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Search result for: bis(chloromethyl) ether

Table showing details for bis(chloromethyl) ether
Chemical
Category & User Codes
DG Class
DG PG
UN CAS No
Guidance notes
bis(chloromethyl) ether
 dichlorodimethyl ether
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DHS

CW  

Hazardous Chemical 		I 2249
542-88-1 		Highly toxic by all routes of exposure (especially by inhalation); carcinogenic.

BANNED CHEMICAL IN DET SCHOOLS.

Formed by reaction of formaldehyde (formalin) solution with hydrochloric acid or by reaction of gaseous formaldehyde and hydrogen chloride. Do not dispose of formaldehyde and hydrochloric acid in the same sink system.

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See Appendix H for storage details prior to disposal.