| Chemical |
Thallium |
| CAS-number : |
7440-28-0 |
| |
| Synonyms : |
| Tallium |
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| Sumformula of the chemical : |
| Tl |
| EINECS-number : |
| 2311381 |
| |
| Molecular weight : |
204.37 |
| |
| LDLo values to mammals in non-oral exposure , mg/kg : |
| 4.412 |
unk-man, Lewis & Sweet 1984 |
| |
| TDLo values to mammals in oral exposure, mg/kg : |
| 5.714 |
orl-man, Lewis & Sweet 1984 |
| |
| Effects on plants : |
Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) plants were kept in flasks
containing solutions of heavy metal salts -> photosynthesis was
reduced by 50 % of maximum when thallium concentrations of leaf
tissue were 63 ppm (= 0.31 mM/g) (Bazzaz et al. 1974).
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| |
| LC50 values to crustaceans, mg/l : |
| 2.2 |
48hr,Daphnia magna,LeBlanc 1980 |
| |
| LC50 values to fishes, mg/l : |
| 0.18 |
28d,Salmo gairdneri,Birge et al.1980 |
| |
-- |
| 21 |
96hr, Cyprinodon variegatus, AQUIRE 1994 |
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| LOEC values to fishes, mg/l : |
| 0.03 |
act, srv, Pimephales promelas |
| |
LeBlanc & Dean 1984 |
| |
| NOEC values to fishes, mg/l : |
| 14 |
96hr, Cyprinodon variegatus, AQUIRE 1994 |
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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| 1595 | Bazzaz, F.A., Carlson, R.N. & Rolfe, G.L. 1974.
The effect of
heavy metals on plants.
Part I: Inhibition of gas exchange in
sunflower by Pb, Cd, Ni, and Ti.
Environ Pollut. 7: 241 - 246. |
| 149 | Birge, W.J. et al. 1980.
Aquatic toxicity tests on inorganic
elements occuring in oil shale.
EPA 600/9-80-022.
NTIS, Dep.
of Commerce, Springfield, Va. |
| 800 | LeBlanc, G.A. & Dean, J.W. 1984.
Antimony and thallium
toxicity to embryos and larvae of fathead minnows (Pimephales
promelas).
Bull.
Environ.
Contam.
Toxicol. 32 (5): 565 - 569. |
| 798 | LeBlanc, G.A. 1980.
Acute toxicity of priority pollutants
to water flea (Daphnia magna).
Bull.
Environm.
Contam.
Toxicol. 24: 684 - 691. |
| 1589 | Lewis, R.J. & Sweet, D.V. 1984.
Registry of toxic effects of
chemical substances.
National Institute for Occupational Safety
and Health.
No. 83-107-4. |
