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| Cas Number | 123-31-9 |
| Chemical Name | 1,4-dihydroxybenzene |
| Chemical Synonym |
hydroquinone quinol 1,4-Benzenediol |
| Hazard Category |
Acute toxicity – category 4 Carcinogenicity – category 2 Germ cell mutagenicity – category 2 Eye damage – category 1 Skin sensitisation – category 1 Hazardous to the aquatic environment (acute) – category 1 |
| Hazard Statement |
H302 (Harmful if swallowed) H351 (Suspected of causing cancer) H341 (Suspected of causing genetic defects) H318 (Causes serious eye damage) H317 (May cause an allergic skin reaction) H400 (Very toxic to aquatic life) |
| Pictogram |
GHS07 (Exclamation Mark) 
GHS08 (Health Hazard) 
GHS05 (Corrosion) 
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 |
Synonym modified from [ hydroquinone; quinol] to [hydroquinone; quinol; 1,4-Benzenediol] Hazard Category modified from [HC102:Carcinogenicity – category 2, HC098:Germ cell mutagenicity – category 2, HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4, HC085:Eye damage – category 1, HC115:Hazardous to the aquatic environment (acute) – category 1, HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1] to [HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4, HC102:Carcinogenicity – category 2, HC098:Germ cell mutagenicity – category 2, HC085:Eye damage – category 1, HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1, HC115:Hazardous to the aquatic environment (acute) – category 1] Pictogram modified from [GHS05,GHS08,GHS07,GHS09] to [GHS07,GHS08,GHS05,GHS09] Hazard Statement modified from [H351 Suspected of causing cancer; H341 Suspected of causing genetic defects; H302 Harmful if swallowed; H318 Causes serious eye damage; H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction; H400 Very toxic to aquatic life] to [H302 ; H351 ; H341 ; H318 ; H317 ; H400 ] Sources modified from [EU] to [N,EU] |
| 25/11/2016 |
Hazard Category modified from [HC102:Carcinogenicity – category 2, HC098:Germ cell mutagenicity – category 2, HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4, HC085:Eye damage – category 1, HC115:Hazardous to the aquatic environment (acute) – category 1] to [HC102:Carcinogenicity – category 2, HC098:Germ cell mutagenicity – category 2, HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4, HC085:Eye damage – category 1, HC115:Hazardous to the aquatic environment (acute) – category 1, HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1] |
| 23/06/2016 | Chemical Added |