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chemical substance
vr.tr.chemical-substance · thing-q79529
Let an agent handle chemical substances by identity, properties, hazards, regulation and safe handling, without facilitating harmful uses.
Thing Registry Physical world and living systems PHY.MAT
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Identity Which substance.
Names
Identifiers.
Names
Identifiers.
- What are its name, formula and CAS number? provenance
- Are synonyms causing confusion? boundary
Properties
Data.
Properties
Properties.
- What are its key physical and chemical properties? measurement
- From which database? provenance
Hazards Safety.
SDS
Safety data sheet.
SDS
Safety data sheet.
- What hazards and precautions does the safety data sheet list? provenance
- Which pictograms apply? definition
Exposure
Poisoning.
Exposure
Exposure.
- Has someone been exposed or swallowed the substance? boundary
- Which poison centre or emergency number should be called? action
Regulation Law.
Status
Registration.
Status
Regulatory status.
- Is it registered, restricted or authorised under REACH or equivalent? provenance
- Is it a substance of very high concern? provenance
Transport
Dangerous goods.
Transport
Transport rules.
- Is it classified as dangerous goods for transport? provenance
- What UN number applies? provenance
Handling Use and disposal.
Storage
Compatibility.
Storage
Storage.
- How should it be stored, and what must it be kept away from? provenance
- Is ventilation needed? boundary
Limits
No harmful uses.
Limits
Harmful use limits.
- Does the request seek to make or use a substance to cause harm? boundary
- How should the agent decline? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.MAT
What it is Filled
A form of matter with constant chemical composition and characteristic properties, such as an element or compound, identified by name, formula and registry numbers, and regulated for safe production, transport and use.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle chemical substances by identity, properties, hazards, regulation and safe handling, without facilitating harmful uses.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Defined composition
- Characteristic properties
- Registered and classified
- Hazards communicated by labels
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Assist in making or using any substance to harm people, animals or the environment.
- Mix, store or dispose of substances against their safety data sheets.
- Mislabel a substance or remove hazard labels.
- Ship or transfer substances in breach of transport or control rules.
Only with a human decision
- Handling, mixing or disposing of hazardous substances.
- Releasing a substance into the environment.
May
- Identify substances by name, formula and registry number, citing safety data sheets.
- Report hazard classes and handling rules from official classifications.
Moral aspects Filled
- Chemical exposure harms workers and neighbours, often long after the event.
- Hazard information must reach everyone who handles a substance.
Who is affected
- Workers
- People near storage and transport
- Ecosystems
Owners Filled
Steward
The producer, importer or holder of the substance; chemical authorities keep registrations.
Master systems
- Chemical substance registers and inventories
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q10683158 - registry parent class
- Q43460564 - registry parent class
related
- substance and chemical entity - category
- CAS number - identifier
- safety data sheet - document
- REACH and CLP - regulation
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.chemical-substance
- Wikidata: Q79529 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q79529)
- CAS Registry Number: numeric substances
- EC number: xxx-xxx-x EU inventory
Direct properties required Filled
- Mass density: kg/m3 - Density is measured as mass per volume at a specified temperature, pressure and physical state.
- Melting temperature: K - Melting temperature is measured at a stated pressure when the substance melts without decomposing.
- Boiling temperature: K - Boiling temperature is measured at a stated pressure when the substance boils without decomposing.
- Solubility: g/L - Solubility is measured as the equilibrium dissolved concentration in a specified solvent at stated conditions.
Recognition required Filled
- CAS numbers and hazard pictograms
- Safety data sheets
- Mixtures contain several substances
- Solids, liquids or gases with characteristic properties; usually in labelled containers.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- identify substances by name, CAS number and formula
- read safety data sheets
- check regulatory status
- store and dispose of chemicals safely
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Mixing incompatible chemicals
- Poisoning from unlabelled containers
- Facilitating harmful synthesis
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- EU REACH Regulation 1907/2006
- EU CLP Regulation 1272/2008
- UN GHS
Context of use required Filled
- Chemistry, industry, products and safety regulation.
- elements
- compounds
- substances of very high concern
- natural and synthetic substances
- mixtures (related)
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q79529: chemical substance - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Substance (chemistry) - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should substance classes be separate entries?
- How should registry data be linked?
- How should restricted substances be flagged?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q79529/spec.json