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2. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION
GHS Classification
Acute aquatic toxicity (Category 1)
Chronic aquatic toxicity (Category 1)
GHS label elements
Signal Word:
Warning
Hazard statements:
H410 Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects
Precautionary statements:
P273 Avoid release to the environment
P391 Collect spillage
P501 Dispose of contents/container to an approved waste disposal plant
Other hazards: High pressure injection under skin is a medical emergency.
3. COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS
Chemical name
Zinc
EC no.
231-175-3
CAS no.
7440-66-6
Weight %
55-65
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5. FIRE-FIGHTING MEASURES
Suitable media:
Not suitable:
Combustion products:
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Stable
Extreme heat
Strong oxidizers
Harmful or flammable vapors
Harmful if swallowed
No known effect
Harmful if inhaled, but not considered significant route of entry
May cause mild redness and discomfort on contact with eyes
Not corrosive
Not a sensitizer
Repeated exposure may cause drying of skin from loss of skin oils
No ingredients listed as carcinogens
Not mutagenic
Not a reproductive toxin
No effects known
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Toxicity to algae
Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata, 96h,
EC50: 0.11-0.271 mg/L
Persistence/degradability:
Mobility:
Other adverse effects:
Toxicity to fish
Pimephales premelas 96h, LC50:
2.16-3.05 mg/L
Cyprinus carpio, 96h, LC50:
7.8 mg/L
Toxicity to daphnia
Daphnia magna, 48h, EC50: 0.139-0.908
mg/L
No information available
No information available
No information available
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Fire
Instability
Specific
Hazard
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