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| Cas Number | 77-78-1 |
| Chemical Name | dimethyl sulphate |
| Chemical Synonym |
dimethyl sulfate |
| Hazard Category |
Carcinogenicity – category 1B Germ cell mutagenicity – category 2 Acute toxicity – category 1 Acute toxicity – category 3 Skin sensitisation – category 1 Skin corrosion – category 1B |
| Hazard Statement |
H350 (May cause cancer) H341 (Suspected of causing genetic defects) H330 (Fatal if inhaled) H301 (Toxic if swallowed) H314 (Causes severe skin burns and eye damage) H317 (May cause an allergic skin reaction) |
| Pictogram |
GHS06 (Skull and Crossbones) 
GHS08 (Health Hazard) 
GHS05 (Corrosion) |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 26/07/2019 |
Synonym modified from [] to [dimethyl sulfate] Pictogram modified from [GHS06,GHS08,GHS05] to [GHS05,GHS06,GHS08] |
| 25/11/2016 |
Hazard Category modified from [HC101:Carcinogenicity – category 1B, HC098:Germ cell mutagenicity – category 2, HC059:Acute toxicity – category 1, HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3, HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1] to [HC101:Carcinogenicity – category 1B, HC098:Germ cell mutagenicity – category 2, HC059:Acute toxicity – category 1, HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3, HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1, HC081:Skin corrosion – category 1B] |
| 23/06/2016 | Chemical Added |