MBT-5

Label & SDS

EPA Label: link

Registration information

• U.S. EPA Registration number: 5185-73
• U.S. EPA Status: CANCELLED

Description

'Mbt-5' is an algaecide and microbicide/microbistat. Its Federal EPA registration number is: 5185-73. It was originally approved by EPA on 21 Nov 1988. Its registration got cancelled on 10 Oct 1989. It has a 'Danger' signal word. It has the following active ingredients: 2-(Thiocyanomethylthio)benzothiazole and Methylene bis(thiocyanate). It's approved for 3 sites including cooling tower water, cooling tower wood, and secondary oil recovery injection water. It is also approved for 7 pests and pest groups including but not limited to algae, deterioration/spoilage bacteria, fungi, slime-forming bacteria, slime-forming fungi, sulfate-reducing bacteria, and wood rot/decay.

Original registration date:

• 21 Nov 1988

Cancellation date:

• 10 Oct 1989

Alternative names:

• MBT-5Active

Registrant:

• BIO-LAB, INC.
  
• Address:
  Po Box 300002
  Lawrenceville, GA 30049

Active ingredients:

• 2-(thiocyanomethylthio)benzothiazole 2.5%
• Methylene bis(thiocyanate) 2.5%
• Other ingredients 95%

Signal word:

• Danger

Product type:

• Algaecide
• Microbicide/microbistat

Formulation:

• Ready-to-Use Solution

Registered target pests:

• Algae
• Deterioration/spoilage bacteria
• Fungi (e.g., metal working coolants)
• Slime-forming bacteria
• Slime-forming fungi (paper mills/water systems)
• Sulfate-reducing bacteria
• Wood rot/decay

Registered target sites:

• Cooling tower water
• Cooling tower wood
• Secondary oil recovery injection water