Cobalt chloride
CAS: 7646-79-9 | Type: heavy_metal
Moderate To High Risk (Adults)
Safety Summary
Hazard Profilehazardous
Risk (Adults)Moderate To High
Risk (Children)Moderate To High
Regulatory Status
SummaryIARC: Group 2A [source pending] | REACH SVHC (Candidate List)
NGO listOn the TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors (The Endocrine Disruption Exchange, a non-governmental list; last updated September 2018). This is a list membership, not a regulatory classification. Source: the TEDX List export (publisher's page)
Molecular FormulaCl2Co
Molecular Weight129.84
Sources
No citations are recorded specifically for the human adult context, so the record-wide source list is shown. It backs the record, not this particular band.
- where to look IARC Monographs Volume 52: Chlorinated Drinking-water; Chlorination By-products; Some Other Halogenated Compounds; Cobalt and Cobalt Compounds REGULATORY · 2012
- ECHA REACH SVHC Candidate List — Cobalt(II) Chloride (Carc. 1B + Repr. 1B + Resp. Sens. 1 + Skin Sens. 1; SVHC inclusion 2010; CoCl2 + Co-acetate + Co-sulfate + Co-nitrate group framework) REGULATORY · 2010
- NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards — Cobalt metal, dust, and fume (REL 0.05 mg/m³ TWA; A3 carcinogen + Sen sensitizer designation; hard-metal + battery + pigment cohort framework) REGULATORY · 2019
- Lison D, Lauwerys R, Demedts M, Nemery B — Experimental research into the pathogenesis of cobalt/hard metal lung disease (canonical Belgian-Italian hard-metal-cohort framework + cobalt-tungsten-carbide IARC-Group-2A driver) STUDY · 1996
- where to look IARC Monographs — Monographs available (index) REGULATORY · 2026
- identity database ECHA CHEM, Download all substances: REACH registrations (ECHA's own list of REACH-registered substances) REGULATORY · 2026
- where to look PubChem: Toxicity section (CID 3032536) PUBCHEM
- Computational Toxicology and Exposure APIs: Data Domains (EPA CCTE) REGULATORY
- CompTox Chemicals Dashboard: Release Notes (EPA) REGULATORY
- PubChem computed properties for CID 3032536 (computed, not measured; as recorded by PubChem) DATABASE · 2026
- TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors, full export (Excel from the publisher's own search, operator-saved 2026-10-08; list last updated September 2018) REFERENCE_DATABASE
- OEHHA Proposition 65 List of Carcinogens or Reproductive Toxicants (CSV, list date 31-Jul-26) REGULATORY
- where to look CAMEO Chemicals, as recorded by PubChem (Experimental Properties, CID 3032536; where-to-look, not a source of this value) DATABASE · 2026
- where to look Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB), as recorded by PubChem (Experimental Properties, CID 3032536; where-to-look, not a source of this value) DATABASE · 2026
- where to look PAC Chemical Database, U.S. Department of Energy, as recorded by PubChem (Experimental Properties, CID 3032536; where-to-look, not a source of this value) DATABASE · 2026
- ECHA Annex VI to CLP: the unofficial Excel table (up to and including the 23rd ATP) REGULATORY
- PubChem computed structure descriptors for CID 3032536 (computed, not measured; as recorded by PubChem) DATABASE · 2026
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