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Label & SDS

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Registration information

  • U.S. EPA Registration number: 43692-5
  • U.S. EPA Status: CANCELLED

Description

'Arco 8940' is an algaecide, microbicide/microbistat, and sanitizer. Its Federal EPA registration number is: 43692-5. It was originally approved by EPA on 17 May 1982. Its registration got cancelled on 02 Mar 1988. It has a 'Danger' signal word. It has the following active ingredients: Sodium hypochlorite. It's approved for 3 sites including cooling tower water, dairy equipment, and food processing equipment. It is also approved for 4 pests and pest groups including but not limited to algae, animal pathogenic bacteria, slime-forming bacteria, and slime-forming fungi.

Original registration date:

  • 17 May 1982

Cancellation date:

  • 02 Mar 1988

Alternative names:

  • ARCO 8940Active

Registrant:

  • CHEMLINK, INC
    Baker Performance Chemicals, Inc
  • Address:
    3920 Essex Lane
    Houston, TX 77027

Active ingredients:

  • Sodium hypochlorite 12.5%
  • Other ingredients 87.5%

Signal word:

  • Danger

Product type:

  • Algaecide
  • Microbicide/microbistat
  • Sanitizer

Formulation:

  • Soluble Concentrate

Registered target pests:

  • Algae
  • Animal pathogenic bacteria (g- and g+ vegetative)
  • Slime-forming bacteria
  • Slime-forming fungi (paper mills/water systems)

Registered target sites:

  • Cooling tower water
  • Dairy equipment (unspecified)
  • Food processing equipment