PALLADIUM(2+) CHLORIDE CASRN: 7647-10-1
This record contains information specific to the title compound. Users with an interest in this substance are strongly encouraged to retrieve the PALLADIUM COMPOUNDS record, which has additional information on toxicity and environmental fate of palladiium ions and compounds. For information on the metal itself, refer to the PALLADIUM, ELEMENTAL record.
For other data, click on the Table of ContentsHuman Health Effects: Toxicity Summary: IDENTIFICATION: Palladium chloride is a rust colored powder soluble in water, hydrochloric acid, alcohol and acetone. This compound used in plating baths. It is used in photography, toning solutions, electroplating parts of clocks and watches, detecting carbon monoxide leaks in burried gas pipes, manufacture of indelible ink. Palladium chloride is available in purity grades 99% to 99.999%. HUMAN EXPOSURE: A few studies indicate individuals showed a positive skin reaction to palladium chloride patches. ANIMAL/PLANT STUDIES/AQUATIC ORGANISMS: Palladium chloride was poorly absorbed from the digestive tract in adult and suckling rats. Absorption and retention in adult rats was higher following intratracheal or iv exposure. Transfer of small amounts of palladium to offspring via placenta and milk was noted with a single iv doses of this compound. Rats injected with (103)C-palladium chloride mean retention time changed little for the kidney, spleen, muscle, pancreas, thymus, brain. They decreased slightly in liver and markedly in lung, adrenal glandf and blood. Mice given palladium chloride in drinking water from weaning until natural death showed suppression of body weight, a longer life span only in males, an increase in amyloidosis of several inner organs and doubling of malignant tumors. The compound induced eye irritation in rabbits. It also caused erythema in intact and abraded skin. Palladium chloride is a potent skin sensitizer. Reduced testicle weight was noted in mice that recieved sc doses. Mice given palladium chloride in drinking water until natural death developed lymphomas, leukemias and adenocarcinoma of the lung. Eye irritation noted in the eye of a rabbit treated with palladium chloride. This compound inhibited DNA/RNA biosynthesis in vitro with mouse fibroblasts. Palladium chloride is highly toxic to a fresh water worm Tubifex tubifex. It is also highly toxic to fish and grasses.
[[World Health Organization/International Programme on Chemical Safety; Environmental Health Criteria 226 Palladium pp.1-45 (2002)] ]**PEER REVIEWED**
