MSDS
Material Safety Data Sheet Date of Issue: 17 August 2012
Trade name:
Wet & Forget
MSDS Wet & Forget USA, a New Zealand Limited Partnership
17 August 2012 Page 3 of 4
8. Exposure controls/personal protection
8.1 Ventilation: In processes were mists or vapours may be generated, proper ventilation must
be provided in accordance with good ventilation practices.
8.2 Personal protective equipment:
Eye protection: Safety glasses/ goggles
Hand protection: PVC gloves
Skin and body protection: Protective clothing, PVC apron and boots.
Respiratory protection: Approved respirator for organic vapours when vapour or mist may
be generated.
9. Physical and chemical properties
9.1 Form: liquid
9.2 Colour: Clear blue liquid
9.3 Odour: Slight almond
9.4 Boiling point (ºC) : 100
9.5 Flash point (ºC): Not flammable
9.6 Max. % volatile: 90
9.7 Density at 20ºC, g/ml: 0.995
9.8 Solubility in water: soluble
9.9 pH: 8.0
10. Stability and reactivity
10.1 Stability: Stable under normal operating conditions.
10.2 Materials to avoid: Avoid contact with all acids, reducing agents,
nitrogen oxides, amines, ammonia or other
nitrogen containing compounds
10.3 Hazardous decomposition products: Toxic vapors including chlorine and organochlorine
compounds
10.4 Dangerous reactions: None.
11. Toxicological information
11.1 Health Effects: Swallowed: Toxic if swallowed
Eye: Corrosive.
Skin: Corrosive.
Inhaled: Irritating if inhaled.
11.2 Acute oral toxicity: LD50 oral (rat) 2400 mg/kg
11.3 Skin irritation: rabbit: severe irritant – 80% active soln. 72 hours, not reversed
rat: severe irritant- 6-10% repeated exposures 2 weeks.
Rat: mild to moderate irritant- 3% repeated exposures for 2wks
Rat: non-irritant – 0.1% repeated exposures 2 weeks
11.4 Eye irritation: Rabbit: severe irritant – 80% active caused irritation that did not
clear by day 3, post-dose.
Rabbit: non-irritant – 5ppm repeated exposures 3 weeks.
11.5 Sensitisation: Guinea pig: not sensitising.
11.6 Reproductive toxicity: rat: not teratogenic.
Rat: 2 generation study –no neonatal/parental effects
at1000ppm, Observed at 2000 ppm.