Magnesium Phosphide
Action/Use:
- Fumigant
Use:
For insects in stored almonds, barley, brazil nuts, cashews, cocoa beans, coffee beans, corn, cottonseed, dates, filberts, flower seed, grass seed, millet, oats, peanuts, pecans, pistachio nuts, popcorn, rice, rye, sorghum, soybeans, sunflower seed, triticale, walnuts, wheat, vegetable seed, animal feed or feed ingredients, specified processed foods, and stored tobacco. Magtoxin* Prepac Spot Fumigant for control of insects in food and feed processing machinery and equipment.
Chemistry
Class: Inorganic phosphides.
Properties: The magnesium phosphide in Fumi-Cel* and Fumi-Strip* and Magtoxin* reacts with atmospheric moisture to release hydrogen phosphide (PH3, phosphine), an effective insect-killing gas.
Environmental Guidelines
Water Solubility: 0.01 g/l
Safety Guidelines
Signal Word: DANGER
Toxicity Class: I
Toxicity: Hydrogen phosphide TLV/time weighted average 0.3 ppm. TLV/short-term exposure limit 1.0 ppm. Immediately dangerous to life or health level 50 ppm
Handling/storage Cautions: Under no circumstances shall any processed food or bagged commodity come in contact with residual dust from metal phosphide fumigants. Store only in a cool, dry, locked, and ventilated room. Open containers outdoors only. Protect from moisture, open flames, and heat. Wash hands thoroughly after handling. Aerate used gloves and other contaminated clothing in a well-ventilated area prior to laundering
Suppliers and Branded Products
Basic Producers:
Degesch America, Inc. (Magtoxin*)
Detia Degesch GmbH (Degesch Plate*, Degesch Strip*, Fumi-Cel*, Fumi-Strip*, Magtoxin*)
United Phosphorus Ltd. (Magnaphos*)
Wangs Crop-Science Co., Ltd. (Magphos*)
Formulators' Trade Names:
Sustainable Agro Solutions, SA (Codaphos* Mg)
