Agent Name |
Copper oxychloride |
CAS Number |
1332-40-7 |
Major Category |
Metals |
Synonyms |
Agrizan; Areecop; Blitox; Blitox 50; Blue Copper; Blue Copper 50; Bordeaux A; Bordeaux Z; ChemNut 50; Chemocin; Cobox; Cobox Blue; Cobrex; Colloidox; Copen; Copper OC fungicide; Copper chloride oxide, hydrate; Copper chloride, basic; Copper chloroxide; Copper oxychloride [ISO]; Copper(II) chloride hydroxide (8CI); Copper(II) chloride oxide hydrate (9CI); Coppercide; Copperthom; Coppesan; Coppesan Blue; Coprantol; Coprex; Coprosan Blue; Cozib 62; Cupral 45; Cupramer; Cuprargos; Cuprasol; Cupravit; Cupravit Green; Cupravit-Forte; Cupric oxide chloride; Cupricol; Cupritox; Cuprokylt; Cuprokylt L; Cuprosan Blue; Cuprovit; Cuprox; Cuproxol; Demildex; Dicopper chloride trihydroxide; Faligruen; Funguran; Fycol 8; Fycop; Fycop 40A; Fytolan; H 200A; Hokko Cupra Super; KT 35; Kauritil; Kupferoxychlorid [German]; Kupricol; Kuprikol; Maccppper; Microcop; Miedzian; Miedzian 50; Ob 21; Oxicob; Oxivor; Oxychlorue de cuivre [French]; Oxychlorure de cuivre [ISO-French]; Oxyclor; Oxycur; Parrycop; Peprosan; Recop; Tamraghol; Tricop 50; Turbair Copper Fungicide; Viricuivre; Vitigran; Vitigran Blue; [ChemIDplus] Copper (II) oxychloride; [Ullmann] |
Category |
Metals, Inorganic Compounds |
Description |
Green to blue-green solid; Insoluble in water; [Ullmann] |
Sources/Uses |
Used as a fungicide; [Ullmann] Used on listed vegetables, ornamentals, and fruit trees to kill Anthracnose, Blight, Fire blight, and Peach leaf curl; [MSDSonline] |
Comments |
Acute copper poisoning after ingestion can cause liver injury, methemoglobinemia, and hemolytic anemia. Acute renal failure may result, secondary to massive hemoglobinuria. [Goldfrank, p. 1297-1302] See "Copper." |
Exposure Assessment |
MAK |
0.1 mg/m3, inhalable fraction |
Lethal Concentration |
LC50 (rat) >30 mg/L/4H |
Adverse Effects |
Methemoglobinemia |
Methemoglobinemia, Secondary |
Anemia |
Anemia, Hemolytic |
Hepatotoxin |
Hepatotoxin, Secondary |
Nephrotoxin |
Yes |
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