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7. HANDLING AND STORAGE
Keep out of reach of children.
Handling: Avoid contact with eyes or clothing. Wash thoroughly with soap and water after handling and
before eating, drinking, chewing gum, using tobacco, or using the toilet.
Storage: Store in original container only in a safe place away from direct sunlight.
8. EXPOSURE CONTROLS / PERSONAL PROTECTION
Engineering Controls: There is no special requirement when used as recommended. Where engineering
controls are indicated by specific use conditions or a potential for excessive exposure, use local exhaust
ventilation at the point of generation.
Personal Protective Equipment: No special requirement when used as recommended. If there is
significant potential for contact, wear chemical goggles. If repeated or prolonged contact with skin, where
chemical resistant gloves.
General: When personal protective equipment is recommended, consult PPE manufactured for the
appropriate type of equipment for a given application.
9. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
Physical State: Liquid
pH: 4.45
Density: 1.072 g/mL
Solubility: Soluble in water
10. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
CONDITIONS TO AVOID: Reacts with galvanized steel or unlined mild steel to product hydrogen, a highly
flammable gas that could explode.
CHEMICAL STABILITY: This product is stable under normal handling and storage conditions.
INCOMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER MATERIALS: Strong oxidizing agents, galvanized steel, unlined mild
steel
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: Thermal decomposition can produce oxides of carbon,
oxides of nitrogen, oxides of phosphorus, and hydrogen bromide.
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: Will not occur.
11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION
ORAL TOXICITY (rat LD
50
): > 5,000 mg/kg
DERMAL TOXICITY (rat LD
50
): > 5,000 mg/kg
INHALATION TOXICITY (rat LC
50
): > 2.05 mg/L (4-hour)
EYE IRRITATION: Rabbit – Moderately irritating
SKIN IRRITATION: Rabbit – Slightly irritating
SKIN SENSITIZATION: Guinea Pigs - Not a contact sensitizer
CARCINOGENICITY:
EPA: Not Listed
ACGIH: Not Listed NTP: Not Listed
IARC: Group 2A
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OSHA: Not Listed
MUTAGENIC TOXICITY: No evidence of mutagenic effects during in vivo and in vitro assays.
REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY: Reproductive effects in rats only in the presence of significant maternal
toxicity.
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Carcinogenicity: Not carcinogenic in rats or mice. Listed as Category 2A by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)
but, in the expert opinion of the Joint Glyphosate Task Force, this classification as a carcinogen is not warranted.