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MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET COMPARE•N•SAVE™
CONCENTRATED INDOOR/OUTDOOR INSECT CONTROL
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10. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
Chemical Stability: This material is stable under normal handling and storage conditions.
Conditions to Avoid: Excessive heat. Do not store near heat or flame.
Incompatible Materials: Not known.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: Under fire conditions, may produce gases such as hydrogen
chloride, hydrogen fluoride, carbon oxides and unidentified organic compounds.
Hazardous Reactions: Hazardous polymerization will not occur.
11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION
Toxicological Data:
Data from laboratory studies on this product are summarized below:
Oral: Rat LD
50
: 975.5 mg/kg (female)
Dermal: Rabbit LD
50
: >5,000 mg/kg
Inhalation: Rat 4-hr LC
50
: >2.04 mg/l
Eye Irritation: Rabbit: Mildly irritating
Skin Irritation: Rabbit: Slightly irritating
Skin Sensitization: Not a contact sensitizer in guinea pigs following repeated skin exposure.
Subchronic (Target Organ) Effects: Ingestion of large amounts of propylene glycol has resulted in
symptoms of reversible central nervous system depression including stupor, rapid breathing and
heartbeat, profuse sweating and seizures.
Carcinogenicity / Chronic Health Effects: Bifenthrin has produced an increased incidence of urinary
bladder tumors in male mice at the highest dose level tested. This response, however, was considered
equivocal and not evidence of a clear compound related effect. The U.S. EPA has classified bifenthrin as
a Class C carcinogen (a possible human carcinogen). Repeated overexposure to propylene glycol can
produce central nervous system depression, hemolysis and minimal kidney damage.
Reproductive Toxicity: In studies with animals, bifenthrin did not cause reproductive toxicity.
Developmental Toxicity: Animal tests with bifenthrin have not demonstrated developmental effects.
Genotoxicity: Tests with bifenthrin have shown an absence of genotoxicity.
Assessment Carcinogenicity: None listed with ACGIH, IARC, NTP or OSHA.
See Section 2: HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION for more information.
12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
Ecotoxicity:
Bifenthrin is highly toxic to fish and aquatic arthropods and LC
50
values range from 0.0038 to 17.8 g/L. In
general, the aquatic arthropods are the most sensitive species. Care should be taken to avoid
contamination of the aquatic environment. Bifenthrin had no effect on mollusks at its limit of water
solubility. Bifenthrin is only slightly toxic to both waterfowl and upland game birds (LD
50
values range from
1,800 mg/kg to >2,150 mg/kg).
Environmental Fate:
In the soil, bifenthrin is stable over a wide pH range and degrades at a slow rate that is governed by soil
characteristics. Bifenthrin will also persist in aquatic sediments. Bifenthrin has a high Log Pow (>6.0), a
high affinity for organic matter, and is not mobile in soil. Therefore, there is little potential for movement
into ground water. There is the potential for bifenthrin to bioconcentrate (BCF = 11,750).