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| Cas Number | 74-83-9 |
| Chemical Name | bromomethane |
| Chemical Synonym |
methylbromide |
| Hazard Category |
Gases under pressure Germ cell mutagenicity – category 2 Acute toxicity – category 3 Acute toxicity – category 3 Eye irritation – category 2 Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) – category 3 Skin irritation – category 2 Hazardous to the ozone layer – category 1 Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 2 Hazardous to the aquatic environment (acute) – category 1 |
| Hazard Statement |
H341 (Suspected of causing genetic defects) H331 (Toxic if inhaled) H301 (Toxic if swallowed) H373 (May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure) H319 (Causes serious eye irritation) H335 (May cause respiratory irritation) H315 (Causes skin irritation) H400 (Very toxic to aquatic life) H420 (Harms public health and the environment by destroying ozone in the upper atmosphere) |
| Pictogram |
GHS04 (Gas Cylinder) 
GHS06 (Skull and Crossbones) 
GHS08 (Health Hazard) 
GHS09 (Environment) |
| Signal Word | Danger |
| Cut-offs | |
| Notes |
U (When put on the market gases should be classified as ‘Gases under pressure’, in one of the groups compressed gas, liquefied gas, refrigerated liquefied gas or dissolved gas. The group depends on the physical state in which the gas is packaged and therefore has to be assigned case by case.) 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 |
EU (Classification information for chemical is taken from the European Union’s Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation.) |
Hazardous Chemical History
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 25/11/2016 |
Hazard Category modified from [HC020:Gases under pressure, HC098:Germ cell mutagenicity – category 2, HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3, HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3, HC086:Eye irritation – category 2, HC110:Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) – category 3, HC083:Skin irritation – category 2, HC122:Hazardous to the ozone layer – category 1] to [HC020:Gases under pressure, HC098:Germ cell mutagenicity – category 2, HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3, HC061:Acute toxicity – category 3, HC086:Eye irritation – category 2, HC110:Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) – category 3, HC083:Skin irritation – category 2, HC122:Hazardous to the ozone layer – category 1, HC112:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 2, HC115:Hazardous to the aquatic environment (acute) – category 1] |
| 23/06/2016 | Chemical Added |