FURFURAL

CHEMICAL PROFILES|Chemical Profile

Chemical:	FURFURAL
CAS Number:	98-01-1

Chemical Profile for FURFURAL (CAS Number: 98-01-1)

Human Health Hazards

Hazard Rankings

Chemical Use Profile

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Regulatory Coverage

Basic Testing to Identify Chemical Hazards

Information Needed for Safety Assessment

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Human Health Hazards

Health Hazard Reference(s)

Recognized: --
Suspected: Carcinogen CPDB

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Hazard Rankings

More hazardous than most chemicals in 3 out of 3 ranking systems.

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

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Chemical Use Profile

This is a high volume chemical with production exceeding 1 million pounds annually in the U.S.

No data on industrial or consumer use in Scorecard.

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Rank Chemicals by Reported Environmental Releases in the United States

No data on environmental releases in Scorecard.

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Regulatory Coverage

On at least 2 federal regulatory lists.

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Basic Testing to Identify Chemical Hazards

2 of 8 basic tests to identify chemical hazards have not been conducted on this chemical, or are not publicly available according to US EPA's 1998 hazard data availability study.
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Information Needed for Safety Assessment

Lacks at least some of the data required for safety assessment.

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