Sodium chloride |
Last updated: 24/10/2024
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(Also known as: common salt; rock salt; table salt) |
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 |
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A inorganic salt for use as a post-emergence total herbicide, defoliant and dessicant |
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Total vegetation control including difficult weeds such as morning glory, ragweed |
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Non-crop areas including roadsides, fenceways, ditches, etc |
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Current |
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Approved |
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Open ended |
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No UK approval for use |
EC Regulation 1107/2009 (repealing 91/414) |
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Approved |
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Open ended |
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No |
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Yes |
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ATAustria |
BEBelgium |
BGBulgaria |
CYCyprus |
CZCzech Republic |
DEGermany |
DKDenmark |
EEEstonia |
ELGreece |
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ESSpain |
FIFinland |
FRFrance |
HRCroatia |
HUHungary |
IEIreland |
ITItaly |
LTLithuania |
LULuxembourg |
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LVLatvia |
MTMalta |
NLNetherlands |
PLPoland |
PTPortugal |
RORomania |
SESweden |
SISlovenia |
SKSlovakia |
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NONorway |
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None |
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NaCl |
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[Na+].[Cl-] |
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No data |
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FAPWRFPIFSIZLT-UHFFFAOYSA-M |
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InChI=1S/ClH.Na/h1H;/q;+1/p-1 |
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Yes |
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Herbicide, Other substance |
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Preservative |
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Inorganic compound |
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Natural |
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Non-selective, phytotoxic |
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Sodium chloride is one of the most abundant minerals on Earth. It is found in seawater, brine deposits and rock salt. |
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Sodium chloride is mass-produced by evaporation of seawater or brine from brine wells and salt lakes. Mining of rock salt is also a major source |
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Total vegetation contro, ussed as a herbicide, defoliant and dessicant |
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All vegetation including difficult weeds such as including morning glory, ragweed |
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Non-crop areas including roadsides, fenceways, ditches, etc |
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7647-14-5 |
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231-598-3 |
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013905 |
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5234 |
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58.44 |
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sodium chloride |
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sodium chloride |
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sodium chloride |
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Approved via EU & UK 'Basic substance' legislation (Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009) |
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None allocated |
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None allocated |
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Not applicable |
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Not applicable |
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White crystals |
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357000 |
P4 P = Other non-EU, UK or US Governments and Regulators 4 = Verified data |
High |
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900 |
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3.47 X 10-01 |
Calculated |
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-0.46 |
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Low |
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2.17 |
P4 P = Other non-EU, UK or US Governments and Regulators 4 = Verified data |
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1.00 X 10-10 |
P4 P = Other non-EU, UK or US Governments and Regulators 4 = Verified data |
Low volatility |
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2.53 X 1003 |
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Volatile |
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0.1 |
Q3 Q = Miscellaneous data from online sources 3 = Unverified data of known source |
Non-persistent |
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0.1 |
Q3 Q = Miscellaneous data from online sources 3 = Unverified data of known source |
Non-persistent |
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Sodium chloride rapidly degrades to its naturally occurring ionic form. |
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As this parameter is not normally measured directly, a surrogate measure is used: ‘Photochemical oxidative DT₅₀’. Where data is available, this can be found in the Fate Indices section below. |
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Soil adsorption and mobility |
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Q2 Q = Miscellaneous data from online sources 2 = Unverified data of unknown source |
Very mobile |
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13 |
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None
Terrestrial ecotoxicology |
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> 3000 |
P4 P = Other non-EU, UK or US Governments and Regulators 4 = Verified data Rat |
Low |
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> 3000 |
P2 P = Other non-EU, UK or US Governments and Regulators 2 = Unverified data of unknown source Passer domesticus |
Low |
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> 2500 |
P2 P = Other non-EU, UK or US Governments and Regulators 2 = Unverified data of unknown source Eisenia foetida |
Low |
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> 6094 |
Oncorhynchus mykiss |
Low |
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> 10000 |
Danio rerio |
Low |
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> 3310 |
Daphnia magna |
Low |
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> 500 |
Ceriodaphnia dubia |
Low |
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5867 |
Chironomus dilutus |
Low |
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2133 |
Chironomus dilutus 20 day |
Low |
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> 3950 |
Lemna minor 7 day |
Low |
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HUMAN HEALTH AND PROTECTION |
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High (class III) |
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> 3000 |
P4 P = Other non-EU, UK or US Governments and Regulators 4 = Verified data Rat |
Low |
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10000 |
R3 R = Peer reviewed scientific publications 3 = Unverified data of known source Rabbit |
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None allocated |
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None allocated |
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None allocated |
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Carcinogen |
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Endocrine disruptor |
No data found |
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 |
?Possibly, status not identified |
XNo, known not to cause a problem |
?Possibly, status not identified |
Respiratory tract irritant |
Skin irritant |
Skin sensitiser |
?Possibly, status not identified |
✓Yes, known to cause a problem |
No data found |
Eye irritant |
Phototoxicant |
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✓Yes, known to cause a problem |
No data found |
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Possible kidney toxicant at very high doses May cause pulmonary edema and respiratory arrest at very high doses |
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Hygroscopic |
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Health: H315, H318, H319, H335, H373 |
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Not listed (Not listed) |
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sodium chloride |
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chlorure de sodium |
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Natriumchlorid |
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natriumklorid |
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cloruro di sodio |
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cloruro de sodio |
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chlorek sodu |
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Record last updated: |
24/10/2024 |
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 |