Acute toxicity - Category 4, Oral
Acute toxicity - Category 3, Dermal
Skin corrosion, Sub-category 1C
Acute toxicity - Category 4, Inhalation
Hazardous to the aquatic environment, long-term (Chronic) - Category Chronic 2
H302 Harmful if swallowed
H311 Toxic in contact with skin
H314 Causes severe skin burns and eye damage
H332 Harmful if inhaled
H411 Toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects
P264 Wash ... thoroughly after handling.
P270 Do not eat, drink or smoke when using this product.
P280 Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection/hearing protection/...
P260 Do not breathe dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.
P261 Avoid breathing dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.
P271 Use only outdoors or in a well-ventilated area.
P273 Avoid release to the environment.
P301+P317 IF SWALLOWED: Get medical help.
P330 Rinse mouth.
P302+P352 IF ON SKIN: Wash with plenty of water/...
P316 Get emergency medical help immediately.
P321 Specific treatment (see ... on this label).
P361+P364 Take off immediately all contaminated clothing and wash it before reuse.
P301+P330+P331 IF SWALLOWED: Rinse mouth. Do NOT induce vomiting.
P363 Wash contaminated clothing before reuse.
P304+P340 IF INHALED: Remove person to fresh air and keep comfortable for breathing.
P305+P351+P338 IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing.
P317 Get medical help.
P391 Collect spillage.
P405 Store locked up.
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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Move the victim into fresh air. If breathing is difficult, give oxygen. If not breathing, give artificial respiration and consult a doctor immediately. Do not use mouth to mouth resuscitation if the victim ingested or inhaled the chemical.
Take off contaminated clothing immediately. Wash off with soap and plenty of water. Consult a doctor.
Rinse with pure water for at least 15 minutes. Consult a doctor.
Rinse mouth with water. Do not induce vomiting. Never give anything by mouth to an unconscious person. Call a doctor or Poison Control Center immediately.
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Immediate first aid: Ensure that adequate decontamination has been carried out. If patient is not breathing, start artificial respiration, preferably with a demand-valve resuscitator, bag-valve-mask device, or pocket mask, as trained. Perform CPR as necessary. Immediately flush contaminated eyes with gently flowing water. Do not induce vomiting. If vomiting occurs, lean patient forward or place on left side (head-down position, if possible) to maintain an open airway and prevent aspiration. Keep patient quiet and maintain normal body temperature. Obtain medical attention. Organophosphates and related compounds
Extinguishing Media: Considered non-combustible. Use medium appropriate to surrounding fire. Foam, dry chemical, carbon dioxide, water, or fog. Boll Buster
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Wear self-contained breathing apparatus for firefighting if necessary.
Avoid dust formation. Avoid breathing mist, gas or vapours.Avoid contacting with skin and eye. Use personal protective equipment.Wear chemical impermeable gloves. Ensure adequate ventilation.Remove all sources of ignition. Evacuate personnel to safe areas.Keep people away from and upwind of spill/leak.
Prevent further spillage or leakage if it is safe to do so. Do not let the chemical enter drains. Discharge into the environment must be avoided.
Small spill or leak: Avoid bodily contact. Confine spill by diking with suitable absorbent material and recover as much free lquid as possible. If spilled on the ground, the affected soil whould be removed to a depth of one or two inches and placed in an appropriate container for proper disposal in accordance with all Federal, State and Local regulations. Boll Buster
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.
Keep out of reach of children and animals. Store in original containers only. Store in a cool, dry place. Carefully open containers. After partial use, replace lids and close tightly. Do not put concentrate or dilute material into food or drink containers. Do not contaminate water, food, or feed by storage or disposal. Boll Buster
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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 tightly fitting safety goggles with side-shields conforming to EN 166(EU) or NIOSH (US).
Wear fire/flame resistant and impervious clothing. Handle with gloves. Gloves must be inspected prior to use. Wash and dry hands. The selected protective gloves have to satisfy the specifications of EU Directive 89/686/EEC and the standard EN 374 derived from it.
If the exposure limits are exceeded, irritation or other symptoms are experienced, use a full-face respirator.
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white to beige powder
Needles from benzene
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70-72°C
333.4°C at 760 mmHg
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155.4°C
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Freely soluble in ethylene glycol, propylene glycol; practically insoluble in petroleum ether
log Kow = -0.22
2.62E-05mmHg at 25°C
1.568 g/cm3
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Aqueous soln are stable below pH 3.5. Above pH 3.5 hydrolysis begins with the release of free ethylene.
NONFLAMMABLE
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Incompatibility: Oxidizing agents ans alkaline materials. Corrosive to iron, mild steel, aluminum, and copper. Boll Buster
Hazardous Decomposition Products: Carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen chloride. Reaction to alkaline materials causes evolution of ethylene gas. Boll Buster
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Cancer Classification: Group D Not Classifiable as to Human Carcinogenicity
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AEROBIC: Degradation of ethephon occurs with a half-life of 7.5 days in sandy loam soil when incubated in the dark at 25 deg C. The major degradates were ethylene gas and soil bound 2-hydroxy ethyl phosphonic acid. Only 4.7 percent of 14C-radiolabeled ethephon was remaining after 30 days(1).
An estimated BCF of 3.2 was calculated for ethephon(SRC), using a measured log Kow of -0.22(1) and a regression-derived equation(2). According to a classification scheme(3), this BCF suggests the potential for bioconcentration in aquatic organisms is low(SRC).
The Koc of ethephon ranges from 608 to 8547 determined from adsorption/desorption experiments(1). 14C-Ethephon in solution at 0.4, 1.3, 5.1, and 10.1 ppm and applied to loamy sand, silt loam soil, sandy loam and clay soils as well as in sandy loam pond sediments was equilibrated in the dark for 24 hours at 25 deg C. Freundlich adsorption values were 2.4 for the silt loam soil, 7.2 for the loamy sand soil, 29.8 for sandy loam soil, 53.1 for the clay soil, and 57.3 for the sandy loam pond sediment; respective K values were 608, 3117, 4078, 3220, and 1676. Freundlich desorption values were 3.9 for the silt loam soil, 17.5 for the loamy sand soil, 62.4 for sandy loam soil, 69.0 for the clay soil, and 87.9 for the sandy loam pond sediment; respective K values were 992, 7600, 8547, 4181, and 2570(1). According to a classification scheme(2), this range of Koc values suggests that ethephon is expected to have a low to slight mobility in most soil types but also suggest that it could be immobile in a few soil types. The pKa1of 2.5 and pKa2 of 7.2 indicates that this compound will exist entirely in anion form in the environment and anions generally do not adsorb more strongly to soils containing organic carbon and clay than their neutral counterparts(3).
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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.
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ADR/RID: 6.1 (For reference only, please check.)
IMDG: 6.1 (For reference only, please check.)
IATA: 6.1 (For reference only, please check.)
ADR/RID: III (For reference only, please check.)
IMDG: III (For reference only, please check.)
IATA: III (For reference only, please check.)
ADR/RID: Yes
IMDG: Yes
IATA: Yes
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