KARBA 850 WP Insecticide

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

Toxicity class: WHO II, EPA I ADI 0.01 mg/kg b.w NOEL 200 mg/kg (rats) - 2 year ACGIH 5 mg/m3 Carbaryl 10 mg/m3 Nuisance dust STEL 15 mins 10 mg/m3 TWA 8 hours 5 mg/m3 Main Hazard: Toxic to fish and bees. Carbaryl is a carbamate compound, which inhibits cholinesterase. It is toxic. Contact with skin, inhalation of dust or spray, or swallowing may be fatal. Fire and explosion hazard: Slight fire hazard when exposed to heat or flame. Dust-air mixtures may ignite or explode. Chemical Hazard: None known. Biological Hazard:

Principle Routes of Exposure

May be absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract, through the intact skin, and through inhalation of fine spray mist or dust. Eye contact: Tests indicate the product is minimally toxic, however caution should be practiced when handling the product. The product was found to be non-irritating. Skin contact: Tests indicate the product is minimally toxic, however caution should be practiced when handling the product. The product was found to be non-irritating. Ingestion: Toxic by ingestion. See point 4 for symptoms. Inhalation: Toxic by inhalation. See point 4 for symptoms. 4. FIRST AID MEASURES AND PRECAUTIONS Proper care should be taken during occupational use to avoid any inhalation of dust and spray particles, and to prevent accidental contamination of food products and water. The product is a Cholinesterase inhibitor. Inhalation: Acute exposure: When inhaled, the first effects of cholinesterase inhibition are usually respiratory and may include nasal hyperaemia and watery discharge, chest discomfort, dyspnea, and wheezing due to increased bronchial secretions and bronchoconstriction. Other systemic effects may begin within a few minutes or several hours of exposure. Symptoms may include nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal cramps, headache, vertigo, ocular pain, ciliary muscle spasm, blurring or dimness of vision, miosis, or in some cases mydriasis, lacrimation, salivation, sweating, and confusion. Other reported central nervous system or neuromuscular effects include ataxia, slurred speech, weakness, fatigue, twitching, fasciculation, tremor, and eventually paralysis of the extremities and possibly of the respiratory muscles. In severe cases, there may also be involuntary defecation and urination, bradycardia, hypotension, pulmonary oedema, convulsions, coma, and death from respiratory failure or cardiac arrest. Carbaryl does not accumulate in mammalian tissue and the Revision: March 2019 (2) Product Code: ICARBA850/DV cholinesterase inhibition reverses rather rapidly. In non- When ingested, the first effects may be nausea, vomiting, fatal cases, the illness generally lasts less than 24 hours. anorexia, abdominal cramps, and diarrhoea. With Chronic exposure: absorption from the gastrointestinal tract, the other effects Prolonged or repeated exposure may cause effects as of cholinesterase inhibition as described in acute inhalation described in acute exposure. may occur. Symptoms may begin within minutes or be