Category: Hazard Alert

2021-12-17 Vinyl chloride is the organochloride with the formula H2C:CHCl. It is also called vinyl chloride monomer, or VCM. This colourless compound is an important…

2021-12-10 Acrylonitrile is the chemical compound with the formula C3H3N. This pungent-smelling colourless liquid often appears yellow due to impurities. It is an important monomer…

2021-11-26 Ethylene glycol, chemical formula C2H6O2, is a colourless, odourless, syrupy liquid that has a sweet taste. It can exist in the air in vapour…

Chlorine dioxide is a chemical compound with the formula ClO2. [1] It is a synthetic, green-yellowish gas with a chlorine-like, irritating odour. Chlorine dioxide is…

2021-11-12 Disulfoton is a manufactured substance used as a pesticide to control a variety of harmful pests that attack many field and vegetable crops. Disulfoton…

2021-11-05 Bis(2-chloroethyl) ether (also known as bis dichloroethyl ether), molecular formula C4H8Cl2O, is a colourless, nonflammable liquid with a strong unpleasant odour. It dissolves easily…

2021-10-29 RDX, which stands for Research Department explosive, is an explosive nitroamine widely used in military and industrial applications. It was developed as an explosive…

2021-10-22 Phenol, also known as carbolic acid and phenic acid, is an organic compound with the chemical formula C6H5OH. [1] Pure phenol consists of white…

2021-10-15 Methane is a colourless, odourless, and extremely flammable gas that can be explosive when mixed with air. It is also called methyl hydride. Methane…

2021-08-10 Acrylic acid (IUPAC: prop-2-enoic acid) is an organic compound with the formula CH2=CHCO2H. It is the simplest unsaturated carboxylic acid, consisting of a vinyl…

2021-10-01 Titanium dioxide (TiO2) (CAS Number 13463-67-7) is a non-combustible, white, crystalline, solid, odourless powder. It is insoluble in water, hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, and…

2021-09-25 Fluorine is a chemical element with symbol F and atomic number 9. [1] It is a univalent poisonous gaseous halogen, it is pale yellow-green…

Benzene is an organic chemical compound that is composed of 6 carbon atoms in a ring, with 1 hydrogen atom attached to each carbon atom and has the molecular formula C6H6.

2021-09-10 Hexachlorocyclopentadiene (HCCPD), also known as C-56, is an organochlorine compound that is a precursor to several pesticides. This colourless liquid is an inexpensive reactive…

2016-07-04 2-Hexanone is the organic compound with the formula C4H9COCH3. This colourless to pale yellow liquid has a sharp odour. It is a ketone and…

Selenium is an odourless metalloid with the chemical symbol Se and the atomic number 34.

Tetrachloroethylene (CAS No. 127-18-4) is also known as perchloroethylene, tetrachloroethene, and 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethene and is often abbreviated to PER or PERC. Its molecular formula is C2Cl4, and its relative molar mass is 165.8.

2021-08-13 Vanadium is a chemical element with symbol V and atomic number 23. [1] It occurs in nature as a white-to-grey metal compounds, and is…

2021-08-06 Cyclohexane is a cycloalkane with the molecular formula C6H12. [1] It is a colourless flammable liquid with a mild, sweet odour resembling that of…