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General Information
Revision date
2014-05-09
Product name
VIKANE Gas Fumigant
CAS No.
2699-79-8
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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!!
Section 2
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
Emergency Overview Appearance Physical state Gas Color Colorless Odor Odorless Hazard Summary DANGER!! May be fatal if inhaled. Causes respiratory tract irritation. Harmful if swallowed. May cause frostbite. Isolate area. Keep upwind of spill. Stay out of low areas. Contents under pressure.
Potential health effects
Trademark of Dow AgroSciences LLC Ingestion: Based on physical properties, not likely to be an aspiration hazard. Skin: Prolonged skin contact is unlikely to result in absorption of harmful amounts. Inhalation: Vapor concentrations are attainable which may be fatal with single exposure. Excessive exposure may cause severe irritation to upper respiratory tract (nose and throat) and lungs. For narcotic effects: Relevant data not available. Skin: Essentially nonirritating to skin. Liquid may cause frostbite upon skin contact. Eyes: No hazard from gas. Liquid may cause frostbite. Ingestion: Moderate toxicity if swallowed. Swallowing is unlikely because of the physical state. Chronic Exposure: Has been toxic to the fetus in laboratory animals at doses toxic to the mother. In animals, effects have been reported on the following organs: Central nervous system. Kidney. Lung. Respiratory tract. Thyroid. Observations in animals include: Convulsions. Tremors. May cause fluorosis of teeth and bones.
