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Creosote

Name

Creosote

Identification Numbers

  • CAS: 8001-58-9
  • EC/EINECS: 232-287-5
  • International Chemical Safety Card (ICSC): 0572

More information

  • Synonyms: [destilado del alquitran de hulla producido por carbonizacion a alta temperatura de hulla bituminosa. compuesto principalmente de hidrocarburos aromaticos, acidos de alquitran y bases de alquitran], creosota de alquitran de carbon, creosota en aceite derivado del petroleo

CLASSIFICATION (RD 363/1995)

Number Classification
1 Carc. Cat. 2; R45

CLASSIFICATION AND LABELLING (Regulation 1272/2008)

Number Classification
1 Carc., 1B; H350

Symbols

  • T

    T

    Toxic

Notes

Destilado del alquitrán de hulla producido por carbonización a alta temperatura de hulla bituminosa. Compuesto principalmente de hidrocarburos aromáticos, ácidos de alquitrán y bases de alquitrán.

Lists

IARC List

List generated from legacy_dn_risc_sustancias_iarc

List
IARC Group
GRUPO 2A
IARC Volume
92; 2010
IARC Notes

Restricted substances REACH

List generated from legacy_dn_risc_sustancias_restringidas

List
Notes

Limitations:
Without prejudice to the other parts of this Annex the following shall apply to entries 28 to 30: 1. Shall not be placed on the market, or used,
- as substances,
- as constituents of other substances, or,
- in mixtures, for supply to the general public when the individual concentration in the substance or mixture is equal to or greater than:
- either the relevant specific concentration limit specified in Part 3 of Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008, or,
- the relevant concentration specified in Directive 1999/45/EC where no specific concentration limit is set out in Part 3 of Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008.
Without prejudice to the implementation of other Community provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of substances and mixtures, suppliers shall ensure before the placing on the market that the packaging of such substances and mixtures is marked visibly, legibly and indelibly as follows: ‘Restricted to professional users’.
2. By way of derogation, paragraph 1 shall not apply to:
(a) medicinal or veterinary products as defined by Directive 2001/82/EC and Directive 2001/83/ EC;
(b) cosmetic products as defined by Directive 76/ 768/EEC;
(c) the following fuels and oil products:
- motor fuels which are covered by Directive 98/70/EC,
- mineral oil products intended for use as fuel in mobile or fixed combustion plants,
- fuels sold in closed systems (e.g. liquid gas bottles); (d) artists’ paints covered by Directive 1999/45/ EC;
(e) the substances listed in Appendix 11, column 1, for the applications or uses listed in Appendix 11, column 2. Where a date is specified in column 2 of Appendix 11, the derogation shall apply until the said date.

Source: Regulation 1907/2006 (REACH). Annex XVII