WHMIS (Dibromochloromethane)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Acute toxicity - oral - Category 41 2

• Germ cell mutagenicity - Category 22

• Specific target organ toxicity - repeated exposure - Category 22 3 4 5

Warning

Harmful if swallowed (H302)
Suspected of causing genetic defects (H341)
May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure (H373)

Ingredient disclosure

References

• ▲1.  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
• ▲2.  Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Toxicological Profile for Bromoform and Dibromochloromethane. Atlanta, GA : ATSDR. (2005).   http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp130.pdf
• ▲3.  Daniel, F.B. et al., «Ninety-day oral toxicity study of dibromochlromethane in Sprague-Dawley rats.» Drug and Chemical Toxicology. Vol. 13, no. 2-3, p. 135-154. (1990). [AP-031219]
• ▲4.  États-Unis. National Toxicology Program, NTP technical report on the toxicology and carcinogenesis studies of chlorodibromomethane (CAS no. 124-48-1) in F344/N rats and B6C3F1 mice (gavage studies). Technical report series / NTP ; 282. Research Triangle Park : NTP. (1985). NIH: 85-2538. [MO-005883]   https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ntp/htdocs/lt_rpts/tr282.pdf
• ▲5.  Aida Y. et al., «Toxicities of Microencapsulated Tribromomethane, Dibromochloromethane and Bromodichloromethane Administrated in the Diet to Winstar Rats for One Month.» The Journal of Toxicological Sciences. Vol. 17, p. 119-133. (1992).   https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jts1976/17/3/17_3_119/_pdf

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