Note: Ingredients listed on restricted chemical lists
EC/CAS
205-634-3
Name of the chemical
Oxalic acid, its esters and alkaline salts
Concentration
<= 100 %
General Information
Version
6.12
Revision date
2025-03-11
Product name
Oxalic acid dihydrate
CAS No.
6153-56-6
REACH No
01-2119534576-33-XXXX
Emergency telephone
+44 (0)870 8200418
Icons in SDS
Company Information
company name
Merck Life Science UK Limited
e-mail address of the competent person responsible for the Safety Data Sheet
TechnicalService@merckgroup.com
GHS Information
Signal word
Danger
Hazard Codes
Hazard statements (CLP)
H302, H302+H312, H312, H318
Hazard statements
Code
Statements
H302
Harmful if swallowed
Section 2
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
Labelling according Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 as amended by GB-CLP Classification of the substance or mixture
Signal word
Danger Danger
Hazard statements
H302 + H312 Harmful if swallowed or in contact with skin. H318 Causes serious eye damage. Reduced Labeling (<= 125 ml) H318 Causes serious eye damage.
Precautionary statements
P264 Wash skin thoroughly after handling. P280 Wear protective gloves/ protective clothing/ eye protection/ face protection. P301 + P312 IF SWALLOWED: Call a POISON CENTER/ doctor if you feel unwell. P302 + P352 + P312 IF ON SKIN: Wash with plenty of water.Call a POISON CENTER/ doctor if you feel unwell. P305 + P351 + P338 IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing. P362 + P364 Take off contaminated clothing and wash it before reuse. P305 + P351 + P338 IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing.
Supplemental label elements
none none
2.3 Other hazards
This substance/mixture contains no components considered to be either persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT), or very persistent and very bioaccumulative (vPvB) at levels of 0.1% or higher.
ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
The substance/mixture does not contain components considered to have endocrine disrupting properties according to REACH Article 57(f) or Commission Delegated regulation (EU) 2017/2100 or Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/605 at levels of 0.1% or higher.
TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION
The substance/mixture does not contain components considered to have endocrine disrupting properties according to REACH Article 57(f) or Commission Delegated regulation (EU) 2017/2100 or Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/605 at levels of 0.1% or higher.
2.1 Classification of the substance or mixture
Classification according to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 as amended by GB-CLP Regulation, UK SI 2019/720, and UK SI 2020/1567 Acute toxicity, (Category 4) H302: Harmful if swallowed. Acute toxicity, (Category 4) H312: Harmful in contact with skin. Serious eye damage, (Category H318: Causes serious eye damage. 1)
