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| Cas Number | 144-62-7 |
| Chemical Name | oxalic acid |
| Chemical Synonym |
Ethanedioic acid |
| Hazard Category |
Acute toxicity – category 4 Acute toxicity – category 4 Skin corrosion – category 1B Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 2 |
| Hazard Statement |
H302 (Harmful if swallowed) H312 (Harmful in contact with skin) H314 (Causes severe skin burns and eye damage) AUH071 (Corrosive to the respiratory tract) H373 (May cause damage to kidneys through prolonged or repeated exposure) |
| Pictogram |
GHS07 (Exclamation Mark) 
GHS05 (Corrosion) 
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 |
N (The classification information for this entry was provided by the National Industrial Chemical Notification and Assessment Scheme) |
Hazardous Chemical History
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 09/05/2018 |
Signal Word modified from [Warning] to [Danger] Synonym modified from [] to [Ethanedioic acid] Hazard Category modified from [HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4, HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4] to [HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4, HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4, HC081:Skin corrosion – category 1B, HC112:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 2] Pictogram modified from [GHS07] to [GHS07,GHS05,GHS08] Hazard Statement modified from [H312 Harmful in contact with skin; H302 Harmful if swallowed] to [H302 ; H312 ; H314 ; AUH071 ; H373 May cause damage to kidneys through prolonged or repeated exposure] Notes modified from [] to [8] Sources modified from [EU] to [N] |
| 23/06/2016 | Chemical Added |