*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : EV0178000
CHEMICAL NAME : Cadmium chloride, hydrate (2:5)
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 7790-78-5
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 34330-64-8
LAST UPDATED : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED : 38
MOLECULAR FORMULA : Cd-Cl2.5/2H2-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 228.35
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Tumorigen
Mutagen
Reproductive Effector
*** 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 : 665 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year:
103,28,1990
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 194 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
JTEHD6 Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. (Hemisphere Pub.,
1025 Vermont Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20005) V.1- 1975/76-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 22,35,1987
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 4567 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year:
63,461,1982
** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 34320 ug/kg/13W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Liver - other changes
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes
Biochemical - Metabolism (Intermediary) - lipids including transport
REFERENCE :
FMCRAW Folia Medica Cracoviensia. (Ars Polona, POB 1001, 00-068 Warsaw,
Poland) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year: 34,211,1993
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 1365 mg/kg/13W-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Cardiac - other changes
Vascular - structural changes in vessels
Biochemical - Metabolism (Intermediary) - lipids including transport
REFERENCE :
FMCRAW Folia Medica Cracoviensia. (Ars Polona, POB 1001, 00-068 Warsaw,
Poland) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year: 34,205,1993
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 13650 ug/kg/13W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - effect, not otherwise specified
Biochemical - Metabolism (Intermediary) - lipids including transport
REFERENCE :
KOAOAE Klinika Oczna. Eye Clinic. (Ars Polona, POB 100, 100-068 Warsaw,
Poland) V.1- 1923- Volume(issue)/page/year: 95,377,1993
** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 457 mg/kg/5W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria
Reproductive - Tumorigenic effects - testicular tumors
REFERENCE :
TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year:
142,40,1997
** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 6237 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION : male 1 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - testes, epididymis, sperm duct
REFERENCE :
ESKGA2 Eisei Kagaku. Hygienic Chemistry. (Nippon Yakugakkai, 2-12-15
Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150, Japan) V.1- 1953-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,P-46,1983
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 7 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : male 1 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - testes, epididymis, sperm duct
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - other effects on male
REFERENCE :
JOENAK Journal of Endocrinology. (Biochemical Soc. Book Depot, POB 32,
Commerce Way, Colchester, Essex CO2 8HP, UK) V.1- 1939-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 34,329,1966
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 2 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : male 1 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - spermatogenesis (incl. genetic material,
sperm morphology, motility, and count)
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - testes, epididymis, sperm duct
Reproductive - Fertility - mating performance (e.g. # sperm positive females
per # females mated; # copulations per # estrus cycles)
REFERENCE :
CCPTAY Contraception. (Geron-X, Inc., POB 1108, Los Altos, CA 94022) V.1-
1970- Volume(issue)/page/year: 27,521,1983
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : DNA inhibition
TEST SYSTEM : Human Lymphocyte
DOSE/DURATION : 28 umol/L
REFERENCE :
IAAAAM International Archives of Allergy and Applied Immunology. (S. Karger
Pub., Inc., 79 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10003) V.1- 1950-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 79,83,1986
TYPE OF TEST : Cytogenetic analysis
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 2290 ug/kg
REFERENCE :
SAIGBL Sangyo Igaku. Japanese Journal of Industrial Health. (Nippon Sangyo
Eisei Igakkai, Kosu Eisei Bldg., 1-29-8, Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160,
Japan) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,436,1975
TYPE OF TEST : Sister chromatid exchange
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Ovary
DOSE/DURATION : 26 nmol/L
REFERENCE :
ENMUDM Environmental Mutagenesis. (New York, NY) V.1-9, 1979-87. For
publisher information, see EMMUEG. Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,381,1985
*** REVIEWS ***
ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.01 mg(Cd)/m3, inhalable dust
DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices
(BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial
Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year:
TLV/BEI,1997
ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.002 mg(Cd)/m3, respirable dust
DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices
(BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial
Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year:
TLV/BEI,1997
ACGIH TLV-Suspected human carcinogen
DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices
(BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial
Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year:
TLV/BEI,1997
IARC Cancer Review:Human Sufficient Evidence
IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
to Man. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 58,119,1993
IARC Cancer Review:Animal Sufficient Evidence
IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
to Man. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 58,119,1993
IARC Cancer Review:Group 1
IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
to Man. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 58,119,1993
*** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 0.2 mg(Cd)/m3
DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices
(BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial
Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,34,1971
*** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
OEL-ARAB Republic of Egypt:TWA 0.05 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.05 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.05 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.01 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.02 mg(Cd)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
OEL-GERMANY;Carcinogen JAN 1993
OEL-INDIA:TWA 0.05 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-JAPAN:TWA 0.05 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.02 mg(Cd)/m3;STEL 0.1 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.2 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-RUSSIA:TWA 0.01 mg(Cd)/m3;STEL 0.05 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 0.02 mg(Cd)/m3;Carcinogen JAN 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.05 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-THAILAND:TWA 0.2 mg(Cd)/m3;STEL 0.5 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-TURKEY:TWA 0.2 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.01 mg(Cd)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA check ACGIH TLV
OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGIH TLV
*** END OF RECORD ***