Note: Ingredients listed on restricted chemical lists
EC/CAS
8008-20-6
Name of the chemical
Kerosine (petroleum)
Concentration
>=18.6-<=31.0% >=7.4-<=19.8%
General Information
Revision date
2012-04-26
Product name
ELEMENT* 4 Herbicide
Emergency telephone
352-323-3500
Icons in SDS
Company Information
company name
Dow AgroSciences LLC
e-mail address of the competent person responsible for the Safety Data Sheet
SDSQuestion@dow.com
GHS Information
Signal word
DANGER! Combustible liquid and vapor. May cause allergic skin reaction. May
Section 2
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
OSHA Hazards Emergency Overview Color: Yellow Physical State: Liquid. Odor: Gasoline-like
Signal word
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.
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. * Trademark of Dow AgroSciences LLC Skin Contact: Brief contact may cause slight skin irritation with local redness. May cause drying and flaking of the skin. Repeated contact may cause severe skin irritation with local redness and discomfort. 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: No adverse effects are anticipated from single exposure to mist. 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. 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.