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| Cas Number | 107-20-0 |
| Chemical Name | chloroacetaldehyde |
| Chemical Synonym |
Acetaldehyde, chloro- |
| Hazard Category |
Acute toxicity (ingestion) - category 3 Acute toxicity (dermal) - category 2 Acute toxicity (inhalation) - category 2 Carcinogenicity – category 2 Skin corrosion – category 1B Hazardous to the aquatic environment (acute) – category 1 Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) – category 3 |
| Hazard Statement |
H301 (Toxic if swallowed) H310 (Fatal in contact with skin) H330 (Fatal if inhaled) H351 (Suspected of causing cancer) H314 (Causes severe skin burns and eye damage) H400 (Very toxic to aquatic life) H335 (May cause respiratory irritation) |
| Pictogram |
GHS05 (Corrosion) 
GHS06 (Skull and Crossbones) 
GHS08 (Health Hazard) 
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 |
|---|---|
| 09/03/2021 |
Hazard Category modified from [HC071:Acute toxicity (ingestion) - category 3, HC075:Acute toxicity (dermal) - category 2, HC065:Acute toxicity (inhalation) - category 2, HC102:Carcinogenicity – category 2, HC081:Skin corrosion – category 1B, HC115:Hazardous to the aquatic environment (acute) – category 1] to [HC065:Acute toxicity (inhalation) - category 2, HC071:Acute toxicity (ingestion) - category 3, HC075:Acute toxicity (dermal) - category 2, HC081:Skin corrosion – category 1B, HC102:Carcinogenicity – category 2, HC110:Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) – category 3, HC115:Hazardous to the aquatic environment (acute) – category 1] Hazard Statement modified from [H301 Toxic if swallowed; H310 Fatal in contact with skin; H330 Fatal if inhaled; H351 Suspected of causing cancer; H335 May cause respiratory irritation; H314 Causes severe skin burns and eye damage; H400 Very toxic to aquatic life] to [H301 Toxic if swallowed; H310 Fatal in contact with skin; H330 Fatal if inhaled; H351 Suspected of causing cancer; H314 Causes severe skin burns and eye damage; H400 Very toxic to aquatic life; H335 May cause respiratory irritation] |
| 09/03/2021 |
Synonym modified from [] to [Acetaldehyde, chloro-] Hazard Category modified from [HC102:Carcinogenicity – category 2, HC060:Acute toxicity – category 2, HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3, HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3, HC115:Hazardous to the aquatic environment (acute) – category 1, HC081:Skin corrosion – category 1B] to [HC065:Acute toxicity (inhalation) - category 2, HC071:Acute toxicity (ingestion) - category 3, HC075:Acute toxicity (dermal) - category 2, HC081:Skin corrosion – category 1B, HC102:Carcinogenicity – category 2, HC115:Hazardous to the aquatic environment (acute) – category 1] Pictogram modified from [GHS06,GHS08,GHS05,GHS09] to [GHS05,GHS06,GHS08,GHS09] Hazard Statement modified from [H351 Suspected of causing cancer; H330 Fatal if inhaled; H311 Toxic in contact with skin; H301 Toxic if swallowed; H314 Causes severe skin burns and eye damage; H400 Very toxic to aquatic life] to [H301 ; H310 ; H330 ; H351 ; H335 ; H314 ; H400 ] Sources modified from [EU] to [N,EU] |
| 25/11/2016 |
Hazard Category modified from [HC102:Carcinogenicity – category 2, HC060:Acute toxicity – category 2, HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3, HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3, HC115:Hazardous to the aquatic environment (acute) – category 1] to [HC102:Carcinogenicity – category 2, HC060:Acute toxicity – category 2, HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3, HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3, HC115:Hazardous to the aquatic environment (acute) – category 1, HC081:Skin corrosion – category 1B] |
| 23/06/2016 | Chemical Added |