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Toxicological information

Acute Toxicity: inhalation

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
acute toxicity: inhalation
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
disregarded due to major methodological deficiencies
Reliability:
4 (not assignable)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: Secondary literature. Insufficient data for assessment.

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
publication
Title:
Monochloramine hazard from a mixture of household cleaning solutions
Author:
Pinkus J.L.
Year:
1965
Bibliographic source:
The New england journal of medicine, vol. 272, No. 21, p. 1133.

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
no guideline followed
Principles of method if other than guideline:
Preliminary animal inhalation hazard tests in a static chamber were performed.
GLP compliance:
no
Test type:
other:
Limit test:
no

Test material

Constituent 1
Reference substance name:
vapors from equimolar quantities of sodium hypochlorite and ammonium hydroxide in water solution.
IUPAC Name:
vapors from equimolar quantities of sodium hypochlorite and ammonium hydroxide in water solution.
Test material form:
other: vapours
Details on test material:
- Name of test material (as cited in study report): Vapors from equimolar quantities of sodium hypochlorite and ammonium hydroxide in waer.
- Physical state: vapour

Test animals

Species:
other: no data
Strain:
not specified
Sex:
not specified
Details on test animals or test system and environmental conditions:
No data

Administration / exposure

Route of administration:
inhalation: vapour
Type of inhalation exposure:
whole body
Vehicle:
other: water
Details on inhalation exposure:
Static chamber were used. No other data are available.
Analytical verification of test atmosphere concentrations:
not specified
Duration of exposure:
15 min
Concentrations:
Unknown
No. of animals per sex per dose:
no data
Control animals:
not specified
Details on study design:
no data
Statistics:
no data

Results and discussion

Effect levels
Sex:
not specified
Exp. duration:
15 min
Remarks on result:
other: No mortality was observed. Marked discomfort and severe dyspnea during fifteen minutes exposure were observed.
Mortality:
None
Clinical signs:
other: Marked discomfort and severe dyspnea during fifteen minutes exposure.
Body weight:
No data
Gross pathology:
No data
Other findings:
No data

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Interpretation of results:
other: Not applicable due to insufficient data
Conclusions:
Preliminary animal inhalation hazard tests in a static chamber indicated that vapours from equimolar quantities of sodium hypochlorite and ammonium hydroxide in water solution produced signs of marked discomfort and severe dyspnea during fifteen minutes exposure.