*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : GL6910000
CHEMICAL NAME : Copper(II) carbonate hydroxide (2:1:2)
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 12069-69-1
LAST UPDATED : 199706
DATA ITEMS CITED : 38
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C-O3.H2-O2.2Cu
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 221.11
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : .CU2.C-O3.Q2
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Agricultural Chemical
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Basic copper carbonate
* Basic copper(II) carbonate
* Basic cupric carbonate
* (Carbonato)dihydroxydicopper
* Copper carbonate, basic
* Copper carbonate hydroxide
* Copper, (carbonato)dihydroxydi-
* Copper, (carbonato(2-))dihydroxydi-
* Cupric carbonate, basic
* Dicopper dihydroxycarbonate
* Kop karb
*** 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 : 1350 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
Blood - normocytic anemia
REFERENCE :
SKEZAP Shokuhin Eiseigaku Zasshi. Food Hygiene Journal. (Nippon Shokuhin
Eisei Gakkai c/o Shokuhin Eisei Senta, 2-6-1 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
150, Japan) V.1- 1960- Volume(issue)/page/year: 26,605,1985
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 159 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
GUCHAZ Guide to the Chemicals Used in Crop Protection. (Information Canada,
171 Slater St., Ottawa, Ont., Canada) Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,128,1973
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Bird - pigeon
DOSE/DURATION : 1 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
Behavioral - coma
Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
AUVJA2 Australian Veterinary Journal. (Australian Veterinary Assoc.,
Executive Director, 134-136 Hampden Road, Artarmon, N.S.W., Australia) V.2-
1927- Volume(issue)/page/year: 16,147,1940
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Bird - duck
DOSE/DURATION : 900 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
Behavioral - coma
Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
AUVJA2 Australian Veterinary Journal. (Australian Veterinary Assoc.,
Executive Director, 134-136 Hampden Road, Artarmon, N.S.W., Australia) V.2-
1927- Volume(issue)/page/year: 16,147,1940
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Bird - domestic
DOSE/DURATION : 900 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
PCOC** Pesticide Chemicals Official Compendium, Association of the American
Pesticide Control Officials, Inc., 1966. (Topeka, KS)
Volume(issue)/page/year: -,258,1966
*** REVIEWS ***
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
85DHAX "Medical and Biologic Effects of Environmental Pollutants Series,"
Washington, DC, National Academy of Sciences, 1972-77
Volume(issue)/page/year: Cu,25,1977
*** 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 :
NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
NOHS Hazard Code - 84333
No. of Facilities: 215 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 10
No. of Occupations: 17
No. of Employees: 7166 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - 84333
No. of Facilities: 148 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 4
No. of Occupations: 5
No. of Employees: 1179 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 449 (estimated)
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
*** END OF RECORD ***