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Barium carbonate
EC / List no.: 208-167-3
CAS no.: 513-77-9
Mol. formula: CBaO3
Warning! According to the harmonised classification and labelling (CLP00) approved by the European Union, this substance is harmful if swallowed.
This substance is registered under the REACH Regulation and is manufactured in and / or imported to the European Economic Area, at ≥ 100 000 to < 1 000 000 tonnes per annum.
This substance is used by consumers, in articles, by professional workers (widespread uses), in formulation or re-packing, at industrial sites and in manufacturing.
This substance is used by consumers, in articles, by professional workers (widespread uses), in formulation or re-packing, at industrial sites and in manufacturing.
Consumer Uses
This substance is used in the following products:
lubricants and greases.
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use:
formulation of mixtures.
Other release to the environment of this substance is likely to occur from:
outdoor use,
indoor use (e.g. machine wash liquids/detergents, automotive care products, paints and coating or adhesives, fragrances and air fresheners),
indoor use in close systems with minimal release (e.g. cooling liquids in refrigerators, oil-based electric heaters) and
outdoor use in close systems with minimal release (e.g. hydraulic liquids in automotive suspension, lubricants in motor oil and break fluids).
Article service life
Other release to the environment of this substance is likely to occur from:
indoor use,
outdoor use resulting in inclusion into or onto a materials (e.g. binding agent in paints and coatings or adhesives) and
outdoor use in long-life materials with low release rate (e.g. metal, wooden and plastic construction and building materials).
This substance can be found in products with material based on:
metal (e.g. cutlery, pots, toys, jewellery).
Widespread uses by professional workers
This substance is used in the following products:
lubricants and greases,
metals,
welding & soldering products,
metal working fluids and
hydraulic fluids.
ECHA has no public registered data on the types of manufacture using this substance.
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use:
formulation of mixtures.
Other release to the environment of this substance is likely to occur from:
indoor use (e.g. machine wash liquids/detergents, automotive care products, paints and coating or adhesives, fragrances and air fresheners),
outdoor use,
indoor use in close systems with minimal release (e.g. cooling liquids in refrigerators, oil-based electric heaters) and
outdoor use in close systems with minimal release (e.g. hydraulic liquids in automotive suspension, lubricants in motor oil and break fluids).
Formulation or re-packing
This substance is used in the following products:
welding & soldering products,
pH regulators and water treatment products,
laboratory chemicals and
water treatment chemicals.
This substance has
an industrial use resulting in manufacture of another substance (use of intermediates).
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use:
formulation of mixtures and
formulation in materials.
Uses at industrial sites
This substance is used in the following products:
metal surface treatment products,
pH regulators and water treatment products,
laboratory chemicals,
water treatment chemicals,
metals,
welding & soldering products and
metal working fluids.
This substance has
an industrial use resulting in manufacture of another substance (use of intermediates).
This substance is used in the following areas:
building & construction work,
formulation of mixtures and/or re-packaging and
health services.
This substance is used for the manufacture of:
chemicals,
machinery and vehicles,
mineral products (e.g. plasters, cement),
electrical, electronic and optical equipment and
fabricated metal products.
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use:
as an intermediate step in further manufacturing of another substance (use of intermediates),
as processing aid,
in processing aids at industrial sites and
in the production of articles.
Other release to the environment of this substance is likely to occur from:
indoor use and
outdoor use resulting in inclusion into or onto a materials (e.g. binding agent in paints and coatings or adhesives).
Manufacture
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use:
manufacturing of the substance.
The InfoCard summarises the non-confidential data on substances as held in the databases of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), including data provided by third parties. The InfoCard is automatically generated. Information requirements under different legislative frameworks may therefore not be up–to–date or complete. Substance manufacturers and importers are responsible for consulting official publications. This InfoCard is covered by the ECHA Legal Disclaimer.
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