Acute toxicity - Category 4, Dermal
Hazardous to the aquatic environment, long-term (Chronic) - Category Chronic 2
H312 Harmful in contact with skin
H411 Toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects
P280 Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection/hearing protection/...
P273 Avoid release to the environment.
P302+P352 IF ON SKIN: Wash with plenty of water/...
P317 Get medical help.
P321 Specific treatment (see ... on this label).
P362+P364 Take off contaminated clothing and wash it before reuse.
P391 Collect spillage.
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P501 Dispose of contents/container to an appropriate treatment and disposal facility in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, and product characteristics at time of disposal.
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Fresh air, rest.
Remove contaminated clothes. Rinse and then wash skin with water and soap.
First rinse with plenty of water for several minutes (remove contact lenses if easily possible), then refer for medical attention.
Rinse mouth. Do NOT induce vomiting. Refer for medical attention .
SOLID: Harmful if swallowed. (USCG, 1999)
Inhalation: /get/ fresh air and rest. Skin /exposure/: Remove contaminated clothes. Rinse and then wash skin with water and soap. Eye /exposure/: first rinse with plenty of water for several minute (remove contact lenses if easily possible), then take to a doctor. Ingestion: Rinse mouth. DO NOT induce vomiting. Refer for medical attention.
If material involved in fire: Extinguish fire using agent suitable for type of surrounding fire. (Material itself does not burn or burns with difficulty.)
Not flammable. (USCG, 1999)
In case of fire in the surroundings, use appropriate extinguishing media.
Personal protection: particulate filter respirator adapted to the airborne concentration of the substance. Do NOT let this chemical enter the environment. Sweep spilled substance into covered sealable containers. If appropriate, moisten first to prevent dusting. Carefully collect remainder. Then store and dispose of according to local regulations.
Personal protection: particulate filter respirator adapted to the airborne concentration of the substance. Do NOT let this chemical enter the environment. Sweep spilled substance into covered sealable containers. If appropriate, moisten first to prevent dusting. Carefully collect remainder. Then store and dispose of according to local regulations.
Spills of pesticides at any stage of their storage or handling should be treated with great care. Liquid formulations may be reduced to solid phase by evaporation. Dry sweeping of solids is always hazardous: These should be removed by vacuum cleaning or by dissolving them in water or other solvent in the factory environment. Pesticides
Handling in a well ventilated place. Wear suitable protective clothing. Avoid contact with skin and eyes. Avoid formation of dust and aerosols. Use non-sparking tools. Prevent fire caused by electrostatic discharge steam.
Provision to contain effluent from fire extinguishing. Separated from oxidants and food and feedstuffs. Store in an area without drain or sewer access.The shelf life in storage is at least 2 yr when stored in a cool, dry place. In view of its volatility, the product should be packed in tightly closed containers.
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Ensure adequate ventilation. Handle in accordance with good industrial hygiene and safety practice. Set up emergency exits and the risk-elimination area.
Wear safety goggles.
Protective gloves.
Use ventilation (not if powder), local exhaust or breathing protection.
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Dichlobenil is a white solid dissolved or suspended in a water-emulsifiable liquid carrier. The primary hazard is the threat to the environment. Immediate steps should be taken to limit spread to the environment. Can easily penetrate the soil and contaminate groundwater and nearby streams. Can cause illness by inhalation, skin absorption and/or ingestion. Used as a herbicide.
White crystalline solid
Aromatic odor
-68°C(lit.)
234°C/1mmHg(lit.)
Not combustible. Gives off irritating or toxic fumes (or gases) in a fire.
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147°C(lit.)
Not Applicable. Not flammable. (USCG, 1999)
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In water, 14.6 mg/L at 20 deg C
log Kow = 2.74
0.00406mmHg at 25°C
1.623 g/cm3 (-101 C)
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Decomposes on heating. This produces toxic and corrosive fumes including hydrogen chloride. Reacts violently with oxidants.
Stable to sunlight
The formulated product is nonflammable.A halogenated nitrile. Nitriles may polymerize in the presence of metals and some metal compounds. They are incompatible with acids; mixing nitriles with strong oxidizing acids can lead to extremely violent reactions. Nitriles are generally incompatible with other oxidizing agents such as peroxides and epoxides. The combination of bases and nitriles can produce hydrogen cyanide. Nitriles are hydrolyzed in both aqueous acid and base to give carboxylic acids (or salts of carboxylic acids). These reactions generate heat. Peroxides convert nitriles to amides. Nitriles can react vigorously with reducing agents. Acetonitrile and propionitrile are soluble in water, but nitriles higher than propionitrile have low aqueous solubility. They are also insoluble in aqueous acids.
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Dichlobenil as a suspension in water does not deteriorate. It is compatible with most wettable powder herbicides. Mixing with water soluble fertilizers or emulsifiable herbicides is not recommended.
When heated to decomposition it emits toxic fumes of /hydrogen chloride, hydrogen cyanide, and nitrogen oxides/.
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Cancer Classification: Group C Possible Human Carcinogen
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The substance may have effects on the skin. This may result in chloracne.
A harmful concentration of airborne particles can be reached quickly when dispersed.
AEROBIC: Dichlobenil was degraded to 2,6-dichlorobenzamide and several other unidentified metabolites by an aquatic Arthrobacter species isolated from hydrosoil(1). When dichlobenil was added to sterilized and unsterilized soil suspensions prepared from pond water and sediments, 22.9 and 3.5%, respectively, of the herbicide added remained after 4 weeks(1). The disappearance of dichlobenil from the hydrosoil and water in a farm pond treated with the herbicide was attributed in part to biodegradation(2). No quantitative information on the extent of biodegradation was given. Biodegradation of 0.05 mg/L during incubation in activated sludge for 5 days was <0.1%(3). Incubation of 14C-dichlobenil in aerobic and anaerobic soil suspension resulted in no evolution of 14CO2 in 5 days(4).
The bioconcentration factor of dichlobenil in fish is 15-20(1). BCF values for dichlobenil ranged from 9.95 for bass to 18.5 for bluegill(2). Dichlobenil accumulated in edible (fillet) and nonedible (viscera) tissues of rainbow trout, largemouth bass, and brown bullhead catfish that were exposed to dichlobenil applied at 15 lb ai/A to a pond in Oregon. Maximum bioconcentration factors for edible, nonedible, and whole fish tissues were 12, 35, and 27 for rainbow trout; 10, 17, and 15 for largemouth bass; and 14, 21, and 17, respectively, for brown bullhead catfish(3). According to a classification scheme(4), these BCF values suggest bioconcentration in aquatic organisms is low to moderate(SRC).
An average Koc value of 167 was reported for dichlobenil in soils(1). Soil column studies with sandy loam and loam showed that leaching was considerably less in loam, but did occur in sandy loam depending upon the irrigation rate(2). With loam and moderate irrigation most of the dichlobenil remained in the top 10 cm, while its metabolite, dichlorobenzamide, was more readily leached(2). Koc values of 49, 110, 114, 205 and 106, were measured in a silt loam (0.6% organic matter), silty loam (1.9% organic matter), aquatic sediment (2.8% organic matter), loam (3.0% organic matter) and sand (4.8% organic matter), respectively(3). Additional Koc values of 195, 323, 272, 133 and 262 were measured for dichlobenil in a sandy soil (0.28% organic matter), hydrosoil (2.24% organic matter), silt loam (4.7% organic matter), clay soil (12.4% organic matter), and sandy loam (6.9% organic matter), respectively. According to a classification scheme(4), these Koc values suggests that dichlobenil is expected to have high to moderate mobility in soil(SRC).
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The material can be disposed of by removal to a licensed chemical destruction plant or by controlled incineration with flue gas scrubbing. Do not contaminate water, foodstuffs, feed or seed by storage or disposal. Do not discharge to sewer systems.
Containers can be triply rinsed (or equivalent) and offered for recycling or reconditioning. Alternatively, the packaging can be punctured to make it unusable for other purposes and then be disposed of in a sanitary landfill. Controlled incineration with flue gas scrubbing is possible for combustible packaging materials.
ADR/RID: Not dangerous goods. (For reference only, please check.)
IMDG: Not dangerous goods. (For reference only, please check.)
IATA: Not dangerous goods. (For reference only, please check.)
ADR/RID: Not dangerous goods. (For reference only, please check.)
IMDG: Not dangerous goods. (For reference only, please check.)
IATA: Not dangerous goods. (For reference only, please check.)
ADR/RID: Not dangerous goods. (For reference only, please check.)
IMDG: Not dangerous goods. (For reference only, please check.)
IATA: Not dangerous goods. (For reference only, please check.)
ADR/RID: Not dangerous goods. (For reference only, please check.)
IMDG: Not dangerous goods. (For reference only, please check.)
IATA: Not dangerous goods. (For reference only, please check.)
ADR/RID: Yes
IMDG: Yes
IATA: Yes
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Dichlobenil is a major metabolite of Chlorthiamid.Other melting points: 139-145°C (technical).See ICSC 0852.