| Chemical |
2-chloroethanol |
| CAS-number : |
107-07-3 |
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| Synonyms : |
| beta-chloroethylalcohol |
| ethylenechlorohydrin |
| glycolchlorohydrin |
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| Sumformula of the chemical : |
|
C2H5ClO |
| EINECS-number : |
| 2034597 |
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| State and appearance : |
Colourless liquid.
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| Molecular weight : |
80.52 |
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| Spesicif gravity (water=1) : |
| 1.121 |
at 20/4 °C |
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| Vapor density (air=1) : |
| 2.78 |
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| Conversion factor, 1 ppm in air=_mg/m3 : |
| 3.29 |
mg/m3 |
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| Conversion factor, 1 mg/m3 in air=_ppm : |
| 0.304 |
ppm |
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| Vapor pressure, mmHg : |
| 4.9 |
20 °C |
| 10 |
30 °C |
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| Melting point, °C : |
| 67.5 |
67.5/71 |
| 71 |
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| Boiling point, °C : |
| 128.8 |
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| LD50 values to mammals in oral exposure, mg/kg : |
| 72 |
72 - 95, orl-rat, Patty 1967 |
| 95 |
|
| 110 |
orl-gpg |
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| Other information of mammals : |
Rat: inhalation survived; 3.0 mg/l, 0.25 hr;
Mouse: inhalation: survived: 1.0 mg/l, 2 hr (Patty 1967).
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| Health effects : |
Man: readily penetrates the skin;
severe toxic effects: 20 ppm = 68 mg/m3, 60 min;
symptoms of illnes: 10 ppm = 34 mg/m3;
unsatisfactory: 2 ppm = 7 mg/m3 (Verschueren 1983).
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| EC50 values to microorganism, mg/l : |
| 391 |
Microtox, Nacci et al. 1986 |
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| LC50 values to crustaceans, mg/l : |
| 80.9 |
>80.9, 96hr, Orconectes nais |
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Phipps & Holcombe 1985 |
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| EC50 values to crustaceans, mg/l : |
| 11 |
14d, Daphnia magna, AQUIRE 1994 |
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| LC50 values to fishes, mg/l : |
| 39.5 |
96hr, Pimephales promelas |
| 35.6 |
96hr, Salmo gairdneri |
| 19.1 |
96hr, Carassius auratus |
| 26.4 |
96hr, Ictalurus punctatus |
| 21.5 |
96hr, Lepomis macrochirus |
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Phipps & Holcombe 1985 |
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-- |
| 33.2 |
96hr, Lepomis macrochirus, AQUIRE 1994 |
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-- |
| 83.7 |
96 hr, Pimephales promelas |
| 50.5 |
96 hr, Pimephales promelas, Geiger et al. 1986 |
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-- |
| 37 |
96 hr, Pimephales promelas |
| 73.1 |
96 hr, Pimephales promelas, Brooke et al. 1984 |
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-- |
| 39.2 |
96 hr, Pimephales promelas, Geiger et al. 1985 |
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| EC50 values to fishes, mg/l : |
| 83.7 |
96 hr, mbt, Pimephales promelas |
| 48.9 |
96 hr, mbt, Pimephales promelas, Geiger et al. 1986 |
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-- |
| 37 |
96 hr, bhv, Pimephales promelas |
| 73.1 |
96 hr, bhv, Pimephales promelas, Brooke et al. 1984 |
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| Other information of water organisms : |
LC50, >80.9 mg/l, 96hr, snail, Phipps & Holcombe 1985
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References |
| 3107 | AQUIRE 1993 -.
Aquatic Toxity Information Retrieval Database.
U.S.Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticides and
Toxic Substances, Washington, D.C.
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| 3295 | Brooke, 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.
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| 3296 | Geiger, D.
L. et al. 1985.
Acute toxicities of organic
chemicals to fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas) Vol. 2.
Center for Lake Superior Environmental Studies, University of
Wisconsin-Superior, Superior, Winconsin, U.S.A. 326.
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| 3294 | Geiger, D.
L. et al. 1986.
Acute toxicities of organic
chemicals to fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas) Vol. 3.
Center for Lake Superior Environmental Studies, University of
Wisconsin-Superior, Superior, Wisconsin, U.S.A., 328.
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| 2417 | Nacci, D. et al. 1986.
Comparative evaluation of three rapid
marine toxicity tests: Sea Urchin Early Growth test, Sea Urchin
Sperm Cell Toxicity test and Microtox.
Environ.
Toxicol.
Chem.
5: 521. |
| 1644 | Patty, F.A. 1967.
Industrial hygiene and toxicology.
Vol 2.
Interscience Publishers. |
| 1123 | Phipps, G.L. & Holcombe, G.W. 1985.
A method for multiple
species toxicant testing: acute toxicity of 10 chemicals to
5 vertebrates and 2 invertebrates.
Environm.
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(Ser A)
38: 141 - 157. |
| 1468 | Verschueren, K. 1983.
Handbook of environmental data of
organic chemicals.
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Inc., New York.
1310 s. |
| 2413 | Walker, J.
D. 1987.
Effects of chemicals on microorganisms.
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