Cupric hydroxide

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

Cu-H2-O2

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

97.56

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

CU Q

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 :

1 gm/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

FMCHA2 Farm Chemicals Handbook. (Meister Pub., 37841 Euclid Ave., Willoughy, OH 44094) Volume(issue)/page/year: -,C81,1991

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Administration onto the skin

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rabbit

DOSE/DURATION :

>3160 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

PEMNDP Pesticide Manual. (The British Crop Protection Council, 20 Bridport Rd., Thornton Heath CR4 7QG, UK) V.1- 1968- Volume(issue)/page/year: 9,184,1991

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Bird - quail

DOSE/DURATION :

3400 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

PEMNDP Pesticide Manual. (The British Crop Protection Council, 20 Bridport Rd., Thornton Heath CR4 7QG, UK) V.1- 1968- Volume(issue)/page/year: 9,184,1991

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Bird - duck

DOSE/DURATION :

>5 gm/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

PEMNDP Pesticide Manual. (The British Crop Protection Council, 20 Bridport Rd., Thornton Heath CR4 7QG, UK) V.1- 1968- Volume(issue)/page/year: 9,184,1991

TYPE OF TEST :

LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Mammal - species unspecified

DOSE/DURATION :

>2 gm/m3

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

PEMNDP Pesticide Manual. (The British Crop Protection Council, 20 Bridport Rd., Thornton Heath CR4 7QG, UK) V.1- 1968- Volume(issue)/page/year: 9,184,1991 *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS *** EPA FIFRA 1988 PESTICIDE SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION OR RE-REGISTRATION FEREAC Federal Register. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) V.1- 1936- Volume(issue)/page/year: 54,7740,1989 *** 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-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 : NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - A1496 No. of Facilities: 40 (estimated) No. of Industries: 3 No. of Occupations: 5 No. of Employees: 518 (estimated)