TEDP

Synonyms & Trade Names

Bladafum®, Dithion®, Sulfotep, Tetraethyl dithionopyrophosphate, Tetraethyl dithiopyrophosphate, Thiotepp®

Physical Description

Pale-yellow liquid with a garlic-like odor. [Note: A pesticide that may be absorbed on a solid carrier or mixed in a more flammable liquid.]

Incompatibilities & Reactivities

Strong oxidizers, iron [Note: Corrosive to iron.]

Symptoms

irritation eyes, skin; eye pain, blurred vision, lacrimation (discharge of tears); rhinorrhea (discharge of thin nasal mucus); headache; cyanosis; anorexia, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea; localized sweating, lassitude (weakness, exhaustion), twitching, paralysis, Cheyne-Stokes respiration, convulsions, low blood pressure, cardiac irreg

Respirator Recommendations

NIOSH/OSHA

Up to 2 mg/m³:
(APF = 10) Any supplied-air respirator

Up to 5 mg/m³:
(APF = 25) Any supplied-air respirator operated in a continuous-flow mode

Up to 10 mg/m³:
(APF = 50) Any self-contained breathing apparatus with a full facepiece
(APF = 50) Any supplied-air respirator with a full facepiece

Emergency or planned entry into unknown concentrations or IDLH conditions:
(APF = 10,000) Any self-contained breathing apparatus that has a full facepiece and is operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode
(APF = 10,000) Any supplied-air respirator that has a full facepiece and is operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode in combination with an auxiliary self-contained positive-pressure breathing apparatus

Escape:
(APF = 50) Any air-purifying, full-facepiece respirator (gas mask) with a chin-style, front- or back-mounted organic vapor canister having an N100, R100, or P100 filter.
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Any appropriate escape-type, self-contained breathing apparatus

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