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Conclusion on classification

The environmental toxicology of Nickel has been subject of numerous reviews/ assessments. For example:

-         Canadian Environmental Protection Act, Priority Substances List Assessment Report, Nickel and its Compounds (1994)

-         U.S.EPA (1980). Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Nickel. EPA 440 /5-80-060

-         WHO (1991). EHC 108. Nickel.

-         ECB (2008). EU-Risk Assessment Nickel and Nickel compounds. EU 3rd priority substance list.

-         OECD (2008). SIAP. Nickel and Nickel compounds.  

Nickel salts are known to be very toxic to aquatic organisms (e.g. nickel acetate, CAS 373-02-4. Though no data for nickel(2+) propionate are available it can be assumed, that this substance similar to nickel acetate. Hence, nickel(2+) propionate is classified R50/53, GHS Acute/Chronic hazard Cat. 1.