| Chemical |
Picric acid |
| CAS-number : |
88-89-1 |
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| Synonyms : |
| 1,3,5-trinitrofenoli |
| 1,3,5-trinitrophenol. |
| 2,4,6-trinitrofenoli |
| 2,4,6-trinitrophenol |
| 2-hydroxy-1,3,5-trinitrobenzene |
| carbazotic acid |
| nitroxanthicacid |
| phenol trinitrate |
| picronitricacid |
| Pikriinihappo |
| |
| Sumformula of the chemical : |
| C6H3N3O7 |
| EINECS-number : |
| 2018659 |
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| Molecular weight : |
229.12 |
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| Photochemical degradation in air : |
Photooxidation half-life in air:
6mo - 4w, scientific judgement based upon estimated reaction
rates with OH and nitrate radicals (Howard 1991).
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| Half-life in air, days : |
| 180 |
6mo - 4w, |
| 28 |
based upon estimated photooxidation half-lives in air |
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Howard 1991 |
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| Half-life in soil, days : |
| 180 |
6mo - 4w, |
| 28 |
scientific judgement based upon estimated aqueous aerobic biodegradation half-lives. |
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Howard 1991 |
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| Half-life in water, days : |
| 180 |
6mo - 4w, |
| 28 |
in surface water: scientific judgement based upon estimated aqueous aerobic biodegradation half-lives, |
| 360 |
12mo - 48hr, |
| 2 |
in ground water: high value is scientific judgement based upon estimated high value for aerobic aqueous biodegradation. Low value based upon estimated low value for anaerobic biodegradation. |
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Howard 1991 |
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| Aerobic degradation in water : |
Aerobic half-life:
6mo - 4w, scientific judgement based upon aerobic
biodegradation screening tests (Howard 1991).
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| Anaerobic degradation in water : |
Anaerobic half-life:
12.5d - 2d, scientific judgement based upon anaerobic natural
water die-away test data for the dinitrotoluenes.
Reduction of
the nitro group observed in these studies may not be due to
biodegradation (Howard 1991).
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| Bioconcentration factor, fishes : |
| 0.24 |
<0.24, 6w, Cyprinus carpio, conc 0.5 mg/l, |
| 2.2 |
<2.2, 6w, Cyprinus carpio, conc 0.05 mg/l, |
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| Other information of bioaccumulation : |
Confirmed to be non-accumulative or low accumulative (Anon.
1987).
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| LDLo values to mammals in oral exposure, mg/kg : |
| 250 |
orl-cat, Lewis & Sweet 1984 |
| 120 |
orl-rbt |
| 100 |
orl-gpg |
| |
| LDLo values to mammals in non-oral exposure , mg/kg : |
| 60 |
scu-dog, Lewis & Sweet 1984 |
| 60 |
unk-dog |
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| Effects on amphibia : |
LDLo, 200 mg/kg, scu-frg (Lewis & Sweet 1984).
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| LC50 values to crustaceans, mg/l : |
| 85 |
48hr, Daphnia magna, LeBlanc 1984 |
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| LC50 values to fishes, mg/l : |
| 230 |
48hr, Oryzias latipes, MITI 1992 |
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| Other information of water organisms : |
LC (48hr) 117 mg/l, Oryzias latipes ( Tonogai et al. 1982).
LC (48hr) 170 mg/l, Lepomis macrochirus (Buccafusco et al.
1981).
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Ministry
of International Trade and Industry, MITI.
Japan. |
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