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EC number: 259-224-4 | CAS number: 54553-90-1
- 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
Endpoint summary
Administrative data
Description of key information
Key value for chemical safety assessment
Acute toxicity: via oral route
Link to relevant study records
- Endpoint:
- acute toxicity: oral
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- key study
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Guideline:
- other: Appraisal of the safety of chemicals in foods, drugs and cosmetics (FDA)
- GLP compliance:
- not specified
- Species:
- rat
- Sex:
- male/female
- Route of administration:
- oral: unspecified
- Vehicle:
- CMC (carboxymethyl cellulose)
- No. of animals per sex per dose:
- 10 animals in total
- Sex:
- male/female
- Dose descriptor:
- LD50
- Effect level:
- 7 400 mg/kg bw
- Based on:
- test mat.
Reference
Endpoint conclusion
- Endpoint conclusion:
- adverse effect observed
- Dose descriptor:
- LD50
- Value:
- 7 400 mg/kg bw
Acute toxicity: via inhalation route
Endpoint conclusion
- Endpoint conclusion:
- no study available
Acute toxicity: via dermal route
Link to relevant study records
- Endpoint:
- acute toxicity: dermal
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- key study
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Guideline:
- OECD Guideline 402 (Acute Dermal Toxicity)
- GLP compliance:
- not specified
- Limit test:
- no
- Species:
- rat
- Sex:
- male/female
- Type of coverage:
- semiocclusive
- Vehicle:
- corn oil
- Duration of exposure:
- 24 h
- Doses:
- 2000 mg/kg
- No. of animals per sex per dose:
- a total of 10 animals
- Details on study design:
- TEST ORGANISMS:
- Strain: Hsd/Win:WU / SPF
- Source: Harlan Winkelmann GmbH, Borchen (Germany)
- Weight at study initiation: 200-300 g
- Controls: no
ADMINISTRATION:
- Area covered: dorsolumbar region, 50 x 50 mm2 = approximately 10 % of
the body surface
- Concentration in vehicle: 40 g/100 ml (suspension)
- Total volume applied: 5 ml/kg bw
- Occlusion: semiocclusive gauze dressing
- Removal of test substance: after 24 hours with warm water and absorbent
paper
EXAMINATIONS:
- Mortality: twice daily
- Clinical signs: 30 minutes after dosing, hourly thereafter for about 6 hours,
once daily for next 14 days
- Dermal response: once a day for 14 days
- Body weights: days 0 (prior to dosing), 7, and 14
- Macroscopic examination: day 14 - Sex:
- male/female
- Dose descriptor:
- LD0
- Effect level:
- > 2 000 mg/kg bw
- Based on:
- test mat.
- Mortality:
- MORTALITY: There were no deaths.
- Clinical signs:
- other: CLINICAL SIGNS: There were no signs of systemic reaction to treatment. After removal of the dressing until the end of the study no skin irritations were noticed. Body weight gain was satisfactory in males but low in females, which is a physiological findi
Reference
Endpoint conclusion
- Endpoint conclusion:
- no adverse effect observed
Additional information
Justification for classification or non-classification
With an LD50 (oral, rat) of 7400 mg/kg bw and an LD0 (dermal, rat) of > 2000 mg/kg bw, there is no requirement for classification
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