Mect-WB

Label & SDS

EPA Label: link

Registration information

• U.S. EPA Registration number: 1448-377
• U.S. EPA Status: ACTIVE

Description

'Mect-wb' is an algaecide, bacteriostat, fungicide, and microbicide/microbistat. Its Federal EPA registration number is: 1448-377. It was originally approved by EPA on 09 Jul 1996. It has a 'Danger' signal word. It has the following active ingredients: 2-(Thiocyanomethylthio)benzothiazole and Methylene bis(thiocyanate). It's approved for 11 sites including cooling tower water, cooling tower wood, logs, lumber, pulp and paper mill systems, secondary oil recovery injection water, timbers, waste water systems, wood chips, and wood poles/posts. It is also approved for 12 pests and pest groups including but not limited to algae, deterioration/spoilage bacteria, dry rot, fungal rot/decay, fungi, mold, sapstain, slime-forming bacteria, slime-forming fungi, and soft rot/decay.

Original registration date:

• 09 Jul 1996

Cancellation date:

• n/a

Alternative names:

• BULAB 3841Alternate
• BULAB 6010WBAlternate
• BUSAN 1009 WBActive
• MECT-WBAlternate

Registrant:

• BUCKMAN LABORATORIES INC.
  
• Address:
  1256 North Mclean Blvd
  Memphis, TN 38108

Active ingredients:

• 2-(thiocyanomethylthio)benzothiazole 10%
• Methylene bis(thiocyanate) 10%
• Other ingredients 80%

Signal word:

• Danger

Product type:

• Algaecide
• Bacteriostat
• Fungicide
• Microbicide/microbistat

Formulation:

• Ready-to-Use Solution

Registered target pests:

• Algae
• Deterioration/spoilage bacteria
• Dry rot
• Fungal rot/decay
• Fungi (coatings, leather)
• Fungi (e.g., metal working coolants)
• Mold
• Sapstain
• Slime-forming bacteria
• Slime-forming fungi (paper mills/water systems)
• Soft rot/decay
• Sulfate-reducing bacteria

Registered target sites:

• Cooling tower water
• Cooling tower wood
• Logs
• Lumber (fresh-cut)
• Lumber (hardwood)
• Pulp and paper mill systems
• Secondary oil recovery injection water
• Timbers
• Waste water systems
• Wood chips (pulp/paper) (stored) (nonsoil contact nonfumigation treatment)
• Wood poles/posts