WHMIS (Selenium oxydichloride)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Acute toxicity - inhalation - Category 31 2
• Releases a toxic gas upon contact with water: Hydrogen chloride

• Skin corrosion/irritation - Category 11 2 3 4

• Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 1

• Specific target organ toxicity - repeated exposure - Category 11 4 5 6 7 8

• Health hazards not otherwise classified (corrosion) - Category 1

Danger

On contact with water releases gases which are toxic if inhaled
Causes severe skin burns and eye damage (H314)
Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure (H372)
Causes severe damage to the respiratory tract

Ingredient disclosure

Comments: Classifications regarding specific organ toxicity - repeated exposure (H372) is based on all available data for selenium and selenium compounds as sodium selenate.

References

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• ▲2.  Dudley, H. C., «TOXICOLOGY OF SELENIUM. V. Toxic and Vesicant Properties of Selenium Oxychloride.» Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology. Vol. 23, p. 94-99. (1936).
• ▲3.  American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, Documentation of the threshold limit values and biological exposure indices / Documentation of TLV's and BEI's. 7th ed. Cincinnati, Ohio : ACGIH. (2001-). Publication #0100Doc. [RM-514008]   http://www.acgih.org
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