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Disodium disulphite

EC / List no.: 231-673-0

CAS no.: 7681-57-4

Mol. formula:

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GHS05: Corrosive GHS07: Health hazard

Danger! According to the harmonised classification and labelling (CLP00) approved by the European Union, this substance is harmful if swallowed and causes serious eye damage.

This substance is registered under the REACH Regulation and is manufactured in and / or imported to the European Economic Area, at ≥ 100 000 to < 1 000 000 tonnes per annum.

This substance is used by consumers, in articles, by professional workers (widespread uses), in formulation or re-packing, at industrial sites and in manufacturing.

Biocidal Uses

This substance is being reviewed for use as a biocide in the EEA and/or Switzerland, for: product preservation.

This substance is used by consumers, in articles, by professional workers (widespread uses), in formulation or re-packing, at industrial sites and in manufacturing.

Consumer Uses

This substance is used in the following products: fertilisers, photo-chemicals, washing & cleaning products, textile treatment products and dyes, cosmetics and personal care products and fillers, putties, plasters, modelling clay.
Other release to the environment of this substance is likely to occur from: indoor use (e.g. machine wash liquids/detergents, automotive care products, paints and coating or adhesives, fragrances and air fresheners) and outdoor use.

Article service life

Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use: industrial abrasion processing with low release rate (e.g. cutting of textile, cutting, machining or grinding of metal).
Other release to the environment of this substance is likely to occur from: outdoor use in long-life materials with low release rate (e.g. metal, wooden and plastic construction and building materials) and indoor use in long-life materials with low release rate (e.g. flooring, furniture, toys, construction materials, curtains, foot-wear, leather products, paper and cardboard products, electronic equipment).
This substance can be found in products with material based on: stone, plaster, cement, glass or ceramic (e.g. dishes, pots/pans, food storage containers, construction and isolation material), wood (e.g. floors, furniture, toys), leather (e.g. gloves, shoes, purses, furniture), paper (e.g. tissues, feminine hygiene products, nappies, books, magazines, wallpaper), fabrics, textiles and apparel (e.g. clothing, mattress, curtains or carpets, textile toys), fabrics, textiles and apparel used for articles with intense direct dermal (skin) contact during normal use (e.g. clothing, shirts, pants, shorts) and leather used for articles with intense direct dermal (skin) contact during normal use (e.g. clothing such as jackets, shoes, or gloves).

Widespread uses by professional workers

This substance is used in the following products: pH regulators and water treatment products, water treatment chemicals, fertilisers, washing & cleaning products, fillers, putties, plasters, modelling clay, leather treatment products, paper chemicals and dyes, photo-chemicals, polishes and waxes and textile treatment products and dyes.
This substance is used in the following areas: mining, agriculture, forestry and fishing, health services and scientific research and development.
This substance is used for the manufacture of: wood and wood products, furniture and pulp, paper and paper products.
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use: in processing aids at industrial sites, as processing aid, formulation of mixtures, manufacturing of the substance, formulation in materials, as an intermediate step in further manufacturing of another substance (use of intermediates) and in the production of articles.
Other release to the environment of this substance is likely to occur from: indoor use (e.g. machine wash liquids/detergents, automotive care products, paints and coating or adhesives, fragrances and air fresheners) and outdoor use.

Formulation or re-packing

This substance is used in the following products: washing & cleaning products.
This substance has an industrial use resulting in manufacture of another substance (use of intermediates).
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use: formulation of mixtures, formulation in materials, in processing aids at industrial sites, as processing aid, manufacturing of the substance, in the production of articles and of substances in closed systems with minimal release.
Other release to the environment of this substance is likely to occur from: indoor use (e.g. machine wash liquids/detergents, automotive care products, paints and coating or adhesives, fragrances and air fresheners) and outdoor use.

Uses at industrial sites

This substance is used in the following products: polymers and textile treatment products and dyes.
This substance has an industrial use resulting in manufacture of another substance (use of intermediates).
This substance is used in the following areas: formulation of mixtures and/or re-packaging, mining and printing and recorded media reproduction.
This substance is used for the manufacture of: chemicals, textile, leather or fur, pulp, paper and paper products, rubber products and plastic products.
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use: as processing aid, in processing aids at industrial sites, formulation of mixtures, in the production of articles, manufacturing of the substance, formulation in materials, as an intermediate step in further manufacturing of another substance (use of intermediates) and of substances in closed systems with minimal release.
Other release to the environment of this substance is likely to occur from: indoor use (e.g. machine wash liquids/detergents, automotive care products, paints and coating or adhesives, fragrances and air fresheners) and outdoor use.

Manufacture

Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use: manufacturing of the substance, as processing aid, in processing aids at industrial sites, formulation of mixtures, as an intermediate step in further manufacturing of another substance (use of intermediates), formulation in materials and in the production of articles.
Other release to the environment of this substance is likely to occur from: indoor use (e.g. machine wash liquids/detergents, automotive care products, paints and coating or adhesives, fragrances and air fresheners).

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