| Chemical |
Copper(II) chloride |
| CAS-number : |
7447-39-4 |
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| Synonyms : |
| Copper chloride (CuCl2) |
| Kupari(II)kloridi |
| |
| Sumformula of the chemical : |
| Cl2Cu |
| EINECS-number : |
| 2312102 |
| |
| Molecular weight : |
134.44 |
| |
| Water solubility, mg/l : |
| 1000000 |
CuCl2 x 2 H2O, 25 °C |
| |
| LD50 values to mammals in oral exposure, mg/kg : |
| 140 |
orl-rat, Lewis & Sweet 1984 |
| 190 |
orl-mus |
| 31 |
orl-gpg |
| |
| LDLo values to mammals in non-oral exposure , mg/kg : |
| 100 |
scu-gpg, Lewis & Sweet 1984 |
| |
| EC50 values to crustaceans, mg/l : |
| 0.0161 |
21d, Daphnia magna |
| |
Van Leeuwen et al. 1988 |
| |
| LC50 values to fishes, mg/l : |
| 0.06 |
96hr, Oncorhynchus kisutch |
| |
Lorz & McPerson 1977 |
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| 0.069 |
21d, Daphnia magna |
| |
Van Leeuwen et al. 1988 |
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| Effects on physiology of water organisms : |
Daphnia magna, 21 d, 0.0126 - 0.0368 mg/l, growth effect (Van
Leeuwen et al. 1988).
Lepomis macrochirus, 7 d, 0.770 mg/l, physiological effect
(Heath 1987).
|
References |
| 2307 | Heath, A.G. 1987.
Effects of waterborne copper or zinc on the
osmoregulatory response of bluegill to a hypertonic NaCl
challenge.
Comp.
Biochem.
Physiol. 88C: 307. |
| 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. |
| 856 | Lorz, H.W. & McPherson, B.P. 1977.
Effects of copper and
zinc on smoltification of coho salmon.
EPA-600/3-77-032, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 69 s. |
| 2102 | Pickering, Q., Carle, D.O., Pilli, A., Willingham, T. &
Lazorchak, J.M. 1989.
Effects of pollution on freshwater
organisms.
Journal WPCF 61 (6): 998 - 1042. |
| 2493 | Van Leeuwen, C.J. et al. 1988.
Intermittent flow system for
population toxicity studies demonstrated with Daphnia and
copper.
Bull.
Environ.
Contam.
Toxicol. 40: 496. |
