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Administrative data

Endpoint:
acute toxicity: oral
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
1980

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
equivalent or similar to guideline
Guideline:
OECD Guideline 401 (Acute Oral Toxicity)
Version / remarks:
Study performed before OECD 401 development
Deviations:
not applicable
GLP compliance:
no
Test type:
standard acute method
Limit test:
no

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Ammonium iodide
EC Number:
234-717-7
EC Name:
Ammonium iodide
Cas Number:
12027-06-4
Molecular formula:
H4IN
IUPAC Name:
ammonium iodide
Test material form:
solid
Specific details on test material used for the study:
Data available only for potassium iodide (similar inorganic iodide)

Test animals

Species:
rat
Strain:
Wistar
Sex:
male/female

Administration / exposure

Route of administration:
oral: gavage
Vehicle:
water
Remarks:
10%
Doses:
2000, 2500, 2800, 3200, 3600, and 4000 mg/kg body weight
No. of animals per sex per dose:
10 male and 10 female individuals per dose, including control group
Control animals:
yes

Results and discussion

Effect levelsopen allclose all
Sex:
male/female
Dose descriptor:
LD50
Effect level:
3 118 mg/kg bw
Based on:
test mat.
95% CL:
>= 2 931 - <= 3 318
Remarks on result:
other: 1 day after administration
Sex:
male/female
Dose descriptor:
LD50
Effect level:
2 779 mg/kg bw
Based on:
test mat.
95% CL:
>= 2 610 - <= 2 959
Remarks on result:
other: 7+14 after administration
Sex:
male
Dose descriptor:
LD50
Effect level:
3 129 mg/kg bw
Based on:
test mat.
95% CL:
2 874 - <= 3 408
Remarks on result:
other: 7 + 14 days after administration
Sex:
female
Dose descriptor:
LD50
Effect level:
2 489 - 2 696 mg/kg bw
Based on:
test mat.
95% CL:
>= 2 289 - <= 2 696
Remarks on result:
other: 7 + 14 days after admonistration

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Interpretation of results:
study cannot be used for classification
Conclusions:
Data available only for potassium iodide (similar inorganic iodide)

The results shows the 24 hour LD50 of iodide to rat was 3118 mg/kg bw which is higher than the criteria of 2000 mg/kg bw under the Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008.
Executive summary:

Data available only for potassium iodide (similar inorganic iodide)


In one company study (A. Hausner, G. Weise, and A. Hofmann, 1980), the effects of iodide were studied in male and female Wistar rats. In the test, 10 male and 10 female in each dose and control groups were administrated with potassium iodide for 14 days at dose of 0 (control), 2000, 2500, 2800 3200, 3600, and 4000 mg/kg body weight mg/kg bw respectively. The key value of LD50 was calculated by Probit-analysis (Fink und Hund 1965).The 24 hour LD50 of iodide to rats (male/female) was calculated to be 3118 mg/kg bw under test conditions.

7-14 days LD50 of iodide to rats (male/female) was calculated to be 2779 mg/kg bw under test conditions.


Besides of the results on mortality, some other non-lethal effects were also investigated. 5-15 min after application first symptoms of poisoning was observed. The main symptoms were: lethargy, exophthalmus, stagger, dypsnoe, ruffled fur. The symptoms could be observed in all dosing in the first 72h. Staggering was observed up to 5 days. The 2000mg/kg bw group showed no symptoms beside stagger after 48h. A part of the 2500mg/kg bw, 2800mg/kg bw and 3200mg/kg bw groups showed ventral position and paralysis of extremities in the period from 1-24h. Apart from stagger this group showed no symptoms after 72h.


The 3600mg/kg bw group showed ventral position and paralysis of extremities in the period from 1-24h. Slight symptoms of lethargy and dyspnoe could be observed up to 5 days after administration. Slight stagger could be observed up to 7 days after administration.


The 4000mg/kg bw group showed ventral position and paralysis of extremities in the period from 1-24h. Ventral position could be be observed temporarily up to 5 days. Symptoms of lethargy and dyspnoe could be observed up to 5 days after administration.


All surviving animals showed no symptoms after 7 days.