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Label & SDS

EPA Label: link

Registration information

  • U.S. EPA Registration number: 1020-6
  • U.S. EPA Status: CANCELLED

Description

'Oakite Composition No. 55m' is an algaecide and bacteriostat. Its Federal EPA registration number is: 1020-6. It was originally approved by EPA on 05 Sep 1958. Its registration got cancelled on 01 May 1987. It has a 'Warning' signal word. It has the following active ingredients: Pentachlorophenol, sodium salt and Sodium chromate. It's approved for 3 sites including air washer water, cooling tower water, and evaporative condenser water. It is also approved for 1 pests and pest groups including but not limited to slime-forming bacteria.

Original registration date:

  • 05 Sep 1958

Cancellation date:

  • 01 May 1987

Alternative names:

  • OAKITE 55MActive
  • OAKITE COMPOSITION NO. 55MInactive

Registrant:

  • BASF CHEMETALL
  • Address:
    675 Central Avenue
    New Providence, NJ 07974

Active ingredients:

  • Pentachlorophenol, sodium salt 4.3%
  • Sodium chromate 17.7%
  • Other ingredients 78%

Signal word:

  • Warning

Product type:

  • Algaecide
  • Bacteriostat

Formulation:

  • Soluble Concentrate

Registered target pests:

  • Slime-forming bacteria

Registered target sites:

  • Air washer water
  • Cooling tower water
  • Evaporative condenser water