VILLA CYMOXAZEB WP

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

Product Name: CYMOXAZEB WP Toxicity class: Fungicide WHO (Cymoxanil a.i & Mancozeb a.i.): III. UN No. 3077 A low toxicity fungicide. Supplier: Villa Crop Protection (Pty) Ltd. Likely routes of exposure: Skin and eye contact. PO Box 10413 Slightly hazardous by ingestion. Aston Manor, 1630, South Africa

Environmental hazards

Product is very toxic to fish and Telephone: (011) 3962233 aquatic organisms. Fax: (011) 3964666 Eye contact: Mild irritant. Product may pose a slight risk Website: www.villacrop.co.za of serious damage to eyes, due to inert. Skin contact: Minimally toxic and prolonged skin contact Emergency telephone numbers: can cause possible skin irritation. Mild irritant. 24 Hr Transport / Spill emergency no: Ingestion: Minimally toxic. Envirosure. +27 31 205 4918 Inhalation: Inhalation of the dust may be irritating to the (Hazcall24) +27 86 044 4411 nose, throat and lungs. (Client: Villa Crop Protection) Delayed effects: At high levels Mancozeb has caused Griffon Poison Information Centre +27 82 446 8946 hindleg paralysis in test animals and an increased (Client: Villa Crop Protection) incidence of retinal degeneration. It has caused thyroid Poisoning Emergency telephone numbers: tumours and birth defects in test animals, resulting from Griffon Poison Information Centre +27 82 446 8946 ethylenethiourea (ETU) formation. ETU, a trace Poisons Information Centre +27 861 555 777 contaminant and breakdown product of Mancozeb, Villa Crop Protection Emergency number: primarily affects the thyroid and liver. It has also caused National Safety, Health and Environmental Manager: other endocrine and blood effects, tumours and birth +27 63 698 0668 defects in test animals.