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MAVLAB PTY LTD Date of Issue : September 2014 MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET BEDDING AND JACKET SPRAY Page 5 of 6 Methoprene Methoprene is moderately toxic to warm water , freshwater fish , and is slightly toxic to cold water , freshwater fish . However , exposure of aquatic organisms will be limited by the low solubility ( 0.51 ppm ) of methoprene in water and by its rapid degradation in aquatic environments . Mallard ( Oral LD 50 )

> 2,250 mg / kg with no mortality or any overt signs of toxicity at any dose level . Further , LC 50 in 8-day feeding studies in both , mallard duck and bobwhite quail was more than 10,000 ppm , indicating that methoprene is practically non-toxic to birds . Methoprene had no effect on quail reproduction .

SECTION 13 DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS

Disposal methods and containers : The following disposal directions for containers have been approved by the APVMA . Do not re-use container . Dispose of container and sprayer by wrapping in paper and place in garbage . Do not allow used containers or unused product to contaminate dams streams or other waterways . Prevent product from entering sewerage systems .

Special precautions for landfill or incineration : Do not burn unused product or containers . Seek advice from local government authority before disposing of product in municipal landfill .

SECTION 14 TRANSPORT INFORMATION

SECTION 15 REGULATORY INFORMATION

This product has been registered by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority ( APVMA ). In granting registration to any product , the APVMA has exercised its legislative responsibility to ensure that the product is suitably formulated and properly labelled and , when used according to instructions is : � safe to the host , the user , consumers and the environment ; � efficacious ( that is , the product does the job it claims it shall do ); and � not unduly prejudicial to trade .

The APVMA uses the services of a number of Australian and State government agencies as advisers to help with some of these evaluations of applications for registration of agricultural and veterinary chemical products . These include : � the Office of Chemical Safety ( OCS ) of the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing which :

� evaluates and reports on toxicology and metabolism studies ; proposes first aid and safety directions ; determines poison schedule classifications ; and establishes acceptable daily intakes ( ADIs ) and acute reference doses ( ARfD ); and

� evaluates the occupational health and safety aspects of an application and recommends safety directions and occupational controls on use and advises on a Material Safety Data Sheet ( MSDS );

� the Commonwealth Department of the Environment and Heritage ( DEH ) which evaluates environmental data and recommends appropriate use controls and instructions for the product that will protect the environment ; and

� State and Territory departments responsible for agricultural and primary industries which evaluate and reports on efficacy and target crop or animal safety data for new agricultural chemicals and new uses of registered