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Cadmium

CAS Number: 7440-43-9

Basic Information

The chemical structure of Cadmium Synonym(s): Cadmium; Cadmium, Inorganic ; Cadmium oxide fume; C.I. 77180
Formula: Cd
 Molecular Weight: 112.41
 Boiling Point (°C): 765
 Melting Point (°C): 320.9
 Contaminant Type: Cadmium is a metal.
Notes: Silver-white, blue tinged and lustrous metal.

Solubility (in water)

  • Solubility: insoluble d

Toxicity Effects

  • Organism Type: Crustaceans av
    Scientific Name: Americamysis bahia
     Toxicity: <11.1 mg/l
     Test: 24h LC50,S
     Temperature (°C): 30
     Formulation: salinity 10 g/kg
     Notes: "Measured as Cadmium. Source reported toxicity test measured less than 24h LC50,S"
  • Organism Type: Crustaceans av
    Scientific Name: Americamysis bahia
     Toxicity: 30.9 mg/l
     Test: 24h LC50,S
     Temperature (°C): 20
     Formulation: salinity 10 g/kg
     Notes: "Measured as Cadmium. Source reported toxicity test measured less than 24h LC50,S"
  • Organism Type: Crustaceans av
    Scientific Name: Americamysis bahia
     Toxicity: 32.8 mg/l
     Test: 24h LC50,S
     Temperature (°C): 25
     Formulation: salinity 30 g/kg
     Notes: "Measured as Cadmium. Source reported toxicity test measured less than 24h LC50,S"
  • Organism Type: Crustaceans av
    Scientific Name: Americamysis bahia
     Toxicity: 82.0 mg/l
     Test: 24h LC50,S
     Temperature (°C): 20
     Formulation: salinity 30 g/kg
     Notes: "Measured as Cadmium. Source reported toxicity test measured less than 24h LC50,S"
  • Organism Type: Crustaceans au
    Common Name: Water shrimp
     Scientific Name: Gammarus sp.
     Toxicity: 0.07 mg/l
     Test: LC50,S
     Formulation: Hardness 50 mg/l as CaCO3
     Notes: Measured as Cadmium
  • Organism Type: Fish au
    Common Name: Carp
     Scientific Name: Cyprinus carpio
     Toxicity: 0.240 mg/l
     Test: LC50,S
     Formulation: hardness 55 mg/l as CaCO3
     Notes: Measured as Cadmium
  • Organism Type: Fish au
    Common Name: Banded killifish
     Scientific Name: Fundulus diaphanus
    Toxicity: 0.110 mg/l
     Test: LC50,S
     Formulation: hardness 55 mg/l as CaCO3
     Notes: Measured as Cadmium
  • Organism Type: Fish au
    Common Name: Pumpkinseed
     Scientific Name: Lepomis gibbosus
     Toxicity: 1.50 mg/l
     Test: LC50,S
     Formulation: hardness 55 mg/l as CaCO3
     Notes: Measured as Cadmium
  • Organism Type: Fish au
    Common Name: White perch
     Scientific Name: Morone americana
     Toxicity: 8.40 mg/l
     Test: LC50,S
     Formulation: hardness 55 mg/l as CaCO3
     Notes: Measured as Cadmium
  • Organism Type: Fish au
    Common Name: Striped bass
     Scientific Name: Morone saxatilis
    Toxicity: 1.10 mg/l
     Test: LC50,S
     Formulation: hardness 55 mg/l as CaCO3
     Notes: Measured as Cadmium
  • Organism Type: Fish au
    Common Name: Salmonids
     Scientific Name: Oncorhynchus sp.
     Toxicity: 20 µg/l
     Test: 96h LC50
    Formulation: hardness 326 mg/l
  • Organism Type: Fish au
    Common Name: Salmonids
     Scientific Name: Oncorhynchus sp.
     Toxicity: 1.75 µg/l
     Test: LC50
     Formulation: hardness 31 mg/l
  • Organism Type: Fish au
    Common Name: Columbia River redband trout
     Scientific Name: Salmo gairdneri
     Toxicity: 0.006 mg/l
     Test: LC50,S
     Notes: Measured as Cadmium
  • Organism Type: Fish au
    Common Name: Columbia River redband trout
     Scientific Name: Salmo gairdneri
     Toxicity: 0.007 mg/l
     Test: LC50,S
     Notes: Measured as Cadmium
  • Organism Type: Other aj
    Common Name: Various
     Toxicity: 340 - 15 mg/m3 - g/m3
     Test: 10min LC50
     Formulation: Inhalation exposure
  • Organism Type: Other aj
    Common Name: Various
     Toxicity: 590 - 1125 mg/kg
     Test: LD50
     Formulation: Cadmium stearate
  • Organism Type: Other aj
    Common Name: Various
     Toxicity: 63 -88 mg/kg
     Test: LD50
     Formulation: Cadmium chloride
  • Organism Type: Other aj
    Common Name: Various
     Toxicity: 72 mg/kg
     Test: LD50
     Formulation: Cadmium oxide
  • Organism Type: Other aj
    Common Name: Various
     Toxicity: 225 - 890 mg/kg
     Test: LD50
     Formulation: Elemental cadmium

Work Cited

d ChemFinder. Cambridge MA: CambridgeSoft Corporation. Retrieved November, 2003 from http://chemfinder.cambridgesoft.com
aj RAIS. 2005. Risk Assessment Information System. Pages retrieved April, 2005 from http://risk.lsd.ornl.gov/tox/rap_toxp.shtml. U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Environmental Management, Oak Ridge Operations (ORO) Office, Bechtel Jacobs Company LLC, Oak Ridge, TN.
au USEPA. 1980. Ambient water quality criteria for cadmium. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water, Regulations and Standards, EPA 440/5-80-025, Washington, DC.
av USEPA. 2001. 2001 Update of ambient water quality criteria for cadmium. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water, EPA 822-R-01-001, Washington, DC.