SAFETY DATA SHEET Revision Date: 06/06/2018

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EPA Registration Number: 59807-19

1. IDENTIFICATION OF THE SUBSTANCE/MIXTURE P308 + P313 IF exposed or concerned: Get medical

AND OF THE COMPANY/UNDERTAKING  advice/attention.
Product identifier P501 Dispose of contents/container in accor-
Trade name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Fortress®   dance with all local and national regula-
Product type . . . . . . . . . . . : Herbicide  tions.
EPA Registration No. . . . . : 59807-19
Active Ingredient . . . . . . . . : Isoxaben + Dithiopyr 3. COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS

Relevant identified uses of the substance or Hazardous CAS

mixture and uses advised against Component(s) number Concentration
Identified uses . . . . . . . . . . : Herbicide Bentonite 1302-78-9 85-95%
Uses advised against . . . . : No information available Quartz
Details of the supplier of the safety data sheet (crystalline silica) 14808-60-7 0-1%
(respirable <1%)
Company information . . . . : OHP, Inc.
PO Box 746
Bluffton, SC 29910-0746 Non-Hazardous CAS
Component(s) * number Concentration
Phone Number . . . . . . . . . : (800) 659-6745
Isoxaben 82558-50-7 0.5%
Emergency telephone numbers
TRANSPORTATION EMERGENCY Dithiopyr 97886-45-8 0.25%
(24 hours a day) call . . . . : Chemtrec: 1-800-424-9300 * Does not meet the definition of hazardous under
MEDICAL EMERGENCY (24 hours a day) and Product Regulation §1910.1200
Information call . . . . . . . . : 1-800-356-4647
SDS Information 4. FIRST AID MEASURES
or Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . : ohp.com
Inhalation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Move to fresh air.  If irrita-
tion or other symptoms occur, get medical attention.
Skin contact . . . . . . . . . . . . : No first aid should be
2. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION needed.
Signal word . . . . . . . . . . . . . : DANGER Eye contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Immediately flush eyes
with cool running water, lifting upper and lower lids.
If irritation persists or for foreign body in the eye, get
Symbol(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : medical attention.
Ingestion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : If used material is ingest-
ed, get medical attention due to possibility of chemi-
Hazard statement(s) . . . . . . : Carcinogenicity. Cat.1: cal contamination.  If large amount of unused mate-
H350: May cause cancer by inhalation. rial is swallowed, get immediate medical attention.
STOT Cat 2: H372: Causes damage to lungs through Most important symptoms/effects,
prolonged or repeated exposure by inhalation. acute and delayed . . . . . . . : Eye contact may cause
Precautionary mechanical irritation and possible eye injury. May
Statement(s) . . . . . . . . . . . : cause mechanical skin and respiratory irritation. This
product contains <1% respirable crystalline silica.
P202 Do not handle until all safety precautions May cause cancer if respirable dust is inhaled over
  have been read and understood. prolonged periods. This product contains crystalline
P260 Do not breathe dust. silica. Inhalation of respirable crystalline silica may
cause lung disease, silicosis with symptoms of short-
P264 Wash thoroughly after handling
ness of breath and cough.
P280 Wear protective gloves and clothing.
Indication of immediate medical attention
P270 Do not eat, drink or smoke when using and special treatment needed,
  this product. if necessary . . . . . . . . . . . . : No immediate medical at-
tention is required.

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EPA Registration Number: 59807-19

5. FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES 8. EXPOSURE CONTROLS / PERSONAL PROTECTION

Suitable (and unsuitable) OSHA permissible exposure limit (PEL), American Con-
extinguishing media . . . . . : Use media that is appro- ference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH)
priate for surrounding fire; unused product is not Threshold Limit Value (TLV), and any other exposure limit
combustible. used or recommended by the chemical manufacturer,
importer, or employer preparing the safety data sheet,
Specific hazards arising from the chemical (e.g.,
where available.
nature of any hazardous
combustion products) . . . : No hazardous combus-
Chemical Name Exposure Limits
tion products known.
Bentonite 15 mg/m3 PEL-TWA (total dust),
Special protective equipment and precautions 5 mg/m3 PEL-TWA (respirable dust)
for fire-fighters . . . . . . . . . : Firefighters should always
wear self-contained breathing apparatus and full Quartz 30 mg/m8 / %Si02+2 (total dust)
protective clothing for fires involving chemicals or in (crystalline silica) TWA OSHA PEL
confined spaces. (Respirable <1%) 10 mg/m3 / %Si02+2 (respirable dust)
TWA OHAPEL
0.025 mg/m3 (respirable dust)
6. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES TWA ACGIH TLV
Personal precautions, protective equipment and
Appropriate engineering
emergency procedures . . . : No special equipment is
controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : General ventilation is ad-
generally required for spill clean-up.  For dusty con-
equate for normal use.  If handling produces airborne
ditions, an approved respirator may be needed.  Re-
dust, local exhaust ventilation may be needed.
fer to Section 8 for additional information.
Environmental Hazards . . : Report releases as re- Individual protection measures, such as personal
quired by local and federal regulations. protective equipment . . . . :
Methods and material for containment and Eye Protection: Safety glasses or goggles if need-
cleaning up . . . . . . . . . . . : Sweep up and collect un- ed to prevent eye contact.
used material for re-use or disposal.  For dusty condi- Skin Protection: None required for normal use.
tions, an approved respirator may be needed. Refer
to Section 8 for additional information. Respiratory Protection: None required for normal
use. For operations where the dust concentra-
tion may be excessive, a dust respirator may be
used.  Follow OSHA regulations in the selection and
7. HANDLING AND STORAGE use of respiratory protection.
Precautions for safe
handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Avoid breathing dust.
9. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
Avoid contact with eyes, skin, and clothing.  Wash
thoroughly with soap and water after use.  If cloth- Appearance (physical state,
ing becomes dusty, launder before re-use. Use color, etc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Gray to Tan to
only with adequate ventilation. Minimize the gen- Red Granular Solid
eration and accumulation of dust. Follow good Odor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not applicable
housekeeping practices to keep surfaces, includ-
ing areas overhead such as piping, drop ceilings, Odor threshold . . . . . . . . . . : No applicable information
ductwork, etc. free from settled dust.  Dry powders available
can build static electricity charges when subjected pH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : No applicable information
to friction of transfer and in mixing operations. available
Conditions for safe storage, including Melting point/
any incompatibilities . . . . : Store in a dry area.  Keep freezing point . . . . . . . . . . : No applicable information
away from turpentine, hydrofluoric acid, vegetable available
oil, and other unsaturated organic compounds (such
Initial boiling point
as fish oil), as this may generate heat and/or fire.
and boiling range . . . . . . . : No applicable information
available

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Flash point . . . . . . . . . . . . . : No applicable information 11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION

available
Acute Toxicity:
Evaporation rate . . . . . . . . . : No applicable information
Acute Oral Toxicity (LD50)
available Silica 22,500 mg/kg bw
oral, rat
Flammability (solid, gas) . . : No applicable information
available Inhalation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Inhalation of dust may
Upper/lower flammability cause irritation to the eyes, nose, throat and respira-
or explosive limits . . . . . . : No applicable information tory tract.
available Skin contact . . . . . . . . . . . : No known hazard.
Vapor pressure . . . . . . . . . . : No applicable information Eye contact . . . . . . . . . . . . : Contact may cause me-
available chanical, abrasive irritation with possible injury.
Vapor density . . . . . . . . . . . : No applicable information Ingestion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : No known hazard.
available
Chronic Effects . . . . . . . . . : Inhalation of excessive
Relative density . . . . . . . . . : 2.2 concentrations of any dust, including this material,
Solubility(ies) . . . . . . . . . . . : Insoluble may lead to lung injury.  This product contains crys-
talline silica, in the form of quartz. Excessive inha-
Partition coefficient:
lation of respirable crystalline silica may cause sili-
n-octanol/water . . . . . . . . . : No applicable information
cosis, a progressive, disabling and sometimes fatal
available
disease of the lung.  Symptoms may include cough,
Auto-ignition shortness of breath, wheezing and reduced pulmo-
temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . : No applicable information nary function.
available
Carcinogenicity . . . . . . . . . . : The International Agency
Decomposition for Research on Cancer (IARC), in Monograph lOOC
temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . : No applicable information has concluded that crystalline silica inhaled in the
available form of quartz is carcinogenic to humans (Group
Viscosity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : No applicable information 1). Carcinogenicity may be dependent on inherent
available characteristics of the crystalline silica or on external
factors affecting its biological activity or distribution
of its polymorphs.  The National Toxicology Program
(NTP) classifies crystalline silica as a known carcino-
10.   STABILITY AND REACTIVITY gen. Applications and exposure data indicate that
exposure to respirable quartz in this product with
Reactivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : This material is stable un- normal use is well below the OSHA Permissible Ex-
der normal conditions. posure Limit (PEL) and ACGIH Threshold Limit Value
Chemical stability . . . . . . . . : This material is stable un- (TLV). The manufacturer is not aware of any scien-
der normal conditions. tific or medical data available indicating that expo-
sure to respirable crystalline silica from this product
Possibility of hazardous
under conditions of normal use will cause silicosis or
reactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Spontaneous combustion
cancer.  Adverse effects would not be expected from
can occur when this product is used to absorb high
normal use of this product.
concentrations of chemicals having a high heat of
absorption such as olefins, hydrochloric acid, etc.
Conditions to avoid (e.g., static discharge, shock, or 12.   ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
vibration) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : None known.
Ecotoxicity (aquatic and terrestrial,
Incompatible materials . . . . : Turpentine, hydrofluoric where available) . . . . . . . . : No data available on the
acid, vegetable oil, fish oil, unsaturated organic com- product.  No adverse effects on the environment are
pounds. expected
Hazardous decomposition Silica: LC50 Fish (72h): Carp: >10,000 mg/L
products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : None known. Persistence and
degradability . . . . . . . . . . . : Bentonite and silica are
non-degradable.

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Bioaccumulative potential . : Not bioaccumulative. RCRA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : When a decision is made

Mobility in soil . . . . . . . . . . . : No data available. to discard this material as supplied, it does not meet
RCRA’s characteristic definition of ignitability, corrosi-
Other adverse effects . . . . . : None currently known. tivity, or reactivity and is not listed in 40 CFR §261.33.
SARA TITLE III 302 . . . . . . . : Not listed
13.   DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS 311/312 Hazard
Dispose in accordance with local, state and federal en- Categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . : This product has been
vironmental Regulations. Unused material is suitable for reviewed according to the EPA “Hazard Categories”
disposal in sanitary landfill. Used material may be sub- and is categorized as a chronic health hazard (40
ject to regulation, depending on the nature of the material CFR §370.41).
absorbed. Check with appropriate regulatory authority for 313 Reportable
used material containing hazardous waste. Ingredients . . . . . . . . . . . . : This product does not
contain any materials listed in Section 313 of the
Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act of
14.   TRANSPORT INFORMATION 1986 (40 CFR §372).
UN number . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not applicable California Proposition 65 . . : This product contains re-
UN proper shipping name . : Non-Classified spirable crystalline silica which is known to the State
of California to cause cancer.
Transport hazard
class(es) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not applicable
Packing group . . . . . . . . . . . : Not applicable
16.   OTHER INFORMATION, INCLUDING DATE OF
Environmental hazards . . . : Not applicable   REVISION OR LAST REVISION
Special precautions Date of revision . . . . . . . . . . : June 6, 2018
for user . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not applicable
Disclaimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : The information in this
Transport in bulk according to Annex II of MARPOL Safety Data Sheet relates to this specific material.  It
73/78 and the IBC Code . . : Not applicable may not be valid for this material if used in combina-
tion with any other materials or in any process.  It is
15.   REGULATORY INFORMATION the user’s responsibility to satisfy themselves as to
the suitability and completeness of this information
TSCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : All of the components of
for their own particular use.  No warranty, expressed
this product are listed on the TSCA Inventory or ex-
or implied, is made.
empted from TSCA.
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Prepared in compliance
CERCLA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : This product is not sub-
with Regulation §1910.1200.
ject to CERCLA release reporting.  Many states have
more stringent reporting requirements. Report re-
leases as required by local and state regulations.

Fortress is a trademark of Amvac Chemical Corp.

OHP982800 (04272017)

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