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Copper chloride

CAS Number: 1344-67-8

Basic Information

No chemical structure for Copper chloride is available Synonym(s):
Formula: Cl₂Cu
Molecular Weight: 134.452
Contaminant Type: Copper chloride is a metal.

Toxicity Effects

Organism Type: Crustaceans ^aw
Common Name: Daphnia
Scientific Name: Daphnia magna
Toxicity: 0.0098 mg/l
Test: LC50,S
Formulation: Hardness 45.3 mg/l as CaCO3
Notes: Measured as Copper

Organism Type: Crustaceans ^aw
Common Name: Daphnia
Scientific Name: Daphnia magna
Toxicity: 0.0127 mg/l
Test: LC50,S
Notes: Measured as Copper

Organism Type: Crustaceans ^aw
Common Name: Daphnia
Scientific Name: Daphnia magna
Toxicity: 0.026 mg/l
Test: LC50,S
Formulation: Hardness 52 mg/l as CaCO3
Notes: Measured as Copper

Organism Type: Crustaceans ^aw
Common Name: Daphnia
Scientific Name: Daphnia magna
Toxicity: 0.030 mg/l
Test: LC50,S
Formulation: Hardness 105 mg/l as CaCO3
Notes: Measured as Copper

Organism Type: Crustaceans ^aw
Common Name: Daphnia
Scientific Name: Daphnia magna
Toxicity: 0.038 mg/l
Test: LC50,S
Formulation: Hardness 106 mg/l as CaCO3
Notes: Measured as Copper

Organism Type: Crustaceans ^aw
Common Name: Daphnia
Scientific Name: Daphnia magna
Toxicity: 0.050 mg/l
Test: LC50,S
Formulation: Hardness 99 mg/l as CaCO3
Notes: Measured as Copper

Organism Type: Crustaceans ^aw
Common Name: Daphnia
Scientific Name: Daphnia magna
Toxicity: 0.069 mg/l
Test: LC50,S
Formulation: Hardness 207 mg/l as CaCO3
Notes: Measured as Copper

Organism Type: Crustaceans ^aw
Common Name: Daphnia
Scientific Name: Daphnia magna
Toxicity: 0.085 mg/l
Test: LC50,S
Formulation: Hardness 99 mg/l as CaCO3
Notes: Measured as Copper

Organism Type: Crustaceans ^aw
Scientific Name: Gammarus pulex
Toxicity: 0.041 mg/l
Test: LC50,R
Formulation: Hardness 104 mg/l as CaCO3

Organism Type: Crustaceans ^aw
Scientific Name: Gammarus pulex
Toxicity: 0.183 mg/l
Test: LC50,R
Formulation: Hardness 249 mg/l as CaCO3

Organism Type: Crustaceans ^aw
Common Name: Blueback salmon, Kokanee, Red salmon, Sockeye salmon
Scientific Name: Oncorhynchus nerka
Life Stage: Fingerlings
Toxicity: 0.210 mg/l
Test: LC50,R
Formulation: hardness 36-46 mg/l as CaCO3
Notes: Measure as Copper

Organism Type: Crustaceans ^aw
Common Name: Blueback salmon, Kokanee, Red salmon, Sockeye salmon
Scientific Name: Oncorhynchus nerka
Life Stage: Fingerlings
Toxicity: 0.220 mg/l
Test: LC50,R
Formulation: hardness 36-46 mg/l as CaCO3
Notes: Measure as Copper

Organism Type: Crustaceans ^aw
Common Name: Blueback salmon, Kokanee, Red salmon, Sockeye salmon
Scientific Name: Oncorhynchus nerka
Life Stage: Smolt
Toxicity: 0.103 mg/l
Test: LC50,R
Formulation: hardness 36-46 mg/l as CaCO3
Notes: Measure as Copper

Organism Type: Crustaceans ^aw
Common Name: Blueback salmon, Kokanee, Red salmon, Sockeye salmon
Scientific Name: Oncorhynchus nerka
Life Stage: Smolt
Toxicity: 0.240 mg/l
Test: LC50,R
Formulation: hardness 36-46 mg/l as CaCO3
Notes: Measure as Copper

Organism Type: Crustaceans ^aw
Common Name: Blueback salmon, Kokanee, Red salmon, Sockeye salmon
Scientific Name: Oncorhynchus nerka
Life Stage: Fingerlings
Toxicity: 0.240 mg/l
Test: LC50,R
Formulation: hardness 36-46 mg/l as CaCO3
Notes: Measure as Copper

Organism Type: Crustaceans ^aw
Common Name: Spinycheek crayfish
Scientific Name: Orconectes limosus
Toxicity: 0.600 mg/l
Test: LC50,S
Notes: Measured as Copper

Organism Type: Crustaceans ^aw
Common Name: Fluke, Summer flounder
Scientific Name: Paralichthys dentatus
Life Stage: Embryo
Toxicity: 0.1118 mg/l
Test: LC50,F
Notes: Measure as Copper. Blastula stage embryo

Organism Type: Fish ^aw
Common Name: Chiselmouth
Scientific Name: Acrocheilus alutaceus
Toxicity: 0.143 mg/l
Test: LC50,F
Formulation: hardness 52-56 mg/l as CaCO3
Notes: Measure as Copper

Organism Type: Fish ^aw
Common Name: Bluegill
Scientific Name: Lepomis macrochirus
Toxicity: 1.000 mg/l
Test: LC50,F
Formulation: hardness 40 mg/l as CaCO3
Notes: Measure as Copper

Organism Type: Fish ^aw
Common Name: Bluegill
Scientific Name: Lepomis macrochirus
Toxicity: 1.000 mg/l
Test: LC50,F
Formulation: hardness 26 mg/l as CaCO3
Notes: Measure as Copper

Organism Type: Fish ^aw
Common Name: Bluegill
Scientific Name: Lepomis macrochirus
Toxicity: 1.250 mg/l
Test: LC50,S
Formulation: hardness 43 mg/l as CaCO3
Notes: Measure as Copper

Organism Type: Fish ^aw
Common Name: Striped bass
Scientific Name: Morone saxatilis
Toxicity: 0.050 mg/l
Test: LC50,S
Formulation: hardness 34.5 mg/l as CaCO3
Notes: Measure as Copper

Organism Type: Fish ^aw
Common Name: Striped bass
Scientific Name: Morone saxatilis
Toxicity: 0.050 mg/l
Test: LC50,S
Formulation: hardness 34.5 mg/l as CaCO3
Notes: Measure as Copper

Organism Type: Fish ^aw
Common Name: Cutthroat trout
Scientific Name: Oncorhynchus clarkii
Toxicity: 0.0444 mg/l
Test: LC50,F
Formulation: hardness 74 mg/l as CaCO3
Notes: Measure as Copper

Organism Type: Fish ^aw
Common Name: Cutthroat trout
Scientific Name: Oncorhynchus clarkii
Toxicity: 0.0736 mg/l
Test: LC50,F
Formulation: hardness 31 mg/l as CaCO3
Notes: Measure as Copper

Organism Type: Fish ^aw
Common Name: Cutthroat trout
Scientific Name: Oncorhynchus clarkii
Toxicity: 0.0368 mg/l
Test: LC50,F
Formulation: hardness 18 mg/l as CaCO3
Notes: Measure as Copper

Organism Type: Fish ^aw
Common Name: Cutthroat trout
Scientific Name: Oncorhynchus clarkii
Toxicity: 0.0157 mg/l
Test: LC50,F
Formulation: hardness 26 mg/l as CaCO3
Notes: Measure as Copper

Organism Type: Fish ^aw
Common Name: Cutthroat trout
Scientific Name: Oncorhynchus clarkii
Toxicity: 0.367 mg/l
Test: LC50,F
Formulation: hardness 205 mg/l as CaCO3
Notes: Measure as Copper

Organism Type: Fish ^aw
Common Name: Cutthroat trout
Scientific Name: Oncorhynchus clarkii
Toxicity: 0.162 mg/l
Test: LC50,F
Formulation: hardness 83 mg/l as CaCO3
Notes: Measure as Copper

Organism Type: Fish ^aw
Common Name: Cutthroat trout
Scientific Name: Oncorhynchus clarkii
Toxicity: 0.232 mg/l
Test: LC50,F
Formulation: hardness 204 mg/l as CaCO3
Notes: Measure as Copper

Organism Type: Fish ^aw
Common Name: Cutthroat trout
Scientific Name: Oncorhynchus clarkii
Toxicity: 0.186 mg/l
Test: LC50,F
Formulation: hardness 70 mg/l as CaCO3
Notes: Measure as Copper

Organism Type: Fish ^aw
Common Name: Cutthroat trout
Scientific Name: Oncorhynchus clarkii
Toxicity: 0.091 mg/l
Test: LC50,F
Formulation: hardness 160 mg/l as CaCO3
Notes: Measure as Copper

Organism Type: Fish ^aw
Common Name: Coho salmon or silver salmon
Scientific Name: Oncorhynchus kisutch
Life Stage: Parr
Toxicity: 0.028-0.038 mg/l
Test: LC50,F
Formulation: hardness 23 mg/l as CaCO3
Notes: Measure as Copper

Organism Type: Fish ^aw
Common Name: Coho salmon or silver salmon
Scientific Name: Oncorhynchus kisutch
Life Stage: Adult
Toxicity: 0.046 mg/l
Test: LC50,F
Formulation: hardness 20 mg/l as CaCO3
Notes: Measure as Copper

Organism Type: Fish ^aw
Common Name: Coho salmon or silver salmon
Scientific Name: Oncorhynchus kisutch
Life Stage: Adult
Toxicity: 0.0429 mg/l
Test: LC50,F
Formulation: hardness 23 mg/l as CaCO3
Notes: Measure as Copper

Organism Type: Fish ^aw
Common Name: Coho salmon or silver salmon
Scientific Name: Oncorhynchus kisutch
Life Stage: Smolt
Toxicity: 0.060 mg/l
Test: LC50,S
Formulation: hardness 89-99 mg/l as CaCO3
Notes: Measure as Copper

Organism Type: Fish ^aw
Common Name: Coho salmon or silver salmon
Scientific Name: Oncorhynchus kisutch
Life Stage: Yearling
Toxicity: 0.070 mg/l
Test: LC50,S
Formulation: hardness 89-99 mg/l as CaCO3
Notes: Measure as Copper

Organism Type: Fish ^aw
Common Name: Coho salmon or silver salmon
Scientific Name: Oncorhynchus kisutch
Life Stage: Yearling
Toxicity: 0.074 mg/l
Test: LC50,S
Formulation: hardness 89-99 mg/l as CaCO3
Notes: Measure as Copper

Organism Type: Fish ^aw
Common Name: Chinook salmon or king salmon
Scientific Name: Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Life Stage: Swim-up
Toxicity: 0.019 mg/l
Test: LC50,F
Formulation: hardness 23 mg/l as CaCO3
Notes: Measure as Copper

Organism Type: Fish ^aw
Common Name: Chinook salmon or king salmon
Scientific Name: Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Life Stage: Parr
Toxicity: 0.038 mg/l
Test: LC50,F
Formulation: hardness 23 mg/l as CaCO3
Notes: Measure as Copper

Organism Type: Fish ^aw
Common Name: Chinook salmon or king salmon
Scientific Name: Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Life Stage: Juvenile
Toxicity: 0.0331 mg/l
Test: LC50,F
Formulation: hardness 25 mg/l as CaCO3
Notes: Measure as Copper

Organism Type: Fish ^aw
Common Name: Chinook salmon or king salmon
Scientific Name: Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Life Stage: Alevin
Toxicity: 0.026 mg/l
Test: LC50,F
Formulation: hardness 23 mg/l as CaCO3
Notes: Measure as Copper

Organism Type: Fish ^aw
Common Name: Chinook salmon or king salmon
Scientific Name: Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Life Stage: Smolt
Toxicity: 0.026 mg/l
Test: LC50,F
Formulation: hardness 23 mg/l as CaCO3
Notes: Measure as Copper

Organism Type: Fish ^aw
Common Name: Blackback, Georges Bank flounder, Lemon sole, Rough flounder, Winter flounder
Scientific Name: Pseudopleuronectes americanus
Life Stage: Embryo
Toxicity: 0.1328 mg/l
Test: LC50,F
Notes: Measure as Copper

Organism Type: Fish ^aw
Common Name: Blackback, Georges Bank flounder, Lemon sole, Rough flounder, Winter flounder
Scientific Name: Pseudopleuronectes americanus
Life Stage: Embryo
Toxicity: 0.1737 mg/l
Test: LC50,F
Notes: Measure as Copper

Organism Type: Fish ^aw
Common Name: Northern pikeminnow
Scientific Name: Ptychocheilus oregonensis
Toxicity: 0.018 mg/l
Test: LC50,F
Formulation: hardness 52-56 mg/l as CaCO3
Notes: Measure as Copper

Organism Type: Fish ^aw
Common Name: Columbia River redband trout
Scientific Name: Salmo gairdneri
Life Stage: Smolt
Toxicity: 0.029 mg/l
Test: LC50,F
Formulation: hardness 23 mg/l as CaCO3
Notes: Measure as Copper

Organism Type: Fish ^aw
Common Name: Columbia River redband trout
Scientific Name: Salmo gairdneri
Life Stage: Alevin
Toxicity: 0.028 mg/l
Test: LC50,F
Formulation: hardness 23 mg/l as CaCO3
Notes: Measure as Copper

Organism Type: Fish ^aw
Common Name: Columbia River redband trout
Scientific Name: Salmo gairdneri
Life Stage: Swim-up
Toxicity: 0.017 mg/l
Test: LC50,F
Formulation: hardness 23 mg/l as CaCO3
Notes: Measure as Copper

Organism Type: Fish ^aw
Common Name: Columbia River redband trout
Scientific Name: Salmo gairdneri
Life Stage: Parr
Toxicity: 0.018 mg/l
Test: LC50,F
Formulation: hardness 23 mg/l as CaCO3
Notes: Measure as Copper

Organism Type: Fish ^aw
Common Name: Columbia River redband trout
Scientific Name: Salmo gairdneri
Toxicity: 0.0833 mg/l
Test: LC50,F
Formulation: hardness 194 mg/l as CaCO3
Notes: Measure as Copper

Organism Type: Fish ^aw
Common Name: Columbia River redband trout
Scientific Name: Salmo gairdneri
Toxicity: 0.0853 mg/l
Test: LC50,F
Formulation: hardness 194 mg/l as CaCO3
Notes: Measure as Copper

Organism Type: Fish ^aw
Common Name: Columbia River redband trout
Scientific Name: Salmo gairdneri
Life Stage: Adult
Toxicity: 0.057 mg/l
Test: LC50,F
Formulation: hardness 42 mg/l as CaCO3
Notes: Measure as Copper

Organism Type: Fish ^aw
Common Name: Columbia River redband trout
Scientific Name: Salmo gairdneri
Toxicity: 0.221 mg/l
Test: LC50,F
Formulation: hardness 194 mg/l as CaCO3
Notes: Measure as Copper

Organism Type: Fish ^aw
Common Name: Columbia River redband trout
Scientific Name: Salmo gairdneri
Toxicity: 0.197 mg/l
Test: LC50,F
Formulation: hardness 194 mg/l as CaCO3
Notes: Measure as Copper

Organism Type: Fish ^aw
Common Name: Columbia River redband trout
Scientific Name: Salmo gairdneri
Toxicity: 0.165 mg/l
Test: LC50,F
Formulation: hardness 194 mg/l as CaCO3
Notes: Measure as Copper

Organism Type: Fish ^aw
Common Name: Columbia River redband trout
Scientific Name: Salmo gairdneri
Toxicity: 0.169 mg/l
Test: LC50,F
Formulation: hardness 194 mg/l as CaCO3
Notes: Measure as Copper

Organism Type: Fish ^aw
Common Name: Columbia River redband trout
Scientific Name: Salmo gairdneri
Toxicity: 0.128 mg/l
Test: LC50,F
Formulation: hardness 194 mg/l as CaCO3
Notes: Measure as Copper

Organism Type: Fish ^aw
Common Name: Columbia River redband trout
Scientific Name: Salmo gairdneri
Toxicity: 0.103 mg/l
Test: LC50,F
Formulation: hardness 194 mg/l as CaCO3
Notes: Measure as Copper

Organism Type: Fish ^aw
Common Name: Columbia River redband trout
Scientific Name: Salmo gairdneri
Toxicity: 0.514 mg/l
Test: LC50,F
Formulation: hardness 194 mg/l as CaCO3
Notes: Measure as Copper

Organism Type: Fish ^aw
Common Name: Columbia River redband trout
Scientific Name: Salmo gairdneri
Toxicity: 0.80 mg/l
Test: LC50,F
Formulation: hardness 120 mg/l as CaCO3
Notes: Measure as Copper

Organism Type: Fish ^aw
Common Name: Columbia River redband trout
Scientific Name: Salmo gairdneri
Toxicity: 0.243 mg/l
Test: LC50,F
Formulation: hardness 194 mg/l as CaCO3
Notes: Measure as Copper

Organism Type: Fish ^aw
Common Name: Columbia River redband trout
Scientific Name: Salmo gairdneri
Toxicity: 0.274 mg/l
Test: LC50,F
Formulation: hardness 194 mg/l as CaCO3
Notes: Measure as Copper

Work Cited

aw	USEPA. 1985. Ambient water quality criteria for copper - 1984. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water, Regulations and Standards, EPA 440/5-84-031, Washington, DC.