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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)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
study well documented, meets generally accepted scientific principles, acceptable for assessment
Remarks:
Used in EU risk assessment for zinc phosphate

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
1989

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
OECD Guideline 401 (Acute Oral Toxicity)
GLP compliance:
not specified
Test type:
standard acute method
Limit test:
yes

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Trizinc bis(orthophosphate)
EC Number:
231-944-3
EC Name:
Trizinc bis(orthophosphate)
Cas Number:
7779-90-0
Molecular formula:
H3O4P.3/2Zn
IUPAC Name:
trizinc bis(orthophosphate)
Details on test material:
Zinc phosphate is the test material

Test animals

Species:
rat
Strain:
Wistar
Sex:
not specified
Details on test animals or test system and environmental conditions:
No data

Administration / exposure

Route of administration:
oral: unspecified
Vehicle:
not specified
Details on oral exposure:
No data
Doses:
Not specified
No. of animals per sex per dose:
No data
Control animals:
not specified
Details on study design:
No data
Statistics:
No data

Results and discussion

Preliminary study:
Not applicable
Effect levels
Sex:
not specified
Dose descriptor:
LD50
Effect level:
> 5 000 mg/kg bw
Mortality:
no mortality
Clinical signs:
other: no effects
Gross pathology:
no effects
Other findings:
None

Any other information on results incl. tables

None

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Interpretation of results:
GHS criteria not met
Conclusions:
LD50 oral rat is >5000 mg zinc phosphate/kg bw
Executive summary:

Zinc phosphate was tested in an oral limit test according to OECD guidelines using Wistar rats. No mortality occurred and no signs of toxicity was observed. The LD50 is >5000 mg zinc phosphate/kg bw.