DOWICIDE* 25L Antimicrobial

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

OSHA Hazards Emergency Overview Color: Yellow to brown Physical State: Suspension Odor: Ether

Signal word

DANGER! Keep out of reach of children. Causes severe eye burns. Causes severe skin burns. Causes burns of the mouth and throat. Causes respiratory tract irritation. Harmful if swallowed. Aspiration hazard. Can enter lungs and cause damage. Evacuate area. Keep upwind of spill. Highly toxic to fish and/or other aquatic organisms. Possible cancer hazard. May cause cancer based on animal data.

Potential health effects

Eye Contact: May cause severe irritation with corneal injury which may result in permanent impairment of vision, even blindness. Chemical burns may occur. ®(TM)*Trademark Skin Contact: Brief contact may cause severe skin burns. Symptoms may include pain, severe local redness and tissue damage. Orthophenyl phenol may be released if product is heated. 2- Phenylphenol has been reported to produce depigmentation (white patches) on skin of experimental animals when given orally but not by skin contact, and in humans only at concentrations that were significantly irritating to the skin. 2-Phenylphenol has not been found to cause depigmentation when present at low concentrations used in disinfectant formulations. 2-Phenylphenol (OPP) has important structural differences from the substituted phenols which are known to cause depigmentation at use dilutions in disinfectants. Skin Sensitization: Skin contact may cause an allergic skin reaction in a small proportion of individuals. Inhalation: Excessive exposure may cause severe irritation to the upper respiratory tract (nose and throat). Vapor from heated material or mist may cause respiratory irritation. Respiratory Sensitization: May cause allergic respiratory response in a small proportion of individuals. Ingestion: Moderate toxicity if swallowed. Swallowing may result in burns of the mouth and throat. May rarely cause allergic reactions in small proportion of individuals. Symptoms may include skin reactions, stomach cramps and diarrhea, asthma-like symptoms, and, in severe cases, shock and unconsciousness. Small amounts swallowed incidentally as a result of normal handling operations are not likely to cause injury; however, swallowing larger amounts may cause serious injury, even death.

Aspiration hazard

Aspiration into the lungs may occur during ingestion or vomiting, causing tissue damage or lung injury. Effects of Repeated Exposure Based on information for component(s) In animals, effects have been reported on the following organs: Bladder. Kidney. In rare cases, repeated excessive exposure to propylene glycol may cause central nervous system effects. Orthophenyl phenol may be released if product is heated. In animals, effects have been reported on the following organs: Kidney. Liver. Bladder.

Cancer information

Sodium o-phenylphenate has been shown to cause bladder tumors when fed at exaggerated doses to rats. Under typical use patterns, the long term risk of human health effects of OPP and the sodium salt are negligible. Orthophenyl phenol may be released if product is heated. Ortho-phenylphenol has been shown to produce urinary bladder tumors in male rats and liver tumors in male mice fed exaggerated doses. Birth Defects/Developmental Effects The data presented are for the following material Ortho phenyl phenol (OPP). Orthophenyl phenol may be released if product is heated. Has been toxic to the fetus in laboratory animals at doses toxic to the mother.