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Acute Toxicity: dermal

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Endpoint:
acute toxicity: dermal
Type of information:
migrated information: read-across from supporting substance (structural analogue or surrogate)
Adequacy of study:
key study
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: Non-GLP, non-guideline study, available as unpublished report, restrictions in design and/or reporting but otherwise adequate for assessment

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
1977
Report date:
1977

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
no guideline followed
Principles of method if other than guideline:
as described by Noakes DN and Sanderson DM (1969), A method for determining the dermal toxicity of pesticides. Br. J. Indust. Med., 26, 59-64
GLP compliance:
no
Test type:
standard acute method
Limit test:
no

Test material

Constituent 1
Reference substance name:
Solvent naphtha (petroleum), light arom.
EC Number:
265-199-0
EC Name:
Solvent naphtha (petroleum), light arom.
Cas Number:
64742-95-6
IUPAC Name:
64742-95-6
Constituent 2
Reference substance name:
Shellsol A
IUPAC Name:
Shellsol A
Details on test material:
- Name of test material (as cited in study report): Shellsol A
- Substance type: hydrocarbon solvent (essentially C9 isomers, particularly trimethylbenzenes)
- Physical state: liquid
- Source: Shell Nederland Raffinarderij B.V. refinery, Pernis, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Test animals

Species:
rat
Strain:
other: CD (COBS)
Sex:
male/female
Details on test animals or test system and environmental conditions:
- Source: Charles River (UK) Ltd., Manston, Kent, UK
- Age at study initiation:no data
- Weight at study initiation: no data
- Housing: no data
- Diet (e.g. ad libitum): no data
- Water (e.g. ad libitum): no data
- Acclimation period: no data

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS: no data

Administration / exposure

Type of coverage:
not specified
Vehicle:
unchanged (no vehicle)
Duration of exposure:
24 hours
Doses:
1, 2, 4 mL/kg bw
No. of animals per sex per dose:
2
Control animals:
no
Details on study design:
- Duration of observation period following administration: no data
- Frequency of observations and weighing: no data
- Necropsy of survivors performed: no
Statistics:
not applicable

Results and discussion

Effect levels
Sex:
male/female
Dose descriptor:
LD50
Effect level:
4 other: mL/kg bw (3440 mg/kg)
Remarks on result:
other: no mortalities at 4 mL/kg bw (highest dose tested)
Mortality:
no mortalities
Clinical signs:
none

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Interpretation of results:
not classified
Remarks:
Migrated information Criteria used for interpretation of results: EU
Conclusions:
The acute dermal LD50 of Shellsol A was greater than 4 mL/kg bw to male and female rats.
Executive summary:

The acute dermal toxicity of Shellsol A was low, the 24 hour LD50 in rats was greater than 4 mL/kg bw to male and female rats (i.e. >3440 mg/kg).