Kathon LX 1.5% Biocide

Label & SDS

EPA Label: link

Registration information

• U.S. EPA Registration number: 707-134
• U.S. EPA Status: ACTIVE

Description

'Kathon Lx 1.5% Biocide' is a bacteriostat, fungicide, and microbicide/microbistat. Its Federal EPA registration number is: 707-134. It was originally approved by EPA on 20 Nov 1979. 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 16 sites including adhesives, caulking compounds, coatings, dispersed colors, grouts, hydraulic fluids, latex, metalworking cutting fluids, paints, and paper/paperboard. It is also approved for 2 pests and pest groups including but not limited to deterioration/spoilage bacteria and slime-forming fungi.

Original registration date:

• 20 Nov 1979

Cancellation date:

• n/a

Alternative names:

• AMA-415XAlternate
• KATHON 886 MW 1.5%Active
• KATHON LX 1.5% BIOCIDEAlternate
• KATHON LX150 INDUSTRIAL MICROBICIDEAlternate
• KATHONAlternate
• KATHONTM 886 MW 1.5% BIOCIDEAlternate

Registrant:

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

Active ingredients:

• 2-methyl-3(2h)-isothiazolone 0.39%
• 5-chloro-2-methyl-3(2h)-isothiazolone 1.11%
• Other ingredients 98.5%

Signal word:

• Danger

Product type:

• Bacteriostat
• Fungicide
• Microbicide/microbistat

Formulation:

• Soluble Concentrate

Registered target pests:

• Deterioration/spoilage bacteria
• Slime-forming fungi (paper mills/water systems)

Registered target sites:

• Adhesives (gums)
• Adhesives (joint cements)
• Adhesives (latex)
• Adhesives (protein-based)
• Caulking compounds
• Coatings (aqueous)
• Dispersed colors
• Grouts
• Hydraulic fluids
• Latex
• Metalworking cutting fluids
• Paints (latex)
• Paper/paperboard (coatings)
• Photographic solutions
• Slurries
• Spackling compounds