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Section 1 - Identification of Chemical Product and Company
Farmoz Pty Ltd, Suite 1, Level 4, Building B Telephone (02)9431 7800 (24 hours)
207 Pacific Highway, St Leonards, NSW 2068 Fax (02)9431 7700
ACN 050 328 973
Substance: Prometryn is a 1,3,5-triazine derivative; fluometuron is a urea derivative.
Trade Name: Farmoz Cotogard SC Herbicide
Product Use: Agricultural herbicide for use as described on the product label.
Creation Date: June, 2004
Revision Date: July, 2005
Section 2 - Hazards Identification
Statement of Hazardous Nature
This product is classified as: Not classified as hazardous according to the criteria of NOHSC Australia.
Not a Dangerous Good according to the Australian Dangerous Goods (ADG) Code.
Risk Phrases: Not Hazardous - No criteria found.
Safety Phrases: Not Hazardous - No criteria found.
SUSDP Classification: S5
ADG Classification: None allocated. Not a Dangerous Good.
UN Number: None allocated
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Physical Description & colour: White to beige coloured viscous liquid.
Odour: Mild odour.
Major Health Hazards: The triazines are generally well-absorbed by the mammalian gut, and probably across the
skin. While the breakdown of prometryn is not adequately understood, available data indicate that, in rats, most of the
herbicide is excreted in urine and faeces within 48 hours of administration. No detectable residues of prometryn or its
metabolites were found in the muscle, fat, blood, liver, kidney, and other organs of sheep and cattle fed up to 100
ppm for 4 weeks. However, prometryn or its breakdown products were found in whole milk samples taken from cows
that were fed up to 100 ppm in their diet for 21 days.
Fluometuron is practically nontoxic by ingestion with a reported oral LD50 of 6416 to 8900 mg/kg in rats.
Pottenttiiall Healltth Effffectts
Po en a Hea h E ec s
See section 11 for Chronic exposure studies.
Inhalation
Short term exposure: Available data indicates that this product is not harmful. However, this product is unlikely to
cause any discomfort or irritation.
Skin Contact:
Short term exposure: Available data indicates that this product is not harmful. It should present no hazards in
normal use. In addition, this product may be irritating, but is unlikely to cause anything more than mild transient
discomfort.
Eye Contact:
Short term exposure: Available data shows that this product is not harmful. In addition, this product may be
irritating to eyes, but is unlikely to cause anything more than mild transient discomfort.
Ingestion:
Short term exposure: Available data shows that this product is not harmful. This product is unlikely to cause any
irritation problems in the short or long term.
Carcinogen Status:
NOHSC: No significant ingredient is classified as carcinogenic by NOHSC.
NTP: No significant ingredient is classified as carcinogenic by NTP.
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IARC: Fluometuron is Class 3 - unclassifiable as to carcinogenicity to humans.
Other Non Hazardous Ingredients is Class 3 - unclassifiable as to carcinogenicity to humans.
Section 3 鈥? Composition/Information on Ingredients
TWA ((mg///m33) STEL ((mg///m33)
TWA (m g m 3)) STEL (m g m 3))
IIIngrrediiientts
n gre d e nts CAS No Conc,,,%
Conc %
CAS No
ng ed en s CAS No Conc % TWA mg m STEL mg m
Prometryn 7287-19-6 25 not set not set
Fluometuron 2164-17-2 25 not set not set
Other non hazardous ingredients secret to 100 not set not set
This is a commercial product whose exact ratio of components may vary slightly. Minor quantities of other non
hazardous ingredients are also possible.
The TWA exposure value is the average airborne concentration of a particular substance when calculated over a normal 8 hour working day for a 5
day working week. The STEL (Short Term Exposure Limit) is an exposure value that should not be exceeded for more than 15 minutes and should
not be repeated for more than 4 times per day. There should be at least 60 minutes between successive exposures at the STEL. The term "peak "is
used when the TWA limit, because of the rapid action of the substance, should never be exceeded, even briefly.
Section 4 - First Aid Measures
General Information:
You should call The Poisons Information Centre if you feel that you may have been poisoned, burned or irritated by
this product. The number is 13 1126 from anywhere in Australia and is available at all times. Have this MSDS with
you when you call.
Inhalation: First aid is not generally required. If in doubt, contact a Poisons Information Centre or a doctor.
Skin Contact: Irritation is unlikely. However, if irritation does occur, flush with lukewarm, gently flowing water for 5
minutes or until chemical is removed.
Eye Contact: No effects expected. If irritation does occur, flush contaminated eye(s) with lukewarm, gently flowing
water for 5 minutes or until the product is removed.
Ingestion: First aid is not generally required. If in doubt, contact a Poisons Information Centre or a doctor.
Section 5 鈥? Fire Fighting Measures
Fire and Explosion Hazards: There is no risk of an explosion from this product under normal circumstances if it is
involved in a fire.
Fire decomposition products from this product may be toxic if inhaled. Take appropriate protective measures.
This product is likely to decompose only after heating to dryness, followed by further strong heating.
Extinguishing Media: Preferred extinguishing media are carbon dioxide, dry chemical, foam, water fog.
Fire Fighting:
Flash point: Will not burn until water component is driven off.
Upper Flammability Limit: Does not burn.
Lower Flammability Limit: Does not burn.
Autoignition temperature: Does not burn.
Flammability Class: Does not burn.
Section 6 鈥? Accidental Release Measures
Accidental release: In the event of a major spill, prevent spillage from entering drains or water courses. As a
minimum, wear overalls, goggles and gloves. Suitable materials for protective clothing include rubber, PVC. Stop leak
if safe to do so, and contain spill. Absorb onto sand, vermiculite or other suitable absorbent material. If spill is too
large or if absorbent material is not available, try to create a dike to stop material spreading or going into drains or
waterways. Avoid using sawdust or other combustible material. Sweep up and shovel or collect recoverable product
into labelled containers for recycling or salvage, and dispose of promptly. After spills, wash area preventing 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. Ensure legality of disposal by consulting
regulations prior to disposal. Thoroughly launder protective clothing before storage or re-use. Advise laundry of nature
of contamination when sending contaminated clothing to laundry.
Section 7 鈥? Handling and Storage
Handling: Keep exposure to this product to a minimum, and minimise the quantities kept in work areas. Check
Section 8 of this MSDS for details of personal protective measures, and make sure that those measures are followed.
The measures detailed below under "Storage" should be followed during handling in order to minimise risks to
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persons using the product in the workplace. Also, avoid contact or contamination of product with incompatible
materials listed in Section 10.
Storage: This product is a Scheduled Poison. Observe all relevant regulations regarding sale, transport and storage
of this class of poison. Make sure that containers of this product are kept tightly closed. Make sure that the product
does not come into contact with substances listed under "Materials to avoid" in Section 10. Some liquid preparations
settle or separate on standing and may require stirring before use. Check packaging - there may be further storage
instructions on the label.
Section 8 Exposure Controls and Personal Protection
The following Australian Standards will provide general advice regarding safety clothing and equipment:
Respiratory equipment: AS/NZS 1715, Protective Gloves: AS 2161, Industrial Clothing: AS2919, Industrial Eye
Protection: AS1336 and AS/NZS 1337, Occupational Protective Footwear: AS/NZS2210.
TWA (mg/m3) STEL (mg/m3)
Exposure Limits
Exposure limits have not been established by NOHSC for any of the significant ingredients in this product.
The ADI for Prometryn is set at 0.03mg/kg/day. The corresponding NOEL is set at 3mg/kg/day.
The ADI for Fluometuron is set at 0.02mg/kg/day. The corresponding NOEL is set at 2mg/kg/day. ADI means
Acceptable Daily Intake and NOEL means No-observable-effect-level. Values taken from Australian ADI List, January
2001.
Ventilation: No special ventilation requirements are normally necessary for this product. However make sure that
the work environment remains clean and that dusts are minimised.
Eye Protection: Eye protection such as protective glasses or goggles is recommended when this product is being
used.
Skin Protection: You should avoid contact even with mild skin irritants. Therefore you should wear suitable
impervious elbow-length gloves and facial protection when handling this product. See below for suitable material
types.
Protective Material Types: We suggest that protective clothing be made from the following materials: rubber,
PVC.
Respirator: Usually, no respirator is necessary when using this product. However, if you have any doubts consult
the Australian Standard mentioned above.
Section 9 - Physical and Chemical Properties:
Physical Description & colour: White to beige coloured viscous liquid.
Odour: Mild odour.
Boiling Point: Approximately 100掳C at 100kPa.
Freezing/Melting Point: Approximately 0掳C.
Volatiles: Water component.
Vapour Pressure: 2.37 kPa at 20掳C (water vapour pressure).
Vapour Density: No data.
Specific Gravity: 1.10-1.13 at 20掳C
Water Solubility: Completely soluble in water.
pH: No data.
Volatility: No data.
Odour Threshold: No data.
Evaporation Rate: No data.
Coeff Oil/water distribution: No data
Autoignition temp: Does not burn.
Section 10 鈥? Stability and Reactivity
Reactivity: This product is unlikely to react or decompose under normal storage conditions. However, if you have
any doubts, contact the supplier for advice on shelf life properties.
Conditions to Avoid: This product should be kept in a cool place, preferably below 30掳C.
Incompatibilities: No particular incompatibilities.
Fire Decomposition: Carbon dioxide, and if combustion is incomplete, carbon monoxide and smoke. Nitrogen and
its compounds, and under some circumstances, oxides of nitrogen. Occasionally hydrogen cyanide gas. Oxides of
sulfur (sulfur dioxide is a respiratory hazard) and other sulfur compounds. Most will have a foul odour. Hydrogen
fluoride gas and other compounds of fluorine. Water. Carbon monoxide poisoning produces headache, weakness,
nausea, dizziness, confusion, dimness of vision, disturbance of judgment, and unconsciousness followed by coma
and death. Hydrogen cyanide poisoning signs and symptoms are weakness, dizziness, headache, nausea, vomiting,
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coma, convulsions, and death. Death results from respiratory arrest. Hydrogen cyanide gas acts very rapidly;
symptoms and death can both occur quickly.
Polymerisation: This product is unlikely to undergo polymerisation processes.
Section 11 鈥? Toxicological Information
Toxicity: Acute toxicity: Prometryn is slightly to practically non-toxic by ingestion, with reported oral LD50 values of
3750 to 5235 mg/kg in rats, 3750 mg/kg in mice, and greater than 2020 mg/kg in rabbits. Via the dermal route, it is
slightly toxic with reported dermal LD50 values of greater than 2000 mg/kg to greater than 3100 mg/kg in rabbits.
Technical prometryn does not cause skin irritation in rabbits or skin sensitization in guinea pigs, and may cause slight
eye irritation in rabbits. Some formulations may be mild eye irritants and/or slight skin irritants in rabbits. The 4-hour
LC50 for prometryn in rats is 5.2 mg/L. Symptoms of high acute exposure may include sedation, muscle
incoordination, breathing difficulty, bulging eyes, constricted pupils, diarrhea, excessive urination, and convulsions.
Chronic toxicity: The results of long-term feeding studies do not indicate obvious, nor severe, toxicity from
prometryn exposure. Rats fed dietary doses of 37.5 mg/kg/day and dogs given 4 mg/kg/day over a 2-year period
didn't show observable gross or microscopic signs of systemic toxicity. Effects which occurred at higher dose rates in
these animals included changes in relative weights of the kidney and liver.
Reproductive effects: In a three-generation study, no reproductive effects were seen in rats fed up to 5 mg/kg/day.
In another study, reduced offspring body weights, but no other reproductive effects, were seen in rats at doses of up
to 75 mg/kg/day. From the data, it appears that prometryn is unlikely to cause reproductive effects.
Teratogenic effects: No teratogenic effects were seen in the offspring of rats fed 250 mg/kg/day, the highest dose
tested. In another study, no teratogenic effects were seen in rats at doses of 50 mg/kg/day. No teratogenic or
developmental effects were seen in rabbits at doses of 72 mg/kg/day. Prometryn does not appear to cause birth
defects.
Mutagenic effects: Eleven different tests for mutagenicity involving hamsters, bacteria, or mammalian cell cultures
have all produced negative results, indicating that prometryn is not a mutagen.
Carcinogenic effects: Prometryn was not carcinogenic in a 2-year rat feeding study at doses of up to 62.5
mg/kg/day. Carcinogenic effects were not seen in mice at doses of up to 300 mg/kg/day over 18 months. The
available data suggest that prometryn is not carcinogenic.
Organ toxicity: Target organs identified through animal studies include the liver, kidneys, and bone marrow.
Fate in humans and animals: Fluometuron is absorbed only slowly into the body from the gastrointestinal tract. At
72 hours after rats were given oral doses of 50 mg/kg fluometuron, 15% of the dose was excreted in the urine and
49% was excreted unchanged in the faeces. At the same time, fluometuron or its metabolites were detected in the
rats' livers, kidneys, adrenal gland, pituitary gland, red blood cells, blood plasma, and spleen, with the highest
concentration found in red-blood cells.
Section 12 鈥? Ecological Information
This product is biodegradable. It will not accumulate in the soil or water or cause long term problems.
Effects on birds: Prometryn is practically nontoxic to birds; the acute oral LD50 values in bobwhite quail and mallard
ducks are greater than 2150 mg/kg and greater than 4640 mg/kg, respectively. The reported 5- to 7-day dietary LC50
values are greater than 10,000 ppm for these same species.
Effects on aquatic organisms: Prometryn is moderately toxic to fish, with reported 96-hour LC50 values of 2.5 to 2.9
mg/L in rainbow trout, 10.0 mg/L in bluegill sunfish, 3.5 mg/L in goldfish, and 8 mg/L in carp. It is highly toxic to
guppies. It is slightly toxic to freshwater invertebrates. A 19% decrease in shell growth was observed in oysters
exposed to 1.0 mg/L of the herbicide for 48 hours. Pink shrimp were unaffected by exposure to 1.0 mg/L of the
herbicide for 48-hours. However, the compound has a 48-hour LC50 in the invertebrate Daphnia of 18.9 mg/L. The
observed concentration of prometryn in bluegill and in rainbow trout is 9 to 10 times the ambient water concentration,
indicating a low potential for bioaccumulation.
Effects on other organisms: Prometryn is nontoxic to bees and earthworms, with a reported contact LD50 of greater
than 99 碌g/bee, and a 48-hour LC50 of 153 mg/kg in earthworms.
Environmental Fate:
Breakdown in soil and groundwater: Prometryn is moderately persistent in the soil, with a field half-life of 1 to 3
months. It will persist longer under dry or cold conditions, which are not conducive to chemical or biological activity.
Following multiple annual applications of the herbicide, prometryn activity can persist for 12 to 18 months after the last
application. Soil microorganisms readily break down prometryn in the soil. The amount of the herbicide evaporating
from soil increases with temperature and soil moisture content, but volatilization is not significant under most field
conditions. Prometryn is weakly bound to most soils, and is slightly soluble in water. It may thus be mobile in some
soils. However, it adsorbs more strongly to soils with higher proportions of clay and organic matter. Field leaching
studies indicate that prometryn stays in the top 12 inches of treated soil.
Fluometuron is moderately to highly persistent in the soil environment, with a reported field half-life of 12 to 171 days.
Breakdown in water: No significant hydrolysis, or breakdown in water, was found when prometryn was tested over a
period of 28 days in water ranging from slightly acidic to slightly alkaline and over a variety of test temperatures.
These data indicate that prometryn is potentially persistent in the water environment.
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Fluometuron may be highly persistent in the water environment. The half-life of fluometuron in water is 110 to 144
weeks.
Breakdown in vegetation: Prometryn is rapidly absorbed through both the foliage and roots of plants, and is
translocated to the growing shoots. Removal or degradation by the plant is rapid in non-susceptible plants, but very
slow in susceptible species.
Section 13 鈥? Disposal Considerations
Disposal: Instructions concerning the disposal of this product and its containers are given on the product label.
These should be carefully followed.
Section 14 鈥? Transport Information
ADG Code: This product is not classified as a Dangerous Good. No special transport conditions are necessary
unless required by other regulations.
Section 15 鈥? Regulatory Information
AICS: All of the significant ingredients in this formulation are to be found in the public AICS Database.
Section 16 鈥? Other Information
Much of the Information in this MSDS came from Extoxnet, a Pesticide Information Project of Cooperative Extension
Offices of Cornell University, Oregon State University, the University of Idaho, and the University of California at Davis
and the Institute for Environmental Toxicology, Michigan State University.
This MSDS contains only safety-related information. For other data see product literature.
Acronyms:
ADG Code Australian Code for the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail
AICS Australian Inventory of Chemical Substances
CAS number Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Number
Hazchem Number Emergency action code of numbers and letters that provide information to
emergency services especially firefighters
IARC International Agency for Research on Cancer
NOHSC National Occupational Health and Safety Commission
NOS Not otherwise specified
NTP National Toxicology Program (USA)
R-Phrase Risk Phrase
SUSDP Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Drugs & Poisons
UN Number United Nations Number
Contact Points:
Call Farmoz on (02)9431 7800 Fax: (02)9431 7700 and ask for the technical manager.
Police and Fire Brigade: Dial 000
Emergency contact: 1800 024 973 (24 hours)
If ineffective: Dial Poisons Information Centre
(13 1126 from anywhere in Australia)
The information contained in this Material Safety Data Sheet is provided in good faith and is believed to be correct at the date
hereof. However, it is expected that individuals receiving the information will exercise their independent judgement in determining
its appropriateness for a particular purpose. Farmoz Pty Ltd 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 all labels carefully before using product.
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