Registration Dossier
Registration Dossier
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EC number: 202-049-5 | CAS number: 91-20-3
Additional physico-chemical information
Administrative data
- Endpoint:
- other: odour threshold in air
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- supporting study
- Reliability:
- 4 (not assignable)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- other: Secondary source, collection of data from literature
Data source
Referenceopen allclose all
- Reference Type:
- publication
- Title:
- Odor as an aid to chemical safety: Odor thresholds compared with threshold limit values and volatilities for 214 industrial chemicals in air and water dilution
- Author:
- Amoore JE, Hautala E
- Year:
- 1 983
- Bibliographic source:
- J. Appl. Toxicol., 3, 272-290 (1983)
- Reference Type:
- review article or handbook
- Title:
- Unnamed
- Year:
- 2 003
Materials and methods
Test guideline
- Qualifier:
- no guideline available
- Principles of method if other than guideline:
- Olfactory perception by humans
- GLP compliance:
- no
Test material
- Reference substance name:
- Naphthalene
- EC Number:
- 202-049-5
- EC Name:
- Naphthalene
- Cas Number:
- 91-20-3
- Molecular formula:
- C10H8
- IUPAC Name:
- naphthalene
Constituent 1
Results and discussion
- Results:
- Odour threshold approx. 0.08 ppm [mL/m3]
Applicant's summary and conclusion
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