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| Cas Number | 7439-97-6 |
| Chemical Name | mercury |
| Chemical Synonym | |
| Hazard Category |
Acute toxicity – category 1 Reproductive toxicity – category 1B Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 1 Hazardous to the aquatic environment (acute) – category 1 Hazardous to the aquatic environment (chronic) – category 1 |
| Hazard Statement |
H330 (Fatal if inhaled) H360FD (May damage fertility. May damage the unborn child) H372 (Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure) H410 (Very toxic to aquatic life with long-lasting effects) |
| Pictogram |
GHS06 (Skull and Crossbones) 
GHS08 (Health Hazard) 
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 Category modified from [HC105:Reproductive toxicity – category 1B, HC060:Acute toxicity – category 2, HC111:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 1, HC115:Hazardous to the aquatic environment (acute) – category 1, HC118:Hazardous to the aquatic environment (chronic) – category 1] to [HC059:Acute toxicity – category 1, HC105:Reproductive toxicity – category 1B, HC111:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 1, HC115:Hazardous to the aquatic environment (acute) – category 1, HC118:Hazardous to the aquatic environment (chronic) – category 1] Hazard Statement modified from [H360D May damage the unborn child; H330 Fatal if inhaled; H372 Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure; H410 Very toxic to aquatic life with long-lasting effects] to [H330 ; H360FD ; H372 ; H410 ] Sources modified from [EU] to [N,EU] |
| 23/06/2016 | Chemical Added |