Decan-1-ol

Acute Toxicity: oral

Administrative data

Endpoint:

acute toxicity: oral

Type of information:

experimental study

Adequacy of study:

key study

Study period:

2008

Reliability:

1 (reliable without restriction)

Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:

guideline study

Data source

Reference

Reference Type:

study report

Title:

Unnamed

Year:

2008

Report date:

2008

Materials and methods

Test guideline

Test guideline 1

Qualifier:

according to guideline

Guideline:

EPA OPPTS 870.1100 (Acute Oral Toxicity)

Test guideline 2

Qualifier:

equivalent or similar to guideline

Guideline:

OECD Guideline 423 (Acute Oral toxicity - Acute Toxic Class Method)

GLP compliance:

yes

Test type:

up-and-down procedure

Limit test:

no

Test material

Test material information

Constituent 1

Reference substance name:

Decan-1-ol

EC Number:

203-956-9

EC Name:

Decan-1-ol

Cas Number:

112-30-1

Molecular formula:

C10H22O

IUPAC Name:

decan-1-ol

Test material form:

liquid

Test animals

Species:

rat

Strain:

Sprague-Dawley

Sex:

female

Details on test animals or test system and environmental conditions:

TEST ANIMALS
- Source: Ace Animals Inc., Boyertown, PA
- Age at study initiation: Young adult (10-12 weeks)
- Weight at study initiation: 183-210 g


ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
- Temperature (°C):19-21C
- Humidity (%): 63-87

Administration / exposure

Route of administration:

oral: gavage

Vehicle:

unchanged (no vehicle)

Doses:

175mg/kg, 550 mg/kg, 1750mg/kg, 5000mg/kg

No. of animals per sex per dose:

175mg/kg (1 animal), 550 mg/kg (1 animal), 1750mg/kg (1 animal), 5000mg/kg (3 animals)

Control animals:

no

Details on study design:

- Duration of observation period following administration: 14 days

- Frequency of observations and weighing: the animals were observed for mortality, signs of gross toxicity and behavioural changes during the first several hours post-dosing and at least once daily thereafter for 14 days after dosing. OBservations included gross evaluation of skin and fur, eyes and mucous membranes, respiratory, circulatory, autonomic and central nervous systems, somatomotor activity and behaviour pattern. Particular attention was directed to observation of tremors, convulsions, salivation, diarrhea and coma.

- Necropsy of survivors performed: yes

- Other examinations performed: clinical signs, body weight,organ weights, histopathology, other: Tissues and organs of the thoracic and abdominal cavities were examined.

Statistics:

The acute oral toxicity (Guideline 425) Statistical Program (Westat, version 1.0 May 2001) was used for all data analyses including dose progression selections, stopping criteria determinations and/or LD50 and confidence limit calculations.

Results and discussion

Effect levels

Key result

Sex:

female

Dose descriptor:

LD50

Effect level:

> 5 000 mg/kg bw

Based on:

test mat.

Mortality:

There were no mortalities.

Clinical signs:

other: All animals appeared active and healthy during the study. There were no signs of gross toxicity, adverse pharmacologic effects or abnormal behaviour at the lower doses, however at the 5000mg/kg following administration all females exhibited ano-genital st

Gross pathology:

No gross abnormalities were noted for any of the animals when necropsied at the conclusion of the 14 day observation period.

Other findings:

None reported.

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Interpretation of results:

GHS criteria not met

Conclusions:

The acute oral toxicity study with decan-1-ol in rat, conducted according to a protocol similar to OECD Test Guideline 423 and in compliance with GLP, reports an LD50 value of >5000 mg/kg bw.