Biphenyl & PCB (polychlorinated biphenyls) congeners
PCB numbering scheme from Ballschmiter and Zell, 1980. (ref. ID; 6969)
[Biphenyl] CAS[92-52-4] UN3077
Trade name
Biphenyl: diphenyl
Chemical formula
C6H5C6H5
Chemical characteristics
Log Kow 3.90. (ref. ID; 6937)
Purpose for use; Fungicide.
Toxicity
LD50 (oral) rat 3280 mg/kg.
Test organisms
Protozoa: Colpidium campylum (ref. ID; 6784)
Oligochaeta: Lumbriculus variegatus (ref. ID; 6937)
[Aminobiphenyl]
Toxicity
Carcinogens. (ref. ID; 868)
Test organisms
Nematoda: Panagrellus redivivus (ref. ID; 868)
[Aroclor 1242]
Test organisms
Oligochaeta: Pheretima hawayana (ref. ID; 3583, 4439)
[Aroclor 1248]
Test organisms
Protozoa: Tetrahymena pyriformis (ref. ID; 2681)
[Aroclor 1254]
Test organisms
Protozoa: Acanthamoeba castellanii (ref. ID; 946)
Protozoa: Tetrahymena pyriformis (ref. ID; 2682)
Oligochaeta: Eisenia foetida (ref. ID; 6100)
Oligochaeta: Lumbricus terrestris (ref. ID; 6100, 7015, 7020)
Nematoda: Acrobeloides nanus (ref. ID; 5915)
[Aroclor 1260]
Test organisms
Protozoa: Tetrahymena pyriformis (ref. ID; 2681)
Rotifera: Brachionus calyciflorus (ref. ID; 1592)
[2-Chlorobiphenyl] IUPAC No.1
Test organisms
Green algae (formerly including protozoa): Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (ref. ID; 4955)
[PCB2]
Test organisms
Protozoa: Colpidium campylum (ref. ID; 6784)
[PCB4]
Test organisms
Protozoa: Colpidium campylum (ref. ID; 6784)
[2,4'-Dichlorobiphenyl] IUPAC No.8
Test organisms
Green algae (formerly including protozoa): Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (ref. ID; 4955)
[Trichlorobiphenyl]
- Isomer: 2,5,2'- CAS[37680-65-2]
- Isomer: 2,5,4'-Trichlorobiphenyl CAS[16606-02-3]
2,5,2'-Trichlorobiphenyl (PCB 18)
Chemical characteristics
Log P 5.6. (ref. ID; 507)
Octanol-water partition coefficient log Kow 5.6. (ref. ID; 6961)
Test organisms
Oligochaeta: Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri (ref. ID; 507, 6780)
Oligochaeta: Tubifex tubifex (ref. ID; 507, 6780)
Oligochaeta: Community (ref. ID; 6961)
2,5,4'-Trichlorobiphenyl (PCB 31)
Chemical characteristics
Log P 5.79. (ref. ID; 507)
Octanol-water partition coefficient log Kow 5.6. (ref. ID; 6961)
Test organisms
Oligochaeta: Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri (ref. ID; 507)
Oligochaeta: Tubifex tubifex (ref. ID; 507)
Oligochaeta: Community (ref. ID; 6961)
[Tetrachlorobiphenyl]
- Isomer: 2,3,2',3'- CAS[38444-93-8]
- Isomer: 2,2',4,4'- CAS[36559-18-9]
- Isomer: 2,2',5,5'- CAS[35693-99-3]
- Isomer: 2,5,2',6'- CAS[41464-41-9]
- Isomer: 2,2',6,6'-
- Isomer: 2,3,4,5-
- Isomer: 2,4,3',4'- CAS[32598-10-0]
- Isomer: 3,3',4,4'-
2,3,2',3'-Tetrachlorobiphenyl (PCB 40)
Chemical characteristics
Log P 5.8. (ref. ID; 507)
Octanol-water partition coefficient log Kow 5.9. (ref. ID; 6961)
Test organisms
Oligochaeta: Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri (ref. ID; 507, 6780)
Oligochaeta: Tubifex tubifex (ref. ID; 507, 6780)
Oligochaeta: Community (ref. ID; 6961)
2,2',4,4'-Tetrachlorobiphenyl (TCB)
Test organisms
Oligochaeta: Sediments community (ref. ID; 1917)
2,2',5,5'-Tetrachlorobiphenyl IUPAC No.52 (PCB 52: 2,5,2',5'-)
Chemical characteristics
Log P 5.9. (ref. ID; 507)
Octanol-water partition coefficient log Kow 5.9. (ref. ID; 6961)
Test organisms
Green algae (formerly including protozoa): Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (ref. ID; 4955)
Oligochaeta: Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri (ref. ID; 507, 6780)
Oligochaeta: Tubifex tubifex (ref. ID; 507, 6780)
Oligochaeta: Community (ref. ID; 6961)
2,5,2',6'-Tetrachlorobiphenyl (PCB 53)
Chemical characteristics
Log P 5.7. (ref. ID; 507)
Octanol-water partition coefficient log Kow 5.9. (ref. ID; 6961)
Test organisms
Oligochaeta: Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri (ref. ID; 507)
Oligochaeta: Tubifex tubifex (ref. ID; 507)
Oligochaeta: Community (ref. ID; 6961)
2,2',6,6'-Tetrachlorobiphenyl IUPAC No.54
Test organisms
Green algae (formerly including protozoa): Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (ref. ID; 4955)
2,3,4,5-Tetrachlorobiphenyl IUPAC No.61
Test organisms
Green algae (formerly including protozoa): Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (ref. ID; 4955)
2,4,3',4'-Tetrachlorobiphenyl (PCB 66)
Chemical characteristics
Log P 5.9. (ref. ID; 507)
Octanol-water partition coefficient log Kow 5.9. (ref. ID; 6961)
Test organisms
Oligochaeta: Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri (ref. ID; 507)
Oligochaeta: Tubifex tubifex (ref. ID; 507)
Oligochaeta: Community (ref. ID; 6961)
3,3',4,4'-Tetrachlorobiphenyl IUPAC No.77
Chemical characteristics
Log Kow 6.2. (ref. ID; 6721)
Test organisms
Green algae (formerly including protozoa): Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (ref. ID; 4955)
Oligochaeta: Lumbriculus variegatus (ref. ID; 6721)
[Pentachlorobiphenyl]
- Isomer: 2,2',4,5,5'-
- Isomer: 2,3,3',4,4'-
- Isomer: 2,3',4,4',5-
- Isomer: 3,3',4,4',5-
2,2',4,5,5'-Pentachlorobiphenyl (PCB 101)
Test organisms
Oligochaeta: Eisenia andrei (ref. ID; 2170)
Oligochaeta: Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri
Oligochaeta: Tubifex tubifex (ref. ID; 6780)
2,3,3',4,4'-Pentachlorobiphenyl (PCB 105)
Test organisms
Oligochaeta: Eisenia andrei (ref. ID; 2170)
2,3',4,4',5-Pentachlorobiphenyl (PCB 118)
Test organisms
Oligochaeta: Eisenia andrei (ref. ID; 2170)
3,3',4,4',5-Pentachlorobiphenyl IUPAC No.126
Test organisms
Green algae (formerly including protozoa): Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (ref. ID; 4955)
[Hexachlorobiphenyl]
- 2,2',3,3',4,4'- CAS[38380-07-3]
- 2,2',3,4,4',5'-
- 2,2',4,4',5,5'- CAS[35065-27-1]
2,2',3,3',4,4'-Hexachlorobiphenyl IUPAC No.128 (PCB 128: 2,3,4,2',3',4'-)
Chemical characteristics
Log P 6.5. (ref. ID; 507)
Octanol-water partition coefficient log Kow 6.5. (ref. ID; 6961)
Test organisms
Green algae (formerly including protozoa): Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (ref. ID; 4955)
Oligochaeta: Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri (ref. ID; 507)
Oligochaeta: Tubifex tubifex (ref. ID; 507)
Oligochaeta: Community (ref. ID; 6961)
2,2',3,4,4',5'-Hexachlorobiphenyl (PCB 138)
Test organisms
Oligochaeta: Eisenia andrei (ref. ID; 2170)
2,2',4,4',5,5'-Hexachlorobiphenyl IUPAC No.153 (PCB 153: 2,4,5,2',4',5'- or HCBP)
Chemical characteristics
Log P 6.72. (ref. ID; 507)
Octanol-water partition coefficient log Kow 6.5. (ref. ID; 6961)
Test organisms
Green Algae (formerly including protozoa): Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (ref. ID; 4955)
Oligochaeta: Eisenia andrei (ref. ID; 2170, 7082)
Oligochaeta: Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri (ref. ID; 507, 6780)
Oligochaeta: Lumbriculus variegatus (ref. ID; 1323, 4477)
Oligochaeta: Tubifex tubifex (ref. ID; 507, 6780)
Oligochaeta: Community (ref. ID; 6961)
2,2',4,4',6,6'-Hexachlorobiphenyl IUPAC No.155 (PCB 155: 2,4,6,2',4',6'-) CAS[33979-03-2]
Chemical characteristics
Log P 6.5. (ref. ID; 507)
Octanol-water partition coefficient log Kow 6.5. (ref. ID; 6961)
Test organisms
Green algae (formerly including protozoa): Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (ref. ID; 4955)
Oligochaeta: Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri (ref. ID; 507)
Oligochaeta: Tubifex tubifex (ref. ID; 507)
Oligochaeta: Community (ref. ID; 6961)
2,3,4,5,3',4'-Hexachlorobiphenyl (PCB 156) CAS[38380-08-4]
Chemical characteristics
Log P 6.5. (ref. ID; 507)
Octanol-water partition coefficient log Kow 6.5. (ref. ID; 6961)
Test organisms
Oligochaeta: Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri (ref. ID; 507)
Oligochaeta: Tubifex tubifex (ref. ID; 507)
Oligochaeta: Community (ref. ID; 6961)
2,3,3',4,4',5'-Hexachlorobiphenyl
Test organisms
Oligochaeta: Eisenia andrei (ref. ID; 2170)
2,3',4,4',5,5'-Hexachlorobiphenyl (PCB 167)
Test organisms
Oligochaeta: Eisenia andrei (ref. ID; 2170)
3,3',4,4',5,5'-Hexachlorobiphenyl IUPAC No.169
Test organisms
Green algae (formerly including protozoa): Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (ref. ID; 4955)
[Heptachlorobiphenyl]
2,3,4,6,2',3',4'-Heptachlorobiphenyl (PCB 171) CAS[52663-71-5]
Chemical characteristics
Log P 6.9. (ref. ID; 507)
Octanol-water partition coefficient log Kow 6.7. (ref. ID; 6961)
Test organisms
Oligochaeta: Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri (ref. ID; 507)
Oligochaeta: Tubifex tubifex (ref. ID; 507)
Oligochaeta: Community (ref. ID; 6961)
2,2',3,4,4',5,5'-Heptachlorobiphenyl (PCB 180)
Test organisms
Oligochaeta: Eisenia andrei (ref. ID; 2170)
[2,2',3,3',4,4',5,5'-Octachlorobiphenyl] IUPAC No.194 (PCB 194: 2,3,4,5,2',3',4',5'-) CAS[35694-08-7]
Chemical characteristics
Log P 7.14. (ref. ID; 507)
Octanol-water partition coefficient log Kow 6.9. (ref. ID; 6961)
Test organisms
Green algae (formerly including protozoa): Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (ref. ID; 4955)
Oligochaeta: Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri (ref. ID; 507, 6780)
Oligochaeta: Tubifex tubifex (ref. ID; 507, 6780)
Oligochaeta: community (ref. ID; 6961)
[Decachlorobiphenyl] IUPAC No.209
Test organisms
Green algae (formerly including protozoa): Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (ref. ID; 4955)