Registration Dossier
Registration Dossier
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EC number: 800-149-9 | CAS number: 1410795-90-2
Direct observations: clinical cases, poisoning incidents and other
Administrative data
- Endpoint:
- direct observations: clinical cases, poisoning incidents and other
- Type of information:
- migrated information: read-across from supporting substance (structural analogue or surrogate)
- Adequacy of study:
- supporting study
- Reliability:
- 4 (not assignable)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- other: Secondary literature
Data source
Reference
- Reference Type:
- secondary source
- Title:
- Patty's Toxicology
- Author:
- Bingham E, et al.
- Year:
- 2 003
- Bibliographic source:
- Bingham E (ed.) Patty's Toxicology. Aliphatic Carboxylic Acids, Saturated. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Fifth Edition, volume 5. 694-777. New York.
Materials and methods
- Study type:
- other: occupational study
- Endpoint addressed:
- other: inhalation
Test guideline
- Qualifier:
- no guideline available
- GLP compliance:
- not specified
Test material
- Reference substance name:
- Formic acid
- EC Number:
- 200-579-1
- EC Name:
- Formic acid
- Cas Number:
- 64-18-6
- IUPAC Name:
- formic acid
- Test material form:
- not specified
Constituent 1
Method
- Subjects:
- workers in a textile plant
- Route of exposure:
- inhalation
- Reason of exposure:
- unintentional, occupational
- Exposure assessment:
- not specified
Results and discussion
- Clinical signs:
- Workers exposed to formic acid in a textile plant reported nausea from vapor concentrations around 15ppm.
Applicant's summary and conclusion
- Conclusions:
- Formic acid can cause nausea if inhaled at concentration around 15ppm.
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