Substance profile
Distillates (coal tar), pitch, heavy oils
Distillates (coal tar), pitch, heavy oils is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.
01 · Identification
What Distillates (coal tar)… is
Distillates (coal tar), pitch, heavy oils is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.
Other names for Distillates (coal tar)…
- Heavy Anthracene Oil
- [The distillate from the distillation of the pitch obtained from bituminous high temperature tar. Composed primarily of tri- and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons and boiling in the range of approximately 300 °C to 470 °C (572 °F to 878 °F). The product may also contain heteroatoms.]
02 · GHS classification
Hazards and label elements
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
| 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>. |