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EC number: 201-939-0 | CAS number: 89-78-1
- 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

Repeated dose toxicity: inhalation
Administrative data
- Endpoint:
- sub-chronic toxicity: inhalation
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- other information
- Reliability:
- 4 (not assignable)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- other: few experimental details
Data source
Reference
- Reference Type:
- publication
- Title:
- Investigation on value of the maximum allowable concnetration of natural essential oils in the air
- Author:
- Kowalski Z, Dutkiewicz T, Szmczykiewicz K
- Year:
- 1 962
- Bibliographic source:
- Medycyna Pracy 13, 69-83 (abstr.)
Materials and methods
- Principles of method if other than guideline:
- In order to determine the value of the maximum allowable concentration (MAC) of vapours of 9 essential oils and menthol the experimental in- _
vestigations on acute and chronic intoxications resulted from these substances (on, 530 white mice). - GLP compliance:
- no
Test material
- Reference substance name:
- Menthol
- EC Number:
- 201-939-0
- EC Name:
- Menthol
- Cas Number:
- 89-78-1
- Molecular formula:
- C10H20O
- IUPAC Name:
- 2-isopropyl-5-methylcyclohexanol
Constituent 1
Test animals
- Species:
- mouse
- Strain:
- not specified
- Sex:
- not specified
Administration / exposure
- Route of administration:
- inhalation
- Type of inhalation exposure:
- not specified
- Vehicle:
- not specified
- Remarks on MMAD:
- MMAD / GSD: no data
- Analytical verification of doses or concentrations:
- not specified
- Duration of treatment / exposure:
- 3 months
- Frequency of treatment:
- no data
Doses / concentrations
- Remarks:
- Doses / Concentrations:
0.05 or 0.1 mg/l
Basis:
- No. of animals per sex per dose:
- no data
- Control animals:
- not specified
- Details on study design:
- Post-exposure period: no data
Results and discussion
Effect levels
- Dose descriptor:
- NOAEC
- Effect level:
- 10 mg/L air (nominal)
- Based on:
- test mat.
- Sex:
- not specified
Target system / organ toxicity
- Critical effects observed:
- not specified
Any other information on results incl. tables
After three month exposure to menthol in concentrations of 0,1 and 0,05 mg/l there were observed regressive changes in the liver and Kidney of the white mice representing the symptoms of the chronic intoxication.
Applicant's summary and conclusion
- Executive summary:
In order to determine the value of the maximum allowable concentration (MAC) of vapours of 9 essential oils and menthol the experimental investigations on acute and chronic intoxications resulted from these substances (on, 530 white mice).
After three month exposure to menthol in concentrations of 0,1 and 0,05 mg/l there were observed regressive changes in the liver and Kidney of the white mice representing the symptoms of the chronic intoxication.
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