General Information
Revision date
2018-06-05
Product name
Orbit GR
Product Synonyms
Bromacil 80 g/kg + Terbuthylazine 120 g/kg + Related Triazines 0.24 g/kg GR
Chemical name
Bromacil: 5-Bromo-3-Sec-Butyl-6-Methyluracil (IUPAC)
CAS No.
314-40-9
1.2.1 Relevant identified uses
Pesticide Classification
supplier name
Registration Holder
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Company Information
company name
Enviro Bio-Chem (Pty) Ltd
Section 2
Hazard categories
WHO Class III -Slightly hazardous Main Hazard: Very toxic to aquatic organisms. May cause long term adverse effects in the environment. Poisonous if swallowed. May irritate the nose, skin, throat and eyes. Flammability: Non-flammable Chemical Hazard (Bromacil): May generate poisonous and corrosive fumes containing carbon oxide, nitrogen oxides and hydrochloric acid when involved in a fire. Chemical Hazard (Terbuthylazine): Harmful if swallowed. Biological Hazard: Highly toxic to algae. Very toxic to aquatic organisms, may cause long term adverse effects in the aquatic environment. Bromacil can seep or leach through soil and can enter ground water which may be used as drinking water. Correct use rates by geographical area and proper mixing-loading site precautions and procedures must be followed to minimize potential bromacil movement into ground water. 4. FIRST AID MEASURES AND PRECAUTIONS If poisoning is suspected, do not wait for symptoms to develop. Contact a physician, the nearest hospital, or the nearest Poison Control Centre. Symptoms of Human Poisoning: Some triazines are mildly irritating to skin and upper respiratory tract. The acute toxicity to terbuthylazine for man is thought to be low and no adverse health effects from exposure to this herbicide have been reported. The triazine herbicides (terbuthylazine) disturb energy metabolism (thiamin and riboflavin functions). Toxicity symptoms include difficulty in walking, tremors, convulsions, paralysis, cyanosis, slowed respiration, miosis (pin point pupils), gut pain, diarrhea and impaired adrenal function.
