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Administrative data

Endpoint:
short-term repeated dose toxicity: dermal
Adequacy of study:
other information
Reliability:
4 (not assignable)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: Documentation insufficient for assessment

Data source

Referenceopen allclose all

Reference Type:
secondary source
Title:
Toxicity studies of acetone cyanohydrin and ethylene cyanohydrin.
Author:
Sunderman WF, Kincaid JF
Year:
1953
Bibliographic source:
Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Medicine 8: 371-376
Reference Type:
review article or handbook
Title:
Cyanides and Nitriles
Author:
Hartung R
Year:
1982
Bibliographic source:
In: Clayton GD, Clayton FE (ed.) Patty's Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology. 3 rd ed., Vol. 2C: 4874 - 4878; John Wiley and|Sons, New York ISBN: 0-471-09258-4

Materials and methods

Principles of method if other than guideline:
Method: other: no data
GLP compliance:
not specified

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
3-hydroxypropiononitrile
EC Number:
203-704-8
EC Name:
3-hydroxypropiononitrile
Cas Number:
109-78-4
Molecular formula:
C3H5NO
IUPAC Name:
3-hydroxypropanenitrile
Constituent 2
Reference substance name:
Ethylene cyanohydrin
IUPAC Name:
Ethylene cyanohydrin
Details on test material:
IUCLID4 Test substance: no data

Test animals

Species:
rabbit
Strain:
not specified

Administration / exposure

Details on exposure:
Route of Administration: dermal
Duration of treatment / exposure:
17 days
Frequency of treatment:
15 times
Doses / concentrations
Remarks:
Doses / Concentrations:
up to 3.8 g
Basis:

Control animals:
other: no data specified
Details on study design:
Post-exposure period: no data

Results and discussion

Target system / organ toxicity

Critical effects observed:
not specified

Any other information on results incl. tables

In 15 repeated applications to the rabbit skin, there was no injury.

Applicant's summary and conclusion