Garlon* 4 Herbicide

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

Emergency Overview Color: Yellow Physical State: Liquid Odor: Gasoline-like Hazards of product: DANGER! Combustible liquid and vapor. May cause allergic skin reaction. May cause eye irritation. May cause skin irritation. Harmful or fatal if swallowed; can enter lungs and cause damage. Isolate area. Toxic fumes may be released in fire situations. Highly toxic to fish and/or other aquatic organisms. * Trademark of Dow AgroSciences LLC

Potential health effects

Eye Contact: May cause pain disproportionate to the level of irritation to eye tissues. May cause slight eye irritation. Corneal injury is unlikely. Skin Contact: Brief contact may cause moderate skin irritation with local redness. Repeated contact may cause severe skin irritation with local redness and discomfort. May cause drying and flaking of the skin. Skin Absorption: Prolonged skin contact is unlikely to result in absorption of harmful amounts. Skin Sensitization: Has caused allergic skin reactions when tested in guinea pigs. With the dilute mix, no allergic skin reaction is expected. Inhalation: Mist may cause irritation of upper respiratory tract (nose and throat). Ingestion: Low toxicity if swallowed. Small amounts swallowed incidentally as a result of normal handling operations are not likely to cause injury; however, swallowing larger amounts may cause injury.

Aspiration hazard

Aspiration into the lungs may occur during ingestion or vomiting, causing lung damage or even death due to chemical pneumonia.

Cancer information

In a lifetime animal dermal carcinogenicity study, an increased incidence of skin tumors was observed when kerosene was applied at doses that also produced skin irritation. This response was similar to that produced in skin by other types of chronic chemical/physical irritation. No increase in tumors was observed when non-irritating dilutions of kerosene were applied at equivalent doses, indicating that kerosene is unlikely to cause skin cancer in the absence of long-term continued skin irritation. In long-term animal studies with ethylene glycol butyl ether, small but statistically significant increases in tumors were observed in mice but not rats. The effects are not believed to be relevant to humans. If the material is handled in accordance with proper industrial handling procedures, exposures should not pose a carcinogenic risk to man. Birth Defects/Developmental Effects For the active ingredient(s) Has been toxic to the fetus in laboratory animals at doses toxic to the mother. Reproductive Effects: For similar active ingredient(s). Triclopyr. In laboratory animal studies, effects on reproduction have been seen only at doses that produced significant toxicity to the parent animals.