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Zinc sulfate hexahydrate

CAS 13986-24-8

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Zinc sulfate hexahydrate in plain language

What it is

Also known as Zinc sulfate--water (1/1/6) · Sulfuric acid, zinc salt, hydrate (1:1:6) · ZnSO4.6H2O

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for Zinc sulfate hexahydrate yet.

Recorded functional uses: Corrosion inhibitor

Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Zinc sulfate hexahydrate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Cleaning
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 6 composition records across product categories including Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Corrosion inhibitor.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 6 composition records across product categories including Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Corrosion inhibitor.Source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Zinc sulfate hexahydrate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

2 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated January 7, 2008

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Zinc sulfate hexahydrate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

6

Named organisations

2

Cleaning products and household care

Typical roles

Corrosion inhibitor
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