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Monsanto Company, Lawn & Garden Products
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Roundup® Ready-To-Use Extended Control
Weed & Grass Killer Plus Weed Preventer
Version: 1.0 Effective date: 04/21/2004
Fire fighting equipment
Self-contained breathing apparatus.
Equipment should be thoroughly decontaminated after use.
6. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES
Personal precautions
Use personal protection recommended in section 8.
Environmental precautions
SMALL QUANTITIES:
Low environmental hazard.
LARGE QUANTITIES:
Minimise spread.
Keep out of drains, sewers, ditches and water ways.
Methods for cleaning up
SMALL QUANTITIES:
Flush spill area with water.
LARGE QUANTITIES:
Absorb in earth, sand or absorbent material.
Dig up heavily contaminated soil.
Collect in containers for disposal.
Refer to section 7 for types of containers.
Flush residues with small quantities of water.
Minimise use of water to prevent environmental contamination.
Refer to section 13 for disposal of spilled material.
7. HANDLING AND STORAGE
Good industrial practice in housekeeping and personal hygiene should be followed.
Handling
When using do not eat, drink or smoke.
Wash hands thoroughly after handling or contact.
Thoroughly clean equipment after use.
Do not contaminate drains, sewers and water ways when disposing of equipment rinse water.
Emptied containers retain vapour and product residue.
Observe all labelled safeguards until container is cleaned, reconditioned or destroyed.
Storage
Compatible materials for storage: stainless steel, glass lining, fibreglass, aluminium, plastic
Incompatible materials for storage: galvanised steel, unlined mild steel, see section 10.
Keep out of reach of children.
Keep away from food, drink and animal feed.
Keep only in the original container.
8. EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
Airborne exposure limits
Components Exposure Guidelines
Isopropylamine salt of glyphosate No specific occupational exposure limit has been established.
Ammonium salt of imazapic No specific occupational exposure limit has been established.