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Label & SDS

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Registration information

  • U.S. EPA Registration number: 464-704
  • U.S. EPA Status: ACTIVE

Description

'Aqucar 550 Water Treatment Microbiocide' is an algaecide, bacteriostat, fungicide, and microbicide/microbistat. Its Federal EPA registration number is: 464-704. It was originally approved by EPA on 31 Jul 1992. It has a 'Danger' signal word. It has the following active ingredients: Glutaraldehyde. It's approved for 14 sites including air washer water, cooling tower water, evaporative condenser water, flood water, heat exchanger water, industrial water, metalworking machinery coolant systems, pasteurizers, pulp and paper mill fresh water, and pulp and paper mill systems. It is also approved for 6 pests and pest groups including but not limited to algae, molds, slime-forming bacteria, slime-forming fungi, sulfate-reducing bacteria, and yeasts.

Original registration date:

  • 31 Jul 1992

Cancellation date:

  • n/a

Alternative names:

  • AQUCAR 550 WATER TREATMENT MICROBIOCIDEAlternate
  • AQUCAR GA 50 WATER TREATMENT MICROBIOCIDEAlternate
  • PIROR 850 SLIMICIDE And WATER TREATMENT MICROBIOCIDEAlternate
  • PIROR 850 SLIMICIDE And WATER TREATMENT MICROBIOCIDEInactive
  • PIROR 850 SLIMICIDEAlternate
  • UCARCIDE 150 ANTIMICROBIALAlternate
  • UCARCIDE 50 ANTIMICROBIALActive

Registrant:

  • LANXESS CORPORATION
  • Address:
    111 Ridc Park West Drive
    Pittsburgh, PA 15275

Active ingredients:

  • Glutaraldehyde 50%
  • Other ingredients 50%

Signal word:

  • Danger

Product type:

  • Algaecide
  • Bacteriostat
  • Fungicide
  • Microbicide/microbistat

Formulation:

  • Soluble Concentrate

Registered target pests:

  • Algae
  • Molds
  • Slime-forming bacteria
  • Slime-forming fungi (paper mills/water systems)
  • Sulfate-reducing bacteria
  • Yeasts

Registered target sites:

  • Air washer water
  • Cooling tower water
  • Evaporative condenser water
  • Flood water
  • Heat exchanger water
  • Industrial water (unspecified)
  • Metalworking machinery coolant systems
  • Pasteurizers
  • Pulp and paper mill fresh water
  • Pulp and paper mill systems
  • Reverse osmosis water systems
  • Sugar beet mill systems
  • Sugar beet processing water
  • Waste water systems