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Hazardous Chemical Details

Cas Number 108-39-4
Chemical Name m-cresol [1]
Chemical Synonym o-cresol [2]
p-cresol [3]
mix-cresol [4]
Phenol, 3-methyl-
m-cresol
o-cresol
p-cresol
Hazard Category Acute toxicity – category 3
Skin corrosion – category 1A
Hazard Statement H301 (Toxic if swallowed)
H311 (Toxic in contact with skin)
H314 (Causes severe skin burns and eye damage)
Pictogram Pictogram of Skull and Crossbones GHS06 (Skull and Crossbones)
Pictogram of Corrosion GHS05 (Corrosion)
Signal Word Danger
Cut-offs
Notes
Sources N (The classification information for this entry was provided by the National Industrial Chemical Notification and Assessment Scheme)

Hazardous Chemical History

Date Description
09/05/2018 Synonym modified from
[o-cresol [2];
p-cresol [3];
mix-cresol [4]]
to
[o-cresol [2];
p-cresol [3];
mix-cresol [4];
Phenol, 3-methyl-;
m-cresol;
o-cresol;
p-cresol]
Hazard Category modified from
[HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3,
HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3,
HC081:Skin corrosion – category 1B]

to
[HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3,
HC080:Skin corrosion – category 1A]

Hazard Statement modified from
[H311 Toxic in contact with skin;
H301 Toxic if swallowed;
H314 Causes severe skin burns and eye damage]
to
[H301 ;
H311 ;
H314 ]
Notes modified from
[C]
to
[]
Sources modified from
[EU]
to
[N]
23/06/2016 Chemical Added