COBALT

CHEMICAL PROFILES|Chemical Profile

Chemical:	COBALT
CAS Number:	7440-48-4

Chemical Profile for COBALT (CAS Number: 7440-48-4)

Human Health Hazards

Hazard Rankings

Chemical Use Profile

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Regulatory Coverage

Basic Testing to Identify Chemical Hazards

Information Needed for Safety Assessment

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Human Health Hazards

Health Hazard Reference(s)

Recognized: Carcinogen P65

Suspected: Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicant ATSDR BENO EPA-HEN KRIS LADO

Developmental Toxicant ATSDR

Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant EPA-HEN

Immunotoxicant EEC EPA-HEN HAZMAP SNCI

Kidney Toxicant EPA-HEN

Neurotoxicant DAN RTECS

Reproductive Toxicant FRAZIER

Respiratory Toxicant ATSDR EEC EPA-HEN HAZMAP NEME OEHHA-CREL RTECS

Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant EEC EPA-HEN HAZMAP KLAA LADO

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Hazard Rankings

More hazardous than most chemicals in 3 out of 6 ranking systems.

Ranked as one of the most hazardous compounds (worst 10%) to human health.

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Chemical Use Profile

Used in at least 1 industry.

Used in consumer products, building materials or furnishings that contribute to indoor air pollution.

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Rank Chemicals by Reported Environmental Releases in the United States

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Regulatory Coverage

On at least 3 federal regulatory lists.

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Basic Testing to Identify Chemical Hazards

Information on whether basic tests to identify chemical hazards have been conducted on this chemical is not available in US EPA's 1998 hazard data availability study.

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Information Needed for Safety Assessment

Lacks at least some of the data required for safety assessment.

See risk assessment data for this chemical from U.S. EPA or Scorecard.

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