DOW AGROSERVICES -- SPIKE (*) 20P HERBACIDE  -- 6840-01-356-8894
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:SPIKE (*) 20P HERBACIDE
MSDS Date:08/25/2000
FSC:6840
NIIN:01-356-8894
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:DOW AGROSERVICES
Address:9330 ZIONSVILLE ROAD
Box:681428
City:INDIANAPOLIS
State:IN
ZIP:46268-1189
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-992-5994
Emergency Phone Num:800-992-5994
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:004006
CAGE:EO369
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:DOW AGROSERVICES
Address:9330 ZIONSVILLE ROAD
Box:681428
City:INDIANAPOLIS
State:IN
ZIP:46268-1189
Country:US
Phone:800-992-5994
CAGE:EO369

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:TEBUTHIURON:
    N-(5-(1,1-DI-METHYLETHYL)-1,3,4-THIADIAZOL-2-YL)-N,N'-DIMETHYLUREA
CAS:34014-18-1
RTECS #:YS4250000
= Wt:20.
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED

Ingred Name:INERT INGREDIENTS, TOTAL INCLUDING: CLAY (KAOLIN,
    CRYSTALLINE SILICA)
CAS:1332-58-7
RTECS #:GF1670500
= Wt:80.

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE-MAY CAUSE SLIGHT EYE IRRITATION
    WITH CORNEAL INJURY. SKIN-ESSENTIALLY NON-IRRITATING TO SKIN. A
    SINGLE PROLONGED EXPOSURE IS NOT LIKELY TO RESULT IN THE MATERIAL
    BEING ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN IN HAR MFUL AMOUNTS. INGESTION-SINGLE
    DOSE ORAL TOXICITY IS LOW. SMALL AMOUNTS SWALLOWED INCIDENTAL TO
    NORMAL HANDLING ARE NOT LIKELY TO CAUSE INJURY; HOWEVER, LARGE
    AMOUNTS MAY CAUSE INJURY. INHALATION-AT R OOM TEMPERATURE, VAPORS
    ARE MINIMAL DUE TO PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; A SINGLE EXPOSURE IS NOT
    LIKELY TO BE HAZARDOUS. SYSTEMIC EFFECTS-IN ANIMALS, HAS BEEN SHOWN
    TO CAUSE RBC, KIDNEY & PANCREATIC EFFECTS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:TEBUTHIURON DID NOT CAUSE CANCER IN
    LABORATORY ANIMALS. CRYSTALLINE SILICA IS LISTED AS A CARCINOGEN
    FOR HAZARD COMMUNICATION PURPOSES UNDER OSHA STANDARD 29CFR
    1910.1200. THE CLAY COMPONENT MAY CONTA IN CRYSTALLINE SILICA,
    WHICH HAS CAUSED CANCER IN LAB ANIMALS.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:EYES-IRRIGATE WITH FLOWING WATER. IMMEDIATELY AND CONTINUOSLY
    FOR 15 MINUTES. CONSULT MEDICAL PERSONNEL. SKIN-WASH OFF IN FLOWING
    WATER OR SHOWER. INGESTION-IF SWALLOWED, SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL
    ATTENT ION. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING UNLESS DIRECTED BY MEDICAL
    PERSONNEL. INHALATION-REMOVE TO FRERSH AIR IF SYMPTOMS OCCUR.
    CONSULT A PHYSICIAN. NOTE TO PHYSICIAN-NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE.
    SUPPORTIVE CARE. TREAT MENT BASED ON JUDGEMENT OF THE PHYSICIAN IN
    RESPONSE TO REACTIONS OF THE PATIENT.

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Autoignition Temp:=750.C, 1382.F
Extinguishing Media:USE WATER FOG, FOAM OR CARBON DIOXIDE IF PRODUCT IS
    INVOLVED IN FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR POSITIVE PRESSURE, SELF-CONTAINED
    BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING IF PRODUCT IS
    INVOLVED IN FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WILL EMIT TOXIC VAPORS AS IT BURNS.

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:CONTAIN AND SWEEP UP MATERIAL FROM SMALL
    SPILLS AND DISPOSE OF WASTE. REPORT LARGE SPILLS TO DOW
    AGROSCIENCES ON 800-992-5994. PREVENT RUN-OFF.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:HANDLING-KEEP OUT OF REACH OF
    CHILDREN. CAUSES EYE IRRITATION. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
    CAUSES EYE IRRITATION. HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED, INHALD OR ABSORBED
    THROUGH THE SKIN. AVOID BREATHING DUST & C ONTACT WITH SKIN, EYES
    OR CLOTHING.
Other Precautions:STORAGE-STORE IN THE ORGINAL CONTAINER IN A DRY AREA.
    DISPOSAL:CONTACT YOUR STATE PESTICIDE OR ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
    AGENCY, OR THE HAZARDOUYS WASTE REPRESENTATIVE AT THE NEAREST EPA
    REGIONAL OFFICE F OR GUIDANCE.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:ATMOSPHERIC LEVELS SHOULB BE MAINTAINED BELOW
    THE EXPOSURE GUIDELINE.
Ventilation:PROVIDE GENERAL AND/OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO CONTROL
    AIRBORNE LEVELS BELOW THE EXPOSURE GUIDELINES.
Eye Protection:USE CHEMICAL GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:NO PRECAUTIONS OTHER THAN CLEAN
    BODY-COVERING CLOTHING SHOULD BE NEEDED.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP & WATER AFTER
    HANDLING. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & WASH BEFORE RESUE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
APPLICATORS & ALL OTHER HANDLERS: REFER TO THE PRODUCT LABEL FOR
    PERSONAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING & EQUIPMENT.

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

HCC:T5
pH:>4.3
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:GREY TO DARK BROWN PELLET; FAINT MUSTY ODOR.

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

NONE KNOWN.
Stability Condition to Avoid:THE HERBICIDAL PROPERTIES OF THIS PRODUCT
    REQUIRE CAUTION IN HANDLING, STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION-VERY POTENT
    HERBICIDE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:OXIDES OF NITROGEN AND SULFUR MAY BE
    FORMED IF PRODUCT IS INVOLVED IN FIRE.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:DOES NOT OCCUR.

===================  Toxicological Information	===================

Toxicological Information:TERATOLOGY (BIRTH EFFECTS): FOR TEBUTHIURON,
    BIRTH DEFECTS ARE UNLIKELY. EVEN EXPOSURES HAVING AN ADVERSE
    EFFECTS ON THE THE MOTHER SHOULD HAVE NO EFFECTS ON THE FETUS.
    REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS:  TEBUTHIU RON, DID NOT INTEFERE WITH
    REPRODUCTION IN ANIMAL STUDIES. MUTAGENICITY: IN-VITRO MUTAGENICITY
    STUDIES WERE NEGATIVE IN SOME CASES & POSITIVE IN OTHER CASES.
    ANIMAL MUTAGENICITY STUDIES WERE NEGATIVE.	THE LD50 FOR SKIN
    ABSORPTION IN RABBITS IS>000 MG/KG. THE ORAL LD50 FOR RATS IS>2000
    MG/KG.

=====================  Ecological Information  =====================

Ecological:ENVIRONMENTAL DATA: DO NOT APPLY THIS HERBICIDE NEAR
    DESIRABLE TREES OR OTHER WOODY SPECIES. EXPOSURE OF EVEN A SMALL
    PART OF A PLANT ROOT SYSTEM TO THIS PRODUCT MAY CAUSE SEVERE PLANT
    INJURY OR DEATH . DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO WATER, TO AREAS WHERE
    SURFACE WATER IS PRESENT, OR TO INTERTIDAL AREAS BELOW THE MEAN
    HIGH WATER MARK. DO NOT CONTAMINATE WATER BY CLEANING EQUIPMENT,
    DISPOSING OF EQUIPMENT  WASHWATERS, OR DISPOSING OF WASTES.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:DO NOT CONTAMINATE FOOD, FEED, OR WATER BY
    STORAGE OR DISPOSAL. WASTES ARE TOXIC. IMPROPER DISPOSAL OR EXCESS
    WASTE, SPRAY MIXTURE, OR RINSATE IS A VIOLATION OF FEDERAL LAW. IF
    WASTES RESULTING FROM T HE USE OF THIS PRODUCT CANNOT BE DISPOSED
    OF ACCORDING TO LABEL INSTRUCTIONS, DISPOSE OF THESE WASTE S AT AN
    APPROVED FACILITY. "SEE OTHER PRECAUTIONS"

===================  MSDS Transport Information  ===================

Transport Information:FOR DOT REGULATORY INFORMATION, IF REQUIRED,
    CONSULT TRANSPORTATION REGULATIONS, PRODUCT-SHIPPING PAPERS, OR
    CONSULT YOUR DOW AGROSCIENCE REPRESENTATIVE.

=====================  Regulatory Information  =====================

SARA Title III Information:SARA 313:  TEBUTHIURON, 034014-18-1, 20%.
    SARA HAZARD CATEGORY: AN IMMEDIATE HEALTH HAZARD. A DELAYED HEALTH
    HAZARD.
Federal Regulatory Information:TSCA: ALL INGREDIENTS ARE ON THE TSCA
    INVENTORY OR ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BE LISTED ON THE TSCA INVENTORY.
    OSHA HAZARD COMMUNICATION STANDARD: THIS PRODUCT IS A "HAZARDOUS
    CHEMICAL" AS DEFINED BY THE OSH A HAZARD COMMUNICATION STANDRAD, 29
    CFR 1910.1200. CERCLA: TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, THIS PRODUCT
    CONTAINS NO CHEMICAL SUBJECT TO REPORTING UNDER CERCLA.
State Regulatory Information:KAOLIN, 001332-58-7, PA1=PENNSYLVANIA
    HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE (PRESENT AT >OR=TO 1.0%).

=======================  Other Information  =======================

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