General Information
Version
8.0
Revision date
2025-09-24
Product name
Gallium
CAS No.
7440-55-3
REACH No
A
Emergency telephone
+(31)-858880596
Icons in SDS
Company Information
company name
Merck Life Science N.V
e-mail address of the competent person responsible for the Safety Data Sheet
technischeservicebenelux@merckgroup.com
GHS Information
Signal word
Warning
Hazard Codes
Hazard statements (CLP)
H290, H302, H412
Hazard statements
Code
Statements
H290
May be corrosive to metals
Section 2
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
2.1 Classification of the substance or mixture
Corrosive to metals, (Category 1) H290: May be corrosive to metals. Acute toxicity, (Category 4) H302: Harmful if swallowed. Long-term (chronic) aquatic H412: Harmful to aquatic life with long hazard, (Category 3) lasting effects.
Signal word
Warning Warning
Hazard statements
H290 May be corrosive to metals. H302 Harmful if swallowed. H412 Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects. H412 Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects.
Precautionary statements
P234 Keep only in original packaging. P264 Wash skin thoroughly after handling. P273 Avoid release to the environment. P301 + P312 IF SWALLOWED: Call a POISON CENTER/ doctor if you feel unwell. P390 Absorb spillage to prevent material damage. P501 Dispose of contents/ container to an approved waste disposal plant. none
Supplemental label elements
none Reduced Labelling (<= 125 ml) none
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.