Provenance

Reference data from EU CLP Annex VI and published regulations — verify against your supplier's SDS before use.

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Substance profile

Tar, coal, high-temp., high-solids

Tar, coal, high-temp., high-solids is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.

CAS 68990-61-4 Danger

01 · Identification

What Tar, coal, high-temp.… is

Tar, coal, high-temp., high-solids is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.

Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.

CAS number68990-61-4
EC number273-615-7
Index number648-062-00-3

Other names for Tar, coal, high-temp.…

  • Coal Tar Solids Residue
  • [The condensation product obtained by cooling, to approximately ambient temperature, the gas evolved in the high temperature (greater than 700 °C (1292 °F)) destructive distillation of coal. Composed primarily of a complex mixture of condensed ring aromatic hydrocarbons with a high solid content of coal-type materials.]

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.

Signal wordDanger
Hazard statements assigned to Tar, coal, high-temp.…
CodeHazard 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

This page lists only the codes assigned to Tar, coal, high-temp.…. The full reference lives on the hazard statements hub, the precautionary statements hub and the GHS pictograms hub.

Safety Data Sheet

Getting an SDS for Tar, coal, high-temp.…

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