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| Cas Number | 98-83-9 |
| Chemical Name | 2-phenylpropene |
| Chemical Synonym |
a-methylstyrene Benzene, (1-methylethenyl)- |
| Hazard Category |
Eye irritation – category 2A Carcinogenicity – category 2 Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) – category 3 Flammable liquid – category 3 Hazardous to the aquatic environment (chronic) – category 2 |
| Hazard Statement |
H319 (Causes serious eye irritation) H351 (Suspected of causing cancer) H335 (May cause respiratory irritation) H226 (Flammable liquid and vapour) H411 (Toxic to aquatic life with long-lasting effects) |
| Pictogram |
GHS02 (
Flame
) 
GHS07 (Exclamation Mark) 
GHS08 (Health Hazard) 
GHS09 (Environment) |
| Signal Word | Warning |
| 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 [ a-methylstyrene] to [a-methylstyrene; Benzene, (1-methylethenyl)-] Hazard Category modified from [HC023:Flammable liquid – category 3, HC086:Eye irritation – category 2, HC110:Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) – category 3, HC119:Hazardous to the aquatic environment (chronic) – category 2] to [HC087:Eye irritation – category 2A, HC102:Carcinogenicity – category 2, HC110:Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) – category 3, HC023:Flammable liquid – category 3, HC119:Hazardous to the aquatic environment (chronic) – category 2] Pictogram modified from [GHS02,GHS07,GHS09] to [GHS02,GHS07,GHS08,GHS09] Hazard Statement modified from [H226 Flammable liquid and vapour; H319 Causes serious eye irritation; H335 May cause respiratory irritation; H411 Toxic to aquatic life with long-lasting effects] to [H319 ; H351 ; H335 ; H226 ; H411 ] Sources modified from [EU] to [N,EU] |
| 01/03/2018 | |
| 23/06/2016 | Chemical Added |