WHMIS (o-Nitrochlorobenzene)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Combustible dusts - See comments below1

• Acute toxicity - oral - Category 32 3 4 5

• Acute toxicity - dermal - Category 34 5

• Carcinogenicity - Category 25 6 7

• Specific target organ toxicity - repeated exposure - Category 18 9

Danger

Toxic if swallowed (H301)
Toxic in contact with skin (H311)
Suspected of causing cancer (H351)
Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure (H372)

Ingredient disclosure

Comments: This product could belong to the hazard class "Combustible dust", based on various factors related to the combustibility and explosiveness of its dust, including composition, shape and size of the particles.

References

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  https://chem.echa.europa.eu/
• ▲3.  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, RTECS (Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances). Hamilton (Ont) : Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety.   http://ccinfoweb.ccohs.ca/rtecs/search.html
• ▲4.  Centre canadien d'hygiène et de sécurité au travail, CHEMINFO, Hamilton, Ont. : Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety   http://ccinfoweb.ccohs.ca/cheminfo/search.html
• ▲5.  OECD, «OECD Screening Information Data Set (SIDS) for High Production Volume Chemicals.» In: 1-chloro-2-nitrobenzene CAS N°: 88-73-3. Paris : UNEP publication. (2001).   http://www.inchem.org/documents/sids/sids/CHLORONITROB.pdf
• ▲6.  Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. Kommission zur Prüfung Gesundheitsschädlicher Arbeitsstoffe, Occupational toxicants : critical data evaluation for MAK values and classification of carcinogens. Vol. 14. Weinheim; New York : VCH. (2000). [MO-020680]
• ▲7.  Matsumoto, M. et al., «Two-year feed study of carcinogenicity and chronic toxicity of ortho-chloronitrobenzene n rats and mice.» The journal of toxicological sciences. Vol. 31, p. 247-264. (2006).   https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jts/31/3/31_3_247/_article https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jts/31/3/31_3_247/_pdf
• ▲8.  Travlos, G. S. et al., «Thirteen-Week inhalation toxicity of 2- and 4-chloronitrobenzene in F344/N rats and B6C3F1 mice.» Fundamental and Applied Toxicology. Vol. 30, p. 75-92. (1996).   http://toxsci.oxfordjournals.org/content/30/1/75.full.pdf
• ▲9.  Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. Kommission zur Prüfung Gesundheitsschädlicher Arbeitsstoffe, Occupational toxicants : critical data evaluation for MAK values and classification of carcinogens: Monocyclic aromatic amino and nitro compounds. Vol. 21. Weinheim; New York : VCH. (2005).   http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/3527600418.mb0maryvere0021/abstract http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/3527600418.mb0maryvere0021/pdf

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