Phenylmercury chloride
Last updated: 24/01/2023
(Not known by any other names)
The following alerts are based on the data in the tables below. An absence of an alert does not imply the substance has no implications for human health, biodiversity or the environment but just that we do not have the data to form a judgement.
Environmental fate
Ecotoxicity
Human health
 
An obsolete mercury-based fungicide that was used as a seed dressing and foliar spray to protect crops against stinking smut and other fungal diseases
Stinking smut; Snow mould; Barley leaf stripe
Cereals including barley, wheat; Fruit including apples and pears
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Considered obsolete but may be available in some countries
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Not approved
Not applicable
No UK approval for use
EC Regulation 1107/2009 (repealing 91/414)
Not approved
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
No
ATAustria
BEBelgium
BGBulgaria
CYCyprus
CZCzech Republic
DEGermany
DKDenmark
EEEstonia
ELGreece
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ESSpain
FIFinland
FRFrance
HRCroatia
HUHungary
IEIreland
ITItaly
LTLithuania
LULuxembourg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LVLatvia
MTMalta
NLNetherlands
PLPoland
PTPortugal
RORomania
SESweden
SISlovenia
SKSlovakia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
None
C₆H₅ClHg
C1=CC=C(C=C1)[Hg]Cl
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AWGTVRDHKJQFAX-UHFFFAOYSA-M
InChI=1S/C6H5.ClH.Hg/c1-2-4-6-5-3-1;;/h1-5H;1H;/q;;+1/p-1
Yes
Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre diagrams
Common Name
Relationship
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phenylmercury chloride
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Fungicide, Other substance
Microbiocide
Organometal fungicide; Organomercury fungicide
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Synthetic
Curative
100-56-1
202-865-1
None allocated
066007
7511
No data found
313.15
phenylmercury(II) chloride
phenylmercury(II) chloride
chlorophenylmercury
Heavy metal; PAN Bad Actor Chemical; Chemical subject to PIC regulations
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Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
NC
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Colourless crystalline solid
Bayer Spolana ICI Agro Chemie Steetley
Agronal Tillantox Stopspot Agrenal Mercutal
Usually supplied as a wettable powder to be used as a seed dressing or foliar spray
0.030
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Low
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250
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
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6.03 X 1001
Calculated
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1.78
Low
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0.013
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Low volatility
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Soil adsorption and mobility
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Cannot be calculated
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None
Terrestrial ecotoxicology
> 50
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
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High
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21.0
K3 K = Research datasets, e.g. Pandora, Demetra 3 = Unverified data of known source
Apis mellifera
Moderate
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HUMAN HEALTH AND PROTECTION
High (class III)
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> 50
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Rat
High
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Subcutaneous LD₅₀ = 47.0 mg kg⁻¹
Rat
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EU MRL pesticide database 
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Carcinogen
Endocrine disruptor
✓Yes, known to cause a problem
A0 A = Chromosome aberration (EFSA database) 0 = No data
; B0 B = DNA damage/repair (EFSA database) 0 = No data
; C0 C = Gene mutation (EFSA database) 0 = No data
; D0 D = Genome mutation (EFSA database) 0 = No data
; E2 E = Unspecified genotoxicity type (miscellaneous data source) 2 = Mixed/ambiguous results
No data found
Reproduction / development effects
Acetyl cholinesterase inhibitor
Neurotoxicant
✓Yes, known to cause a problem
XNo, known not to cause a problem
✓Yes, known to cause a problem
Respiratory tract irritant
Skin irritant
Skin sensitiser
✓Yes, known to cause a problem
✓Yes, known to cause a problem
No data found
Eye irritant
Phototoxicant
 
✓Yes, known to cause a problem
No data found
 
Highly toxic by all exposure routes Brain and CNS toxicant
No information available
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Ia (Extremely hazardous)
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phenylmercury chloride
chlorure de phenylmercure
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Record last updated:
24/01/2023
Contact:
aeru@herts.ac.uk
Please cite as:
Lewis, K.A., Tzilivakis, J., Warner, D. and Green, A. (2016) An international database for pesticide risk assessments and management. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal , 22 (4), 1050-1064. DOI: 10.1080/10807039.2015.1133242