Silver chloride
Agent Name
Silver chloride
CAS Number
7783-90-6
Formula
Ag-Cl
Major Category
Metals
Synonyms
Mark II; Silver monochloride; Silver(I) chloride; [ChemIDplus]
Category
Metals, Inorganic Compounds
Description
White solid; Darkened by light; Water solubility = 1.93 mg/L at 25 deg C; [Merck Index] Powder with lumps; [Aldrich MSDS] Chloride salts of silver are insoluble; [Nordberg, p. 19]
Sources/Uses
Used in silver plating and to make antiseptic silver preparations; [Merck Index] Various active product registrations in the US; [NPIRS] Pesticide products containing silver are used as bactericides in filters (to improve taste and odor of municipally treated water) and as algicides in swimming pools; [EPA REDs]
Comments
May cause irritation and argyria; [Aldrich MSDS] See "Silver."
Biomedical References
Exposure Assessment
MAK
0.01 mg/m3, inhalable fraction, as Ag (salts)
Diseases, Processes, and Activities Linked to This Agent
Processes
Industrial Processes with risk of exposure: