Carbon tetrachloride

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Revision date : 2025-10-31

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GHS06 GHS08
Health risk rating 4
Safety risk rating 1
Environmental risk rating 5

Note: Ingredients listed on restricted chemical lists

EC/CAS

200-262-8/56-23-5

Name of the chemical

Carbon tetrachloride

Concentration

<=100%

General Information

Revision date

2025-10-31

Product name

Carbon tetrachloride

CAS No.

56-23-5

REACH No

A

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Icons in SDS

GHS06 GHS08

Company Information

company name

Sigma-Aldrich Chemie GmbH

e-mail address of the competent person responsible for the Safety Data Sheet

technischerservice@merckgroup.com

GHS Information

Signal word

Danger

Hazard Codes

Hazard statements (CLP)

H301+H311+H331, H317, H351, H372, H412, H420

Hazard statements

Code

Statements

H301+H311+H331

Toxic if swallowed, in contact with skin or if inhaled

Section 2

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008] Classification of the substance or mixture

Signal word

Danger

Hazard statements

H301 + H311 + H331 Toxic if swallowed, in contact with skin or if inhaled H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction. H351 Suspected of causing cancer. H372 Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure. H412 Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects. H420 Harms public health and the environment by destroying ozone in the upper atmosphere.

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. P301 + P310 + P330 IF SWALLOWED: Immediately call a POISON CENTER/doctor. Rinse mouth. P403 + P233 Store in a well-ventilated place. Keep container tightly closed. P502 Refer to manufacturer/ supplier for information on recovery/ recycling.

Supplemental label elements

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. Rapidly absorbed through skin

2.1 Classification of the substance or mixture

Classification according to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 Acute toxicity, Oral (Category 3), H301 Acute toxicity, Inhalation (Category 3), H331 Acute toxicity, Dermal (Category 3), H311 Skin sensitisation (Sub-category 1B), H317 Carcinogenicity (Category 2), H351 Specific target organ toxicity - repeated exposure (Category 1), H372 Chronic aquatic toxicity (Category 3), H412 Hazardous to the ozone layer (Category 1), H420 For the full text of the H-Statements mentioned in this Section, see Section 16.

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