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2.5.2024

Data bank of environmental properties of chemicals


Chemical
Aluminium sulfate
CAS-number :
10043-01-3
 
Synonyms :
Alumiinisulfaatti
aluminum alum
aluminum sulfate
aluminumtrisulfate
dialuminum trisulfate
sulfuric acid, aluminum salt.
 
Sumformula of the chemical :
O12S3.2Al Al. 3/2H2O4S
EINECS-number :
2331350
 
Molecular weight :
342.14
 
LD50 values to mammals in oral exposure, mg/kg :
6207  orl-mus, Sweet 1987
 
LD50 values to mammals in non-oral exposure , mg/kg :
1735  ipr-mus, Sweet 1987
 
TDLo values to mammals in non-oral exposure , mg/kg :
27.371  intratesticulat-rat, paternal eff.
27.371  scu-mus, paternal effects
  Sweet 1987
 
EC50 values to crustaceans, mg/l :
6.57  mbt, 2d, Asellus aquaticus
4.37  mbt, 3d, Asellus aquaticus
12.8  mbt, 2d, Crangonyx pseudogracilis
9.19  mbt, 4d, Crangonyx pseudogracilis
  Martin & Holdich 1986
 
Effects on physiology of water organisms :
Micropterus dolomieui, 30 d, 0.2516 mg/l,growth effect; 4 - 30 d,
0.032 - 0.2516 mg/l mortality (Kane & Rabeni 1987).

Salmo gairdneri, 4 d, 0.090 - 0.910 mg/l, hematological effect;
Salmo gairdneri, 2 d, 9.1 mg/l, lethal effect
(Heming & Blumhagen 1988).

Salvelinus fontinalis, 45 - 60 d, 0.283 mg/l, growth effect;
mortality (Hunn et al. 1987b).

References
2115Heming, T.A. & Blumhagen, K.A. 1988. Plasma acid-base and electrolyte states of rainbow trout exposed to Alum (Aluminum sulphate) in acidic and alkaline Environments. Aquat. Toxicol. 12: 125.
2116Hunn, J.B et al. 1987b. Influence of pH and Aluminum on developing brook trout in a low Calcium water. Environ. Pollut. 43: 63.
2114Kane, D.A. & Rabeni, C.F. 1987. Effects of Aluminum and pH on the early life stages of Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieui). Water Res. 21: 633.
1763Martin, T.R. & Holdich, D.M. 1986. The acute lethal toxicity of heavy metals to peracarid crustaceans (with particular reference to fresh-water asellids and gammarids). Water Res. 20(9): 1137 - 1147.
2102Pickering, Q., Carle, D.O., Pilli, A., Willingham, T. & Lazorchak, J.M. 1989. Effects of pollution on freshwater organisms. Journal WPCF 61 (6): 998 - 1042.
2101Sweet, D. 1987. Registry of toxic effects of chemical substances 1985 - 1986 edition. U.S. Department of health and human services.

 
 
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