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Copper hydroxide

RTECS #: GL7600000

CAS #: 20427-59-2

UPDATE: May 2009 MW: 97.56 MF: CuH2O2


NOTE:

TABLE OF CONTENTS:
  1. SYNONYMS:
  2. ACUTE TOXICITY DATA:
  3. REVIEWS:
  4. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS:
  5. NIOSH DOCUMENTATION AND SURVEILLANCE:
  6. STATUS IN FEDERAL AGENCIES:
  7. REFERENCES:

SYNONYMS:

  1. Comac Parasol
  2. Copper dihydroxide
  3. Copper (II) hydroxide
  4. Copper (2+) hydroxide
  5. Criscobre
  6. Cupravit blau
  7. Cupravit Blue
  8. Cupric hydroxide
  9. Cuzin
  1. Funguran OH
  2. Kocide
  3. Kocide 101
  4. Kocide 220
  5. Kocide 404
  6. Kocide SD
  7. Kuprablau
  8. Parasol
  9. Wetcol


SKIN AND EYE IRRITATION DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM 		DOSE
EFFECT

 REFERENCE
N/R
 N/R N/R N/R


MUTATION DATA AND REFERENCES:

SYSTEM TEST ROUTE/
ORGANISM/
TISSUE 		DOSE REFERENCE
N/R N/R N/R N/R


REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM 		DOSE
EFFECT

 REFERENCE
N/R
 N/R N/R N/R


TUMORIGENIC DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM 		DOSE
EFFECT

 REFERENCE
N/R
 N/R N/R N/R


ACUTE TOXICITY DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM 		DOSE
EFFECT

 REFERENCE
inhalation
mammal (species unspecified) 		lethal concentration (50 percent kill): >2 gm/m3 N/R PEMNDP 9,184,1991
oral
duck 		lethal dose (50 percent kill): >5 gm/kg N/R PEMNDP 9,184,1991
oral
human 		lethal dose (50 percent kill): 200 mg/kg N/R USXXAM #6770674
oral
quail 		lethal dose (50 percent kill): 3,400 mg/kg N/R PEMNDP 9,184,1991
oral
rat 		lethal dose (50 percent kill): 1 gm/kg N/R FMCHA2 -,C81,1991
skin
rabbit 		lethal dose (50 percent kill): >3,160 mg/kg N/R PEMNDP 9,184,1991


OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM 		DOSE
EFFECT

 REFERENCE
N/R
 N/R N/R N/R


REVIEWS:

ORGANIZATION STANDARD
REFERENCE
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
HUTOX* -,561,1996


STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS:

ORGANIZATION STANDARD
REFERENCE
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) 1988 PESTICIDE SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION OR RE-REGISTRATION FEREAC 54,7740,1989
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) 1998 STATUS OF PESTICIDES: Supported RBREV* -,104,1998
Occupational Exposure Limit - ARAB Republic of Egypt time-weighted average 0.1 mg(Cu)/m3 (fume), JAN1993
Occupational Exposure Limit - FINLAND time-weighted average 1 mg(Cu)/m3 (dust), JAN1999
Occupational Exposure Limit - FINLAND time-weighted average 0.2 mg(Cu)/m3 (fume), JAN1999
Occupational Exposure Limit - HUNGARY time-weighted average 1 mg(Cu)/m3, short term exposure limit 4 mg(Cu)/m3, SEP2000
Occupational Exposure Limit - INDIA time-weighted average 0.2 mg(Cu)/m3 (fume), JAN1993
Occupational Exposure Limit - THE PHILIPPINES time-weighted average 1.0 mg(Cu)/m3 (fume), JAN1993
Occupational Exposure Limit - POLAND MAC(time-weighted average) 0.1 mg(Cu)/m3 (fume), JAN1993
Occupational Exposure Limit - RUSSIA short term exposure limit 0.5 ppm (1 mg(Cu)/m3) (dust), JUN2003
Occupational Exposure Limit - SWEDEN time-weighted average 1 mg(Cu)/m3;
time-weighted average 0.2 mg(Cu)/m3 (resp. dust), JUN2005
Occupational Exposure Limit - SWITZERLAND MAK- week 0.1 mg(Cu)/m3,KZG- week 0.2 mg(Cu)/m3, DEC2006
Occupational Exposure Limit - THAILAND time-weighted average 1 mg(Cu)/m3, JAN1993
Occupational Exposure Limit - THAILAND time-weighted average 0.1 mg(Cu)/m3 (fume), JAN1993


NIOSH DOCUMENTATION AND SURVEILLANCE:

ORGANIZATION STANDARD or SURVEY
REFERENCE
National Occupational Exposure Survey 1983 National Occupational Exposure Survey 1983: Hazard Code: A1496;
Number of Industries 3;
Total Number of Facilities 40;
Number of Occupations 5;
Total Number of Employees Exposed 518


STATUS IN FEDERAL AGENCIES:

ORGANIZATION
REFERENCE
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY


REFERENCES:

CODEN
REFERENCE
FEREAC Federal Register. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) V.1- 1936-
FMCHA2 Farm Chemicals Handbook. (Meister Pub., 37841 Euclid Ave., Willoughy, OH 44094)
HUTOX*
PEMNDP Pesticide Manual. (The British Crop Protection Council, 20 Bridport Rd., Thornton Heath CR4 7QG, UK) V.1- 1968-
RBREV* Status of Pesticides in Registration, Reregistration, and Special Review (Rainbow Report), Special Review and Reregistration Division Office of Pesticide Programs U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M. Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20460, Spring 1998
USXXAM United States Patent Document. (U.S. Patent Office, Box 9, Washington, DC 20231)

Used as anti-fouling pigment in marine paints

NIOSH PROFILE (COPPER and COMPOUNDS), SRC, 3/82

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