BAYER CORP AGRICULTURAL DIV (FORM MOBAY CHEMICAL CORP) -- 3125-377 TEMPO 20% WETTABLE POWDER  -- 6840-01-383-6219
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:3125-377 TEMPO 20% WETTABLE POWDER
MSDS Date:07/13/1995
FSC:6840
NIIN:01-383-6219
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:BAYER CORP AGRICULTURAL DIV (FORM MOBAY CHEMICAL CORP)
Address:8400 HAWTHORNE
Box:4913
City:KANSAS CITY
State:MO
ZIP:64120-0013
Country:US
Info Phone Num:816-242-2582/816-242-2000
Emergency Phone Num:816-242-2582
CAGE:32766
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:BAYER CORPORATION, AGRICULTURAL DIVISION
Address:HAWTHORNE ROAD
Box:4913
City:KANSAS CITY
State:MO
ZIP:64120-0001
Country:US
Phone:800-842-8020
CAGE:32766

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:TEMPO 2
CAS:68359-37-5
RTECS #:GZ1253000
= Wt:20.

Ingred Name:INGREDIENT 1968
Minumum % Wt:1.
Maxumum % Wt:5.

Ingred Name:CRYSTALLINE SILICA QUARTZ
CAS:14808-60-7
RTECS #:VV7330000
&lt; Wt:7.
OSHA PEL:see Table Z-3
ACGIH TLV:0.1 MG/M3

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50(RAT): 3084 MG/KG CYFLUTHRIN
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES    IARC:YES	  OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES/SKIN: MILD IRRITATION,
    PARESTHESIA BURNING OF THE SKIN. INHALATION: MUCOUS MEMBRANE
    IRRITATION TO NOSE, THROAT & UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT MAY OCCUR.
    CRYSTALLINE SILICA: MAY CAUSE SILICOSIS, A FORM  OF PROGRESSIVE
    PULMONARY FIBROSIS. SEVERE & PERMANENT LUNG DAMAGE MAY RESULT.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SEE INGREDIENTS.
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, ITCHING, STINGING, REDNESS, RASH,
    BURNING SENSATION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS W/A HISTORY OF ASTHMA,
    EMPHYSEMA/HYPERREACTIVE AIRWAYS DISEASE, PULMONARY & RESPIRATORY
    DISEASE.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH W/A STEADY, GENTLE STREAM OF WATER FOR 15 MINS.
    SKIN: WASH W/SOAP & WARM WATER. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.
    GIVE CPR, PREFERRABLY MOUTH TO MOUTH. INGESTION: DRINK 1-2 GLASSES
    OF WATER  & INDUCE VOMITING BY TOUCHING BACK OF THROAT W/FINGER,
    GIVE SYRUP OF IPEC. IF AVAILABLE, GIVE 1 TBLS SYRUP OF IPEC
    FOLLOWED BY 1-2 GLASSE OF WATER. IF VOMITING DOESN'T OCCUR W/IN 20
    MINS, REPEAT DOSA GE. DON'T INDUCE VOMITING/GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH
    IF UNCONSCIOUS. (SEE SUPP).

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Extinguishing Media:WATER, DRY CHEMICAL
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS & STAY
    UP WIND.

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:ISOLATE AREA. AVOID BREATHING DUSTS & SKIN
    CONTACT. USE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. SWEEP UP & PLACE IN COVERED
    CONTAINER FOR RE-USE. SCRUB CONTAMINATED AREA W/SOAP & WATER.
    REPEAT & RINSE W/WATER. PREVENT  CONTAMINATION OF STREAMS,
    SEWERS/WATERWAYS.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID TEMPERATURES EXCEEDING 100F.
    STORE IN A COOL, DRY AREA DESIGNATED SPECIFICALLY FOR PESTICIDES.
    DON'T STORE NEAR MATERIAL INTENDED FOR USE/CONSUMPTION BY
    HUMANS/ANIMALS.
Other Precautions:EDUCATE & TRAIN EMPLOYEES IN SAFE USE OF PRODUCT.
    FOLLOW ALL LABEL INSTRUCTIONS. DON'T REUSE CONTAINER.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:IF NEEDED TO PREVENT RESPIRATORY IRRITATION, A
    RESPIRATOR APPROVED BY NIOSH FOR DUSTS & MISTS/FOR PESTICIDES MAY
    BE USED.
Ventilation:GENERAL/LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION SHOULD BE USED TO CONTROL
    AIRBORNE CONCENTRATIONS OF 20 WP .
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL RESISTANT
Eye Protection:GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:CLEAN WATER & SOAP
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
    REUSE. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. EDUCATE & TRAIN EMPLOYEES IN
    SAFE USE OF THE PRODUCT.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NOTE TO PHYSICIAN: TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY. PUBLISHED DATA INDICATE
    VITAMIN E ACETATE CAN PREVENT/MITIGATE SYMPTOMS OF PRESTHESIA
    CAUSED BY SYNTHETIC PYRETHROIDS. IN CASE OF POISONING NOTIFIFY:
    816-242- 2582 THE BAYER CORP. AGRICULTURE DIVISION.

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

Vapor Pres:33
pH:9.2
Solubility in Water:2 PPB
Appearance and Odor:TAN POWDER W/SLIGHTLY AROMATIC ODOR

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALKALINE MEDIA; REACTS W/METHANOL; INCOMPATIBLE W/MOST DISINFECTANTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, MOISTURE.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:BURY MATERIAL IN EPA APPROVED LANDFILL/BURN IN
    AN INCINERATOR APPROVED FOR PESTICIDE DESTRUCTION, DISPOSE OF
    IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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