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Document ID (ISN)105557
CIS number 06-1018
ISBN(s) 3-7776-1419-X
Year 2005
Convention or series no. BUA Report 247
Author(s)
Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh) - Advisory Committee on Existing Chemicals (BUA)
Title N-Cetylpyridinium chloride monohydrate
Bibliographic information S. Hirzel Verlag, Birkenwaldstrasse 44, 70191 Stuttgart, Germany, 2005. xiii, 72p. 91 ref. Price: EUR 47.00.
Abstract Conclusions of this criteria document (status October 2003): animal studies indicate that N-cetylpyridinium chloride monohydrate (CPC) can be absorbed orally, dermally or by inhalation; the substance is highly irritating to the skin and there are signs of a caustic potential; allergic effects have been reported in tests on humans.
Descriptors (primary) cetylpyridinium chloride; Germany; ecotoxicology; toxicology; pyridine and derivatives
Descriptors (secondary) literature survey; allergens; criteria document; animal experiments; irritants
Document type B - Chemical safety information sheets
Country / State or ProvinceGermany
Subject(s) Toxic and dangerous substances
Broad subject area(s) Chemical safety
Browse category(ies) Pollution control
Heterocyclic compounds