Sulfur Dioxide EC Number: 231-195-2 CAS Number: 7446-09-5 Index Number: 016-011-00-9
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CLH report Proposal for Harmonised Classification and Labelling Based on Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 (CLP Regulation), Annex VI, Part 2 International Chemical Identification: Sulfur dioxide EC Number: 231-195-2 CAS Number: 7446-09-5 Index Number: 016-011-00-9 Contact details for dossier submitter: BAuA Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Federal Office for Chemicals Friedrich-Henkel-Weg 1-25 D-44149 Dortmund, Germany Version number: 2.2 Date: August 2020 CLH REPORT FOR SULFUR DIOXIDE CONTENTS 1 IDENTITY OF THE SUBSTANCE ...................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 NAME AND OTHER IDENTIFIERS OF THE SUBSTANCE .............................................................................................. 1 1.2 COMPOSITION OF THE SUBSTANCE ........................................................................................................................ 1 2 PROPOSED HARMONISED CLASSIFICATION AND LABELLING ........................................................... 3 2.1 PROPOSED HARMONISED CLASSIFICATION AND LABELLING ACCORDING TO THE CLP CRITERIA ........................... 3 3 HISTORY OF THE PREVIOUS CLASSIFICATION AND LABELLING ..................................................... 5 4 JUSTIFICATION THAT ACTION IS NEEDED AT COMMUNITY LEVEL ................................................ 5 5 IDENTIFIED USES ................................................................................................................................................ 5 6 DATA SOURCES.................................................................................................................................................... 5 7 PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES ................................................................................................................ 5 8 EVALUATION OF PHYSICAL HAZARDS ....................................................................................................... 7 8.1 EXPLOSIVES .......................................................................................................................................................... 7 8.2 FLAMMABLE GASES (INCLUDING CHEMICALLY UNSTABLE GASES) ........................................................................ 7 8.2.1 Short summary and overall relevance of the provided information on flammable gases (including chemically unstable gases) ........................................................................................................................................ 7 8.2.2 Comparison with the CLP criteria .............................................................................................................. 7 8.2.3 Conclusion on classification and labelling for flammable gases ................................................................ 7 8.3 OXIDISING GASES .................................................................................................................................................. 7 8.3.1 Short summary and overall relevance of the provided information on oxidising gases ............................. 7 8.3.2 Comparison with the CLP criteria .............................................................................................................. 7 8.3.3 Conclusion on classification and labelling for oxidising gases .................................................................. 8 8.4 GASES UNDER PRESSURE ....................................................................................................................................... 8 8.4.1 Short summary and overall relevance of the provided information on gases under pressure .................... 8 8.4.2 Comparison with the CLP criteria .............................................................................................................. 8 8.4.3 Conclusion on classification and labelling for gases under pressure ......................................................... 8 8.5 FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS ............................................................................................................................................ 8 8.6 FLAMMABLE SOLIDS ............................................................................................................................................. 8 8.7 SELF-REACTIVE SUBSTANCES ................................................................................................................................ 8 8.8 PYROPHORIC LIQUIDS ............................................................................................................................................ 8 8.9 PYROPHORIC SOLIDS ............................................................................................................................................. 8 8.10 SELF-HEATING SUBSTANCES ............................................................................................................................. 8 8.11 SUBSTANCES WHICH IN CONTACT WITH WATER EMIT FLAMMABLE GASES........................................................ 9 8.12 OXIDISING LIQUIDS........................................................................................................................................... 9 8.13 OXIDISING SOLIDS ............................................................................................................................................ 9 8.14 ORGANIC PEROXIDES ........................................................................................................................................ 9 8.15 CORROSIVE TO METALS .................................................................................................................................... 9 8.15.1 Short summary and overall relevance of the provided information on the hazard class corrosive to metals 9 8.15.2 Comparison with the CLP criteria ......................................................................................................... 9 8.15.3 Conclusion on classification and labelling for corrosive to metals ....................................................... 9 9 TOXICOKINETICS (ABSORPTION, METABOLISM, DISTRIBUTION AND ELIMINATION) ........... 10 9.1 SHORT SUMMARY AND OVERALL RELEVANCE OF THE PROVIDED TOXICOKINETIC INFORMATION ON THE PROPOSED CLASSIFICATION(S) ....................................................................................................................................................... 17 10 EVALUATION OF HEALTH HAZARDS ......................................................................................................... 21 10.1 ACUTE TOXICITY - ORAL ROUTE ..................................................................................................................... 23 10.2 ACUTE TOXICITY - DERMAL ROUTE ................................................................................................................ 23 CLH REPORT FOR SULFUR DIOXIDE 10.3 ACUTE TOXICITY - INHALATION ROUTE .......................................................................................................... 23 10.3.1 Short summary and overall relevance of the provided information on acute inhalation toxicity ........ 31 10.3.2 Comparison with the CLP criteria ....................................................................................................... 31 10.3.3 Conclusion on classification and labelling for acute inhalation toxicity ............................................. 31 10.4 SKIN CORROSION/IRRITATION ......................................................................................................................... 31 10.4.1 Skin corrosion and irritation ................................................................... 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Bookmark not defined. 10.5 SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE/EYE IRRITATION ......................................................................................................... 31 10.6 RESPIRATORY SENSITISATION......................................................................................................................... 32 10.6.1 Short summary and overall relevance of the provided information on respiratory sensitisation ........ 38 10.6.2 Comparison with the CLP criteria ....................................................................................................... 39 10.6.3 Conclusion on classification and labelling for respiratory sensitisation ............................................. 40 10.7 SKIN SENSITISATION ....................................................................................................................................... 41 10.7.1 Short summary and overall relevance of the provided information on skin sensitisation .................... 46 10.7.2 Comparison with the CLP criteria ....................................................................................................... 47 10.7.3 Conclusion on classification and labelling for skin sensitisation ........................................................ 48 10.8 GERM CELL MUTAGENICITY ........................................................................................................................... 49 10.8.1 Short summary and overall relevance of the provided information on germ cell mutagenicity ........... 65 10.8.2