European hazard symbols and classes for chemicals
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Hazard symbols for chemicals used in Europe. The symbols are obsolete and have been replaced by
GHS symbols
, but may still be encountered in older books and on labels and material data safety sheets that haven't been updated.
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Hazard class and hazard category
O: Oxidizing
T: Toxic
T+: Very toxic
C: Corrosive
E: Explosive
N: Dangerous for the environment
Xn: Harmful
Xi: Irritant
F: Flammable
F+: Extremely flammable