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| Cas Number | 95-53-4 |
| Chemical Name | o-toluidine |
| Chemical Synonym |
2-aminotoluene Benzenamine, 2-methyl- |
| Hazard Category |
Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) – category 1 Carcinogenicity – category 1A Germ cell mutagenicity – category 1B Eye irritation – category 2A Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 2 Hazardous to the aquatic environment (acute) – category 1 |
| Hazard Statement |
H370 (Causes damage to organs) H350 (May cause cancer) H340 (May cause genetic defects) H319 (Causes serious eye irritation) H373 (May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure) H400 (Very toxic to aquatic life) |
| Pictogram |
GHS08 (Health Hazard) 
GHS07 (Exclamation Mark) 
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 |
Synonym modified from [ 2-aminotoluene] to [2-aminotoluene; Benzenamine, 2-methyl-] Hazard Category modified from [HC101:Carcinogenicity – category 1B, HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3, HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3, HC086:Eye irritation – category 2, HC115:Hazardous to the aquatic environment (acute) – category 1] to [HC108:Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) – category 1, HC100:Carcinogenicity – category 1A, HC097:Germ cell mutagenicity – category 1B, HC087:Eye irritation – category 2A, HC112:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 2, HC115:Hazardous to the aquatic environment (acute) – category 1] Pictogram modified from [GHS06,GHS08,GHS09] to [GHS08,GHS07,GHS09] Hazard Statement modified from [H350 May cause cancer; H331 Toxic if inhaled; H301 Toxic if swallowed; H319 Causes serious eye irritation; H400 Very toxic to aquatic life] to [H370 ; H350 ; H340 ; H319 ; H373 ; H400 ] Sources modified from [EU] to [N,EU] |
| 23/06/2016 | Chemical Added |