AQUA CHLOR L

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

EMERGENCY OVERVIEW 6.7B Limited evidence of a carcinogeniceffect. 8.1A Corrosive to metals 8.2C Mildlycorrosive to skin 8.3A Corrosive to eyes

Potential Acute Health Effects

SWALLOWED Accidental ingestion of the material may be damaging to the health of the individual; animal experiments indicate that ingestion of less than 150 gram may be fatal. The material can produce chemical burns within the oral cavity and gastrointestinal tract following ingestion. EYE The material can produce chemical burns to the eye following direct contact. Vapours or mists may be extremely irritating. When applied to the eye(s) of animals, the material produces severe ocular lesions which are present twenty-four hours or more after instillation. SKIN The material can produce chemical burns following direct contact with the skin. INHALED Evidence shows, or practical experience predicts, that the material produces irritation of the respiratory system in a substantial number of individuals following inhalation.

Potential chronic health

On the basis, primarily, of animal experiments, concern has been expressed by at least one classification body that the material may produce carcinogenic or mutagenic effects; in respect of the available information, however, there presently exists inadequate data for making a satisfactory assessment.

Principle Routes of Exposure

are usually by skin contact / eye contact and inhalation of vapour Prolonged or repeated skin contact may cause drying with cracking, irritation and possible dermatitis following. Necrosis and haemorrhage of the upper digestive tract, oedema and pulmonary emphysema were found on autopsy after suicidal ingestion, and methaemoglobinaemia was also reported in another fatal case.