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Roundup® Concentrate Extended Control Weed & Grass
Killer Plus Weed Preventer
Version: 2.0 Effective date: 11/04/2015
Reacts with galvanised steel or unlined mild steel to produce hydrogen, a highly flammable gas that could
explode.
10.4.Incompatible materials
galvanised steel;unlined mild steel;see section 10.;
Compatible materials for storage: see section 7.2.
10.5.Hazardous decomposition
Thermal decomposition: Hazardous products of combustion: see section 5.
11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION
This section is intended for use by toxicologists and other health professionals.
Likely routes of exposure: eye contact, Skin contact, inhalation
Potential health effects
Eye contact, short term: Causes moderate but temporary eye irritation.
Skin contact, short term: Not expected to produce significant adverse effects when recommended use
instructions are followed.
Inhalation, short term: Not expected to produce significant adverse effects when recommended use instructions
are followed.
Single ingestion: Not expected to produce significant adverse effects when recommended use instructions are
followed.
Data obtained on product and components are summarized below.
Acute oral toxicity
Rat, female, LD50 (Method: Up-and-down procedure (OECD 425)): > 5,000 mg/kg body weight
Practically non-toxic.
Acute dermal toxicity
Rat, LD50: > 5,000 mg/kg body weight
Practically non-toxic. No mortality.
Acute inhalation toxicity
Rat, LC50, 4 hours, aerosol: > 2.09 mg/L
Practically non-toxic. No mortality. For purposes of the inhalation test, product was artificially aerosolized.
Since this material will not become aerosolized to a hazardous concentration during transport, it is classified as
non-hazardous under the transportation regulations in accordance with 2.6.2.2.4.7(b) and (c) of the UN
Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods.
Skin irritation
Rabbit, 3 animals, OECD 404 test:
Days to heal: 14
Primary Irritation Index (PII): 1.3/8.0
Slight irritation.
Eye irritation
Rabbit, 3 animals, OECD 405 test:
Days to heal: 14
Moderate irritation.
Skin sensitization
Guinea pig, 3-induction Buehler test:
Positive incidence: 0 %
Negative.
N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine; { glyphosate acid}