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Roundup® Weed & Grass Killer Concentrate Plus Version: 1.4 Effective date: 06/05/2002

Monsanto Company, Lawn & Garden Products

Material Safety Data Sheet

Commercial Product

1. PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION

Product name

Roundup® Weed & Grass Killer Concentrate Plus

EPA Reg. No.

71995-29

Chemical name

Not applicable

Synonyms

None

Company

Monsanto Company, Lawn & Garden Products, P.0. Box 1750, Columbus, OH, 43216

Telephone: 1-888-ROUNDUP (888-768-6387)

Emergency numbers

FOR CHEMICAL EMERGENCY, SPILL LEAK, FIRE, EXPOSURE, OR ACCIDENT Call CHEMTREC - Day

or Night: 1-800-424-9300 toll free in the continental U.S., Puerto Rico, Canada, or Virgin Islands. For calls

originating elsewhere: 703-527-3887 (collect calls accepted).

FOR MEDICAL EMERGENCY - Day or Night: 1-888-768-6387

2. COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS

Active ingredient

Isopropylamine salt of N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine; {Isopropylamine salt of glyphosate}

1,1-Ethylene-2,2-bipyridinium dibromide; {Diquat dibromide}

Composition

COMPONENT CAS No. % by weight (approximate)

Isopropylamine salt of glyphosate 38641-94-0 18

Diquat dibromide 85-00-7 0.73

Other ingredients 81.27

The specific chemical identity is being withheld because it is trade secret information of Monsanto Company.

OSHA Status

This product is hazardous according to the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard, 29 CFR 1910.1200.

3. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION

Emergency overview

Appearance and odour (colour/form/odour): Amber / Liquid / Musky

CAUTION!

CAUSES MODERATE EYE IRRITATION

Potential health effects

Likely routes of exposure

Skin contact, eye contact, inhalation

Eye contact, short term

Causes temporary eye irritation.

Summary of content (10 pages)

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Monsanto Company, Lawn & Garden Products Roundup® Weed & Grass Killer Concentrate Plus Version: 1.4 Page: 1 Effective date: 06/05/2002 Monsanto Company, Lawn & Garden Products Material Safety Data Sheet Commercial Product 1. PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION Product name Roundup® Weed & Grass Killer Concentrate Plus EPA Reg. No. 71995-29 Chemical name Not applicable Synonyms None Company Monsanto Company, Lawn & Garden Products, P.0.
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Monsanto Company, Lawn & Garden Products Roundup® Weed & Grass Killer Concentrate Plus Version: 1.4 Page: 2 Effective date: 06/05/2002 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. Refer to section 11 for toxicological and section 12 for environmental information. 4.
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Monsanto Company, Lawn & Garden Products Roundup® Weed & Grass Killer Concentrate Plus Version: 1.4 Page: 3 Effective date: 06/05/2002 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.
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Monsanto Company, Lawn & Garden Products Roundup® Weed & Grass Killer Concentrate Plus Version: 1.4 Page: 4 Effective date: 06/05/2002 Wear chemical goggles. Skin protection No special requirement when used as recommended. If repeated or prolonged contact: Wear chemical resistant gloves. Respiratory protection If airborne exposure is excessive: Wear respirator. Full facepiece/hood/helmet respirator replaces need for chemical goggles.
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Monsanto Company, Lawn & Garden Products Roundup® Weed & Grass Killer Concentrate Plus Version: 1.4 FIFRA category IV. Skin irritation Rabbit, 3 animals, OECD 404 test: Days to heal: 2 Primary Irritation Index (PII): 0.4/8.0 Essentially non irritating. FIFRA category IV. Eye irritation Rabbit, 3 animals, OECD 405 test: Days to heal: 3 FIFRA category III. Moderate irritation. Acute inhalation toxicity Rat, LC50, 4 hours, aerosol : Practically non-toxic. FIFRA category IV.
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Monsanto Company, Lawn & Garden Products Roundup® Weed & Grass Killer Concentrate Plus Version: 1.4 Developmental toxicity/teratogenicity Rat, oral, 6 - 19 days of gestation: NOAEL toxicity: 1,000 mg/kg body weight NOAEL development: 1,000 mg/kg body weight Other effects in mother animal: decrease of body weight gain, decrease of survival Developmental effects: weight loss, post-implantation loss, delayed ossification Effects on offspring only observed with maternal toxicity.
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Monsanto Company, Lawn & Garden Products Roundup® Weed & Grass Killer Concentrate Plus Version: 1.4 Page: 7 Effective date: 06/05/2002 Other effects in pups: decrease of body weight gain, decrease of litter survival Effects on offspring only observed with maternal toxicity.
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Monsanto Company, Lawn & Garden Products Roundup® Weed & Grass Killer Concentrate Plus Version: 1.4 Practically non-toxic. Bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus): Dietary toxicity, 5 days, LC50: > 5,620 mg/kg diet Practically non-toxic. Arthropod toxicity Honey bee (Apis mellifera): Oral/contact, 48 hours, LD50: > 100 µg/bee Practically non-toxic. Soil organism toxicity, invertebrates Earthworm (Eisenia foetida): Acute toxicity, 14 days, LC50: > 1,250 mg/kg soil Practically non-toxic.
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Monsanto Company, Lawn & Garden Products Roundup® Weed & Grass Killer Concentrate Plus Version: 1.4 Page: 9 Effective date: 06/05/2002 The data provided in this section is for information only. Please apply the appropriate regulations to properly classify your shipment for transportation. Not hazardous under the applicable DOT, ICAO/IATA, IMO, TDG and Mexican regulations. 15.
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Monsanto Company, Lawn & Garden Products Roundup® Weed & Grass Killer Concentrate Plus Version: 1.4 Page: 10 Effective date: 06/05/2002 purposes prior to use. In no event will MONSANTO Company be responsible for damages of any nature whatsoever resulting from the use of or reliance upon information.