Substance profile

Petroleum

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

CAS 8002-05-9 Danger

01 · Identification

What Petroleum is

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

Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.

CAS number8002-05-9

EC number232-298-5

Index number649-049-00-5

Crude oil
[A complex combination of hydrocarbons, It consists predominantly of aliphatic, alicyclic and aromatic hydrocarbons. It may also contain small amounts of nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur compounds. This category encompasses light, medium, and heavy petroleums, as well as the oils extended from tar sands. Hydrocarbonaceous materials requiring major chemical changes for their recovery or conversion to petroleum refinery feedstocks such as crude shale oils
upgraded shale oils and liquid coal fuels are not included in this definition.]

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 Petroleum
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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