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| Cas Number | 107-06-2 |
| Chemical Name | Ethane, 1,2-dichloro- |
| Chemical Synonym |
Ethylene dichloride Ethane, 1,2dichloro Dichloroethane Ethylene chloride |
| Hazard Category |
Flammable liquid – category 2 Carcinogenicity – category 1B Eye irritation – category 2A Skin irritation – category 2 Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) – category 3 Germ cell mutagenicity – category 2 Acute toxicity (ingestion) - category 4 Acute toxicity (inhalation) - category 3 |
| Hazard Statement |
H225 (Highly flammable liquid and vapour) H350 (May cause cancer) H341 (Suspected of causing genetic defects) H319 (Causes serious eye irritation) H315 (Causes skin irritation) H335 (May cause respiratory irritation) H302 (Harmful if swallowed) H331 (Toxic if inhaled) |
| Pictogram |
GHS02 (
Flame
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GHS06 (Skull and Crossbones) 
GHS08 (Health Hazard) |
| 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 |
EU (Classification information for chemical is taken from the European Union’s Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation.) A (The classification information for this entry was provided by the Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme) |
Hazardous Chemical History
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 18/08/2021 |
Synonym modified from [Ethylene dichloride] to [Ethylene dichloride; Ethane, 1,2dichloro ; Dichloroethane ; Ethylene chloride ] Hazard Category modified from [HC022:Flammable liquid – category 2, HC101:Carcinogenicity – category 1B, HC087:Eye irritation – category 2A, HC083:Skin irritation – category 2, HC110:Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) – category 3, HC098:Germ cell mutagenicity – category 2, HC072:Acute toxicity (ingestion) - category 4, HC066:Acute toxicity (inhalation) - category 3] to [HC022:Flammable liquid – category 2, HC066:Acute toxicity (inhalation) - category 3, HC072:Acute toxicity (ingestion) - category 4, HC083:Skin irritation – category 2, HC087:Eye irritation – category 2A, HC098:Germ cell mutagenicity – category 2, HC101:Carcinogenicity – category 1B, HC110:Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) – category 3] Sources modified from [EU] to [EU,A] |
| 18/08/2021 |
Hazard Category modified from [HC022:Flammable liquid – category 2, HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4, HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3, HC101:Carcinogenicity – category 1B, HC087:Eye irritation – category 2A, HC083:Skin irritation – category 2, HC110:Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) – category 3, HC098:Germ cell mutagenicity – category 2] to [HC022:Flammable liquid – category 2, HC066:Acute toxicity (inhalation) - category 3, HC072:Acute toxicity (ingestion) - category 4, HC083:Skin irritation – category 2, HC087:Eye irritation – category 2A, HC098:Germ cell mutagenicity – category 2, HC101:Carcinogenicity – category 1B, HC110:Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) – category 3] Hazard Statement modified from [H225 Highly flammable liquid and vapour; H302 Harmful if swallowed; H331 Toxic if inhaled; H350 May cause cancer; H341 Suspected of causing genetic defects; H319 Causes serious eye irritation; H315 Causes skin irritation; H335 May cause respiratory irritation] to [H225 Highly flammable liquid and vapour; H350 May cause cancer; H341 Suspected of causing genetic defects; H319 Causes serious eye irritation; H315 Causes skin irritation; H335 May cause respiratory irritation; H302 Harmful if swallowed; H331 Toxic if inhaled] Sources modified from [N,EU] to [EU] |
| 25/11/2016 |
Hazard Category modified from [HC022:Flammable liquid – category 2, HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4, HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3, HC101:Carcinogenicity – category 1B, HC087:Eye irritation – category 2A, HC083:Skin irritation – category 2, HC110:Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) – category 3] to [HC022:Flammable liquid – category 2, HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4, HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3, HC101:Carcinogenicity – category 1B, HC087:Eye irritation – category 2A, HC083:Skin irritation – category 2, HC110:Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) – category 3, HC098:Germ cell mutagenicity – category 2] |
| 25/11/2016 | |
| 23/06/2016 | Chemical Added |