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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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