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Volatile chlorinated hydrocarobons

[Chloroform] CAS[67-66-3] UN1888

= Trichloromethane

Chemical formula

CHCl3

Chemical characteristics

Lipophilicity log P 1.97. (ref. ID; 6959)

Purpose for use

Organic solvent.

Test organisms

Rotifera: Brachionus calyciflorus (ref. ID; 127)
Oligochaeta: Eisenia fetida (ref. ID; 6959, 7163)
Nematoda: Panagrellus redivivus (ref. ID; 868)

[1,2-Dichloroethane] CAS[107-06-2] UN1184

= Ethlylene dichloride, = cis-1,2-Dichloroethene

Chemical formula

CH2ClCH2Cl

Chemical characteristics

Lipophilicity log P 1.48. (ref. ID; 6959)

Purpose for use

Organic solvent.

Test organisms

Oligochaeta: Eisenia fetida (ref. ID; 6959, 7163)
Oligochaeta: Soil-dwelling community (ref. ID; 6073)

[Trichloroethane]

1,1,1-Trichloroethane

Chemical formula

Cl3CCH3

Chemical characteristics

Lipophilicity log P 2.17. (ref. ID; 6959)

Test organisms

Oligochaeta: Eisenia fetida (ref. ID; 6959)
Oligochaeta: Soil-dwelling community (ref. ID; 6073)

1,1,2-Trichloroethane (beta-) CAS[79-00-5]

Chemical formula

CHCl2CH2Cl

Chemical characteristics

Lipophilicity log P 2.17. (ref. ID; 6959)

Test organisms

Oligochaeta: Eisenia fetida (ref. ID; 6959, 7163)

[Tetrachloroethane]

Test organisms

Oligochaeta: Eisenia fetida (ref. ID; 7163)

1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane CAS[79-34-5] UN1702

Chemical formula

CHCl2CHCl2

Chemical characteristics

Lipophilicity log P 2.56. (ref. ID; 6959)

Test organisms

Oligochaeta: Eisenia fetida (ref. ID; 6959)

[Hexachloroethane]

= Perchloroethane CAS[67-72-1]

Chemical formula

CCl3CCl3

Chemical characteristics

Lipophilicity log P 3.34. (ref. ID; 6959)

Test organisms

Oligochaeta: Eisenia fetida (ref. ID; 6959)

[bis(2-chloroethyl) ether] CAS[111-44-4] UN1916

Chemical formula

(ClCH2CH2)2O

Chemical characteristics

Lipophilicity log P 1.58. (ref. ID; 6959)

Test organisms

Oligochaeta: Eisenia fetida (ref. ID; 6959)

[2-Chloroethylvinyl ether] CAS[110-75-8] UN3271

Chemical formula

CH2:CHOCH2CH2Cl

Chemical characteristics

Lipophilicity log P 1.28. (ref. ID; 6959)

Test organisms

Oligochaeta: Eisenia fetida (ref. ID; 6959, 7163)

[1,2-trans-Dichloroethylene] CAS[156-60-5] UN1150

Chemical formula

ClCH:CHCl

Chemical characteristics

Lipophilicity log P 1.48. (ref. ID; 6959) Oligochaeta: Eisenia fetida (ref. ID; 6959, 7163)

[Trichloroethylene] CAS[79-01-6] UN1710

Chemical formula

ClCH:CCl2

Chemical characteristics

Lipophilicity log P 2.29. (ref. ID; 6959)

Test organisms

Oligochaeta: Eisenia fetida (ref. ID; 6959, 7163)

[Tetrachloroethylene] CAS[127-18-4] UN1897

Trade name

Tetrachloroethylene (J): Didakene, Nema, TCE (J Date registered 3/7/1967)

Chemical formula

Cl2C:CCl2

Purpose for use

Insecticide and nematicide.

Test organisms

Oligochaeta: Eisenia fetida (ref. ID; 7163)

[Dichloromethane] CAS[75-09-2] UN1593

= Methylene chloride

Chemical formula

CH2Cl2

Chemical characteristics

Lipophilicity log P 1.25. (ref. ID; 6959)

Purpose for use

Organic solvent.

Test organisms

Oligochaeta: Eisenia fetida (ref. ID; 6959)
Oligochaeta: Soil-dwelling community (ref. ID; 6073)
Nematoda: Panagrellus redivivus (ref. ID; 868)

[Tetrachloromethane] CAS[56-23-5] UN1846

= Carbon tetrachloride

Chemical formula

CCl4

Chemical characteristics

Lipophilicity log P 2.64. (ref. ID; 6959)

Purpose for use

Insecticide, organic solvent.

Mode of toxic action

Narcotic. (ref. ID; 3327)

Toxicity

LD50 (oral): rat 5630-9770 mg/kg, mouse 12800 mg/kg.

Test organisms

Protozoa: Tetrahymena pyriformis (ref. ID; 3327)
Oligochaeta: Eisenia fetida (ref. ID; 6959, 7012, 7163)
Oligochaeta: Soil-dwelling community. (ref. ID; 6073)

[Hexachlorobutadiene]

Chemical characteristics

Log P 4.78. (ref. ID; 507)

Test organisms

Oligochaeta: Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri (ref. ID; 507, 6780)
Oligochaeta: Tubifex tubifex (ref. ID; 507, 6780)

[Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene] CAS[87-68-3]

Chemical formula

Cl2C:CClCCl:CCl2

Chemical characteristics

Lipophilicity log P 3.74. (ref. ID; 6959)
Octanol-water partition coefficient log Kow 4.8. (ref. ID; 6961)

Test organisms

Oligochaeta: Eisenia fetida (ref. ID; 6959)
Oligochaeta: Community (ref. ID; 6961, 6969)

[Trichloroacetic acid (TCA)] CAS[76-03-9] UN1839

Chemical fromula

CCl3COOH

Test organisms

Oligochaeta: Eisena foetida (ref. ID; 6955)
Oligochaeta: Soil-dwelling community (ref. ID; 6073)

[Trichloroethene (TCE)]

Test organisms

Oligochaeta: Lumbricus terrestris (ref. ID; 6073)
Oligochaeta: Soil-dwelling community (ref. ID; 6073)