Hazardous Chemical Information System (HCIS)



Hazardous Chemical Details

Cas Number 218-01-9
Chemical Name chrysene
Chemical Synonym
Hazard Category Carcinogenicity – category 1B
Germ cell mutagenicity – category 2
Hazardous to the aquatic environment (acute) – category 1
Hazardous to the aquatic environment (chronic) – category 1
Hazard Statement H350 (May cause cancer)
H341 (Suspected of causing genetic defects)
H410 (Very toxic to aquatic life with long-lasting effects)
Pictogram Pictogram of Health Hazard GHS08 (Health Hazard)
Pictogram of Environment GHS09 (Environment)
Signal Word Danger
Cut-offs
Notes 8 (The tables in schedule 6 of the WHS regulations replace some tables in the GHS, this may affect the cut off concentrations for this chemical.)
Sources N (The classification information for this entry was provided by the National Industrial Chemical Notification and Assessment Scheme)
EU (Classification information for chemical is taken from the European Union’s Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation.)

Hazardous Chemical History

Date Description
09/05/2018 Hazard Statement modified from
[H350 May cause cancer;
H341 Suspected of causing genetic defects;
H410 Very toxic to aquatic life with long-lasting effects]
to
[H350 ;
H341 ;
H410 ]
Sources modified from
[EU]
to
[N,EU]
23/06/2016 Chemical Added