Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Regulations 1990
3Prescribed data for the purposes of paragraph (f) of the definition of basic information in section 5 of the Act
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3 Prescribed data for the purposes of paragraph (f) of the definition of basic information in section 5 of the Act
(1) Subject to subregulation (2), for the purposes of paragraph (f) of the definition of basic information in section 5 of the Act the following physical and chemical data is prescribed: (a) whichever of the melting point, boiling point or freezing point of the chemical is appropriate; (b) the chemical’s density in kg/m3, and: (i) in the case of a gas—its specific gravity where air = 1; and (ii) in the case of a liquid—its liquid density and vapour density; (c) the chemical’s vapour pressure in kilopascals at 25°C; (d) the chemical’s solubility in grams per litre in water at 20°C; (e) in the case of a chemical whose water solubility exceeds 10‑6 gms/litre—the degrees of hydrolysis at 25°C at pH values of 4‑9 and 1‑2; (f) in the case of a chemical that dissolves in water without dissociation or association and which is not surface‑active—the partition coefficient (n‑octanol/water) at 20°C expressed as log Pow; (g) a summary of the information about the adsorption and desorption of the chemical to and from standard soils; (h) in the case of a chemical that dissociates in water—the dissociation constant expressed as pKa determined by a specified manner; (j) (i) in the case of a chemical that is a solid—the mean particle size and size range including the respirable fraction (1‑10 microns); or (ii) in the case of a chemical that is fibrous—fibre length and length range; (k) the flash point in °C of the chemical; (l) the degree of the chemical’s flammability, including: (i) for gases and vapours—the upper and lower limits of flammability in air; and (ia) for solids—the ability to propagate combustion; and (ii) the identity of toxic and hazardous products of the chemical’s combustion; (m) the minimum temperature for the chemical’s auto ignition; (n) a summary of the chemical’s explosive properties, including the chemical’s potential (if any) to detonate as the result of heat, shock or friction; (o) a summary of the information about the stability and reactivity of the chemical. (2) The data prescribed by subregulation (1) does not include data that has not been made available to the Director.