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5.12.2025

Data bank of environmental properties of chemicals


Chemical
3,5-Dichlorophenol
CAS-number :
591-35-5
 
Synonyms :
Phenol, 3,5-dichloro-
 
Sumformula of the chemical :
C6H4Cl2O
EINECS-number :
2097149
 
Water solubility, mg/l :
1000  >1000, MITI 1992
 
Melting point, °C :
68  MITI 1992
 
Boiling point, °C :
233  233-234, MITI 1992
 
Log octanol/water coefficient, log Pow :
3.43  MITI 1992
 
Total degradation in water :
Biodegradation:
0% by BOD
period: 28d
substance: 100 mg/l
sludge: 30 mg/l
(MITI 1992)
 
Bioconcentration factor, fishes :
9.1  9.1 - 82, 8w, Cyprinus carpio, conc 0.03 mg/l,
82 
12  12 - 152, 8w, Cyprinus carpio, conc 0.003 mg/l,
152  MITI 1992
 
Other information of bioaccumulation :
Confirmed to be non-accumulative or low accumulative
(Anon. 1987).
 
EC50 values to microorganism, mg/l :
6-22, 3 hr Act. sludge respiration,
22  King and Painter 1986
4.5  Microtox, Reteuna et al. 1986
10.1  3 hr Act. sludge respiration,
  Reteuna et al. 1986
12.5  OECD 209, Klecka et al. 1985
 
LC50 values to fishes, mg/l :
2.95  48hr, Oryzias latipes, MITI 1992

References
1848Anon. 1987a. The list of the existing chemical substances tested on biodegradability by microorganisms or bioaccumulation in fish body by Chemicals Inspection & Testing Institute. Ministry of International Trade and Industry, MITI. Japan.
2433King, E. F. and Painter H. A. 1986. Inhibition of respiration of avtivated sludge: variability and reproducibility of results. Toxicity Assessment 1: 27.
2427Klecka, G. M. et al. 1985. Evaluation of the OECD activated sludge respiration inhibition test. Chemosphere 14: 1239.
3105MITI 1992. Biodegradation and bioaccumulation data of existing chemicals based on the CSCL Japan. Compild under the Safety Division Basic Industries Bureau Ministry of International Trade & Industry, Japan. Edited by Chemicals Inspection & Testing Institute, Japan.
2434Reteuna, C. et al. 1986. Comparison of respiration and luminescen tests in bacterial toxicity assessment. Toxicity Assessment 1: 159.
2413Walker, J. D. 1987. Effects of chemicals on microorganisms. Journal WPCF 59 (6): 614 - 625.

 
 
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