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GHS Classification Result

Chemical Name：indium
CAS：7440-74-6

Result：


ID:	222
Classifier:	Inter-ministerial Committee on GHS
Year Classified:	FY2006
Reference Manual:	GHS Classification Manual （10 Feb, 2006）

PHYSICAL HAZARDS

Hazard class		Classification	Symbol	Signal word	Hazard statement	Precautionary statement	Rationale for the classification
1	Explosives	Not applicable	-	-	-	-	There are no chemical groups associated with explosive properties present in the molecules.
2	Flammable gases （including chemically unstable gases）	Not applicable	-	-	-	-	Solid (GHS definition)
3	Aerosols	Not applicable	-	-	-	-	Not aerosol products
4	Oxidizing gases	Not applicable	-	-	-	-	Solid (GHS definition)
5	Gases under pressure	Not applicable	-	-	-	-	Solid (GHS definition)
6	Flammable liquids	Not applicable	-	-	-	-	Solid (GHS definition)
7	Flammable solids	Classification not possible	-	-	-	-	No data available
8	Self-reactive substances and mixtures	Not applicable	-	-	-	-	There are no chemical groups associated with explosive or self-reactive properties present in the molecule.
9	Pyrophoric liquids	Not applicable	-	-	-	-	Solid (GHS definition)
10	Pyrophoric solids	Classification not possible	-	-	-	-	No data available
11	Self-heating substances and mixtures	Classification not possible	-	-	-	-	No data available
12	Substances and mixtures which, in contact with water, emit flammable gases	Classification not possible	-	-	-	-	No data available
13	Oxidizing liquids	Not applicable	-	-	-	-	Solid (GHS definition)
14	Oxidizing solids	Not applicable	-	-	-	-	Containing no oxygen , chlorine and fluorine.
15	Organic peroxides	Not applicable	-	-	-	-	Inorganic substance
16	Corrosive to metals	Classification not possible	-	-	-	-	Test methods applicable to solid substances are not available.

HEALTH HAZARDS

Hazard class		Classification	Symbol	Signal word	Hazard statement	Precautionary statement	Rationale for the classification
1	Acute toxicity （Oral）	Category 5	-	Warning	H303: May be harmful if swallowed	P312: Call a POISON CENTER or doctor/physician if you feel unwell.	SPECIES: Rat Route of admin.: oral feed ENDPOINT: LD50 VALUE: 4200mg/kg REFERENCE SOURCE: PATTY (5th, 2001)
1	Acute toxicity （Dermal）	Classification not possible	-	-	-	-	No data available
1	Acute toxicity （Inhalation: Gases）	Not applicable	-	-	-	-	Solid (GHS definition)
1	Acute toxicity （Inhalation: Vapours）	Classification not possible	-	-	-	-	No data available
1	Acute toxicity （Inhalation: Dusts and mists）	Classification not possible	-	-	-	-	No data available
2	Skin corrosion/irritation	Classification not possible	-	-	-	-	No data available
3	Serious eye damage/eye irritation	Classification not possible	-	-	-	-	No data available
4	Respiratory sensitization	Classification not possible	-	-	-	-	No data available
4	Skin sensitization	Classification not possible	-	-	-	-	No data available
5	Germ cell mutagenicity	Classification not possible	-	-	-	-	No data available
6	Carcinogenicity	Classification not possible	-	-	-	-	No data available
7	Reproductive toxicity	Classification not possible	-	-	-	-	No data available
8	Specific target organ toxicity - Single exposure	Classification not possible	-	-	-	-	No data available.
9	Specific target organ toxicity - Repeated exposure	Category 1 (lung, skeletal system, gastrointestinal tract)		Danger	H372: Cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure (lung, skeletal system, gastrointestinal tract)	P260: Do not breathe dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray. P264: Wash ... thoroughly after handling. P270: Do not eat, drink or smoke when using this product. P314: Get medical advice/attention if you feel unwell. P501: Dispose of contents/container to ...	"The indium and its compound are set up TLV-TWA owing to the influence to the skelton and gastrointestinal system and the hazardous property especially by the inhalation to lungs (ACGIH (2001))", "There is a case report of the pulmonary fibrosis by the indium tin oxide of two examples to human." (J Occup Health (2003) and Eur Respr J. (2005)", and "Since an indium tin oxide has High indium content (indium 74%, 8% of tin), the major cause of the observed lung toxicity is indium probably (Eur Respr J. (2005))". Based on these results it was classified to Category 1 (lung, skelton, digestive tract). [Special notes] Since indium is recorded as indium and its compound also by ACGIH and industrial safety and health laws, it was evaluated and classified.
10	Aspiration hazard	Classification not possible	-	-	-	-	No data available

ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS

Hazard class		Classification	Symbol	Signal word	Hazard statement	Precautionary statement	Rationale for the classification
11	Hazardous to the aquatic environment （Acute）	Classification not possible	-	-	-	-	No data available
11	Hazardous to the aquatic environment （Long-term）	Classification not possible	-	-	-	-	No data available.

NOTE:

* Classification was conducted by relevant Japanese Ministries in accordance with GHS Classification Guidance for the Japanese Government, and is intended to provide a reference for preparing GHS labelling and SDS for users.
* This is a provisional English translation of classification results and is subject to revision without notice.
* The responsibility for any resulting GHS labelling and SDS referenced from this site is with users.

Reference：

Reference Manual
Definitions / Abbreviations
Model SDS by MHLW	MHLW Website （in Japanese Only）