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EC number: 200-578-6 | CAS number: 64-17-5
- 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
- Nanomaterial catalytic activity
- 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
Epidemiological data
Administrative data
- Endpoint:
- epidemiological data
- Type of information:
- migrated information: read-across from supporting substance (structural analogue or surrogate)
- Adequacy of study:
- supporting study
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- other: see 'Remark'
- Remarks:
- hypothesis As a hypothesis, methanol is the critical constituent of the substance (S-Ethanol, composition 2) based on its amount and with regards to its hazardous properties. It is the major constituent affecting the classification and labeling of the target substance (S-Ethanol). Therefore, data from methanol is used in the read-across approach in order to update the hazard assessment of this substance. Other impurities are taken into account for self-classification but there were no need to consider evaluating their properties in hazard assessment because of low concentrations. Analogue approach justification This substance (S-Ethanol, composition 2) has degree of ethanol purity between 76.4-81.9 %. Methanol is the main impurity of the target substance (conc. 13-14 %), and considered the major driver for adverse effects based on its properties and relative quantity in the substance. For chemical safety assessment certain physico-chemical properties are relevant for both human health and environmental health assessment. Also they are important for self-classification and for updating of the exposure assessment of the target substance. For toxicological endpoints, methanol is considered the major drivers for classification and overall safety assessment of the target substance. Therefore, methanol properties were included for chemical safety assessment and the endpoint robust summaries were provided also for methanol.
Data source
Referenceopen allclose all
- Reference Type:
- review article or handbook
- Title:
- Maternal occupational risk factors for oral clefts.
- Author:
- Lorente, C. et al.
- Year:
- 2 000
- Bibliographic source:
- Scan J Work Environ Health 26: 137-145
- Reference Type:
- publication
- Title:
- NTP-CERHR Monograph on the Potential Human Reproductive and Developmental Effects of Methanol.
- Author:
- National Toxicology Program
- Year:
- 2 003
- Bibliographic source:
- NIH Publication No. 03-4478, Sept 2003
Materials and methods
- Study type:
- other: review
- Endpoint addressed:
- developmental toxicity / teratogenicity
- Principles of method if other than guideline:
- Review of the developmental toxicitiy of methanol in humans.
- GLP compliance:
- no
Test material
- Reference substance name:
- Methanol
- EC Number:
- 200-659-6
- EC Name:
- Methanol
- Cas Number:
- 67-56-1
- Molecular formula:
- CH4O
- IUPAC Name:
- methanol
- Details on test material:
- - Name of test material (as cited in study report): methanol (in complex mixtures; not further specified)
- Analytical purity: no data
Constituent 1
Method
- Details on study design:
- no data
- Exposure assessment:
- not specified
Results and discussion
- Results:
- No association was found between methanol exposure and oral clefts, but there are several limitations. Because of the limitations (see confounding factors and weaknesses) the Panel judged the study results to be uncertain and concluded there are insufficient data upon which to evaluate the developmental toxicity of methanol in humans.
- Confounding factors:
- other chemical exposures
- Strengths and weaknesses:
- Weaknesses: Limitations of the study were raised: small number of subjects exposed to methanol, lack of individual exposure data.
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