MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET Product Name: Sigma Hydrolyzed Fish Fertilizer N – P – K / 2 – 3 – 0.5 Product Use: Soil Amendment Ingredients: Fish 98% Phosphoric Acid 2%
Date Prepared: February 16, 2009
MSDS No. MS6555
Section 1 Manufacturer Information Manufacturer's Name
Emergency Telephone Number
Sigma Marine Products India Kolkata-700025, West Bengal, India
Telephone: 530-558-4004
U.S. Office Sigma Marine Products, Ltd. P.O. Box 4679 El Dorado Hills, Ca. 95762 USA www.SigmaMarineProducts.com
Telephone Number for Information Telephone: 530-558-4004 Fax: 530-672-6442
Section 2 – Composition / Information on Ingredients Name Fish Protein Hydrolysate
Product Identifier
% 98
Classification Not Classified
Section 3 - Hazard Identification May act as a slight irritant to skin or lungs. Prolonged skin contact could result in dermatitis in sensitive individuals. 4 - First Aid Measures Eye Contact Skin Contact Inhalation Ingestion
Immediately rinse with clean running water for 15 minutes Immediately wash with soap and rinse with clean running water Move to fresh air If swallowed rinse mouth with water and call physician
5 Fire Fighting Measures Flash Point (Method Used) N/A Flammable Limits Extinguishing Media - N/A Special Fire Fighting Procedures - NONE Unusual Fire and Explosion Hazards - NONE
LEL
UEL
6 Accidental Release Measures Mop up Soak up all liquid with TEAL-SORB Absorbents or equivalent then wash with soap and water. Dispose of absorbent material as per local regulations. With soap and water. Must be disposed of in accordance with federal, state and local regulations.
In case of small spills In case of large spills
Cleaning of equipment Waste Disposal Method
7. Handling and Storage Precautions to be taken in handling and storing Other Precautions
Store in a dry and shaded place away from heat, chemicals and feed. Do not store in diluted form. Once diluted, product has to be used within a few hours of dilution. None
8 Exposure Control / Personal Protection Exposure Limits Specific Engineering Controls
Personal Protective Equipment And type of equipment
None established If user operations generate dust or mist, provide exhaust ventilation or other engineering controls to keep airborne levels of dust or mist as low as possible and exposure to airborne substances at a minimum. Ensure the eye wash station is near the work location. The selection of personal protective equipment varies depending upon conditions of use. Wear appropriate respiratory protection for dust or mist when ventilation is inadequate. A filtering face-piece dust or mist mask is recommended for most applications if respiratory protection is needed. For sensitive individuals and/or where skin and eye contact may occur as a result of brief periodic exposure, wear long sleeved clothing, coveralls, rubber gloves and safety glasses with side shields.
9.- Physical and Chemical Properties 210 F Boiling Point N/A Vapor Pressure (mm Hg.) N/A Vapor Density (AIR = 1) Evaporation Rate (Butyl Acetate = 1) Physical State, Color and Odor Not established Odor threshold (ppm) N/A Freezing Point
1.107 Specific Gravity (H2O = 1) N/A Melting Point 3.5 pH Same as water Liquid, Brown with mild fishy odor. N/A Vapor Pressure 100% Solubility in water
Section 10 Stability and Reactivity Stability Conditions to Avoid: Incompatibility (Materials to Avoid) Hazardous Decomposition or Byproducts Hazardous Polymerization
Stable Do Not store in diluted form. Not Applicable None Will not Occur
11.- Toxicological Information Effect of Acute Exposure Irritancy of Product Skin Sensitization Carcinogenicity- IARC Reproductive Toxicity Embrotoxicity
Not Established
Effects of Chronic Exposure
Not Established
Not Established Not Established Not Established Not Established Not Established
Name of Synergistic Products/Effects Respiratory Sensitization Carcinogenicity – ACGIH Teratogenicity Mutagenicity
Not Established Not Established Not Established Not Established Not Established
12 Ecological Information Aquatic Toxicity
The product’s degradation substances are not harmful under normal conditions of use.
Persistence and degradability
Not Established
Bio accumulative Potential
Not Established
13 Disposal Considerations Waste disposal recommendations
Dispose in a safe manner in accordance with local, state and federal government requirements and regulations.
Ecology – waste materials
Avoid release of materials to the environment.
14 Transport Information In accordance with DOT
No dangerous good in sense in transport regulations
15 Regulatory Information Sigma Hydrolyzed Fish Fertilizer International Regulations U.S. State Regulations
Not listed in the United States TSCA (Toxic Substance Control Act) inventory. No additional information available No additional information available
16 Other information The information provided herein is a compilation of known or suspected information about the materials from various sources and is offered for the benefit and convenience of product customers and handlers. Further the information is SPECIFICALLY NOT WARRANTED by Sigma Marine Products India or Sigma Marine Products, Ltd. (USA) either to its comprehensiveness, correctness, sufficiency, or scientific accuracy. This hazard information is not a substitute for risk assessment under actual conditions of use. Users have the responsibility to keep currently informed on chemical hazard information, to design and update their own programs, and to comply with all applicable national, federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding safety, occupational health, right to know, and environmental protection.