	

	UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

	WASHINGTON, D.C.  20460

                                                    OFFICE OF
PREVENTION, PESTICIDES AND TOXIC SUBSTANCES

	

March 13, 2008

MEMORANDUM

				

SUBJECT:	Updated Review of Carbon Incident Reports

		DP Barcode D343718, Chemical #016001

FROM:	Monica Hawkins, M.P.H., Environmental Health Scientist

		Toxicology and Exposure Branch

		Health Effects Division (7509P)

THRU:	Elizabeth Mendez, Acting Chief

		Toxicology and Exposure Branch 

		Health Effects Division (7509P)

TO:		Jude Andreasen, CRM

		Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508P)

BACKGROUND

		

The OPP Incident Data System (IDS) was consulted for poisoning incident
data on the active ingredient carbon.  The purpose of the database
search is to identify potential patterns on the extent and severity of
the health effects attributed to carbon exposure.  The IDS includes
reports of incidents from various sources, including mandatory Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) Section 6 (a) (2)
reports from registrants, other federal and state health and
environmental agencies and individual consumers.  The EPA is supplying
the following incident report to fulfill our requirement to docket
summaries of incident data that were reported to the Agency.  This
report represents incidents occurring in the United States from 2000 to
the present for the single chemical only.  

IDS Report	1/10/2008	 	 	 	 	 

Carbon	016001	Human Incidents	 	 

 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

Incident Number	Incident Date	Product Name	Registration Number	City
State	Exposure Type*	Incident Description

010799	006	1/1/2000	DEXOL GOPHER GASSER	00019200049	 	MI	HC	1 gasser
exploded and an individual's pant leg caught fire.  The individual
reported a burned leg.

012334	001	9/21/2001	REVENGE RODENT SMOKE BOMB	00908600004	CHASKA	MN	HC
A man used the product to kill moles in his lawn.  He lit the product
and placed it in the hole.  While he placed dirt around the hole the
product exploded in his face.  He immediately washed his eyes out and
later went to the emergency room where his eyes again were flushed.  



