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Administrative data

Endpoint:
acute toxicity: oral
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Study period:
1983
Reliability:
1 (reliable without restriction)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: GLP guideline study

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
1983
Report date:
1983

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
EPA OPP 81-1 (Acute Oral Toxicity)
GLP compliance:
yes
Test type:
standard acute method
Limit test:
no

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Potassium dimethyldithiocarbamate
EC Number:
204-875-1
EC Name:
Potassium dimethyldithiocarbamate
Cas Number:
128-03-0
Molecular formula:
C3H7NS2.K
IUPAC Name:
potassium (dimethylcarbamothioyl)sulfanide
Details on test material:
- Name of test material (as cited in study report): Busan 85
- Physical state: Yellow-green coloured liquid
- Analytical purity: 50% KDDC
- Lot/batch No.: 2-7728
- Stability under test conditions: Stable for at least one year

Test animals

Species:
rat
Strain:
Fischer 344
Sex:
male/female
Details on test animals or test system and environmental conditions:
TEST ANIMALS
- Source: Charles River Laboratories, Kingston, New York
- Age at study initiation: 10-14 weeks
- Weight at study initiation: ♂: 170-220 g; ♀: 136-190 g
- Fasting period before study: yes

Administration / exposure

Route of administration:
oral: gavage
Vehicle:
water
Details on oral exposure:
VEHICLE
- Concentration in vehicle: 159, 182, 195, 209, 240, 275 mg/mL
- Amount of vehicle (if gavage): 10 mL/kg bw
Doses:
1585, 1820, 1950, 2089, 2399, 2754 mg/kg bw
No. of animals per sex per dose:
5
Control animals:
no
Details on study design:
Observations for death or overt signs of toxicity: 2 hours-intervals on the day of dosing, thereafter once daily for fourteen days
Body weights: prior to dosing, weekly thereafter and at sacrifice Necropsy: at scheduled sacrifice
Statistics:
LD50 was determined using Statistical Analysis System (SAS) PROBIT procedure

Results and discussion

Preliminary study:
5/5 males and 5/5 females died after administration of 5000 mg/kg.
Effect levelsopen allclose all
Sex:
male/female
Dose descriptor:
LD50
Effect level:
2 030 mg/kg bw
95% CL:
1 884 - 2 184
Sex:
male
Dose descriptor:
LD50
Effect level:
2 196 mg/kg bw
95% CL:
1 888 - 2 485
Sex:
female
Dose descriptor:
LD50
Effect level:
1 867 mg/kg bw
95% CL:
1 713 - 2 054
Mortality:
see Table below
Clinical signs:
other: At doses above and including 2754 mg/kg bw, Busan 85 caused death in all animals, while all females died at doses above and including 1995 mg/kg bw. Some of the animals dying acutely were noted as having muscular spasm, tremor or convulsion. Other clinic
Gross pathology:
The major finding at necropsy in the acutely died animals included a reddish fluid in the stomach, reddening of the gastric mucosa and pulmonary congestion.

Applicant's summary and conclusion