NICKEL

CHEMICAL PROFILES|Chemical Profile

Chemical:	NICKEL
CAS Number:	7440-02-0

Chemical Profile for NICKEL (CAS Number: 7440-02-0)

Human Health Hazards

Hazard Rankings

Chemical Use Profile

Rank Chemicals by Reported Environmental Releases in the United States

Regulatory Coverage

Basic Testing to Identify Chemical Hazards

Information Needed for Safety Assessment

Links

Human Health Hazards

Health Hazard Reference(s)

Recognized: Carcinogen P65

Suspected: Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicant OEHHA-CREL

Developmental Toxicant EPA-SARA

Immunotoxicant EEC HAZMAP OEHHA-AREL SNCI

Kidney Toxicant KLAA

Neurotoxicant FELD

Reproductive Toxicant EPA-SARA FRAZIER JANK

Respiratory Toxicant ATSDR EPA-HEN HAZMAP KLAA LU NEME OEHHA-AREL OEHHA-CREL RTECS

Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant EEC EPA-HEN HARV HAZMAP KLAA LADO TIMB

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Hazard Rankings

More hazardous than most chemicals in 8 out of 11 ranking systems.

Ranked as one of the most hazardous compounds (worst 10%) to human health.

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Chemical Use Profile

Used in at least 5 industries.

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Rank Chemicals by Reported Environmental Releases in the United States

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Regulatory Coverage

On at least 6 federal regulatory lists.

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Basic Testing to Identify Chemical Hazards

Eight basic tests to identify chemical hazards have been conducted and are publicly available for this chemical.

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Information Needed for Safety Assessment

Possesses all the data required for safety assessment.

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Links

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Notes

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