WHMIS (Aluminum phosphide)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Substances which, in contact with water, emit flammable gases - Undefined category1 2
• This hazard class has been assigned according to the information obtained from the consulted scientific literature, but it does not allow to specify the hazard category.

• Acute toxicity - oral - Category 23 4

• Acute toxicity - dermal - Not reviewed

• Acute toxicity - inhalation - Not reviewed

• Reproductive toxicity (lactation) - Effects on or via lactation : Not reviewed

• Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure - Not reviewed

Danger

Substances and Mixtures which, in Contact with Water, Emit Flammable Gases : Undefined hazard statement
Fatal if swallowed (H300)
Acute toxicity - dermal : Not available
Acute toxicity - inhalation : Not available
Effects on or via lactation : Not available
Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure : Not available

Ingredient disclosure

Comments: This classification comes from an automated conversion of the classification established under the Controlled Products Regulations. The complete classification under the Hazardous Products Regulations will be determined at a later date.

References

• ▲1.  Canada. Ministère des transports, Règlement sur le transport des marchandises dangereuses. Ottawa : Éditions du gouvernement du Canada. (2014). [RJ-410222]   http://www.tc.gc.ca/fra/tmd/clair-menu-497.htm
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• ▲2.  National Fire Protection Association, Fire protection guide to hazardous materials. 13th ed. Quincy, Mass. : NFPA. (2002). [RR-334001]
• ▲3.  Kumar, O. et al., «Acute toxicity of aluminium phosphide following oral administration in rats.» Biomedical and Environmental Sciences. Vol. 11, no. 2, p. 179-186. (1998).
• ▲4.  Batra, K., Taneja, O.P. et Khemani, L.D., «Acute oral toxicity of aluminium phosphide in male albino rats (Wistar).» Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. Vol. 52, no. 5, p. 662-666. (1994).

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