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| Cas Number | 7632-00-0 |
| Chemical Name | sodium nitrite |
| Chemical Synonym |
Nitrous acid, sodium salt |
| Hazard Category |
Acute toxicity – category 3 Eye irritation – category 2A Oxidising solid – category 3 Hazardous to the aquatic environment (acute) – category 1 |
| Hazard Statement |
H301 (Toxic if swallowed) H319 (Causes serious eye irritation) H272 (May intensify fire; oxidizer) H400 (Very toxic to aquatic life) |
| Pictogram |
GHS03 (Flame Over Circle) 
GHS06 (Skull and Crossbones) 
GHS09 (Environment) |
| Signal Word | Danger |
| Cut-offs | |
| Notes | |
| 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 |
Synonym modified from [] to [Nitrous acid, sodium salt] Hazard Category modified from [HC046:Oxidising solid – category 3, HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3, HC115:Hazardous to the aquatic environment (acute) – category 1] to [HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3, HC087:Eye irritation – category 2A, HC046:Oxidising solid – category 3, HC115:Hazardous to the aquatic environment (acute) – category 1] Hazard Statement modified from [H272 May intensify fire; oxidizer; H301 Toxic if swallowed; H400 Very toxic to aquatic life] to [H301 ; H319 ; H272 ; H400 ] Sources modified from [EU] to [N,EU] |
| 23/06/2016 | Chemical Added |