METOLACHLOR 800 EC

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

chemical remains (approximately 15 to 20 minutes). Seek medical advice if necessary. Common Name: Metolachlor Eye contact: Chemical Name: 2-chloro-6’-ethyl-N-(2-methoxy- Flush eyes immediately with large amounts of gently 1-methylethyl)aceto-ο-toluidide flowing cold water or normal saline solution, occasionally (IUPAC) lifting upper and lower lids, until no evidence of chemical Chemical Abstracts name: remains (approximately 15 to 20 minutes). If irritation 2-chloro-N-(2-ethyl-6- persists, get medical attention. methylphenyl)-N-(2-methoxy-1- Ingestion: methylethyl)acetamide Do not induce vomiting. Remove by gastric lavage and CAS No.: [51218-45-2] catharsis. Maintain blood pressure and airway. Give Chemical Family: chloroacetanilide oxygen if respiration is depressed. Do not perform gastric Chemical Formula: C15H22ClNO2 (Mol. wt.: 283.8) lavage if victim is unconscious. Get medical attention Formulation: Metolachlor: 800 g/ immediately. Administration of gastric lavage or oxygen With safener should be performed by qualified medical personnel. Emulsifiable concentrate Antidote: Use / Mode of Action: Selective herbicide, absorbed No specific antidote. Treat symptomatically and by the hypocotyls and roots. supportively. Inhibits germination. Advice to physician: Cell division inhibitor. There is no specific antidote for the organonitrogen

Hazardous Ingredients

Metolachlor compounds. Keep patient under observation and treat

Hazard pictograms

Xn, N symptomatically as indicated by his\her condition.

Hazard statements

R 22, 36/38, 43, 50 Ingestion of less than 10 mg per kg b.w, are probably treated best by administering 30 to 60 g activated charcoal