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EC number: 203-311-1 | CAS number: 105-58-8
- 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
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- 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
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- Nanomaterial photocatalytic activity
- Nanomaterial radical formation potential
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- Aquatic toxicity
- Endpoint summary
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- Endocrine disrupter testing in aquatic vertebrates – in vivo
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- Terrestrial toxicity
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- Biotransformation and kinetics
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- 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
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- Additional toxicological data
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Eye irritation
Administrative data
- Endpoint:
- eye irritation: in vivo
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- key study
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- other: see 'Remark'
- Remarks:
- performed according to an official method by a renowned institution using "Diäthylcarbonat", no info about purity, origin or batch of the test substance, no GLP, no control animals, in general good documentation of methodology and evaluation of results
Data source
Reference
- Reference Type:
- study report
- Title:
- Unnamed
- Year:
- 1 981
Materials and methods
Test guideline
- Qualifier:
- according to guideline
- Guideline:
- other: "Test for eye irritants", Code of Federal Regulations, Title 16, Section 1500.42
- GLP compliance:
- no
Test material
- Reference substance name:
- Diäthylcarbonat
- IUPAC Name:
- Diäthylcarbonat
- Details on test material:
- - Name of test material (as cited in study report): "Diäthylcarbonat"
- Analytical purity: no data
- Impurities (identity and concentrations): no data
- Stability under test conditions: no data
- Storage condition of test material: no data
- Lot/batch No.: no data
Constituent 1
Test animals / tissue source
- Species:
- rabbit
- Strain:
- New Zealand White
- Details on test animals or tissues and environmental conditions:
- TEST ANIMALS
- Source: "Lippische Versuchstierzucht / Exertal 1"
- Sex: male
- Weight at study initiation: 2.3 kg (average)
- Housing: kept in single cages
- Diet ad libitum: "mümmel z"; English: "ssniff / Soest"
- Water ad libitum
- Acclimation period: 7-14 d
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
- Temperature (°C): 16-18
- Humidity (%): 40
- Air changes (per hr): no data
- Photoperiod (hrs dark / hrs light): 12 / 12
IN-LIFE DATES: From: To: no data
Test system
- Vehicle:
- unchanged (no vehicle)
- Controls:
- no
- Amount / concentration applied:
- TEST MATERIAL
- Amount(s) applied (volume or weight with unit): 100 microliter - Duration of treatment / exposure:
- 8 d (at no stage flushing of eye after substance was applied)
- Observation period (in vivo):
- 8 d; times of observation, after application of test substance: 24 h, 48 h, 72 h, 8d
- Number of animals or in vitro replicates:
- 6
- Details on study design:
- REMOVAL OF TEST SUBSTANCE
- Washing/flushing: not done
SCORING SYSTEM:
Results and discussion
In vivo
Resultsopen allclose all
- Irritation parameter:
- cornea opacity score
- Time point:
- 72 h
- Score:
- 0
- Irritation parameter:
- iris score
- Time point:
- 72 h
- Score:
- 0
- Irritation parameter:
- conjunctivae score
- Time point:
- 72 h
- Score:
- 0
- Irritant / corrosive response data:
- Results of the test
(1)Cornea
(A) : 0 for all 6 animals after 24, 48, 72 h and 8 d
(B) : 0 for all 6 animals after 24, 48, 72 h and 8 d
(2)Iris
(A) : 0 for all 6 animals after 24, 48, 72 h and 8 d
(3)Conjunctiva
(A) : 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1 after 24 h; 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 after 48 h; 0 for all 6 animals after 72 h and 8 d
(B) : 0 for all 6 animals after 24, 48, 72 h and 8 d
(C) : 0 for all 6 animals after 24, 48, 72 h and 8 d
24 h values, sums of a+b+c: 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 2
48 h values, sums of a+b+c: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2
72 h values, sums of a+b+c: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0
Primary irritation value = (15*0 + 2 + 2 + 2) / 18 = 0.3
Classification: 0 – 10 = not irritating
On a scale of 0-110 for primary eye irritation, the substance has reached 0.3 in the present study and will therefore be classified as not irritating.
Any other information on results incl. tables
8d results not included in the calculation of irritation index. All values were zero.
Applicant's summary and conclusion
- Interpretation of results:
- not irritating
- Remarks:
- Migrated information Criteria used for interpretation of results: other: conclusion in study report
- Conclusions:
- The test substance diethyl carbonate was not irritating to the rabbits eye.
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