeding stuffs
S20/21 When using do not eat, drink or smoke
S24/25 Avoid contact with skin and eyes
S35 This material and its container must be disposed of in a safe way.
S36/37/39 Wear suitable protective clothing, gloves and eye/face
protection
S46 If swallowed, seek medical advice immediately and show this container or label
S57 Use appropriate containment to avoid environmental contamination
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16. Other information
Text of R phrases mentioned in Section 2
R36: Irritating to eyes
R36/38: Irritating to eyes and skin.
R36/37/38: Irritating to eyes, respiratory system and skin.
R50/53: Very toxic to aquatic organisms, may cause long-term adverse effects in
the aquatic environment.
R52/53: Harmful to aquatic organisms, may cause long-term adverse effects in
the aquatic environment.
Revised: 31.03.2005
Disclaimer
The above information is intended to give general health and safety guidance on the storage and transport of
the substance or product to which it relates. It is not intended to apply to the use of the substance or product
for which purposes the substance or product label and any appropriate technical usage literature available
should be consulted and any relevant licences, consents or approvals complied with. The requirements or
recommendations of any relevant site or working procedure, system or policy in force or arising from any risk
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assessment involving the substance or product should take precedence over any of the guidance contained in
this safety data sheet where there is a difference in the information given. The information provided in this
safety data sheet is accurate at the date of publication and will be updated as and when appropriate. No
liability will be accepted for any injury loss or damage resulting from any failure to take account of information or
advice contained in this safety data sheet.
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