RTECS NUMBER : GL6990000
CHEMICAL NAME : Copper(I) chloride
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 7758-89-6
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 12258-96-7
LAST UPDATED : 199706
DATA ITEMS CITED : 39
MOLECULAR FORMULA : Cl-Cu
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 98.99
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : .CU..G
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Agricultural Chemical
Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Chlorid medny
* Copper(1+) chloride
* Copper monochloride
* Cuprous chloride
* Cuprous dichloride
* Dicopper dichloride
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 140 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
EQSSDX Environmental Quality and Safety, Supplement. (Stuttgart, Fed. Rep.
Ger.) V.1-5, 1975-76. Discontinued. Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,1,1975
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 347 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya. Labor Hygiene and
Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)
V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI
Volume(issue)/page/year: 35(2),42,1991
TYPE OF TEST : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 1008 mg/m3
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya. Labor Hygiene and
Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)
V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI
Volume(issue)/page/year: 35(2),42,1991
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION : 100 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
EQSSDX Environmental Quality and Safety, Supplement. (Stuttgart, Fed. Rep.
Ger.) V.1-5, 1975-76. Discontinued. Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,1,1975
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Cytogenetic analysis
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - rat Ascites tumor
DOSE/DURATION : 120 mg/kg
REFERENCE :
GANNA2 Gann. Japanese Journal of Cancer Research. (Tokyo, Japan) V.1-75,
1907-84. For publisher information, see JJCREP. Volume(issue)/page/year:
54,155,1963
*** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
OEL-ARAB Republic of Egypt:TWA 0.1 mg(Cu)/m3 (fume) JAN 1993
OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.2 mg(Cu)/m3 (fume) JAN 1993
OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 1 mg(Cu)/m3 (dust) JAN 1993
OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.2 mg(Cu)/m3 (fume) JAN 1993
OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 1 mg(Cu)/m3 (dust) JAN 1993
OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.1 mg(Cu)/m3 (fume) JAN 1993
OEL-DENMARK:TWA 1 mg(Cu)/m3 (dust) JAN 1993
OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.2 mg(Cu)/m3 (fume) JAN 1993
OEL-FINLAND:TWA 1 mg(Cu)/m3 (dust) JAN 1993
OEL-FRANCE:TWA 0.2 mg(Cu)/m3 (fume) JAN 1993
OEL-FRANCE:TWA 1 mg(Cu)/m3;STEL 2 mg(Cu)/m3 (dust) JAN 1993
OEL-GERMANY:TWA 0.1 mg(Cu)/m3 (fume) JAN 1993
OEL-GERMANY:TWA 1 mg(Cu)/m3 (dust) JAN 1993
OEL-HUNGARY:TWA 0.2 mg(Cu)/m3;STEL 0.4 mg(Cu)/m3 (dust) JAN 1993
OEL-INDIA:TWA 0.2 mg(Cu)/m3 (fume) JAN 1993
OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 02 mg(Cu)/m3 (fume) JAN 1993
OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 1 mg(Cu)/m3 (dust) JAN 1993
OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 1.0 mg(Cu)/m3 (fume) JAN 1993
OEL-POLAND:TWA 0.1 mg(Cu)/m3 (fume) JAN 1993
OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 0.5 ppm (1 mg(Cu)/m3) (dust) JAN 1993
OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 5 mg/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 0.2 mg(Cu)/m3 (resp. dust) JAN 1993
OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 0.2 mg(Cu)/m3 (fume) JAN 1993
OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 1 mg(Cu)/m3 (total dust) JAN 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.1 mg(Cu)/m3;STEL 0.2 mg(Cu)/m3 (fume) JAN 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 1 mg(Cu)/m3;STEL 1 mg(Cu)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-THAILAND:TWA 0.1 mg(Cu)/m3 (fume) JAN 1993
OEL-THAILAND:TWA 1 mg(Cu)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.2 mg(Cu)/m3 (fume) JAN 1993
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 1 mg(Cu)/m3 JAN 1993
*** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
NOHS Hazard Code - 83435
No. of Facilities: 618 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 12
No. of Occupations: 9
No. of Employees: 4876 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - 83435
No. of Facilities: 927 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 12
No. of Occupations: 25
No. of Employees: 11954 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 1964 (estimated)
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Negative: B subtilis rec assay
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
*** END OF RECORD ***
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