Copper oxychloride
Agent Name
Copper oxychloride
CAS Number
1332-40-7
Formula
Cu***
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. 1259] See "Copper."
Biomedical References
Exposure Assessment
TLV (ACGIH)
1 mg/m3, as Cu
PEL (OSHA)
1 mg/m3, as Cu
MAK
0.01 mg/m3, respirable fraction (Cu, inorganic cmpnds)
IDLH (NIOSH)
100 mg/m3, as Cu
Lethal Concentration
LC50 (rat) >30 mg/L/4H
Adverse Effects
Anemia
Hemolytic anemia
Methemoglobinemia
MetHgb is secondary toxic effect
Hepatotoxin
Hepatoxic (a) from occupational exposure (secondary effect) or (b) in animal studies or in humans after ingestion
Nephrotoxin
Yes
Diseases, Processes, and Activities Linked to This Agent
Processes
Industrial Processes with risk of exposure: