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Administrative data

Endpoint:
developmental toxicity
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
weight of evidence
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: Referred in a recognized source of peer reviewed scientific data on chemicals

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
publication
Title:
Toxicological Profile for Fuel Oils
Author:
ATSDR
Year:
1995
Bibliographic source:
ATSDR (1995) Toxicological Profile for Fuel Oils June 1995.

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
other: Inhalation Exposure (Peer reviewed data summary)
Principles of method if other than guideline:
Inhalation Exposure (Peer reviewed data summary)
GLP compliance:
not specified

Test material

Constituent 1
Reference substance name:
diesel fuels of different grades
IUPAC Name:
diesel fuels of different grades
Details on test material:
Test substance & concentration: home heating oil no. 2 (400 ppm), fuel oil UNSP (408.8 ppm), or diesel fuel vapor (401.5 ppm)

Results and discussion

Results (fetuses)

Fetal abnormalities

Abnormalities:
not specified

Overall developmental toxicity

Developmental effects observed:
not specified

Any other information on results incl. tables

Study results:

No developmental effects (soft tissue changes, skeletal abnormalities, inhibition of fetal growth) were noted in the fetuses of female rats exposed to various sorts of Fuel Oils.

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Conclusions:
Diesel Fuel did not induce damage to reproductive organs/ tissues of experimental animals when was tested via inhalation or dermal exposure routes. In addition, no fetuces abnormalities were seen in a few inhalation studies in rodents.