| Chemical |
Pentachloroethane |
| CAS-number : |
76-01-7 |
| |
| Synonyms : |
| ethane pentachloride |
| Pentakloorietaani |
| |
| Sumformula of the chemical : |
| C2HCl5 |
| EINECS-number : |
| 2009251 |
| |
| Uses : |
Solvent for oil and grease in metal cleaning.
|
| |
| Vapor pressure, mmHg : |
| 3.4 |
20°C |
| |
| Melting point, °C : |
| -29 |
|
| |
| Boiling point, °C : |
| 161 |
161 - 162 |
| 162 |
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| |
| Log octanol/water coefficient, log Pow : |
| 3.11 |
LOGKOW 1994 |
| |
| Henry's law constant, Pa x m3/mol : |
| 183.9 |
calc. Yaws et al. 1991 |
| |
| Bioconcentration factor, fishes : |
| 62 |
32d, Pimephales promelas, USEPA 1984 |
| |
-- |
| 67 |
Lepomis macrochirus, AQUIRE 1994 |
| |
| LDLo values to mammals in oral exposure, mg/kg : |
| 500 |
orl-dog, Lewis & Sweet 1984 |
| |
| LCLo values to mammals in inhalation exposure, mg/kg : |
| 35 |
2 hr, ihl-mus, Lewis & Sweet 1984 |
| |
| LCLo values to mammals in inhalation exposure, ppm : |
| 4238 |
2 hr, ihl-rat, Lewis & Sweet 1984 |
| |
| Carcinogenicity : |
NTP carcinogenesis bioassay completed: results positive, mus;
results negative, rat (Lewis & Sweet 1984).
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| |
| NOEC values to algae, mg/l : |
| 10 |
10mg/l, 96hr, Selenastrum capricornutum, |
| |
AQUIRE 1994 |
| |
| LC50 values to crustaceans, mg/l : |
| 63 |
48hr, Daphnia magna, LeBlanc 1980 |
| |
-- |
| 7.32 |
48hr, unfed, Daphnia magna |
| 8.02 |
48hr, fed, Daphnia magna |
| |
USEPA 1984 |
| |
| EC50 values to crustaceans, mg/l : |
| 4.69 |
48hr, unfed, Daphnia magna |
| 6.88 |
48hr, fed, Daphnia magna |
| |
USEPA 1984 |
| |
| LC50 values to fishes, mg/l : |
| 7.2 |
96 hr, Lepomis macrochirus, Buccafusco |
| |
et al. 1981 |
| |
-- |
| 15 |
7d, Poelicia reticulata,Könemann 1979 |
| |
-- |
| 7.3 |
96hr, Pimephales promelas |
| |
Veith et al. 1983 |
| |
-- |
| 116 |
96hr, Cyprinodon variegatus |
| |
Heitmuller et al. 1981 |
| |
-- |
| 7.34 |
96hr, flow-through, Pimephales promelas |
| |
USEPA 1984 |
| |
-- |
| 7.53 |
96 hr, Pimephales promelas, Geriger et al. 1985 |
| |
| NOEC values to fishes, mg/l : |
| 0.9 |
0.9 - 1.4, 32d, Pimephales promelas |
| 1.4 |
USEPA 1984 |
| |
-- |
| 30 |
96hr, Cyprinodon variegatus, (mortality) |
| |
AQUIRE 1994 |
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