On contact with hot surfaces or flames this substance decomposes forming toxic gases. The solution in water is a weak base. Reacts with strong acids causing toxic hazard. The substance irritates the eyes, the skin and the respiratory tract. The substance may cause effects on the liver, heart, nervous system and gastrointestinal tract.
Medical observation is indicated.
Repeated or prolonged contact with skin may cause dermatitis. The substance may have effects on the central nervous system, bone and blood. The substance is toxic to aquatic organisms, in the food chain important to humans, bioaccumulation takes place, specifically in plants and fish.