Betacide

Label & SDS

EPA Label: link

Registration information

• U.S. EPA Registration number: 34956-12
• U.S. EPA Status: CANCELLED

Description

'Betacide' is an algaecide, disinfectant, and sanitizer. Its Federal EPA registration number is: 34956-12. It was originally approved by EPA on 17 May 1988. Its registration got cancelled on 10 Oct 1989. It has a 'Caution' 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 *(50%C12, 30%C14, 17%C16, 3%C18). It's approved for 2 sites including swimming pool related surfaces and swimming pool water. It is also approved for 6 pests and pest groups including but not limited to algae, animal pathogenic bacteria, chlorella pyreniodosa, lyngbya versicolor, phormidium inundatum, and phormidium retzii.

Original registration date:

• 17 May 1988

Cancellation date:

• 10 Oct 1989

Alternative names:

• BETACIDEActive

Registrant:

• ROYAL CHEMICAL COMPANY
  
• Address:
  Po Box 16899
  Memphis, TN 38116

Active ingredients:

• Alkyl* dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride *(60%c14, 30%c16, 5%c18, 5%c12) 5%
• Alkyl* dimethyl ethylbenzyl ammonium chloride *(50%c12, 30%c14, 17%c16, 3%c18) 5%
• Other ingredients 90%

Signal word:

• Caution

Product type:

• Algaecide
• Disinfectant
• Sanitizer

Formulation:

• Soluble Concentrate

Registered target pests:

• Algae
• Animal pathogenic bacteria (g- and g+ vegetative)
• Chlorella pyreniodosa
• Lyngbya versicolor
• Phormidium inundatum
• Phormidium retzii

Registered target sites:

• Swimming pool related surfaces
• Swimming pool water