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Pyrocatechol
EC / List no.: 204-427-5
CAS no.: 120-80-9
Mol. formula: C6H6O2
Danger! According to the harmonised classification and labelling (ATP13) approved by the European Union, this substance is toxic if swallowed, is toxic in contact with skin, may cause cancer, causes serious eye irritation, is suspected of causing genetic defects and causes skin irritation.
Additionally, the classification provided by companies to ECHA in REACH registrations identifies that this substance causes serious eye damage, is harmful if inhaled and may cause an allergic skin reaction.
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Carcinogenic |
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Possibly Mutagenic |
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Some data submitters indicate they consider this substance as Skin sensitising |
This substance is registered under the REACH Regulation and is manufactured in and / or imported to the European Economic Area, at ≥ 1 000 to < 10 000 tonnes per annum.
This substance is used in articles, by professional workers (widespread uses), in formulation or re-packing, at industrial sites and in manufacturing.
This substance is used in articles, by professional workers (widespread uses), in formulation or re-packing, at industrial sites and in manufacturing.
Consumer Uses
ECHA has no public registered data indicating whether or in which chemical products the substance might be used. ECHA has no public registered data on the routes by which this substance is most likely to be released to the environment.
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).
ECHA has no public registered data indicating whether or into which articles the substance might have been processed.
Widespread uses by professional workers
This substance is used in the following products:
fuels,
pH regulators and water treatment products and
laboratory chemicals.
This substance is used in the following areas:
health services and
scientific research and development.
This substance is used for the manufacture of:
chemicals.
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),
indoor use in close systems with minimal release (e.g. cooling liquids in refrigerators, oil-based electric heaters) and
outdoor use in close systems with minimal release (e.g. hydraulic liquids in automotive suspension, lubricants in motor oil and break fluids).
Formulation or re-packing
This substance is used in the following products:
metal surface treatment products,
non-metal-surface treatment products and
pH regulators and water treatment products.
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use:
formulation of mixtures.
Uses at industrial sites
This substance is used in the following products:
adhesives and sealants,
fuels,
pH regulators and water treatment products,
metal surface treatment products,
non-metal-surface treatment products,
laboratory chemicals and
semiconductors.
This substance has
an industrial use resulting in manufacture of another substance (use of intermediates).
This substance is used for the manufacture of:
chemicals.
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use:
in processing aids at industrial sites,
in the production of articles,
of substances in closed systems with minimal release,
as an intermediate step in further manufacturing of another substance (use of intermediates),
manufacturing of the substance and
as processing aid.
Manufacture
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use:
manufacturing of the substance and
as an intermediate step in further manufacturing of another substance (use of intermediates).
The InfoCard summarises the non-confidential data on substances as held in the databases of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), including data provided by third parties. The InfoCard is automatically generated. Information requirements under different legislative frameworks may therefore not be up–to–date or complete. Substance manufacturers and importers are responsible for consulting official publications. This InfoCard is covered by the ECHA Legal Disclaimer.
about INFOCARD - Last updated: 06/09/2023