BHT

Hazard statements (CLP)

H410

Code

Statements

H410

Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects

Signal word

Warning

Hazard pictograms

GHS09: environment GHS Criteria: Hazards to the aquatic environment: Chronic Category 1 H410: Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.

Hazard statements

H410: Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.

Precautionary statements

P273: Avoid release to the environment.

Response

P391: Collect spillage.

Disposal

P501: Dispose of contents/container in accordance with local/ regional/ national/ international regulation. Emergency overview: White powder. Which may cause allergic skin and respiratory reactions. May cause eye and skin irritation. Not known as an acute health Hazard. May have long term adverse effects in the aquatic environment. Signs and Symptoms of Exposure: May cause skin and eye redness. Coughing, sore throat, irritation to the eyes, nose and respiratory tract.

Principle Routes of Exposure

Eye, Inhalation and Ingestion

Medical Conditions Generally Aggravated by Exposure

None known Eye Contact: May cause eye irritation. Skin Contact: Prolonged or repeated skin contact may cause irritation. Ingestion: May cause irritation to the digestive tract. Inhalation: Respiratory irritation effects (i.e. cough, sore throat) may occur on inhalation to dust particles of BHT. Inhalation to high concentration of dust may cause irritation symptoms to respiratory apparatus. HMIS Hazard Ratings: Health-1, Flammability -1, Reactivity – 0, Protection-A HMIS limitation statement: The HMIS hazard ratings numbers are meant to give a quick indication of the relative hazards associated with the product. All of the information contained in the SDS should be consulted to assist with the safe handling of this material. Principal Hazardous Components: ACGIH (TLV) 2 mg/m3, Inhalable particulate and vapor. Identified Uses: BHT is a registered antioxidant, licensed for food and animal feed products, cosmetics, packaging materials. Because of its chemical-physical properties, BHT is used as an antioxidant/stabilizer in a wide variety of products, including petroleum products, synthetic rubbers, plastics, elastomers, oils, waxes, soaps, paints, inks, etc. BHT as such is used at industrial settings only. It is not available to consumers as such. BHT is present in the end-use products as a substance bound into or onto matrix. The CSR defines the following uses of BHT: IUO [importation and storage —INDUSTRIAL USE]; IU1 [Use as a stabilizing (antioxidant) component substance in manufacture of other (any, not specified) products— INDUSTRIAL USE] IU2 [General Use as a stabilizing (antioxidant) component substance within other (any, not specified) products — INDUSTRIAL, PROFESSIONAL, CONSUMER USE ]. Uses advised against: BHT shall not be available to general public/consumers as such. BHT shall not be used in contradiction to all relevant national/regional restrictions applied to this substance, including, but not limited to, those prescribed by REACH regulation.