TCA
Last updated: 03/02/2022
(Also known as: aceto-caustin; trichloracetic acid; trichloroacetic acid)
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
 
Chemical transformation product
Not applicable
Not applicable
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
CCl₃COOH
C(=O)(C(Cl)(Cl)Cl)O
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YNJBWRMUSHSURL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C2HCl3O2/c3-2(4,5)1(6)7/h(H,6,7)
Yes
Metabolite, Herbicide
Soil
Haloacetic acid
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Synthetic
Selective, inhibition of lipid synthesis.
76-03-9
200-927-2
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Not applicable
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163.4
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trichloroacetic acid
trichloroethanoic acid
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N
8
Not applicable
Not applicable
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White solid
44000
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
High
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57
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2.14 X 1001
Calculated
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1.33
Low
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-
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1.63
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0.77
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Strong acid
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Soil adsorption and mobility
-
Q2 Q = Miscellaneous internet resources 2 = Unverified data of unknown source
Very mobile
1
Estimated
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Cannot be calculated
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-
-
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None
Terrestrial ecotoxicology
> 5000
Rat
Low
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-
-
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-
-
-
-
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1140
Eisenia foetida
Low
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3420
Cyprinidae
Low
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2000
Daphnia magna
Low
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HUMAN HEALTH AND PROTECTION
High (class III)
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> 5000
Rat
Low
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EU MRL pesticide database 
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Non-statutory WHO drinking water guideline 0.2 mg l⁻¹
UK EA QS database 2018
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Carcinogen
Endocrine disruptor
?Possibly, status not identified
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
No data found
Reproduction / development effects
Acetyl cholinesterase inhibitor
Neurotoxicant
No data found
No data found
No data found
Respiratory tract irritant
Skin irritant
Skin sensitiser
No data found
✓Yes, known to cause a problem
No data found
Eye irritant
Phototoxicant
 
✓Yes, known to cause a problem
No data found
 
IARC Group 2B carcinogen
Corrosive
Health: H314 Environment: H400, H410
NL (Not listed)
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Record last updated:
03/02/2022
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