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**UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY**

**WASHINGTON, D.C. 20460**

**OFFICE OF PREVENTION, PESTICIDES AND TOXIC SUBSTANCES**

March 13, 2008

[MEMORANDUM]{.underline}

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.

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  **IDS                             **1/10/2008**                                                            
  Report**                                                                                                  

  **Carbon**                                        **016001**       **Human                                 
                                                                     Incidents**                            

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

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

  012334       001     9/21/2001    REVENGE RODENT  00908600004      CHASKA        MN          HC           A man used the
                                    SMOKE BOMB                                                              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.
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