MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET PROXI CONCENTRATE SECTION 01: CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION MANUFACTURER'S NAME : ROCHESTER MIDLAND LIMITED MANUFACTURERS ADDRESS : 851 PROGRESS COURT, OAKVILLE, ONTARIO EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER: CANUTEC (613) 996-6666 SUPPLIER IDENTIFIER: NOT AVAILABLE SUPPLIER'S ADDRESS: NOT AVAILABLE SUPPLIER EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER: NOT AVAILABLE PRODUCT NAME : PROXI CONCENTRATE PRODUCT USE : CONCENTRATED HYDROGEN PEROXIDE BASED CLEANER WHMIS CATEGORY: D2B, E PREPARED BY : ROCHESTER MIDLAND LIMITED. PHONE NUMBER OF PREPARER: (905) 847-3000 DATE PREPARED: APRIL 30, 2007 SECTION 02: COMPOSITION / INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS % CAS# EXPOSURE LEVELS LD (50), ROUTE, SPECIES LC(50), ROUTE, SPECIES PHOSPHORIC ACID 1-5 7664-38-2 ACGIH TLV-TWA 1 mg/ m3 TLV-STEL 3 mg/ m 3 OSHA-TWA 1 mg/ m 3 STEL 3 mg/ m 3 IDLH : 1000 mg/ m 3 ORAL 3500 mg/ Kg (85% SOL’N) (RAT) DERMAL >1260 mg/ Kg (85% SOL’N) (RABBIT) 25.5 mg / m3 UNSPECIFIED EXPOSURE DURATION (MOUSE) LAURYL DIMETHYL AMINE OXIDE 5-10 1643-20-5 NOT AVAILABLE ORAL 2700 mg/Kg (MOUSE) NOT AVAILABLE HYDROGEN PEROXIDE 5-10 7722-84-1 ACGIH TLV-TWA 1 ppm OSHA PEL-TWA 1 ppm IDLH : 75 ppm. ORAL 1517 mg/ Kg (9.6% SOL’N) (RAT) 2000 mg/ m3 4 HOUR EXPOSURE (RAT) (UNSPECIFIED CONC.) SECTION 03: HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION POTENTIAL ACUTE HEALTH EFFECTS: ROUTE OF ENTRY: EYES, SKIN, INHALATION, INGESTION SKIN CONTACT: PROLONGED OR REPEATED CONTACT MAY CAUSE IRRITATION; POSSIBLE SLIGHT BURNS. ACUTE EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE IRRITATION AND WHITEN SKIN . SKIN ABSORPTION : NOT AVAILABLE EYE: DIRECT CONTACT MAY CAUSE IRRITATION, POSSIBLE TISSUE DAMAGE. INHALATION: INHALATION OF SPRAY MIST MAY IRRITATE NASAL AND RESPIRATORY TRACT. INGESTION: MAY BE HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. MAY CAUSE NAUSEA, VOMITING , SEVERE IRRITATION AND POSSIBLE BURNS TO MUCOUS MEMBRANES OF THROAT, MOUTH AND DIGESTIVE TRACT IF INGESTED. ASPIRATION OF VOMITED CONTENTS MAY CAUSE CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS WHICH CAN BE FATAL. ACUTE OVER-EXPOSURE EFFECTS: AS ABOVE. CHRONIC OVER EXPOSURE EFFECTS: OVEREXPOSURE MAY AGGRAVATE PREVIOUSLY EXISTING RESPIRATORY AND SKIN DISORDERS. PROXI CONCENTRATE REV. 4-07.doc Page 1 of 4 MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET SECTION 04: FIRST AID MEASURES EYES: FLUSH EYES WITH ABUNDANT WATER FOR AT LEAST 20 MINUTES WHILE HOLDING EYELIDS OPEN TO ENSURE COMPLETE IRRIGATION OF THE ENTIRE EYE CAVITY. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: WASH SKIN WITH SOAP AND WATER FOR AT LEAST 20 MINUTES. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST, GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INHALATION: REMOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR. ASSIST BREATHING AS NEEDED. IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST, GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. IF VICTIM CONSCIOUS, GIVE 1 - 2 GLASSES OF WATER TO DILUTE STOMACH CONTENTS. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. NOTES TO PHYSICIAN: ALL TREATMENTS SHOULD BE BASED ON OBSERVED SIGNS/SYMPTOMS OF DISTRESS IN THE PATIENT. THE POSSIBILITY OF OVEREXPOSURE TO MATERIALS OTHER THAN THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED SECTION 05: FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES FLASHPOINT AND METHOD OF DETERMINATION: NONE. (TCC) UPPER EXPLOSION LIMIT (% BY VOLUME): NONE LOWER EXPLOSION LIMIT (% BY VOLUME): NONE AUTO-IGNITION TEMPERATURE: NONE FLAMMABILITY CLASSIFICATION: NON-FLAMMABLE LIQUID CONDITIONS OF FLAMMABILITY: HYDROGEN PEROXIDES SOLUTIONS OF LESS THAN 8% ARE VERY WEAK OXIDIZING AGENT. IN A FIRE, HYDROGEN PEROXIDE COMPONENT MAY RELEASE OXYGEN WHICH CAN INCREASE THE BURNING RATE OF FLAMMABLE MATERIALS. MEANS OF EXTINCTION: AS FOR SURROUNDING FIRE. SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES: FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND USE APPROVED SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS TO PREVENT PRESSURE BUILDUP AND POSSIBLE RUPTURE. DO NOT SPATTER OR SPLASH PRODUCT. HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION PRODUCTS: OXIDES OF CARBON, NITROGEN AND PHOSPHOROUS. EXPLOSION DATA: CONTACT WITH ALUMINIUM, ZINC OR GALVANIZED STEEL MAY GENERATE HYDROGEN GAS. THIS GAS IS FLAMMABLE AND/OR EXPLOSIVE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE. SENSITIVITY TO STATIC DISCHARGE: NOT SENSITIVE. SENSITIVITY TO MECHANICAL IMPACT : NOT SENSITIVE SECTION 06: ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES LEAK AND SPILL PROCEDURES: CLEANUP PERSONNEL MUST USE FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. REMOVE UNPROTECTED PERSONNEL AWAY FROM SPILL AREA. VENTILATE AREA. CAUTION: SPILL AREA MAY BE SLIPPERY. SMALL SPILLS: WIPE UP SPILL. FLUSH AREA WITH WATER. LARGE SPILLS: DIKE SPILL. DO NOT ALLOW SPILL TO ENTER OPEN WATERWAYS OR SEWERS. RECLAIM ALL MATERIAL POSSIBLE. ABSORB REMAINDER WITH INERT MATERIAL AND PLACE IN SUITABLE , CORROSION RESISTANT CONTAINERS FOR DISPOSAL. FLUSH AREA WITH ABUNDANT WATER. SECTION 07: HANDLING AND STORAGE HANDLING PROCEDURES AND EQUIPMENT: AVOID ALL SKIN AND EYE CONTACT. DO NOT GENERATE AND BREATHE VAPOURS/MISTS. DO NOT REUSE EMPTY CONTAINERS. EMPTY CONTAINERS MAY RETAIN PRODUCT FUMES. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND LAUNDER BEFORE RE-USE. WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY AFTER USE. MIX ONLY WITH WATER. DO NOT MIX WITH CHLORINE CONTAINING PRODUCTS. READ AND FOLLOW LABEL INSTRUCTIONS. DO NOT CONTAMINATE FOOD, WATER OR FEED DURING USE OR STORAGE OF THIS PRODUCT. USE IN A WELL VENTILATED AREA. STORAGE REQUIREMENTS: STORE IN A COOL, DRY AREA AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. DO NOT FREEZE. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. DO NOT RE-USE EMPTY CONTAINERS. PROXI CONCENTRATE REV. 4-07.doc Page 2 of 4 MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET SECTION 08: EXPOSURE CONTROLS/ PERSONAL PROTECTION EYE PROTECTION: WEAR CHEMICAL SPLASH GOGGLES. USE FACE SHIELD WHEN HANDLING CONCENTRATE IF SPLASHES ARE LIKELY. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: NOT NORMALLY REQUIRED. IF TLV EXCEEDED OT IRRITATION DEVELOPS, USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR . GLOVES: WEAR ACID RESISTANT RUBBER OR NITRILE GLOVES OTHER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: AS NEEDED TO PREVENT ALL CONTACT WITH PRODUCT. SPECIFIC ENGINEERING CONTROLS……………. USE IN A WELL VENTILATED AREA. USE GENERAL MECHANICAL AND / OR LOCAL EXHAUST IF EXPOSURE LIMITS ARE EXCEEDED. USE CORROSION RESISTANT EQUIPMENT. SECTION 09: PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES PHYSICAL STATE: LIQUID ODOUR AND APPEARANCE: ORANGE CITRUS FRAGRANCE; CLEAR YELLOW LIQUID. ODOUR THRESHOLD: NOT AVAILABLE SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 1.016-1.046 VAPOUR PRESSURE : AS WATER VAPOUR DENSITY (AIR=1): AS WATER VOC CONTENT (% ): 1.08-1.58 (EPA METHOD 24) EVAPORATION RATE; AS WATER BOILING POINT; 1000 C ( 212 0 F ) PH: 2.5-3.5 FREEZING POINT: NOT AVAILABLE DENSITY (g/ ml): 1.016-1.046 COEFFICIENT OF WATER/OIL DISTRIBUTION:. COMPLETELY WATER SOLUBLE SECTION 10: STABILITY AND REACTIVITY CHEMICAL STABILITY: STABLE. INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS: DO NOT MIX WITH REDUCING AGENTS, ALKALIS OR CHLORINE CONTAINING CLEANERS AS TOXIC GASSES MAY BE GENERATED. AVOID CONTACT WITH ALUMINIUM, ZINC OR GALVANIZED STEEL CONDITIONS OF REACTIVITY: NONE. HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION WILL NOT OCCUR. HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: OXIDES OF CARBON, NITROGEN AND PHOSPHOROUS. CONTACT WITH HYPOCHLORITES SUCH AS BLEACH, SULFIDES OR CYANIDES WILL LIBERATE TOXIC GASES. SECTION 11: TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION IRRITANCY OF PRODUCT: MODERATE SKIN IRRITANT, SERIOUS EYE IRRITANT SENSITIZATION TO MATERIAL: NOT AVAILABLE CARCINOGENICITY,: NO KNOWN CARCINOGENS LISTED BY OSHA, IARC OR NTP. HYDROGEN PEROXIDE COMPONENT HAS AN ACGIH CLASSIFICATION OF A3 - CONFIRMED ANIMAL CARCINOGEN WITH UNKNOWN RELEVANCE TO HUMANS REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS: NO KNOWN REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS TERATOGENICITY: NO STUDIES WERE FOUND FOR POSSIBLE TERATOGENIC EFFECTS OF HYDROGEN PEROXIDE IN HUMANS OR EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS. MUTAGENICITY: PHOSPHORIC ACID COMPONENT BACTERIA MUTAGENIC TEST RESULTS WERE NEGATIVE. NO REPORTED MUTAGENICITY IN HUMANS OR HUMAN CELL CULTURES. HYDROGEN PEROXIDE COMPONENT HAS BEEN SHOWN TO BE MUTAGENIC FOR BACTERIA AND YEAST. TOXICOLOGICALLY SYNERGISTIC PRODUCTS: EXPOSURE TO HYDROGEN PEROXIDE COMPONENT INCREASED THE TOXICITY OF OZONE IN ANIMALS. INCREASED AIRWAYS RESISTANCE WAS OBSERVED IN VOLUNTEERS EXPOSED TO HYDROGEN PEROXIDE AND SULFUR DIOXIDE AEROSOLS AT THE SAME TIME. PROXI CONCENTRATE REV. 4-07.doc Page 3 of 4 MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET SECTION 12: ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION THERE IS NO ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE FOR PRODUCT. INDIVIDUAL COMPONENT INFORMATION (AS AVAILABLE) ONLY. ECOTOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION TO FOLLOW IS BASED LARGELY OR COMPLETELY ON INFORMATION FOR INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS EXPRESSED ON A 100% ACTIVE INGREDIENT BASIS. AQUATIC TOXICITY: FISH SPECIES DATA: PHOSPHORIC ACID LC 50 MOSQUITO FISH: 138 mg/ L HYDROGEN PEROXIDE LC 50, 96 HR , FRESHWATER CHANNEL CATFISH: 37.4 mg/ L HYDROGEN PEROXIDE LC 50, 48 HR CARP: 42 mg/ L HYDROGEN PEROXIDE LC 50, 48 HR FINGERLING TROUT:>40 ppm HYDROGEN PEROXIDE NOEC, 96 HR FATHEAD MINNOW: 5 mg/ L HYDROGEN PEROXIDE LC 50, 96 HR FATHEAD MINNOW: 22-35 mg / L HYDROGEN PEROXIDE LC 50, 96 HR, FATHEAD MINNOW: 16.4 mg /L AQUATIC TOXICITY: INVERTEBRATES: HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, LC 50 , DAPHNIA PULEX: 2.4 mg/ L HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, EC 50, 24 HR , DAPHNIA MAGNA: 7.7 mg/ L HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, LC 50, 96 HR , FRESHWATER SNAIL: 17.7 mg/ L AQUATIC TOXICITY: (GROWTH INHIBITION) PLANTS: FRESHWATER ALGAE ARE AFFECTED BY HYDROGEN PEROXIDE CONCENTRATIONS FROM 2- 20 mg/ L, WHILE 1 mg/ L AFFECTS CERTAIN MARINE ALGAE. HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, EC50, 72 - 96 HOURS, ALGAE, VARIOUS SPECIES IN FRESH WATER : 3.7 TO 160 mg/L HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, EC50, 72 - 96 HOURS ALGAE (NITZCHIA CLOSTERIUM) IN SALT WATER: 0.85 mg/L BIODEGRADABILITY: LAURYL DIMETHYLAMINE OXIDE COMPONENT IS BIODEGRADABLE. RAPID AND CONSIDERABLE AEROBIC BIODEGRADATION OF THE HYDROGEN PEROXIDE COMPONENT WAS DETERMINED WITH A HALF LIFE OF <1 MINUTE( BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT SLUDGE) AND 0.3 TO 2 DAYS (FRESHWATER). MOBILITY: NO DATA PERSISTENCE: THE PHOSPHATE COMPONENT OF PHOSPHORIC ACID MAY PERSIST INDEFINITELY. BIOACCUMULATIVE: HYDROGEN PEROXIDE IS DECOMPOSED BY ENZYMATIC ACTION AND DOES NOT ACCUMULATE IN CELL SYSTEMS. CHEMICAL FATE INFORMATION: NO DATA OTHER INFORMATION: TROPOSPHERIC HALF LIFE OF HYDROGEN PEROXIDE IS NORMALLY 10-20 HOURS. SOIL HALF LIFE VARIES BETWEEN SEVERAL MINUTES TO 15 HOURS. DECOMPOSITION IN SOIL TAKES MINUTES OR SEVERAL HOURS DEPENDING UPON THE MINERAL CONTENT AND CONCENTRATION OF MICROORGANISMS. DECOMPOSES INTO WATER AND OXYGEN. SECTION 13: DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH MUNICIPAL, PROVINCIAL AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS. SECTION 14: TRANSPORT INFORMATION TDG (CANADA): NOT REGULATED UNDER TDG ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: NOT AVAILABLE MARINE POLLUTANT: NO SECTION 15: REGULATORY INFORMATION: DSL STATUS: LISTED WHMIS CLASSIFICATION: D2B, E THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HAZARD CRITERIA OF THE CPR(CONTROLLED PRODUCTS REGULATIONS) AND THE MSDS CONTAINS ALL THE INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE CPR. SECTION 16: OTHER INFORMATION DISCLAIMER: THIS INFORMATION WAS COMPILED FROM CURRENT, RELIABLE SOURCES AND IS BELIEVED TO BE CORRECT. AS DATA AND/ OR REGULATIONS CHANGE, AND CONDITIONS OF USE ARE BEYOND OUR CONTROL, NO WARRANTY, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, IS MADE AS TO COMPLETENESS OR CONTINUING ACCURACY OF THIS INFORMATION. PROXI CONCENTRATE REV. 4-07.doc Page 4 of 4