Substance profile

Creosote

Creosote is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.

CAS 8001-58-9 Danger

01 · Identification

What Creosote is

Creosote is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.

Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.

CAS number8001-58-9

EC number232-287-5

Index number648-101-00-4

[The distillate of coal tar produced by the high temperature carbonization of bituminous coal. It consists primarily of aromatic hydrocarbons, tar acids and tar bases.]

02 · GHS classification

Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.

Signal wordDanger

Hazard statements assigned to Creosote
Code	Hazard statement
H350	May cause cancer <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>.

Precautionary statements: P201, P280, P308, P313

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