Mercuric chloride
CAS: 7487-94-7 | Category: heavy_metal
Moderate Risk (Adults)
Safety Summary
Hazard ProfileDetailed hazard record — see the risk bands
Risk (Adults)Moderate
Regulatory Status
SummaryIARC: Group 3 | California Prop 65 listed
Molecular FormulaHgCl2
Molecular Weight271.5
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.
- ATSDR Toxicological Profile — CAS 7487-94-7 REFERENCE
- IARC Monographs — List of Classifications: Mercury and inorganic mercury compounds, Group 3 (IARC Monographs Volume(s) 58 (1993)) IARC
- § 1910.1000 Air contaminants. REGULATORY
- OEHHA Proposition 65 List of Carcinogens or Reproductive Toxicants (CSV, list date 31-Jul-26) REGULATORY
- PubChem computed properties for CID 24085 (computed, not measured; as recorded by PubChem) DATABASE · 2026
- where to look Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB), as recorded by PubChem (Experimental Properties, CID 24085; 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 24085; 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 24085 (computed, not measured; as recorded by PubChem) DATABASE · 2026
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