Substance profile
Ammonium perfluorooctanoate
Ammonium perfluorooctanoate is a chemical substance with the molecular formula C8H4F15NO2.
01 · Identification
What Ammonium perfluorooctanoate is
Ammonium perfluorooctanoate is a chemical substance with the molecular formula C8H4F15NO2. Its molecular formula is C8H4F15NO2 and its molecular weight is 431.1 g/mol.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.
02 · Identifiers
Ammonium perfluorooctanoate identifiers and molecular data
Ammonium perfluorooctanoate CAS number and EC number
Ammonium perfluorooctanoate molecular formula and molecular weight
Other names for Ammonium perfluorooctanoate
- ammoniumpentadeca- fluorooctanoate
03 · GHS classification
Ammonium perfluorooctanoate hazard classification
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
Ammonium perfluorooctanoate pictograms and signal word
Ammonium perfluorooctanoate hazard class and category
| Hazard class | Category | From code | Pictogram |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acute toxicity - oral GHS chapter 3.1 | Category 4 | H302 | GHS07 |
| Acute toxicity - inhalation GHS chapter 3.1 | Category 4 | H332 | GHS07 |
| Serious eye damage/eye irritation GHS chapter 3.3 | Category 1 | H318 | GHS05 |
| Carcinogenicity GHS chapter 3.6 | Category 2 | H351 | GHS08 |
| Reproductive toxicity GHS chapter 3.7 | Category Lactation | H362 | — |
| Specific target organ toxicity - repeated exposure GHS chapter 3.9 | Category 1 | H372 | GHS08 |
Ammonium perfluorooctanoate hazard statements (H-codes)
| Code | Hazard statement |
|---|---|
| H351 | Suspected of causing cancer <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>. |
| H360D | May damage the unborn child. |
| H362 | May cause harm to breast-fed children. |
| H332 | Harmful if inhaled. |
| H302 | Harmful if swallowed. |
| H372 | Causes damage to organs <or state all organs affected, if known> through prolonged or repeated exposure <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>. |
| H318 | Causes serious eye damage. |
This page lists only the codes assigned to Ammonium perfluorooctanoat…. 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 Ammonium perfluorooctanoat…
A Safety Data Sheet is written for a product, not for a substance: the supplier of the grade you actually buy issues it, so two suppliers of Ammonium perfluoroocta… issue two different sheets. That is why there is no single authoritative SDS for a substance to download — what there is, is the job of collecting the sheets for the products you hold and keeping them current as suppliers revise them.
04 · Precautionary statements
Ammonium perfluorooctanoate precautionary statements
CLP Annex VI assigns 15 precautionary statements to Ammonium perfluorooctanoat…. They are grouped the way a label groups them: what to do before handling, what to do when something has already happened, how to store it and how to dispose of it.
Prevention
What to do before and during handling so the hazard never happens.
Response
What to do once exposure, spillage or fire has already happened.
Reading the notation. … is a blank the supplier fills in — not a truncated sentence.· [square brackets] mark a part printed only when it applies.
05 · Names in the regulation
Ammonium perfluorooctanoate name in 23 EU languages
CLP Annex VI Part 3 is published in every language edition of the regulation, and the identification column is written out in each of them. Nothing below is translated by us: each line is the name as that edition prints it. Under Art. 18(2) the substance name from Annex VI is a lawful product identifier, so this is the wording to put on a label going to that market — and where the cell lists several designations, any one of them qualifies.
| Language | Name in CLP Annex VI Part 3 |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian български | амониев пентадекафлуорооктаноат |
| Spanish español | Pentadecafluorooctanoato de amonio |
| Czech čeština | amonium pentadekafluoroktanoát |
| Danish dansk | ammoniumpentadecafluoroctansyre |
| German Deutsch | Ammoniumpentadecafluoroctanoat |
| Estonian eesti | ammooniumpentadekafluorooktanaat |
| Greek ελληνικά | δεκαπενταφθοροοκτανικό αμμώνιο |
| English English | ammoniumpentadeca-fluorooctanoate |
| French français | pentadécafluorooctanoate d'ammonium |
| Croatian hrvatski | amonijev pentadekafluoroktanoat |
| Italian italiano | pentadecafluorottanoato d’ammonio |
| Latvian latviešu | amonija pentadekafluoroktanoāts |
| Lithuanian lietuvių | amonio pentadekafluoroktanoatas |
| Hungarian magyar | ammónium-pentadekafluoroktanoát |
| Maltese Malti | ammonjupentadeka-fluworoottanoat |
| Dutch Nederlands | ammoniumpentadecafluoroctanoaat |
| Polish polski | pentadekafluorooktanian amonu |
| Portuguese português | pentadecafluorooctanoato de amónio |
| Romanian română | pentadeca-fluorooctanoat de amoniu |
| Slovak slovenčina | amónium-pentadekafluóroktanoát |
| Slovenian slovenščina | amonijev pentadekafluorooktanoat |
| Finnish suomi | ammoniumpentadekafluorioktanoaatti |
| Swedish svenska | ammoniumpentadekafluoroktanoat |
All 23 language editions of Annex VI carry this entry. Irish is the twenty-fourth official EU language and has no line here for a different reason: no consolidated CLP text has ever been published in Irish, so there is no Irish edition of Annex VI to quote a name from. Source: consolidated CLP, CELEX 02008R1272, language editions. © European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu — only the electronic Official Journal of the European Union is authentic.
06 · Label elements
Ammonium perfluorooctanoate GHS label elements
Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Ammonium perfluorooctanoat…, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.
Danger
Ammonium perfluorooctanoate
- Suspected of causing cancer <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>.
- May damage the unborn child.
- May cause harm to breast-fed children.
- Harmful if inhaled.
- Harmful if swallowed.
- Causes damage to organs <or state all organs affected, if known> through prolonged or repeated exposure <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>.
- Causes serious eye damage.
- Obtain special instructions before use.
- Do not breathe dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.
- Do not eat, drink or smoke when using this product.
- Use only outdoors or in a well-ventilated area.
- Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection/hearing protection/…
- IF SWALLOWED:
- IF INHALED:
- IF IN EYES:
- IF exposed or concerned:
- Immediately call a POISON CENTER/doctor/…
- Call a POISON CENTER/doctor/… if you feel unwell.
- Get medical advice/attention.
- Get medical advice/attention if you feel unwell.
- Rinse mouth.
- Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing.
Supplier name, address and telephone number· Product identifier·Nominal quantity
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07 · Health hazards
Ammonium perfluorooctanoate health hazards and exposure limits
Ammonium perfluorooctanoate hazard summary
Acute pulmonary edema is observed in animals exposed to lethal concentrations. [ChemIDplus] Confirmed animal carcinogen; Increased blood organofluoride levels in rats receiving repeated doses percutaneously; Workers found to have higher organofluoride levels that controls in plant with air concentrations of 0.032-7.6 mg/m3; Causes liver damage in subchronic animal studies; [ACGIH] See Perfluorooctanoic acid. See Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid.
Source: Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases
08 · Physical and chemical properties
Ammonium perfluorooctanoate properties
Every value is shown with the conditions it was measured under and the source it came from. Where sources disagree, all values are listed rather than one being picked — the difference is usually a different form of the substance, not an error.
Ammonium perfluorooctanoate vapor pressure
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vapor pressure | 0.00007 mmHg | Haz-Map |
Values compiled from PubChem Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary. Temperatures converted to Fahrenheit for reference.
09 · Questions
Ammonium perfluorooctanoate — frequently asked questions
What is the CAS number of Ammonium perfluorooctanoate?
The CAS number of Ammonium perfluorooctanoate is 3825-26-1. Its EC number is 223-320-4.
What is the chemical formula of Ammonium perfluorooctanoate?
The molecular formula of Ammonium perfluorooctanoate is C8H4F15NO2 and its molecular weight is 431.1 g/mol.
What does a Ammonium perfluorooctanoate label have to show?
Under CLP Annex VI the label for Ammonium perfluorooctanoate carries the pictograms Health hazard, Exclamation mark and Corrosion and the signal word is Danger.
Is Ammonium perfluorooctanoate flammable?
CLP Annex VI assigns Ammonium perfluorooctanoate no flammability hazard class. That is not a statement that it cannot burn: the harmonised list only records the hazards that were assessed for it.
Is Ammonium perfluorooctanoate a carcinogen?
CLP Annex VI assigns Ammonium perfluorooctanoate H351 — suspected of causing cancer. That is category 2: the evidence points that way but is not conclusive.
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