2-methoxyethylmercury chloride (Ref: LS-685)
Last updated: 15/01/2023
(Also known as: MEMC; OR014538)
2-methoxyethylmercury chloride is an obsolete fungicide. Very little is known about its environmental fate. It is moderrately toxic to birds and fish. It has a high oral mammalian toxicity, carcinogenic and is a reproduction/developmental toxin.
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 fungicide for the control of soil surface and seed-borne diseases
Ustilago scitaminea; Rhizobium solani; Fusarium spp.
Cereals; Legumes; Root crops
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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
C₃H₇ClHgO
COC[CH2].[Cl-].[Hg+]
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VJTAZCKMHINUKO-UHFFFAOYSA-M
InChI=1S/C3H7O.ClH.Hg/c1-3-4-2;;/h1,3H2,2H3;1H;/q;;+1/p-1
Yes
Fungicide
Organometal fungicide; Organomercury fungicide
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Synthetic
Acts by reacting with the sulfydryl group in fungal pathogens and inhibits growth
123-88-6
204-659-7
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12521357
080-009-00-4
295.13
2-methoxyethylmercury chloride
2-methoxyethylmercury chloride
chloro(2-methoxyethyl)mercury
PAN Bad Actor Chemical
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Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not known
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Coloirless crystalline solid
Ceresan Universal Wet Agallol Aretan
Usually formulated as a seed dressing
50000
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
High
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65
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
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1.29 X 1000
Calculated
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0.11
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Low
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Soil adsorption and mobility
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Cannot be calculated
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None
Terrestrial ecotoxicology
30
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Rat
High
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> 280
Anas platyrhynchos
Moderate
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> 0.43
Oryzias latipes
Moderate
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HUMAN HEALTH AND PROTECTION
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30
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Rat
High
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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
; E0 E = Unspecified genotoxicity type (miscellaneous data source) 0 = No data
?Possibly, status not identified
Reproduction / development effects
Acetyl cholinesterase inhibitor
Neurotoxicant
✓Yes, known to cause a problem
XNo, known not to cause a problem
No data found
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
 
No data found
No data found
 
Highly toxic May cause dermatitis
Corosive to some metals
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2-methoxyethylmercury chloride
chlorure de 2-méthoxyéthylmercure
(2-Methoxyethyl)quecksilber(1+)chlorid
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Record last updated:
15/01/2023
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