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EC number: 240-795-3 | CAS number: 16731-55-8
- Life Cycle description
- Uses advised against
- Endpoint summary
- Appearance / physical state / colour
- Melting point / freezing point
- Boiling point
- Density
- Particle size distribution (Granulometry)
- Vapour pressure
- Partition coefficient
- Water solubility
- Solubility in organic solvents / fat solubility
- Surface tension
- Flash point
- Auto flammability
- Flammability
- Explosiveness
- Oxidising properties
- Oxidation reduction potential
- Stability in organic solvents and identity of relevant degradation products
- Storage stability and reactivity towards container material
- Stability: thermal, sunlight, metals
- pH
- Dissociation constant
- Viscosity
- Additional physico-chemical information
- Additional physico-chemical properties of nanomaterials
- Nanomaterial agglomeration / aggregation
- Nanomaterial crystalline phase
- Nanomaterial crystallite and grain size
- Nanomaterial aspect ratio / shape
- Nanomaterial specific surface area
- Nanomaterial Zeta potential
- Nanomaterial surface chemistry
- Nanomaterial dustiness
- Nanomaterial porosity
- Nanomaterial pour density
- Nanomaterial photocatalytic activity
- Nanomaterial radical formation potential
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- Endpoint summary
- Stability
- Biodegradation
- Bioaccumulation
- Transport and distribution
- Environmental data
- Additional information on environmental fate and behaviour
- Ecotoxicological Summary
- Aquatic toxicity
- Endpoint summary
- Short-term toxicity to fish
- Long-term toxicity to fish
- Short-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
- Long-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
- Toxicity to aquatic algae and cyanobacteria
- Toxicity to aquatic plants other than algae
- Toxicity to microorganisms
- Endocrine disrupter testing in aquatic vertebrates – in vivo
- Toxicity to other aquatic organisms
- Sediment toxicity
- Terrestrial toxicity
- Biological effects monitoring
- Biotransformation and kinetics
- Additional ecotoxological information
- Toxicological Summary
- Toxicokinetics, metabolism and distribution
- Acute Toxicity
- Irritation / corrosion
- Sensitisation
- Repeated dose toxicity
- Genetic toxicity
- Carcinogenicity
- Toxicity to reproduction
- Specific investigations
- Exposure related observations in humans
- Toxic effects on livestock and pets
- Additional toxicological data
Eye irritation
Administrative data
- Endpoint:
- eye irritation: in vivo
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- key study
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- comparable to guideline study with acceptable restrictions
- Remarks:
- Minor deviations with no effect on the results: - Purity and stability of the test substance were no stated - A slightly modified scoring system was used. The naming of the scale of scoring was different, but otherwise the scoring of chemosis/cornea was from 0-4; conjunctivae redness from 0-3 and iris was from 0-2.
Data source
Reference
- Reference Type:
- study report
- Title:
- Unnamed
- Year:
- 1 984
- Report date:
- 1984
Materials and methods
Test guideline
- Qualifier:
- equivalent or similar to guideline
- Guideline:
- OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion)
- Deviations:
- yes
- Remarks:
- ,see "rational for reliability"
- GLP compliance:
- no
Test material
- Reference substance name:
- Dipotassium disulphite
- EC Number:
- 240-795-3
- EC Name:
- Dipotassium disulphite
- Cas Number:
- 16731-55-8
- Molecular formula:
- K2S2O5
- IUPAC Name:
- dipotassium disulfite
- Test material form:
- not specified
- Details on test material:
- - Name of test material (as cited in study report): Dipotassium disulphite
- Test substance No.: 84/201
Constituent 1
Test animals / tissue source
- Species:
- rabbit
- Strain:
- Vienna White
- Details on test animals or tissues and environmental conditions:
- TEST ANIMALS
- Source: GAUKLER; D-6050 OFFENBACH / MAIN, FRG
- Weight at study initiation: 2.46 kg (male), mean 2.57 kg (females; one female 2.62 kg and the other female 2.51 kg)
- Housing: Individually in cages made of stainless steel with wire mesh walk floors, floor area: 40 x 51 cm; No bedding in the cages; Sawdust in the waste trays.
- Diet: OVATOR SOLIKANIN 4 MM; MUSKATOR-WERKE D-4000 DUESSELDORF-1, FRG (ABOUT 130 G/ANIMAL/DAY )
- Water: About 250 ml tap water/animal/day
- Acclimation period: At least 8 d
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
- Temperature: 20 - 24 °C
- Relative humidity: 30 - 70 %
- Photoperiod (hrs dark / hrs light): 12 / 12
Test system
- Vehicle:
- unchanged (no vehicle)
- Controls:
- other: untreated eye of same animal
- Amount / concentration applied:
- TEST MATERIAL
- Amount(s) applied (volume or weight with unit): 0.1 ml bulk volume (about 114 mg of the comminuted test substance) was administered into the conjucntival sac of the right eyelid. The untreated eye served as control.
No further information on the amount/concentration applied was stated. - Duration of treatment / exposure:
- one application
- Observation period (in vivo):
- 8 days, Readings at 1, 24, 48, 72 hours and on day 8 after application
- Number of animals or in vitro replicates:
- 1 male / 2 females
- Details on study design:
- REMOVAL OF TEST SUBSTANCE
The test substance was not washed out.
SCORING SYSTEM:
SCALE FOR SCORING OCULAR LESIONS:
CHEMOSIS (SW) AND CORNEA (OP) (OPACITY-DEGREE OF DENSITY):
O= NONE
1 = SLIGHT
2 = WELL-DEFINED
3 = SEVERE
4 = VERY SEVERE
CONJUNCTIVAE REDNESS (RED):
0 = NORMAL
1 = SLIGHT
2 = WELL-DEFINED
3 = SEVERE
IRIS:
0 = NORMA L
1 = CIRCUM-CORNEAL INJECTION
2 = IRITIS
No further information on the study design was stated.
Results and discussion
In vivo
Resultsopen allclose all
- Irritation parameter:
- cornea opacity score
- Basis:
- mean
- Remarks:
- animal #1
- Time point:
- 24/48/72 h
- Score:
- 0.67
- Max. score:
- 4
- Reversibility:
- not reversible
- Remarks:
- in 8 days
- Irritation parameter:
- iris score
- Basis:
- mean
- Remarks:
- animal #1
- Time point:
- 24/48/72 h
- Score:
- 0
- Max. score:
- 2
- Irritation parameter:
- conjunctivae score
- Basis:
- mean
- Remarks:
- animal #1
- Time point:
- 24/48/72 h
- Score:
- 2
- Max. score:
- 3
- Reversibility:
- not reversible
- Remarks:
- in 8 days
- Irritation parameter:
- chemosis score
- Basis:
- mean
- Remarks:
- animal #1
- Time point:
- 24/48/72 h
- Score:
- 2
- Max. score:
- 4
- Reversibility:
- not fully reversible within: 8 days
- Irritation parameter:
- cornea opacity score
- Basis:
- mean
- Remarks:
- animal #2
- Time point:
- 24/48/72 h
- Score:
- 1
- Max. score:
- 4
- Reversibility:
- not reversible
- Remarks:
- in 8 days
- Irritation parameter:
- iris score
- Basis:
- mean
- Remarks:
- animal #2
- Time point:
- 24/48/72 h
- Score:
- 0.33
- Max. score:
- 2
- Reversibility:
- fully reversible within: 8 days
- Irritation parameter:
- conjunctivae score
- Basis:
- mean
- Remarks:
- animal #2
- Time point:
- 24/48/72 h
- Score:
- 2
- Max. score:
- 3
- Reversibility:
- not fully reversible within: 8 days
- Irritation parameter:
- chemosis score
- Basis:
- mean
- Remarks:
- animal #2
- Time point:
- 24/48/72 h
- Score:
- 2
- Max. score:
- 4
- Reversibility:
- not fully reversible within: 8 days
- Irritation parameter:
- cornea opacity score
- Basis:
- mean
- Remarks:
- animal #3
- Time point:
- 24/48/72 h
- Score:
- 0.67
- Max. score:
- 4
- Reversibility:
- not reversible
- Remarks:
- in 8 days
- Irritation parameter:
- iris score
- Basis:
- mean
- Remarks:
- animal #3
- Time point:
- 24/48/72 h
- Score:
- 0
- Max. score:
- 2
- Irritation parameter:
- conjunctivae score
- Basis:
- mean
- Remarks:
- animal #3
- Time point:
- 24/48/72 h
- Score:
- 2
- Max. score:
- 3
- Reversibility:
- not reversible
- Remarks:
- in 8 days
- Irritation parameter:
- chemosis score
- Basis:
- mean
- Remarks:
- animal #3
- Time point:
- 24/48/72 h
- Score:
- 2
- Max. score:
- 4
- Reversibility:
- not reversible
- Remarks:
- in 8 days
- Irritant / corrosive response data:
- During the 1-hour reading slight corneal opacity was seen in one animal. Also, at the 1-hour reading well-defined conjunctival redness and severe chemosis were observed in all animals. Detachment of the cornea and discharge of blood were observed in one male at the 1-hour reading.
At the 24-hour reading suppuration in two animals was observed.
At the 48 hour reading suppuration was observed in all animals.
At the 72 hour reading suppuration was observed in one male and suppuration, small retractions in the eyelids, and pupil contration were observed in one female.
On day 8, the corneal opacitiy worsened in all animals. The conjunctival redness (well-defined) remained the same throughout the observation period, except for one animal in which slight conjunctival redness was observed on day 8.
The chemosis was not fully reversed in any of the animals on day 8, but became better.
On day 8 marginal vascularization of the cornea and small retractions in the eyelids were observed in one female. In addition, marginal vascularization of the cornea was observed in the male rabbit. Furthermore, marginal vascularization of the cornea, small retractions in the eyelids, suppuration, and pupil contration were observed in the remaining female
For raw data see "Any other information on the results incl. tables" below.
Any other information on results incl. tables
Results:
Readings | Animal | cornea | Iris | conjunctiva | Symptons | |||
opacity | area | redness | swelling | discharge | ||||
1 h | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | DC/DB | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
24 h | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | S |
2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | S | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
48 h | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | S |
2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | S | |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | S | |
72 h | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | S | |
3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | S/RE/PC | |
8 h | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | MV/RE |
2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | MV | |
3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | S/RE/PC/MV | |
mean 24 - 72 h | 1 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | |
2 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.7 | ||
3 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 | ||
mean | 0.8 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.3 |
DC - DETACHMENT OF THE CORNEA
DB - DISCHARGE OF BLOOD
MV - MARGINAL VASCULARIZATION OF THE CORNEA
PC - PUPIL CONTRACTED
RE - SMALL RETRACTIONS IN THE EYELIDS
S - SUPPURATION
Applicant's summary and conclusion
- Interpretation of results:
- Category 1 (irreversible effects on the eye) based on GHS criteria
- Conclusions:
- According to the EC Regulation No. 1272/2008 and subsequent regulations, the test item is as Category 1 (H319).
Classification: risk of serious damage to eyes
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