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Perchloroethylene (PERC)

Hazardous Classification (according to GHS)

HAZARDOUS

CAS Number

127-18-4

Signal Word

WARNING

Hazard Pictograms

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.

GHS09 - Environment - Hazardous to aquatic life and the environment. — GHS09 – Environment – Hazardous to aquatic life and the environment.

Hazard Statements & Categories

H315 Causes skin irritation (Class: Corrosion/irritation – Skin, Category 2)
H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction (Class: Sensitization – Skin, Category 1)
H319 Causes serious eye irritation (Class: (Corrosion) Damage/irritation – Eye, Category 2A)
H336 May cause drowsiness or dizziness (Class: Specific Target Organ Toxicity-CNS – Single exposure, Category 3)
H351 Suspected of causing cancer (Class: Carcinogenicity, Category 2)
H411 Toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects (Class: Aquatic – Chronic, Category 2)

Poisons Schedule (Australia)

Schedule 6

Other names

PERC
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethene
Ethylene tetrachloride
PCE
Perchlor
Tetrachloroethylene
Ethene, tetrachloro
C2Cl4

What It Does

Industrial solvent

Notes

Perchloroethylene (PERC) is often found in dry cleaning solvents.

Information Sources

https://redox.com/
https://hcis.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/HazardousChemical/Details?chemicalID=4368
https://chemicalsafety.com/sds-search/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrachloroethylene

Last Updated

October 13, 2025

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