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EC number: 231-554-3 | CAS number: 7631-99-4
- 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
Toxicity to birds
Administrative data
- Endpoint:
- short-term toxicity to birds: acute oral toxicity test
- Adequacy of study:
- supporting study
- Reliability:
- 4 (not assignable)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- documentation insufficient for assessment
Data source
Reference
- Reference Type:
- publication
- Title:
- Effects of nitrate in drinking water of Japanese quail
- Author:
- Adams, A.W.
- Year:
- 1 974
- Bibliographic source:
- Poultry Science. 53(2):832-834.
Materials and methods
Test guideline
- Qualifier:
- no guideline followed
- Principles of method if other than guideline:
- No data
- GLP compliance:
- not specified
Test material
- Reference substance name:
- Sodium nitrate
- EC Number:
- 231-554-3
- EC Name:
- Sodium nitrate
- Cas Number:
- 7631-99-4
- Molecular formula:
- HNO3.Na
- IUPAC Name:
- sodium nitrate
- Test material form:
- solid: crystalline
- Details on test material:
- - Physical appearance: not indicated
- Purity: not indicated
- Batch No.: not indicated
- Supplier: not indicated
Constituent 1
- Dose method:
- drinking water
- Analytical monitoring:
- not specified
- Vehicle:
- not specified
Test organisms
- Test organisms (species):
- Coturnix coturnix japonica
Study design
- Remarks:
- 7-days to 15-weeks
- No. of animals per sex per dose and/or stage:
- No data
- Control animals:
- no
Results and discussion
Effect levelsopen allclose all
- Duration (if not single dose):
- 7 d
- Dose descriptor:
- other: LC100
- Effect level:
- 5 280 other: ppm (by day 3 post treatment)
- Basis for effect:
- mortality
- Remarks on result:
- other: Exposure: 7-days to 15-weeks
- Duration (if not single dose):
- 7 d
- Dose descriptor:
- other: LC100
- Effect level:
- 5 940 other: ppm (by day 4 post treatment)
- Remarks on result:
- other: Exposure: 7-days to 15-weeks
Any other information on results incl. tables
LC100= 5,280 ppm (by day 3 post treatment)
LC100= 5,940 ppm (by day 4 post treatment)
Applicant's summary and conclusion
- Conclusions:
- Levels of nitrate had a significant, but inconsistent effect on weight gain. Neither food nor water consumption during growing or laying phases nor hen-day egg production were significantly affected by levels of nitrate used.
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