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Label & SDS

EPA Label: Not available

Registration information

  • U.S. EPA Registration number: 541-240
  • U.S. EPA Status: CANCELLED

Description

'Puritan #5588' is an algaecide. Its Federal EPA registration number is: 541-240. It was originally approved by EPA on 12 Jan 1973. Its registration got cancelled on 10 Oct 1989. It has a 'Danger' signal word. It has the following active ingredients: Alkyl* dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride *(60%C14, 30%C16, 5%C18, 5%C12) and Alkyl* dimethyl ethylbenzyl ammonium chloride *(68%C12, 32%C14). It's approved for 2 sites including swimming pool water. It is also approved for 5 pests and pest groups including but not limited to algae, chlorella pyreniodosa, lyngbya versicolor, phormidium inundatum, and phormidium retzii.

Original registration date:

  • 12 Jan 1973

Cancellation date:

  • 10 Oct 1989

Alternative names:

  • PURITAN #5588Active

Registrant:

  • PUREFORCE
  • Address:
    1 Ecolab Place
    St. Paul, MN 55102

Active ingredients:

  • Alkyl* dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride *(60%c14, 30%c16, 5%c18, 5%c12) 5%
  • Alkyl* dimethyl ethylbenzyl ammonium chloride *(68%c12, 32%c14) 5%
  • Other ingredients 90%

Signal word:

  • Danger

Product type:

  • Algaecide

Formulation:

  • Ready-to-Use Solution

Registered target pests:

  • Algae
  • Chlorella pyreniodosa
  • Lyngbya versicolor
  • Phormidium inundatum
  • Phormidium retzii

Registered target sites:

  • Swimming pool water
  • Swimming pool water (winterizer)