General Information
Revision date
2011-01-01
Product name
AMETRYN 500 SC
Substance name
ametryn
1.2.1 Relevant identified uses
Herbicide
Icons in SDS
Company Information
company name
Arysta Lifescience South Africa
e-mail address of the competent person responsible for the Safety Data Sheet
info@arysta.co.za
Section 2
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
Common Name Chemical Name CAS No. Chemical Family Chemical Formula Molecular weight ametryn N2-ethyl-N4-isopropyl-6-methylthio-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine (IUPAC) [834-12-8] triazine C9H17N5S 227.3 Formulation ametryn 500 g/ℓ Suspension Concentrate Use Selective systemic herbicide for pre- and post-emergence control of most annual grasses and broad-leaved weeds. Absorbed by the leaves and roots, with translocation acropetally in the xylem and accumulation in the apical meristems. Photosynthetic electron transport inhibitor at the photosystem II receptor site
Hazardous Ingredients
of toxicological concern Inert concern % present ametryn, Harmful if swallowed > 50 % water non-hazardous ± 45 % Other non-hazardous inerts, not of concern ± 5 %
Hazard pictograms
Xn
Hazard statements
Harmful R22, R36/38, R50/53
