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EDTA-4Na Tetrahydrate

Hazardous Classification (according to GHS)

HAZARDOUS

CAS Number

13235-36-4

Signal Word

DANGER

Hazard Pictograms

GHS05 - Corrosion - Corrosive chemicals, may cause severe skin and eye damage and may be corrosive to metals. — GHS05 – Corrosion – Corrosive chemicals, may cause severe skin and eye damage and may be corrosive to metals.

GHS07 - Exclamation mark - Low level toxicity. This includes respiratory, skin, and eye irritation, skin sensitisers and chemicals harmful if swallowed, inhaled or in contact with skin. — GHS07 – Exclamation mark – Low level toxicity. This includes respiratory, skin, and eye irritation, skin sensitisers and chemicals harmful if swallowed, inhaled or in contact with skin.

GHS08 - Health Hazard - Chronic health hazards; this includes aspiratory and respiratory hazards, carcinogenicity, mutagenicity and reproductive toxicity. — GHS08 – Health Hazard – Chronic health hazards; this includes aspiratory and respiratory hazards, carcinogenicity, mutagenicity and reproductive toxicity.

Hazard Statements & Categories

H302 Harmful if swallowed (Class: Acute Toxicity – Oral, Category 4)
H318 Causes serious eye damage (Class: (Corrosion) Damage/irritation – Eye, Category 1)
H332 Harmful if inhaled (Class: Acute Toxicity – Inhalation, Category 4)
H373 May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure (Class: Specific Target Organ Toxicity – Repeated exposure, Category 2)

Poisons Schedule (Australia)

Not a scheduled poison

Dangerous Goods for Transport (according to ADG)

Not classed as Dangerous Goods for Transport

Other names

EDTA, tetrasodium salt, tetrahydrate
Tetrasodium EDTA
Glycine, N,N’-1,2-ethanediylbis[N-(carboxymethyl)-, tetrasodium salt, tetrahydrate
Ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid, tetrasodium salt, tetrahydrate
C10H16N2O8.4H2O.4Na

What It Does

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Notes

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Information Sources

https://redox.com/products/edta-tetrasodium-salt/
https://chemicalsafety.com/sds-search/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrasodium_EDTA

Last Updated

October 12, 2025

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