Kathon WT

Label & SDS

EPA Label: link

Registration information

• U.S. EPA Registration number: 707-128
• U.S. EPA Status: ACTIVE

Description

'Kathon Wt' is an algaecide, fungicide, and microbicide/microbistat. Its Federal EPA registration number is: 707-128. It was originally approved by EPA on 19 Apr 1977. It has a 'Danger' signal word. It has the following active ingredients: 2-Methyl-3(2H)-isothiazolone and 5-Chloro-2-methyl-3(2H)-isothiazolone. It's approved for 12 sites including air washer water, cooling tower water, secondary oil recovery injection water, timbers, wood cross-arms, wood decks, wood fences, wood pilings, wood poles/posts, and wood pressure treatment. It is also approved for 5 pests and pest groups including but not limited to algae, mold/mildew, slime-forming bacteria, slime-forming fungi, and sulfate-reducing bacteria.

Original registration date:

• 19 Apr 1977

Cancellation date:

• n/a

Alternative names:

• KATHON WT BIOCIDEAlternate
• KATHON WT INDUSTRIAL MICROBICIDEAlternate
• KATHON WTActive

Registrant:

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

Active ingredients:

• 2-methyl-3(2h)-isothiazolone 3.7%
• 5-chloro-2-methyl-3(2h)-isothiazolone 10.4%
• Other ingredients 85.9%

Signal word:

• Danger

Product type:

• Algaecide
• Fungicide
• Microbicide/microbistat

Formulation:

• Ready-to-Use Solution

Registered target pests:

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

Registered target sites:

• Air washer water
• Cooling tower water
• Secondary oil recovery injection water
• Timbers (nonsoil contact nonfumigation treatment)
• Wood cross-arms (nonsoil contact nonfumigation treatment)
• Wood decks (nonsoil contact nonfumigation treatment)
• Wood fences (nonsoil contact nonfumigation treatment)
• Wood pilings (nonsoil contact nonfumigation treatment)
• Wood poles/posts (nonsoil contact nonfumigation treatment)
• Wood pressure treatment
• Wood products (nonsoil contact nonfumigation treatment)
• Wood structures (nonsoil contact nonfumigation treatment)