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MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET COMPARE-N-SAVE™ 2,4-D AMINE SALT
BROADLEAF WEED CONTROL
May 5, 2010 Page 5 of 7
12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
Ecotoxicity:
Data on 2,4-D, Dimethylamine Salt:
96-hour LC
50
Bluegill: 524 mg/l Bobwhite Quail Oral LD
50
: 500 mg/kg
96-hour LC
50
Rainbow Trout: 250 mg/l Mallard Duck 8-day Dietary LC
50
: >5,620 ppm
48-hour EC
50
Daphnia: 184 mg/l
Environmental Fate:
In laboratory and field studies, 2,4-D DMA salt rapidly dissociated to parent acid in the environment. The
typical half-life of the resultant 2,4-D acid ranged from a few days to a few weeks.
13. DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS
Waste Disposal Method:
Pesticide wastes are toxic. Improper disposal of excess pesticide, spray mixture, or rinsate is a violation of
Federal law and may contaminate ground water. If these wastes cannot be disposed of by use according
to label instructions, contact your State Pesticide or Environmental Control Agency, or the Hazardous
Waste representative at the nearest EPA Regional Office for guidance.
Container Handling and Disposal:
Nonrefillable Containers 5 Gallons or Less: Nonrefillable container. Do not reuse or refill this container.
Offer for recycling if available. Triple rinse container (or equivalent) promptly after emptying. Triple rinse
as follows: Empty the remaining contents into application equipment or a mix tank and drain for 10
seconds after the flow begins to drip. Fill the container 1/4 full with water and recap. Shake for 10
seconds. Pour rinsate into application equipment or a mix tank or store rinsate for later use or disposal.
Drain for 10 seconds after the flow begins to drip. Repeat this procedure two more times. Then offer for
recycling or reconditioning, or puncture and dispose of in a sanitary landfill, or by other procedures
approved by State and local authorities. Plastic containers are also disposable by incineration, or, if
allowed by State and local authorities, by burning. If burned stay out of smoke.
Nonrefillable containers larger than 5 gallons: Nonrefillable container. Do not reuse or refill this
container. Offer for recycling if available. If recycling or reconditioning is not available, puncture and
dispose of in a sanitary landfill, or by other procedures approved by State and local authorities. Plastic
containers are also disposable by incineration, or, ifa allowed by State and local authorities, by burning. If
burned stay out of smoke. Triple rinse or pressure rinse container (or equivalent) promptly after emptying.
Triple rinse or pressure rinse container (or equivalent) promptly after emptying. Triple rinse as follows:
Empty the remaining contents into application equipment or a mix tank. Fill the container 1/4 full with
water. Replace and tighten closures. Tip container on its side and roll it back and forth, ensuring at least
one complete revolution, for 30 seconds. Stand the container on its end and tip it back and forth several
times. Turn the container over onto its other end and tip it back and forth several times. Empty the rinsate
into application equipment or a mix tank or store rinsate for later use or disposal. Repeat this procedure
two more times. Pressure rinse as follows: Empty the remaining contents into application equipment or
a mix tank and continue to drain for 10 seconds after the flow begins to drip. Hold container upside down
over application equipment or mix tank or collect rinsate for later use or disposal. Insert pressure rinsing
nozzle in the side of the container, and rinse at about 40 psi for at least 30 seconds. Drain for 10 seconds
after the flow begins to drip.
Refillable containers larger than 5 gallons: Refillable container. Refill this container with pesticide only.
Do not reuse this container for any other purpose. Cleaning the container before final disposal is the
responsibility of the person disposing of the container. Cleaning before refilling is the responsibility of the
refiller. To clean the container before final disposal, empty the remaining contents from this container into
application equipment or a mix tank. Fill the container about 10% full with water and, if possible, spray all
sides while adding water. Agitate vigorously or recirculate water with the pump for two minutes. Pour or
pump rinsate into application equipment or rinsate collection system. Repeat this rinsing procedure two
more times.