GP Micro 4-0-8+4Fe

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

3.1 Regulatory Classification The preparation is not classified as dangerous according to EC Directive 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC 3.2 Physiochemical Hazards These fertilisers are not themselves hazardous 3.3 Human Health Products are of a low toxicity but prolonged skin or eye contact may cause some irritation. Ingestion: Small quantities are unlikely to cause toxic effects. Large quantities may give rise to gastro-intestinal disorders. Inhalation: Low toxicity dust but high concentration of air-borne material may cause irritation of the nose and upper respiratory tract with symptoms such as sore throat and coughing. Generally regarded as a nuisance dust with no specific official Occupational Exposure Limit (OEL). Recommend a total inhalable dust standard for nuisance dust of 10 mg/m3 as an 8 hour Time Weighted Average. See HSE Guidance Notes EH40/2005 and HSG 173. Molten material: Will cause burns. Fire and thermal decomposition products: May emit toxic fumes of Ammonia and oxides of sulphur under intense heat.

Environmental hazards

As these fertilisers contain phosphate, heavy spillage may cause adverse environmental impact such as eutrophication in confined surface waters. See Section 12.

2.3 Other hazards

With extreme heating it may melt and further heating can cause decomposition, releasing toxic fumes of Ammonia and oxides of sulphur.