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| Cas Number | 62-38-4 |
| Chemical Name | phenylmercury acetate |
| Chemical Synonym |
Mercury, (acetato-O)phenyl- |
| Hazard Category |
Acute toxicity (dermal) - category 1 Acute toxicity (inhalation) - category 1 Acute toxicity (ingestion) - category 2 Skin corrosion – category 1C 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 |
H310 (Fatal in contact with skin) H330 (Fatal if inhaled) H300 (Fatal if swallowed) H314 (Causes severe skin burns and eye damage) H372 (Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure) H410 (Very toxic to aquatic life with long-lasting effects) |
| Pictogram |
GHS05 (Corrosion) 
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 |
|---|---|
| 22/10/2019 |
Hazard Category modified from [HC059:Acute toxicity – category 1, HC059:Acute toxicity – category 1, HC060:Acute toxicity – category 2, HC082:Skin corrosion – category 1C, 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 [HC074:Acute toxicity (dermal) - category 1, HC064:Acute toxicity (inhalation) - category 1, HC070:Acute toxicity (ingestion) - category 2, HC082:Skin corrosion – category 1C, 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] |
| 09/05/2018 |
Synonym modified from [] to [Mercury, (acetato-O)phenyl-] Hazard Category modified from [HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3, HC111:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 1, HC081:Skin corrosion – category 1B, HC115:Hazardous to the aquatic environment (acute) – category 1, HC118:Hazardous to the aquatic environment (chronic) – category 1] to [HC059:Acute toxicity – category 1, HC059:Acute toxicity – category 1, HC060:Acute toxicity – category 2, HC082:Skin corrosion – category 1C, 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] Pictogram modified from [GHS06,GHS08,GHS05,GHS09] to [GHS05,GHS06,GHS08,GHS09] Hazard Statement modified from [H301 Toxic if swallowed; H372 Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure; H314 Causes severe skin burns and eye damage; H410 Very toxic to aquatic life with long-lasting effects] to [H310 ; H330 ; H300 ; H314 ; H372 ; H410 ] Sources modified from [EU] to [N,EU] |
| 23/06/2016 | Chemical Added |