Registration Dossier
Registration Dossier
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EC number: 201-159-0 | CAS number: 78-93-3
Endpoint summary
Administrative data
Description of key information
Key value for chemical safety assessment
Additional information
Skin irritation:
According to the data provided in the REACH dossier of butanone, dissiminated on the ECHA homepage, butanone is considered to be not irritating to skin.
Skin irritation, rabbits (acc. to OECD TG 404, GLP): not irritating (read across secondary butyl alcohol).
Further data from secondary sources (MAK documentation of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft-DFG; OECD SIDS) reported slight irritation following skin contact.
Eye irritation:
According to the data provided in the REACH dossier of butanone, dissiminated on the ECHA homepage, butanone is considered to be irritating to eyes.
Eye irritation, rabbits: irritating.
In line, further data from secondary sources (MAK documentation of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft-DFG; OECD SIDS) reported eye irritation properties of butanone.
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