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Label & SDS

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Registration information

  • U.S. EPA Registration number: 875-132
  • U.S. EPA Status: CANCELLED

Description

'Gax-20 Antimicrobial' is an algaecide and microbicide/microbistat. Its Federal EPA registration number is: 875-132. It was originally approved by EPA on 06 Nov 1975. Its registration got cancelled on 09 Jul 1997. It has a 'Danger' signal word. It has the following active ingredients: 2,2-Dibromo-3-nitrilopropionamide. It's approved for 3 sites including air washer water, cooling tower water, and pulp and paper mill systems. It is also approved for 4 pests and pest groups including but not limited to algae, slime-forming bacteria, slime-forming fungi, and yeasts.

Original registration date:

  • 06 Nov 1975

Cancellation date:

  • 09 Jul 1997

Alternative names:

  • GAX-20 ANTIMICROBIALActive

Registrant:

  • DIVERSEY, INC.
  • Address:
    Po Box 19747
    Charlotte, NC 28219

Active ingredients:

  • 2,2-dibromo-3-nitrilopropionamide 5%
  • Other ingredients 95%

Signal word:

  • Danger

Product type:

  • Algaecide
  • Microbicide/microbistat

Formulation:

  • Ready-to-Use Solution

Registered target pests:

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

Registered target sites:

  • Air washer water
  • Cooling tower water
  • Pulp and paper mill systems