Hazardous Chemical Information System (HCIS)



Hazardous Chemical Details

Cas Number 12607-70-4
Chemical Name Nickel, (carbonato(2-))tetrahydroxytri-
Chemical Synonym Nickel carbonate hydroxide
Basic nickel carbonate
Nickelous dihydroxynickel carbonate
Nickel hydroxycarbonate'
Hazard Category Carcinogenicity – category 1A
Germ cell mutagenicity – category 2
Eye irritation – category 2A
Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 1
Reproductive toxicity – category 1B
Skin sensitisation – category 1
Acute toxicity (ingestion) - category 4
Acute toxicity (inhalation) - category 2
Hazardous to the aquatic environment (acute) – category 1
Hazardous to the aquatic environment (chronic) – category 1
Hazard Statement H350i (May cause cancer by inhalation)
H341 (Suspected of causing genetic defects)
H319 (Causes serious eye irritation)
H372 (Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure through inhalation)
H360D (May damage the unborn child)
H317 (May cause an allergic skin reaction)
H302 (Harmful if swallowed)
H330 (Fatal if inhaled)
H410 (Very toxic to aquatic life with long-lasting effects)
Pictogram Pictogram of Skull and Crossbones GHS06 (Skull and Crossbones)
Pictogram of Health Hazard GHS08 (Health Hazard)
Pictogram of Environment 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 A (The classification information for this entry was provided by the Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme)
EU (Classification information for chemical is taken from the European Union’s Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation.)

Hazardous Chemical History

Date Description
18/08/2021 Synonym modified from
[]
to
[Nickel carbonate hydroxide;
Basic nickel carbonate ;
Nickelous dihydroxynickel carbonate ;
Nickel hydroxycarbonate' ]
Hazard Category modified from
[HC100:Carcinogenicity – category 1A,
HC098:Germ cell mutagenicity – category 2,
HC087:Eye irritation – category 2A,
HC111:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 1,
HC105:Reproductive toxicity – category 1B,
HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1,
HC072:Acute toxicity (ingestion) - category 4,
HC065:Acute toxicity (inhalation) - category 2]

to
[HC065:Acute toxicity (inhalation) - category 2,
HC072:Acute toxicity (ingestion) - category 4,
HC087:Eye irritation – category 2A,
HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1,
HC098:Germ cell mutagenicity – category 2,
HC100:Carcinogenicity – category 1A,
HC105:Reproductive toxicity – category 1B,
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]
to
[GHS06,GHS08,GHS09]
Hazard Statement modified from
[H350i May cause cancer by inhalation;
H341 Suspected of causing genetic defects;
H319 Causes serious eye irritation;
H372 Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure if inhaled;
H360D May damage the unborn child;
H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction;
H302 Harmful if swallowed;
H330 Fatal if inhaled]
to
[H350i May cause cancer by inhalation;
H341 Suspected of causing genetic defects;
H319 Causes serious eye irritation;
H372 Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure through inhalation;
H360D May damage the unborn child;
H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction;
H302 Harmful if swallowed;
H330 Fatal if inhaled;
H410 Very toxic to aquatic life with long-lasting effects]
Sources modified from
[A]
to
[A,EU]
18/08/2021 Hazard Category modified from
[HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4,
HC060:Acute toxicity – category 2,
HC100:Carcinogenicity – category 1A,
HC098:Germ cell mutagenicity – category 2,
HC087:Eye irritation – category 2A,
HC111:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 1,
HC105:Reproductive toxicity – category 1B,
HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1]

to
[HC065:Acute toxicity (inhalation) - category 2,
HC072:Acute toxicity (ingestion) - category 4,
HC087:Eye irritation – category 2A,
HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1,
HC098:Germ cell mutagenicity – category 2,
HC100:Carcinogenicity – category 1A,
HC105:Reproductive toxicity – category 1B,
HC111:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 1]

Hazard Statement modified from
[H302 Harmful if swallowed;
H330 Fatal if inhaled;
H350i May cause cancer by inhalation;
H341 Suspected of causing genetic defects;
H319 Causes serious eye irritation;
H372 Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure if inhaled;
H360D May damage the unborn child;
H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction]
to
[H350i May cause cancer by inhalation;
H341 Suspected of causing genetic defects;
H319 Causes serious eye irritation;
H372 Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure if inhaled;
H360D May damage the unborn child;
H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction;
H302 Harmful if swallowed;
H330 Fatal if inhaled]
Sources modified from
[N]
to
[A]
09/05/2018 Signal Word modified from
[]
to
[Danger]
Pictogram modified from
[]
to
[GHS06,GHS08]
Hazard Statement modified from
[H302 Harmful if swallowed;
H330 Fatal if inhaled;
H350i May cause cancer by inhalation;
H341 Suspected of causing genetic defects;
H319 Causes serious eye irritation;
H372 Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure if inhaled;
H360D May damage the unborn child;
H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction]
to
[H302 ;
H330 ;
H350i ;
H341 ;
H319 ;
H372 Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure if inhaled;
H360D ;
H317 ]
Notes modified from
[]
to
[8]
Sources modified from
[]
to
[N]
20/01/2017 Chemical Deleted
20/01/2017 Chemical Added