Pitchcare June/July 2014 Issue 55

Technical

Table 5 - Hazard statement code and detail

Code Detail H302 Harmful if swallowed H315 Causes skin irritation H318 Causes serious eye damage

H319 Causes serious eye irritation

H400 Very toxic to aquatic life

H410 Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects

H411 Toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects

Roundup ProBio Quaternary Ammonium Compound

Roundup Pro Biactive 450 Transorb Technology

chemical substances and mixtures to the Globally Harmonised System (GHS). They are intended to form a set of standardised phrases about the hazards of chemical substances and mixtures that can be translated into different languages. As such, they serve the same purpose as the well- known risk phrases, which they are intended to replace (see table 5). We can see that, within the

MSDS for Asteroid Pro, the Lethal Concentration (LC) to 50% of a population of Rainbow Trout over a ninety-six hour period is greater than 1,000mg/l. An Effective Concentration (EC - has an effect on) to 50% of a population of Daphnia spp. (a water flea that is considered to be representative of aquatic invertebrates) over a forty-eight hour period is 610mg/l. An Effective Concentration to 50% of Selanastrum spp. (an aquatic algae) over a one hour period is 189mg/l. In table 5, we can see that the high concentrations represent the relative safety of products and can be used to distinguish between the different formulations. A Bio Formulation is defined as a formulation which, when it

Proliance Quattro Alkyl-poly glucoside

Rosate 36 Mascot Hi-Aktiv

Clinic Ace Tallow Amine

Amenity Glyphosate

None None

Dangerous for the environment

Dangerous for the environment

None

Irritant, Dangerous for the environment

None

Table 6. Hazard classification indicating the relative safety of products, high concentrations represent relatively safer products

Product and surfactant

Hazard identification

Asteroid Pro Envision Technology

Ecological Information LC50-Lethality Concentration on 50% of a population EC50-Effect Concentration (exhibits an effect) on 50% of a population

None

96-hour LC50 = >1,000mg/l (Rainbow Trout) 48 hour EC50 (Daphnia spp.) =610 mg/l 96 hour EC50 Algae (Selanastrum spp.) = 189 mg/l

96-hour LC50 = >1,039mg/l (Rainbow Trout) 48 hour EC50 (Daphnia spp.) =243 mg/l 72 hour ErC50 Algae (Selanastrum spp.) = 118 mg/l

96-hour LC50 = 12 mg/l (Common Carp) 48 hour EC50 (Daphnia spp.) =56.0 mg/l 72 hour ErC50 Algae (Selanastrum spp.) = 14.0 mg/l

96-hour = 800 mg/l (Rainbow Trout) 48 hour EC50 (Daphnia spp.) =160 mg/l 72 hour ErC50 Algae (Scenedesmus spp.) = 140 mg/l

96-hour = 8.2 mg/l (Rainbow Trout) 48 hour EC50 (Daphnia spp.) =11.0 mg/l 72 hour ErC50 Algae (Selanastrum spp.) = 8.0 mg/l

96-hour = >326 mg/l (Fish) 48 hour EC50 (Daphnia spp.) =>317 mg/l 72 hour IC50 (Algae) = 143 mg/l

96-hour = 7.5 mg/l (Rainbow Trout) 48 hour EC50 (Daphnia spp.) = 8.5 mg/l 72 hour IC50 (Algae) = 16 mg/l

96-hour = 28 mg/l (Rainbow Trout) 48 hour EC50 (Daphnia spp.) = 69 mg/l 72 hour IC50 Algae (Selenastrum spp.) = 14 mg/l

Frontsweep Gallup Biograde

Dangerous for the environment

None

No information provided No information provided

No Observable Effect Concentrations (NOEC)

No Classification

Classification to CHIP

Classification to CLP

No Classification

No Classification

No information provided

No information provided

No information provided

No information provided

No information provided

Green Algae (Selenastrum spp.) Acute toxicity, 72 hours, static, NOEC: 2.0 mg/l

No information provided

No information provided

R53 R52/53 R51/53 N, R51/53

Not Classified R41, R51/53

R52/53

No Classification

Not Classified to CLP yet

Not Classified to CLP yet

Not Classified to CLP yet

Not Classified to CLP yet

Not Classified to CLP yet

Not Classified to CLP yet

H319

N, R51, R53 R53

Not Classified to CLP yet

Not Classified to CLP yet

NOEC values are only used for classification to CLP and the tests are not necessary if all L (E)C50 values for a product exceed 100mg/l.

has been tested, achieves ‘No Classification’ which means that it falls outside of the following predetermined limits in respect to causing harm to wild-life or the user.

For classification as Aquatic Chronic 3: H412 (CLP) one of the following criteria must be met:

- 96 hr LC50 (fish): >10 to <100 mg/l

- 48 hr EC50 (crustacea): >10 to <100 mg/l

- 72 or 96 hr ErC50 (algae or other aquatic plants): >10 to <100 mg/l

And, the product must also be shown to be either not rapidly degradable or it must have a potential for bioaccumulation. A material is considered

rapidly degradable if there is data to show that the substance

will degrade by >70% of the theoretical maximum in twenty- eight days. A material is considered to

have a potential for bioaccumulation if the experimentally determined bioconcentration factor (BCF) is >500. If data on the BCF is absent, the partition coefficient, log Kow*

or log Pow** , is used. If log Kow >4, the material is considered to have the potential

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