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Hazardous Chemical Details

Cas Number 615-50-9
Chemical Name 2-methyl-p-phenylenediamine sulphate
Chemical Synonym 1,4-Benzenediamine, 2-methyl-, sulfate (1:1)
2-methyl-p-phenylenediamine sulfate
Hazard Category Acute toxicity (ingestion) - category 3
Acute toxicity (dermal) - category 4
Acute toxicity (inhalation) - category 4
Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 2
Skin sensitisation – category 1
Hazardous to the aquatic environment (chronic) – category 2
Hazard Statement H301 (Toxic if swallowed)
H312 (Harmful in contact with skin)
H332 (Harmful if inhaled)
H373 (May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure)
H317 (May cause an allergic skin reaction)
H411 (Toxic to aquatic life with long-lasting effects)
Pictogram Pictogram of Skull and Crossbones GHS06 (Skull and Crossbones)
Pictogram of Health Hazard GHS08 (Health Hazard)
Pictogram of Environment 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
09/03/2021 Synonym modified from
[2-methyl-p-phenylenediamine sulfate ]
to
[1,4-Benzenediamine, 2-methyl-, sulfate (1:1);
2-methyl-p-phenylenediamine sulfate]
Hazard Category modified from
[HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3,
HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4,
HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4,
HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1,
HC119:Hazardous to the aquatic environment (chronic) – category 2]

to
[HC067:Acute toxicity (inhalation) - category 4,
HC071:Acute toxicity (ingestion) - category 3,
HC077:Acute toxicity (dermal) - category 4,
HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1,
HC112:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 2,
HC119:Hazardous to the aquatic environment (chronic) – category 2]

Pictogram modified from
[GHS06,GHS09]
to
[GHS06,GHS08,GHS09]
Hazard Statement modified from
[H301 Toxic if swallowed;
H332 Harmful if inhaled;
H312 Harmful in contact with skin;
H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction;
H411 Toxic to aquatic life with long-lasting effects]
to
[H301 ;
H312 ;
H332 ;
H373 ;
H317 ;
H411 ]
Sources modified from
[EU]
to
[N,EU]
26/07/2019 Synonym modified from
[]
to
[2-methyl-p-phenylenediamine sulfate ]
23/06/2016 Chemical Added