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| Cas Number | 335-67-1 |
| Chemical Name | perfluorooctanoic acid |
| Chemical Synonym |
Octanoic acid, pentadecafluoro- PFOA |
| Hazard Category |
Acute toxicity – category 3 Acute toxicity – category 3 Carcinogenicity – category 2 Eye irritation – category 2A Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 1 Reproductive toxicity – category 1B |
| Hazard Statement |
H301 (Toxic if swallowed) H331 (Toxic if inhaled) H351 (Suspected of causing cancer) H319 (Causes serious eye irritation) H372 (Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure) H360D (May damage the unborn child) |
| Pictogram |
GHS06 (Skull and Crossbones) 
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 |
|---|---|
| 30/09/2022 |
Synonym modified from [Octanoic acid, pentadecafluoro-] to [Octanoic acid, pentadecafluoro-; PFOA] Hazard Category modified from [HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3, HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3, HC102:Carcinogenicity – category 2, HC087:Eye irritation – category 2A, HC111:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 1, HC105:Reproductive toxicity – category 1B] to [HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3, HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3, HC087:Eye irritation – category 2A, HC102:Carcinogenicity – category 2, HC105:Reproductive toxicity – category 1B, HC111:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 1] |
| 05/06/2018 |
Hazard Statement modified from [H301 Toxic if swallowed; H331 Toxic if inhaled; H351 Suspected of causing cancer; H319 Causes serious eye irritation; H372 Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure if swallowed or inhaled; H360D May damage the unborn child] to [H301 ; H331 ; H351 ; H319 ; H372 ; H360D ] |
| 09/05/2018 |
Synonym modified from [] to [Octanoic acid, pentadecafluoro-] Hazard Category modified from [HC102:Carcinogenicity – category 2, HC105:Reproductive toxicity – category 1B, HC107:Reproductive toxicity – effects on or via lactation, HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4, HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4, HC111:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 1, HC085:Eye damage – category 1] to [HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3, HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3, HC102:Carcinogenicity – category 2, HC087:Eye irritation – category 2A, HC111:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 1, HC105:Reproductive toxicity – category 1B] Pictogram modified from [GHS08,GHS07,GHS05] to [GHS06,GHS08] Hazard Statement modified from [H351 Suspected of causing cancer; H360D May damage the unborn child; H362 May cause harm to breast-fed children; H332 Harmful if inhaled; H302 Harmful if swallowed; H372 Causes damage to the liver through prolonged or repeated exposure; H318 Causes serious eye damage] to [H301 ; H331 ; H351 ; H319 ; H372 Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure if swallowed or inhaled; H360D ] Sources modified from [EU] to [N] |
| 20/12/2016 | Chemical Added |