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| Cas Number | 3871-99-6 |
| Chemical Name | 1-Hexanesulfonic acid, 1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,6-tridecafluoro-, potassium salt |
| Chemical Synonym |
potassium PFHxS potassium perfluorohexanesulfonate |
| Hazard Category |
Acute toxicity – category 3 Carcinogenicity – category 2 Eye irritation – category 2A Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 1 |
| Hazard Statement |
H301 (Toxic if swallowed) H351 (Suspected of causing cancer) H319 (Causes serious eye irritation) H372 (Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure if swallowed) |
| 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 |
Hazard Category modified from [HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3, HC102:Carcinogenicity – category 2, HC087:Eye irritation – category 2A, HC111:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 1] to [HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3, HC087:Eye irritation – category 2A, HC102:Carcinogenicity – category 2, HC111:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 1] |
| 30/09/2022 |
Hazard Category modified from [HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3, HC102:Carcinogenicity – category 2, HC087:Eye irritation – category 2A, HC111:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 1] to [HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3, HC087:Eye irritation – category 2A, HC102:Carcinogenicity – category 2, HC111:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 1] |
| 30/09/2022 |
Synonym modified from [] to [potassium PFHxS; potassium perfluorohexanesulfonate] Hazard Category modified from [HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3, HC102:Carcinogenicity – category 2, HC087:Eye irritation – category 2A, HC111:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 1] to [HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3, HC087:Eye irritation – category 2A, HC102:Carcinogenicity – category 2, HC111:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 1] |
| 09/05/2018 | Chemical Added |