General Information
Version
GHS 1.0
Revision date
2021-04-01
Product name
Potassium carbonate
Product Synonyms
dipotassium carbonate
CAS No.
584-08-7
REACH No
this
Emergency telephone
+49 89 1 92 40, +44 171 635 9...
Icons in SDS
Company Information
company name
Chemos GmbH & Co. KG
e-mail address of the competent person responsible for the Safety Data Sheet
chemos@chemos.de
GHS Information
Signal word
warning
Hazard Codes
Hazard statements (CLP)
H315, H319, H335, H412
Hazard statements
Code
Statements
H315
Causes skin irritation
Section 2
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
According to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 [CLP Classification of the substance or mixture
Hazard categories
Category Hazard class and cat- Hazard state- egory ment 3.2 skin corrosion/irritation Skin Irrit. 2 H315 3.3 serious eye damage/eye irritation Eye Irrit. 2 H319 3.8R specific target organ toxicity - single exposure (respiratory STOT SE 3 H335 tract irritation) 4.1C hazardous to the aquatic environment - chronic hazard Aquatic Chronic 3 H412 For full text of abbreviations: see SECTION 16
Most important adverse effects
Spillage and fire water can cause pollution of watercourses
Signal word
warning
Hazard pictograms
GHS07
Hazard statements
H315 Causes skin irritation. H319 Causes serious eye irritation. H335 May cause respiratory irritation. H412 Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects.
Precautionary statements
P261 Avoid breathing dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray. P273 Avoid release to the environment. P280 Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection/hearing protection/ …. P312 Call a POISON CENTRE/doctor if you feel unwell. P403+P233 Store in a well-ventilated place. Keep container tightly closed. P501 Dispose of contents/container to industrial combustion plant.
Results of PBT and vPvB assessment
According to the results of its assessment, this substance is not a PBT or a vPvB.
2.1 Classification of the substance or mixture
Classification according to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 (CLP) Section Hazard class Category Hazard class and cat- Hazard state- egory ment 3.2 skin corrosion/irritation 2 Skin Irrit. 2 H315 3.3 serious eye damage/eye irritation 2 Eye Irrit. 2 H319 3.8R specific target organ toxicity - single exposure (respiratory 3 STOT SE 3 H335 tract irritation) 4.1C hazardous to the aquatic environment - chronic hazard 3 Aquatic Chronic 3 H412 For full text of abbreviations: see SECTION 16. The most important adverse physicochemical, human health and environmental effects Spillage and fire water can cause pollution of watercourses.
