Ethylene
CAS: 74-85-1 | Type: monomer
Low Risk (Adults)
Safety Summary
Hazard Profilehazardous
Risk (Adults)Low
Risk (Children)Low
Regulatory Status
SummaryIARC: Group 3
Molecular FormulaC2H4
Molecular Weight28.05
Sources
No citations are recorded specifically for the human adult context, so the record-wide source list is shown. It backs the record, not this particular band.
- where to look IARC Monographs Vol 60 1994: Ethylene Group 3 Not Classifiable; Distinct From Ethylene Oxide Group 1; Endogenous Plant Hormone Fruit Ripening; Petrochemical Building Block; Minor Mammalian EO Metabolite; No NTP EPA EFSA Carcinogenicity Classification REGULATORY · 1994
- IARC Monographs, List of Classifications REGULATORY · 2026
- Computational Toxicology and Exposure APIs: Data Domains (EPA CCTE) REGULATORY
- CompTox Chemicals Dashboard: Release Notes (EPA) REGULATORY
- identity database ECHA CHEM, Download all substances: REACH registrations (ECHA's own list of REACH-registered substances) REGULATORY · 2026
- PubChem computed properties for CID 6325 (computed, not measured; as recorded by PubChem) DATABASE · 2026
- where to look PubChem: Toxicity section (CID 6325) PUBCHEM
- OEHHA Proposition 65 List of Carcinogens or Reproductive Toxicants (CSV, list date 31-Jul-26) REGULATORY
- EPA CompTox CTX API: predicted properties for DTXSID1026378 (Ethylene) REFERENCE
- ECHA Annex VI to CLP: the unofficial Excel table (up to and including the 23rd ATP) REGULATORY
- PubChem computed structure descriptors for CID 6325 (computed, not measured; as recorded by PubChem) DATABASE · 2026
- Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006: Annex VI, Part 3, Table 3.1 (Official Journal L 353, 31.12.2008) REGULATORY · 2008
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