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26.4.2024

Data bank of environmental properties of chemicals


Chemical
2-Nitroaniline
CAS-number :
88-74-4
 
Synonyms :
2-nitroaniliini
 
Sumformula of the chemical :
C6H6N2O2
EINECS-number :
2018554
 
Water solubility, mg/l :
1200  MITI 1992
 
Melting point, °C :
72.5  72.5 - 73.5, MITI 1992
 
Total degradation in water :
Biodegradation:
0% by BOD
period: 14d
substance: 100 mg/l
sludge: 30 mg/l
(MITI 1992)
 
Ready biodegradability :
Confirmed to be non-biodegradable (Anon. 1987).
 
Bioconcentration factor, fishes :
2.1  2.1 - 4.9, 6w, Cyprinus carpio, conc 0.5 mg/l,
4.9 
10  < 10, 6w, Cyprinus carpio, conc 0.05 mg/l,
 
Other information of bioaccumulation :
Confirmed to be non-accumulative or low accumulative (Anon.
1987).
 
LD50 values to birds in oral exposure, mg/kg :
750  orl-Agelaius phoeniceus
1000  =,>1000, orl-Sturnus vulgaris
750  orl-Coturnix coturnix
750  orl-Passer-domesticus
  Schafer et al. 1983
 
LC50 values to fishes, mg/l :
17  48hr, Oryzias latipes, MITI 1992
 
Other information of water organisms :
EC50 (60hr), 116 mg/l, rpd, Tetrahymena pyriformis (Schultz &
Applehans 1985).

References
1848Anon. 1987a. The list of the existing chemical substances tested on biodegradability by microorganisms or bioaccumulation in fish body by Chemicals Inspection & Testing Institute. Ministry of International Trade and Industry, MITI. Japan.
3105MITI 1992. Biodegradation and bioaccumulation data of existing chemicals based on the CSCL Japan. Compild under the Safety Division Basic Industries Bureau Ministry of International Trade & Industry, Japan. Edited by Chemicals Inspection & Testing Institute, Japan.
1743Schafer , E.W.Jr., Bowles, W.A.Jr., Hurlbut, J. 1983. The acute oral toxicity, repellency and hazard potential of 993 chemicals to one or more species of wild and domestic birds. Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 12: 355 - 382.
1248Shultz, T.W. & Applehans, F.M. 1985. Correlations for the acute toxicity of multiple nitrogen substituted aromatic molecules. Ecotox. Environm. Safety 10: 75 - 85.

 
 
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