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EC number: 205-029-4 | CAS number: 131-56-6
- 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
Skin irritation / corrosion
Link to relevant study records
- Endpoint:
- skin irritation: in vivo
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- key study
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Guideline:
- other: FHSLA procedure
- GLP compliance:
- not specified
- Species:
- rabbit
- Strain:
- other: albino
- Type of coverage:
- occlusive
- Preparation of test site:
- abraded
- Vehicle:
- other: see below
- Amount / concentration applied:
- 0.5 ml test solution on the patch.
Concentrations of the test substance in the test solution were 4, 8 and 16% in petrolatum, respectively dimethyl phthalate - Duration of treatment / exposure:
- 24 h
- Observation period:
- 24h and 48h (immediately after patch removal and 24 hours after patch removal)
- Number of animals:
- 6
- Details on study design:
- Scoring according to Draize
- Irritation parameter:
- primary dermal irritation index (PDII)
- Basis:
- mean
- Time point:
- other: 24h
- Score:
- 0
- Max. score:
- 8
- Reversibility:
- other: not applicable (no effects seen)
- Remarks on result:
- other: application of upto a concentration of 16% of the test substance in petrolatum
- Irritation parameter:
- primary dermal irritation index (PDII)
- Basis:
- mean
- Time point:
- other: 24 h
- Score:
- 0.25
- Max. score:
- 8
- Reversibility:
- fully reversible within: another 24 h
- Remarks on result:
- other: application of upto a concentration of 16% of the test substance in dimethyl phthalate. Effect was only seen at 16%, not at 4% or 8%
- Interpretation of results:
- not irritating
- Remarks:
- Migrated information Criteria used for interpretation of results: EU
Reference
Endpoint conclusion
- Endpoint conclusion:
- no adverse effect observed (not irritating)
Eye irritation
Link to relevant study records
- Endpoint:
- eye irritation: in vivo
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- key study
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Guideline:
- OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion)
- Principles of method if other than guideline:
- Draize
- GLP compliance:
- not specified
- Species:
- rabbit
- Strain:
- other: albino
- Vehicle:
- unchanged (no vehicle)
- Controls:
- other: other eye of same animal
- Amount / concentration applied:
- 100 mg of the undiluted substance
- Duration of treatment / exposure:
- there was no eye wash
- Observation period (in vivo):
- daily for 7 days
- Number of animals or in vitro replicates:
- 6
- Irritation parameter:
- overall irritation score
- Basis:
- mean
- Time point:
- other: day 1
- Score:
- 20
- Max. score:
- 110
- Remarks on result:
- other: In a second identical study the score was 17
- Irritation parameter:
- overall irritation score
- Basis:
- mean
- Time point:
- other: day 2
- Score:
- 7
- Max. score:
- 110
- Remarks on result:
- other: In a second identical study the score was 15
- Irritation parameter:
- overall irritation score
- Basis:
- mean
- Time point:
- other: day 3
- Score:
- 0
- Max. score:
- 110
- Remarks on result:
- other: In a second identical study the score was 10.3
- Irritation parameter:
- overall irritation score
- Basis:
- mean
- Time point:
- other: day 4
- Score:
- 0
- Max. score:
- 110
- Remarks on result:
- other: In a second identical study the score was 3
- Irritation parameter:
- overall irritation score
- Basis:
- mean
- Time point:
- other: day 5
- Score:
- 0
- Max. score:
- 110
- Remarks on result:
- other: In a second identical study the score was 0
- Interpretation of results:
- Category 2B (mildly irritating to eyes)
- Remarks:
- Migrated information Criteria used for interpretation of results: EU
Reference
Respiratory irritation
Endpoint conclusion
- Endpoint conclusion:
- no study available
Additional information
Justification for classification or non-classification
In view of the experimental results (OECD 405) the substance must be classified for eye irritation category 2 with H319 (causes serious eye irritation)
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