UNIVERSAL CROP GLY-4 PLUS
Flammability | 1 | |
Toxicity | 2 | |
Body Contact | 2 | |
Reactivity | 1 | |
Chronic | 2 | |
SCALE: Min/Nil=0 Low=1 Moderate=2 High=3 Extreme=4 |
Herbicide.
herbicide
Irritating to eyes, respiratory system and skin.
Toxic to aquatic organisms, may cause long- term adverse effects in the aquatic
environment.
Accidental ingestion of the material may be damaging to the health of the individual. A 1991 survey of 93 attempted suicides by drinking undiluted Roundup type preparations noted 7 deaths within hours of intakes of 85 to 200 ml. Severe effects shown were pulmonary dysfunction, kidney failure, coma, hypotension requiring pressor amines, repeated seizures, cardiac arrest. 13 of 93 showed only mild effects, nausea, vomiting and recovered within 24 hours 73 of 93 recovered but suffered sore throat, difficulty in swallowing, oral ulcers, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, hypotension responsive to intravenous fluids, transient liver or kidney damage, blood in urine. A wide variation in dose response was seen and may be due to a major presence of surfactants. [IPCS Environmental Health Criteria No. 159].
This material can cause eye irritation and damage in some persons.
Skin contact with the material may damage the health of the individual; systemic effects may result following absorption. This material can cause inflammation of the skin oncontact in some persons. The material may accentuate any pre-existing dermatitis condition. Entry into the blood-stream, through, for example, cuts, abrasions or lesions, may produce systemic injury with harmful effects. Examine the skin prior to the use of the material and ensure that any external damage is suitably protected.
Inhalation may produce health damage*. If inhaled, this material can irritate the throat andlungs of some persons. Not normally a hazard due to non-volatile nature of product. Inhalation of vapors or aerosols (mists, fumes), generated by the material during the course of normal handling, may be damaging to the health of the individual.
Long-term administration of glyphosate can cause diarrhea, nasal discharge, stomach bleeding, increased size of the thymus gland, changes to the liver and kidneys and adverse effects on reproduction. Limited evidence suggests that repeated or long-term occupational exposure may produce cumulative health effects involving organs or biochemical systems. Exposure to the material may cause concerns for human fertility, on the basis that similar materials provide some evidence of impaired fertility in the absence of toxic effects, or evidence of impaired fertility occurring at around the same dose levels as other toxic effects, but which are not a secondary non-specific consequence of other toxic effects..