Note: Ingredients listed on restricted chemical lists
EC/CAS
9005-25-8
Name of the chemical
Starch
Concentration
N/A
EC/CAS
75-09-2
Name of the chemical
Methylene chloride
Concentration
N/A
EC/CAS
67-56-1
Name of the chemical
Methanol
Concentration
N/A
General Information
Revision date
2011-04-06
Product name
STRONGARM* Herbicide
Emergency telephone
800-992-5994
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
Section 2
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
OSHA Hazards Emergency Overview Color: Brown Physical State: Granules. Odor: Fragrant Hazards of product: CAUTION! May cause eye irritation. May cause skin irritation. Powdered material may form explosive dust-air mixture. Isolate area. Toxic fumes may be released in fire situations. Slipping hazard. Highly toxic to fish and/or other aquatic organisms. Suspect cancer hazard. May cause cancer. OSHA Hazard Communication Standard This product is a “Hazardous Chemical” as defined by the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard, 29 CFR 1910.1200.
Potential health effects
Eye Contact: May cause pain disproportionate to the level of irritation to eye tissues. May cause moderate eye irritation. Solid or dust may cause irritation or corneal injury due to mechanical action. * Trademark of Dow AgroSciences LLC Skin Contact: Brief contact may cause moderate skin irritation with local redness. Skin Absorption: Prolonged skin contact is unlikely to result in absorption of harmful amounts. Inhalation: No adverse effects are anticipated from single exposure to dust. Vapors are unlikely due to physical properties. Ingestion: Very low toxicity if swallowed. Harmful effects not anticipated from swallowing small amounts.
Aspiration hazard
Based on available information, aspiration hazard could not be determined Effects of Repeated Exposure: Contains component(s) which have been reported to cause effects on the following organs in animals: Liver. Kidney.
Cancer information
Methylene chloride has been shown to increase the incidence of malignant tumors in mice and benign tumors in rats. Other animal studies, as well as several human epidemiology studies, failed to show a tumorigenic response. Methylene chloride is not believed to pose a measurable carcinogenic risk to man when handled as recommended. Birth Defects/Developmental Effects For the minor component(s) Methanol has caused birth defects in mice at doses nontoxic to the mother as well as slight behavioral effects in offspring of rats.
