Trichloroethylene

201-167-4

79-01-6

Carcinogen, category 2

Trichlororethylene is mainly used as intermediate in the manufacture of chlorinated and fluorinated organic compounds. Other uses are for cleaning and degreasing of metal parts or as solvent in adhesives.

Boric acid

10043-35-3 11113-50-1

Toxic for reproduction, category 2

Boric acid is widely used on account of its consistency-influencing, flame-retarding, antiseptic and preservative properties. It is a component of detergents and cleaners, adhesives, toys, industrial fluids, brake fluids, glass, ceramics, flame retardants, paints, disinfectants, cosmetics, food additives, fertilisers, insecticides and other products.

Disodium tetraborate, anhydrous

215-540-4

1303-96-4
1330-43-4
12179-04-3

Toxic for reproduction, category 2

Disodium tetraborate and tetraboron disodium heptaoxide form the same compounds in aqueous solutions.
Uses include a multitude of applications, e.g. in detergents and cleaners, in glass and glass fibres, ceramics, industrial fluids, metallurgy, adhesives, flame retardants, personal care products, biocides, fertilisers.

Tetraboron disodium heptaoxide, hydrate

12267-73-1

Toxic for reproduction, category 2

Disodium tetraborate and tetraboron disodium heptaoxide form the same compounds in aqueous solutions.
Uses include a multitude of applications, e.g. in detergents and cleaners, in glass and glass fibres, ceramics, industrial fluids, metallurgy, adhesives, flame retardants, personal care products, biocides, fertilisers.

Sodium chromate

7775-11-3

Carcinogen, category 2; Mutagen, category 2;
Toxic for reproduction, category 2

Sodium chromate is mainly used as an intermediate in the manufacture of other chromium compounds as well as a laboratory analytical agent, but this use is limited. Other potential uses are mentioned in the literature but whether they occur in the EU is not clear.

Potassium chromate

232-140-5

Carcinogen, category 2; Mutagen, category 2

Potassium chromate is used as a corrosion inhibitor for treatment and coating of metals, for manufacture of reagents, chemicals and textiles, as a colouring agent in ceramics, in the manufacture of pigments/inks and in the laboratory as analytical agent.

Ammonium dichromate

7789-09-5

Carcinogen, category 2; Mutagen, category 2;
Toxic for reproduction, category 2

Ammonium dichromate is mainly used as an oxidising agent. Other known uses are in the manufacture of photosensitive screens and as mordant in the manufacture of textiles. Minor uses seem to comprise metal treatment and laboratory analytical agent.

Potassium dichromate

231-906-6

7778-50-9

Carcinogen, category 2; Mutagen, category 2;
Toxic for reproduction, category 2

Potassium dichromate is used for chrome metal manufacturing and as corrosion inhibitor for treatment and coating of metals. It is further used as textile mordant, as laboratory analytical agent, for cleaning of laboratory glassware, in the manufacture of other reagents and as oxidising agent in photolithography.