General Information
Revision date
2015-01-14
Product name
substituted, aromatic, carboxylic acid
Product Synonyms
sodium dicamba; sodium diflufenzopyr
Chemical name
substituted, aromatic, carboxylic acid
Emergency telephone
CANUTEC (reverse charges): (613) 996-6666
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Company Information
company name
BASF Canada Inc
GHS Information
Signal word
WARNING
Section 2
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
Emergency overview WARNING: POISON. Contains the allergen sulfite(s). Potential skin sensitizer. CAUTION: Eye irritant. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. Harmful if swallowed. Avoid inhalation of mists/vapours. Avoid contact with the skin, eyes and clothing. State of matter: solid Colour: light cream Colour: tan Odour: almost odourless, moderate odour
Potential health effects
Acute toxicity: Slightly toxic after single ingestion. Relatively nontoxic after short-term skin contact. Relatively nontoxic after short-term inhalation. Irritation / corrosion: May cause slight irritation to the skin. May cause moderate but temporary irritation to the eyes. Sensitization: There is no evidence of a skin-sensitizing potential. Chronic toxicity: Carcinogenicity: The product has not been tested. The statement has been derived from the properties of the individual components. The results of various animal studies gave no indication of a carcinogenic effect. Repeated dose toxicity: The product has not been tested. The statement has been derived from the properties of the individual components. No substance-specific organtoxicity was observed after repeated administration to animals. Reproductive toxicity: The product has not been tested. The statement has been derived from the properties of the individual components. The results of animal studies gave no indication of a fertility impairing effect.
Teratogenic Effects
The product has not been tested. The statement has been derived from the properties of the individual components. Animal studies gave no indication of a developmental toxic effect at doses that were not toxic to the parental animals. Genotoxicity: The product has not been tested. The statement has been derived from the properties of the individual components. Mutagenicity tests revealed no genotoxic potential. Signs and symptoms of overexposure: The most important known symptoms and effects are described in the labelling (see section 2) and/or in section 11., Further important symptoms and effects are so far not known.
Environmental effects
Aquatic toxicity: There is a high probability that the product is not acutely harmful to fish. Acutely harmful for aquatic invertebrates. Acutely toxic for aquatic plants. Terrestrial toxicity: Acutely harmful to terrestrial organisms.
