Substance profile
Residues (petroleum), steam-cracked light, arom.
Residues (petroleum), steam-cracked light, arom. is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.
01 · Identification
What Residues (petroleum)… is
Residues (petroleum), steam-cracked light, arom. is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.
Other names for Residues (petroleum)…
- Low boiling point naphtha - unspecified
- [A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained by the distillation of the products of steam cracking or similar processes after taking off the very light products resulting in a residue starting with hydrocarbons having carbon numbers greater than C5. It consists predominantly of aromatic hydrocarbons having carbon numbers greater than C5 and boiling above approximately 40°C (104°F).]
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>. |
| H340 | May cause genetic defects <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>. |
| H304 | May be fatal if swallowed and enters airways. |