Safety data sheet

Safety Data Sheet (SDS) according to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006
( Amended by Regulation ( EU ) no. 453/2010 )
Print date:
21.12.2016
Version:
02
Replaces Version:
03.08.2016
Trade name:
KOH
Manufacturer:
GHM Messtechnik GmbH – Standort
GREISINGER
Seite : 7 / 9
11.
Toxicological information
11.1
Information on toxicological effects
For mixtures the following effects
Acute toxicity
LD50 (oral, rat): 273 mg / kg (calculated on the pure substance)
Irritation
Strong caustic effect on skin and mucous membranes.
Corrosivity
After inhalation: burns. Inhalation may cause edema in the respiratory tract.
After skin contact: burns. Drying-out effect resulting in rough and chapped skin.
After eye contact: burns. Risk of blindness! Risk of corneal clouding.
After swallowing: burns (pain, collapse). Burns in esophagus and stomach. Risk of perforation in the
esophagus and stomach.
Sensitizing
No sensitizing effects known.
Repeated dose toxicity
No known significant effects or critical hazards.
Carcinogenicity
No known significant effects or critical hazards.
Mutagenicity
No known significant effects or critical hazards.
Reproductive toxicity
No known significant effects or critical hazards.
12.
Ecological information
12.1
Toxicity
Biological effects: Harmful to aquatic organisms. Harmful effect due to pH -shift.
Even in diluted caustic.
Fish toxicity: Gambusia affinis LC50: 80 mg/l / 24 h (calculated on the pure substance)
12.2
Persistence and degradability
No further relevant information available.
12.3
Bioaccumulative potential
No further relevant information available.
12.4
Mobility in soil
No further relevant information available.
12.5
Results of PBT and vPvB assessment
not applicable
12.6
Other adverse effects
Do not flush into surface waters, wastewater, or soil!