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Toxicological information

Skin irritation / corrosion

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
skin irritation: in vivo
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
disregarded due to major methodological deficiencies
Reliability:
4 (not assignable)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: Documentation insufficient for assessment

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
publication
Title:
Toxicity Profile of Chloroacetaldehyde
Author:
W.H. Lawrence, E.O. Dillingham, J.E. Turner, J. Autian
Year:
1972
Bibliographic source:
Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vol. 61, No. 1, Jan. 1972
Report date:
1971

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
no guideline followed
GLP compliance:
not specified

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Chloroacetaldehyde
EC Number:
203-472-8
EC Name:
Chloroacetaldehyde
Cas Number:
107-20-0
Molecular formula:
C2H3ClO
IUPAC Name:
2-chloroacetaldehyde
Test material form:
other: solution in water
Details on test material:
30 % solution in water

Test animals

Species:
rabbit
Strain:
New Zealand White

Results and discussion

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Interpretation of results:
highly irritating
Remarks:
Migrated information Criteria used for interpretation of results: EU
Conclusions:
30 % solution produced severe extensive tissue damage, more intense and covering a larger area than the positive control (8% SDS).