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Nitrilotriacetic acid

CAS 139-13-9

Also registered as 7 other CAS numbers

22696-91-9 · 49784-42-1 · 26627-44-1 · 26627-45-2 · 80751-51-5 · 1082646-60-3 · 1428376-78-6

Nitrilotriacetic acid chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Nitrilotriacetic acid in plain language

What it is

Also known as Nitrilotriacetic acid and its salts · 2,2',2''-Nitrilotriacetic acid · A,a',a''-trimethylaminetricarboxylic acid · Nta · Triglycollamic acid · Acetic acid, nitrilotri-

Show all 30 names

Acide nitrilotriacetique · Aminotriacetic acid · Chel 300 · Chelest NT · Complexon I · Dissolvine A · Glycine, N,N-bis(carboxymethyl)- · Hampshire NTA acid · Komplexon I · Kyselina nitrilotrioctova · N,n-bis(carboxymethyl)glycine · NCI-C02766 · NITRILO-2,2',2''-TRIACETIC acid · Nitrilo-n,n,n-triacetic acid · Nitriloacetate · Nitrilotriessigsaeure · Titriplex I · Tri(carboxymethyl)amine · Trilon A · Versene NTA acid · acido nitrilotriacetico · alpha,alpha',alpha''-Trimethylaminetricarboxylic acid · nitrilotriacetic acid (sara iii) · nitrilotriacetic acid (sara 313)

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for Nitrilotriacetic acid yet.

Recorded functional uses: Binder

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

Regulation

No restrictions found. Nitrilotriacetic acid appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 49 composition records across product categories including Pesticides, Laboratory supplies, Cleaning and safety. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Binder.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 49 composition records across product categories including Pesticides, Laboratory supplies, Cleaning and safety. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Binder.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Nitrilotriacetic acid. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

  • SCCS

    EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety

    No SCCS opinion on file.

  • CIR

    Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)

    No CIR safety assessment on file.

Evidence & sources

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

5 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated March 8, 2019

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

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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 Nitrilotriacetic acid in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

49

Named organisations

6

PesticidesLaboratory suppliesCleaning and safetySpecialty occupational productsPersonal careRaw materials

Typical roles

Binder
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