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Copper
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RTECS #
GL5325000
CAS #
7440-50-8; 72514-83-1
See: NMAM or OSHA Methods
Updated
March 2019
Molecular Weight
63.54
Molecular Formula
Cu
Synonyms
1721 Gold
Allbri natural copper
ANAC 110
Arwood copper
Bronze powder
C.I. 77400
C.I. Pigment Metal 2
CDA 101
CDA 102
CDA 110
CDA 122
Copper (ACGIH:OSHA)
Copper (metallic)
Copper bronze
Copper slag-airborne
Copper slag-milled
Copper-airborne
Copper-milled
Gold bronze
Kafar copper
M 1
M 3
M 4
M1 (Copper)
M2 (Copper)
M3 (Copper)
M3R
M3S
M4 (Copper)
OFHC Cu
Raney copper
Reproductive Effects Data and References
Route/Organism Dose Effect Reference
Reproductive: Maternal effects: Uterus, cervix, vagina
intrauterine/rat 250 µg/kg (1D prior to copulation) IJEBA6 19,1124,1981
Reproductive: Effects on fertility: Female fertility index (e.g., # females pregnant per # sperm positive females; # females pregnant per # females mated)
Reproductive: Effects on embryo or fetus: Fetotoxicity (except death, e.g., stunted fetus)
oral/rat 152 mg/kg (22W prior to copulation) GISAAA 45(3),8,1980
Reproductive: Specific developmental abnormalities: Central nervous system
oral/rat 1520 µg/kg (22W prior to copulation) Reproductive: Specific developmental abnormalities: Musculoskeletal system GISAAA 45(3),8,1980
Reproductive: Effects on fertility: Pre- implantation mortality (e.g., reduction in number of implants per female; total number of implants per corpora lutea)
oral/rat 1210 µg/kg (35W prior to copulation) GISAAA 42(8),30,1977
Reproductive: Effects on fertility: Post- implantation mortality (e.g., dead and/or resorbed implants per total number of implants)
Tumorigenic Data and References
Route/Organism Dose Effect Reference
Tumorigenic: Equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
intrapleural/rat lowest published toxic dose: 100 mg/kg Lung, Thorax, or Respiration: Fibrosis, focal (pneumoconiosis) AIHAAP 41,836,1980
Lung, Thorax, or Respiration: Tumors
Tumorigenic: Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria
oral/mouse lowest published toxic dose: 10.080 mg/kg/12W- continuous CALEDQ 159,57,2000
Lung, Thorax, or Respiration: Other changes
Acute Toxicity Data and References
Route/Organism Dose Effect Reference
intraperitoneal/mouse lethal dose (50 percent kill): 0.07 mg/kg VCVN1* -,67,1998
multiple/non-mammalian species lethal concentration (50 percent kill): 238 mg/m3/24H TXAPA9 197,177,2004
Gastrointestinal: Hypermotility, diarrhea
oral/human lowest published toxic dose: 0.01 mg/kg TOXID9 72,29,2003
Gastrointestinal: Nausea or vomiting
oral/human lowest published toxic dose: 120 µg/kg Gastrointestinal: Nausea or vomiting PHRPA6 73,910,1958
oral/mouse lethal dose (50 percent kill): 413 mg/kg TOLED5 163,109,2006
Behavioral: Food intake (animal)
oral/mouse lethal dose (50 percent kill): >5000 mg/kg Gastrointestinal: Hypermotility, diarrhea TOLED5 163,109,2006
Gastrointestinal: Nausea or vomiting
Behavioral: Tremor
oral/mouse lowest published toxic dose: 108 mg/kg Gastrointestinal: Hypermotility, diarrhea TOLED5 163,109,2006
Gastrointestinal: Nausea or vomiting
oral/mouse lowest published toxic dose: 1080 mg/kg Kidney, Ureter, and Bladder: Other changes TOLED5 163,109,2006
oral/mouse lowest published toxic dose: 158 mg/kg Kidney, Ureter, and Bladder: Changes in tubules (including acute renal failure, acute tubular necrosis) TOLED5 163,109,2006
Kidney, Ureter, and Bladder: Changes primarily in glomeruli
oral/mouse lowest published toxic dose: 232 mg/kg Blood: Changes in spleen TOLED5 163,109,2006
Blood: Changes in serum composition (e.g. TP, bilirubin, cholesterol)
oral/mouse lowest published toxic dose: 341 mg/kg Liver: Other changes TOLED5 163,109,2006
oral/mouse lowest published toxic dose: 501 mg/kg Endocrine: Changes in spleen weight TOLED5 163,109,2006
oral/mouse lowest published toxic dose: 736 mg/kg Biochemical: Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue levels: Phosphatases TOLED5 163,109,2006
oral/mouse lowest published toxic dose: 3406 mg/kg Blood: Changes in serum composition (e.g. TP, bilirubin, cholesterol) TOLED5 163,109,2006
Liver: Hepatitis (hepatocellular necrosis), zonal
subcutaneous/rabbit lowest published lethal dose: 375 mg/kg Liver: Other changes AJPAA4 1,117,1925
Kidney, Ureter, and Bladder: Other changes
Tank with water/Trout lethal concentration (50 percent kill): 9.2 µg/l/96H AQUTO* 177,51,2016
Other Multiple Dose Data and References
Route/Organism Dose Effect Reference
Liver: Other changes
intravenous/rabbit lowest published toxic dose: 75 mg/kg/2D- intermittent AJPAA4 1,117,1925
Related to Chronic Data: Death in the "MULTIPLE DOSE" data type field
Cardiac: Other changes
oral/rabbit lowest published toxic dose: 3 gm/kg/60D- continuous Liver: Hepatitis (hepatocellular necrosis), zonal AJPAA4 1,117,1925
Related to Chronic Data: Death in the "MULTIPLE DOSE" data type field
Reviews
Organization Standard Reference
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) Threshold Limit Value-time-weighted average 0.2 mg/m3 (fume) DTLVS* TLV/BEI,2013
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) Threshold Limit Value-time-weighted average 1 mg/m3 (dust, mist) DTLVS* TLV/BEI,2013
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW TRBMAV 33,85,1975
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW QURBAW 7,75,1974
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW JAVMA4 164,277,1974
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW IJMDAI 10,416,1974
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW KOTTAM 11,1300,1975
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW FOREAE 7,313,1942
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW MIBUBI 9,321,1975
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW PEXTAR 12,102,1969
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW 85DHAX Cu,41,1977
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW AMTODM 3,209,1977
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW TOLED5 127,55,2002
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW CREOH* 42,93,2002
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW MAERE* 51,247,2001
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW MUREAV 567,109,2004
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW TPHSDY 23,426,2002
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW CRTXB2 33,215,2003
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW CBCPAI 132,269,2002
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW MUREAV 613,103,2006
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW MUTAEX 19,251,2004
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW MUREAV 613,76,2006
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW ENTOX* -,665,2005
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW JJATDK 26,191,2006
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW TOPADD 32(Suppl. 2),71,2004
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW MUREAV 533,183,2003
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW REPTED 23,260,2007
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW HBTME* ,529,2007
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW MUREAV 658,68,2008
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW MUREAV 566,249,2004
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW HTOPA* 1,595,2002
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW MUREAV 674,3,2009
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW MUREAV 674,36,2009
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW MUREAV 674,31,2009
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW MUREAV 674,73,2009
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW MUREAV 667,82,2009
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW MUTAEX 23,241,2008
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW CEXPB9 36,88,2009
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW NEUCL* 23,485,2005
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW NBREV* 5,1,1981
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW MUREAV 690,71,2010
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW MUTAEX 26,205,2011
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW NRTXDN 33,178,2012
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW REPTED 34,298,2012
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW EMMUEG 55,278,2014
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW NETEEC 33,608,2011
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW MUTAEX 30,89,2014
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW FCTOD7 86,298,2015
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW MUREAV 770,140,2016
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW MUREAV 770,170,2016
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW REPTED 73,105,2017
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW CCRIF* ,209,2017
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW VETOX* ,425,2018
Standards and Regulations
Organization Standard Reference
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) 1988 PESTICIDE SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION OR RE-REGISTRATION FEREAC 54,7740,1989
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) 1998 STATUS OF PESTICIDES Supported RBREV* -,305,1998
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) STANDARD-air time-weighted average 0.1 mg/m3 (fume,dusts & mists) DTLVS* 3,59,1971
Occupational Exposure Limit IN ARGENTINA, BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN check ACGIH TLV;
Occupational Exposure Limit IN SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGIH TLV
Occupational Exposure Limit-ARAB Republic of Egypt time-weighted average 0.1 mg/m3 (fume), JAN1993
Occupational Exposure Limit-AUSTRALIA time-weighted average 0.2 mg/m3 (fume), JUL2008
Occupational Exposure Limit-AUSTRALIA time-weighted average 1 mg/m3 (dust and mist), JUL2008
Occupational Exposure Limit-BELGIUM time-weighted average 0.2 mg/m3 (fume), MAR2002
Occupational Exposure Limit-BELGIUM time-weighted average 1 mg/m3 (dust, aerosol), MAR2002
Occupational Exposure Limit-FINLAND time-weighted average 0.1 mg/m3, resp. dust, NOV2011
Occupational Exposure Limit-FINLAND time-weighted average 1 mg/m3, NOV2011
Occupational Exposure Limit-FRANCE VME 1 mg/m3 (dust), 0.2 mg/m3 (fume), FEB2006
Occupational Exposure Limit-GERMANY MAK 0.1 mg/m3, inhal, 2011
Occupational Exposure Limit-HUNGARY time-weighted average 0.1 mg/m3 (fume), short term exposure limit 0.4 mg/m3 (fume), SEP2000
Occupational Exposure Limit-HUNGARY time-weighted average 1 mg(Cu)/m3, short term exposure limit 4 mg(Cu)/m3, SEP2000
Occupational Exposure Limit-HUNGARY time-weighted average 1 mg/m3, short term exposure limit 4 mg/m3, SEP2000
Occupational Exposure Limit-ICELAND time-weighted average 0.1 mg(Cu)/m3 (resp. dust), NOV2011
Occupational Exposure Limit-INDIA time-weighted average 0.2 mg/m3 (fume), JAN1993
Occupational Exposure Limit-JAPAN s2 sen, MAY2012
Occupational Exposure Limit-KOREA time-weighted average 0.1 mg/m3 (fume), 2006
Occupational Exposure Limit-KOREA time-weighted average 1 mg/m3 (dust and mist), 2006
Occupational Exposure Limit-NEW ZEALAND time-weighted average 0.2 mg/m3 (fume), JAN2002
Occupational Exposure Limit-NEW ZEALAND time-weighted average 1 mg/m3 (dust and mist), JAN2002
Occupational Exposure Limit-NORWAY time-weighted average 0.05 mg(Co)/m3, JAN1999
Occupational Exposure Limit-NORWAY time-weighted average 0.1 mg/m3, fume, JAN1999
Occupational Exposure Limit-PERU time-weighted average 0.2 mg/m3, JUL2005
Occupational Exposure Limit-POLAND MAC(time-weighted average) fume 0.1 mg/m3, MAC(short term exposure limit) fume 0.3 mg/m3, JAN1999
Occupational Exposure Limit-POLAND MAC(time-weighted average) dust 1 mg/m3, MAC(short term exposure limit) dust 2 mg/m3, JAN1999
Occupational Exposure Limit-RUSSIA time-weighted average 0.5 mg/m3, short term exposure limit 1 mg/m3, JUN2003
Occupational Exposure Limit-SWEDEN time-weighted average 1 mg/m3;time-weighted average 0.2 mg/m3 (resp. dust), JUN2005
Occupational Exposure Limit-SWITZERLAND MAK-week 0.1 mg/m3, KZG-week 0.2 mg/m3, inhal, JAN2011
Occupational Exposure Limit-THAILAND time-weighted average 0.1 mg/m3 (fume), JAN1993
Occupational Exposure Limit-THAILAND time-weighted average 1 mg/m3, JAN1993
Occupational Exposure Limit-THE NETHERLANDS MAC-TGG 0.2 mg/m3 (fume), 2003
Occupational Exposure Limit-THE NETHERLANDS MAC-TGG 1 mg/m3 (dust), 2003
Occupational Exposure Limit-THE PHILIPPINES time-weighted average 1.0 mg/m3 (fume), JAN1993
Occupational Exposure Limit-UNITED KINGDOM time-weighted average 0.2 mg/m3 (fume), OCT2007
Occupational Exposure Limit-UNITED KINGDOM time-weighted average 1 mg/m3;short term exposure limit 2 mg/m3 (dusts and mists), OCT2007
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Permissible Exposure Limit (Construction) 8H time-weighted average 0.1 mg(Cu)/m3, fume CFRGBR 29,1926.55,1994
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Permissible Exposure Limit (Construction) 8H time-weighted average 1 mg(Cu)/m3, dusts and mists CFRGBR 29,1926.55,1994
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Permissible Exposure Limit (Federal Contractors) 8H time-weighted average 0.1 mg/m3, fume CFRGBR 41,50-204.50,1994
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Permissible Exposure Limit (Federal Contractors) 8H time-weighted average 1 mg/m3, dusts and mists CFRGBR 41,50-204.50,1994
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Permissible Exposure Limit (General Industry) 8H time-weighted average 0.1 mg(Cu)/m3, fume CFRGBR 29,1910.1000,1994
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Permissible Exposure Limit (General Industry) 8H time-weighted average 1 mg(Cu)/m3, dusts and mists CFRGBR 29,1910.1000,1994
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Permissible Exposure Limit (Shipyards) 8H time-weighted average 0.1 mg(Cu)/m3, fume CFRGBR 29,1915.1000,1993
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Permissible Exposure Limit (Shipyards) 8H time-weighted average 1 mg(Cu)/m3, dusts and mists CFRGBR 29,1915.1000,1993
NIOSH Documentation and Surveillance
Organization Standard Reference
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Recommended Exposure Level TO COPPER, dusts and mists-air 10H time-weighted average 1 mg/m3 NIOSH* DHHS #92-100,1992
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Recommended Exposure Level TO COPPER, fume-air 10H time-weighted average 0.1 mg/m3 NIOSH* DHHS #92-100,1992
National Occupational Exposure Survey 1983 Hazard Code X5915; Number of Industries 5; Total Number of Facilities 162; Number of Occupations 5; Total Number of Employees Exposed 11889; Total Number of Female Employees Exposed 421
National Occupational Exposure Survey 1983 Hazard Code X5983; Number of Industries 51; Total Number of Facilities 4558; Number of Occupations 45; Total Number of Employees Exposed 53282; Total Number of Female Employees Exposed 8758
National Occupational Exposure Survey 1983 Hazard Code X6807; Number of Industries 2; Total Number of Facilities 16; Number of Occupations 2; Total Number of Employees Exposed 625
National Occupational Exposure Survey 1983 Hazard Code X8588; Number of Industries 3; Total Number of Facilities 204; Number of Occupations 7; Total Number of Employees Exposed 9443
National Occupational Exposure Survey 1983 Hazard Code 20115; Number of Industries 296; Total Number of Facilities 59839; Number of Occupations 158; Total Number of Employees Exposed 920449; Total Number of Female Employees Exposed 72821
National Occupational Hazard Survey 1974 Hazard Code M2276; Number of Industries 27; Total Number of Facilities 1213; Number of Occupations 35; Total Number of Employees Exposed 24737
National Occupational Hazard Survey 1974 Hazard Code 20115; Number of Industries 176; Total Number of Facilities 12177; Number of Occupations 105; Total Number of Employees Exposed 224406
Status in Federal Agencies
Organization Reference
ATSDR TOXICOLOGY PROFILE (NTIS** PB/91/180513/AS)
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JANUARY 2001
NIOSH Analytical Method, 1994: Copper (dust and fume), 7029
NIOSH Analytical Method, 1994: Elements by ICP, 7300
NIOSH Analytical Method, 1994: Elements in blood or tissue, 8005
NIOSH Analytical Method, 1994: Metals in urine, 8310
On EPA IRIS database
OSHA ANALYTICAL METHOD #ID121
OSHA ANALYTICAL METHOD #ID206
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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