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29.3.2024

Data bank of environmental properties of chemicals


Chemical
1-Decanol
CAS-number :
112-30-1
 
Synonyms :
1-dekanoli
decanol
n-decanol
 
Sumformula of the chemical :
C10H22O C10H22O
EINECS-number :
2039569 2039569
 
Odor :
Odour Index at 20 °C: 31000 (Verschueren 1983)
 
Molecular weight :
158.32
 
Spesicif gravity (water=1) :
0.83  at 20/4 °C, Verschueren 1983
 
Conversion factor, 1 ppm in air=_mg/m3 :
6.47  mg/m3, Verschueren 1983
 
Conversion factor, 1 mg/m3 in air=_ppm :
0.154  ppm, Verschueren 1983
 
Vapor pressure, mmHg :
70°C
 
Melting point, °C :
-7 
 
Boiling point, °C :
231 
 
Log octanol/water coefficient, log Pow :
4.57  Sangster 1989
 
LD50 values to mammals in oral exposure, mg/kg :
4720  orl-rat, Lewis & Sweet 1984
6000  orl-mus, - " -
  --
12800  12800 - 25600, orl-rat, (n-decyl +
25600  sec. decyl)
6400  6400 - 12800, orl-mus, (n-decyl + sec.
12800  decyl), Patty 1967
 
LD50 values to mammals in non-oral exposure , mg/kg :
3560  skn-rbt, Lewis & Sweet 1984
 
EC50 values to microorganism, mg/l :
443  Biodegradation inhibition,
  Vaishnav 1986
 
LC50 values to crustaceans, mg/l :
srv,act, 96 hr, Nitocra spinipes,
  Linden et al. 1979
 
LC50 values to fishes, mg/l :
2.4  srv,act, 96 hr, Pimephales promelas,
  Veith et al. 1983
7.2  srv,act, 96 hr, Alburnus alburnus,
  Linden et al. 1979
  --
2.4  96 hr, Pimephales promelas, Brooke et al. 1984
 
EC50 values to fishes, mg/l :
2.4  96 hr, mbt, Pimephales promelas, Brooke et al. 1984

References
3295Brooke, L. T. et al. 1984. Acute toxicities of organic chemicals to fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas); Vol 1. Center for Lake Superior Environmental Studies University of Wisconsin-Superior, Superior, Wisconsin, U.S.A.
1589Lewis, R.J. & Sweet, D.V. 1984. Registry of toxic effects of chemical substances. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. No. 83-107-4.
831Linden, E., Bengtsson, B-E., Svanberg, O. & Sundström, G. 1979. The acute toxicity of 78 chemicals and pesticide formulations against two brackish water organisms, the bleak (Alburnus alburnus) and the harpacticoid Nitocra spinipes. Chemosphere 11/12: 843 - 851.
1644Patty, F.A. 1967. Industrial hygiene and toxicology. Vol 2. Interscience Publishers.
1973Pilli.A., Carle, D.O., Kline. E., Pickering. Q. & Lazorchak. J. 1988. Effets of pollution on freshwater organisms. JWPCF 60(6): 994 - 1065.
3104Sangster, J. 1989. Octanol-water partition coefficients of simple organic compounds. J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, Vol 18, No. 3: 1111 - 1229.
2416Vaishnav, D. D. 1986. Chemical structure-biodegradation inhibition and fish acute toxicity relationships for narcotic industri chemicals. Toxicity Assessment 1: 227.
1456Veith, G.D. et al. 1983. Estimating the acute toxicity of narcotic industrial chemicals to fathead minnows. In: Aquatic toxicology and hazard assessment: sixth symposium. ASTM STP 803. Bishop, W.E. et al. (eds.). Am. Soc. Test. Mater, Philadelphia, Pa, 90.
1468Verschueren, K. 1983. Handbook of environmental data of organic chemicals. Van Nostrand Reinhold Co. Inc., New York. 1310 s.
2413Walker, J. D. 1987. Effects of chemicals on microorganisms. Journal WPCF 59 (6): 614 - 625.

 
 
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