*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : OW0875000
CHEMICAL NAME : Mercury, chloro(2-methoxyethyl)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 123-88-6
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 4123443
LAST UPDATED : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED : 49
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C3-H7-Cl-Hg-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 295.14
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : G-HG-2O1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Agricultural Chemical
Organometallic
Mutagen
Reproductive Effector
Human
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Agallo forte
* Agallol
* Agallolat
* Aretan
* Aretan 6
* Atiran
* Ceranit 6
* Ceresan Universal Wet
* Chloro(2-methoxyethyl)mercury
* Emisan
* Emisan 6
* Gramisan
* Higosan
* MEMC
* Merchlorate
* Methoxyaethylquecksilberchlorid
* (beta-Methoxyethyl)mercuric chloride
* Methoxyethyl mercuric chloride
* 2-Methoxyethylmercuric chloride
* beta-Methoxyethylmercury chloride
* Methoxyethylmercury chloride
* 2-Methoxyethylmercury chloride
* 2-Methoxyethylmerkurichlorid
* Sedresan
* Tafasan
* Tafasan 6W
* Tayssato
* Vegoll
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human - woman
DOSE/DURATION : 114 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting
Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
levels - transaminases
REFERENCE :
JTCTDW Journal of Toxicology, Clinical Toxicology. (Marcel Dekker, 270
Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016) V.19- 1982- Volume(issue)/page/year:
19,391,1982
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 22 mg/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: -,C194,1991
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 50 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
30ZDA9 "Chemistry of Pesticides," Melnikov, N.N., New York, Springer-Verlag
New York, Inc., 1971 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,292,1971
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 47 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
85JCAE "Prehled Prumyslove Toxikologie; Organicke Latky," Marhold, J.,
Prague, Czechoslovakia, Avicenum, 1986 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,1200,1986
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 88 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - spastic paralysis with or without sensory
change
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
KUMJAX Kumamoto Medical Journal. (Kumamoto Univ. Medical School, 2-2-1
Honjo, Kumamoto 860, Japan) V.1- 1938- Volume(issue)/page/year:
14,65,1961
** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 1800 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 7-15 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - behavioral
REFERENCE :
NETEEC Neurotoxicology and Teratology. (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House,
Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523) V.9- 1987- Volume(issue)/page/year:
10,471,1988
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Cytogenetic analysis
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
TEST SYSTEM : Insect - Drosophila melanogaster
DOSE/DURATION : 14700 ug/L
REFERENCE :
HEREAY Hereditas (Lund, Sweden). (Gjoerloffsgatan 121, S-261 34 Landskrona,
Sweden) V.1- 1947- Volume(issue)/page/year: 74,89,1973
TYPE OF TEST : Cytogenetic analysis
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Multiple routes
TEST SYSTEM : Fish - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION : 3630 ug/L/8W (Continuous)
REFERENCE :
EESADV Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1977- Volume(issue)/page/year:
10,150,1985
TYPE OF TEST : Cytogenetic analysis
TEST SYSTEM : Human Leukocyte
DOSE/DURATION : 200 umol/L
REFERENCE :
HEREAY Hereditas (Lund, Sweden). (Gjoerloffsgatan 121, S-261 34 Landskrona,
Sweden) V.1- 1947- Volume(issue)/page/year: 64,142,1970
TYPE OF TEST : Sperm Morphology
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 13 mg/kg
REFERENCE :
BIZNAT Biologisches Zentralblatt. (VEB Georg Thieme, Postfach 946, Leipzig
DDR-7010, Ger. Dem. Rep.) V.1- 1881- Volume(issue)/page/year:
97,173,1978
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in mammalian somatic cells
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION : 100 ppb
REFERENCE :
HEREAY Hereditas (Lund, Sweden). (Gjoerloffsgatan 121, S-261 34 Landskrona,
Sweden) V.1- 1947- Volume(issue)/page/year: 90,103,1979
*** REVIEWS ***
ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3; STEL 0.03 mg/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:
TLV/BEI,1997
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
BIOGAL Biologico. (Instituto Biologica, Av. Cons. Rodriques Alves, 1252,
CEP 04014, Sao Paulo, Brazil) V.1- 1935- Volume(issue)/page/year:
41(7),208,1975
*** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 0.001 ppm (0.01 mg(Hg)/m3)
DTLWS* "Documentation of the Threshold Limit Values for Substances in
Workroom Air," Supplements. For publisher information, see 85INA8.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,22,1973
OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3
CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year:
29,1910.1000,1994
OSHA PEL (Construc):8H TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3 (skin)
CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year:
29,1926.55,1994
OSHA PEL (Shipyard):8H TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3 (skin)
CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year:
29,1915.1000,1993
OSHA PEL (Fed Cont):8H TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3 (skin)
CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year:
41,50-204.50,1994
*** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3;STEL 0.03 mg(Hg)/m3;Skin JAN 1993
OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3;Skin JAN 1993
OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3;STEL 0.03 mg(Hg)/m3;Skin JAN 1993
OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3;Skin JAN 1993
OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3;Skin JAN 1993
OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3;Skin JAN 1993
OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-FRANCE:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3;Skin JAN 1993
OEL-FRANCE:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-GERMANY:TWA 0.01 ppm (0.1 mg(Hg)/m3) JAN 1993
OEL-HUNGARY:TWA 0.02 mg(Hg)/m3;STEL 0.04 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-JAPAN:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3;STEL 0.02 mg(Hg)/m3;Skin JAN 1993
OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3;STEL 0.15 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-POLAND:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-RUSSIA:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3;STEL 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3;Skin JAN 1993
OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-THAILAND:STEL 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-THAILAND:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3;STEL 0.04 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL-TURKEY:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3;Skin JAN 1993
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3;STEL 0.03 mg(Hg)/m3;Skin JAN 1993
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3;STEL 0.15 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993
OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA check ACGIH TLV
OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGIH TLV
*** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***
NIOSH RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) :
NIOSH REL TO MERCURY, ORGANO-air:TWA 0.01 mg/m3;STEL 0.03 mg/m3 (Sk)
REFERENCE :
NIOSH* National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Dept. of
Health, Education, and Welfare, Reports and Memoranda.
Volume(issue)/page/year: DHHS #92-100,1992
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Negative: D melanogaster-whole sex chrom. loss
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Negative: D melanogaster-nondisjunction
*** END OF RECORD ***