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Acute Toxicity: inhalation

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
acute toxicity: inhalation
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
supporting study
Study period:
1969
Reliability:
4 (not assignable)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: The result is sourced from secondary literature (text book). The original reference was not available for review and no further information is available.

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
review article or handbook
Title:
No information
Author:
Deichmann WB, Gerarde HW
Year:
1969
Bibliographic source:
Toxicology of Drugs and Chemicals

Materials and methods

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

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Tetrahydro-2-methylfuran
EC Number:
202-507-4
EC Name:
Tetrahydro-2-methylfuran
Cas Number:
96-47-9
Molecular formula:
C5H10O
IUPAC Name:
2-methyltetrahydrofuran
Test material form:
other: vapour

Test animals

Species:
rat
Strain:
not specified
Sex:
not specified

Administration / exposure

Route of administration:
inhalation: vapour
Type of inhalation exposure:
not specified
Vehicle:
not specified
Analytical verification of test atmosphere concentrations:
not specified
Duration of exposure:
4 h
Concentrations:
Not stated
No. of animals per sex per dose:
Not stated
Control animals:
not specified

Results and discussion

Effect levels
Sex:
not specified
Dose descriptor:
LC50
Effect level:
22 mg/L air

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Interpretation of results:
not classified
Remarks:
Migrated information Criteria used for interpretation of results: EU
Conclusions:
The acute inhalation LC50 of 22 mg/l is reported in a summary report.