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EC number: 221-499-3 | CAS number: 3121-61-7
- 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
- Additional physico-chemical properties of nanomaterials
- 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
- Nanomaterial pour density
- Nanomaterial photocatalytic activity
- Nanomaterial radical formation potential
- Nanomaterial catalytic activity
- Endpoint summary
- Stability
- Biodegradation
- Bioaccumulation
- Transport and distribution
- Environmental data
- Additional information on environmental fate and behaviour
- Ecotoxicological Summary
- Aquatic toxicity
- Endpoint summary
- Short-term toxicity to fish
- Long-term toxicity to fish
- Short-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
- Long-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
- Toxicity to aquatic algae and cyanobacteria
- Toxicity to aquatic plants other than algae
- Toxicity to microorganisms
- Endocrine disrupter testing in aquatic vertebrates – in vivo
- Toxicity to other aquatic organisms
- Sediment toxicity
- Terrestrial toxicity
- Biological effects monitoring
- Biotransformation and kinetics
- Additional ecotoxological information
- 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
- Toxic effects on livestock and pets
- Additional toxicological data
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Developmental toxicity / teratogenicity
Administrative data
- Endpoint:
- developmental toxicity
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- supporting study
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- other: see 'Remark'
- Remarks:
- Acceptable, well documented publication which meets basic scientific principles. It should be pointed out that maternal mortality was 30% and that the tested dose was not suitable for evaluating toxicity. No examination of malformations was performed in the pups.
Data source
Reference
- Reference Type:
- publication
- Title:
- Unnamed
- Year:
- 1 987
Materials and methods
- Principles of method if other than guideline:
- In this screening developmental toxicity test with a total of 60 chemicals, pregnant mice were dosed with the respective test substance during Days 6-13 of pregnancy and then allowed to deliver litters. The number of liveborn pubs, their birth weight, and their growth and survival until Day 3 of age were used as indices of potential developmental toxicity.
- GLP compliance:
- no
Test material
- Reference substance name:
- 2-methoxyethyl acrylate
- EC Number:
- 221-499-3
- EC Name:
- 2-methoxyethyl acrylate
- Cas Number:
- 3121-61-7
- Molecular formula:
- C6H10O3
- IUPAC Name:
- 2-methoxyethyl acrylate
- Details on test material:
- - Name of test material (as cited in study report): Glycol, ethylene, monomethyl ether acrylate
- Physical state: liquid
- Analytical purity: no data
Constituent 1
Test animals
- Species:
- mouse
- Strain:
- CD-1
- Details on test animals or test system and environmental conditions:
- TEST ANIMALS
- Source: Charles River Breeding Laboratories
- Age at study initiation: 6-8 weeks
- Housing: time-mated mice were housed singly in solid-bottom boxes with nesting material, which was changed weekly. No bedding change was made later than GD 17 to avoid disturbing mice near parturition.
- Diet: standard diet (supplier not further specified for each chemical), ad libitum
- Water: ad libitum
- Acclimation period: ca. 5 days for dose-finding animals
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
- Photoperiod (hrs dark / hrs light): 12/12
Administration / exposure
- Route of administration:
- oral: gavage
- Vehicle:
- other: distilled water
- Details on exposure:
- VEHICLE
- Amount of vehicle (if gavage): 10 mL/kg bw - Analytical verification of doses or concentrations:
- no
- Details on mating procedure:
- - Impregnation procedure: purchased timed pregnant
- Proof of pregnancy: vaginal plug referred to as Day 0 of pregnancy - Duration of treatment / exposure:
- Day 6-13 of gestation
- Frequency of treatment:
- daily, 7 days/week
- Duration of test:
- up to 19 days; Day 3 post-partum
- No. of animals per sex per dose:
- 50 P females
- Control animals:
- yes, concurrent vehicle
- Details on study design:
- - Dose selection rationale: dose levels was based on a preliminary dose-finding study, in which 10 virgin females per group received the test substance once daily at 5 different dose levels for 8 consecutive days. The animals were observed for mortalities and clinical signs of toxicity during a period of 8 days post-treatment. Based on the outcome of the study, the predicted LC10 value (650 mg/kg bw) was selected as dose level for treatment in the developmental toxicity screening test.
Examinations
- Maternal examinations:
- CAGE SIDE OBSERVATIONS: Yes
- Time schedule: animals were observed for clinical signs of toxicity and mortality twice daily during treatment (GD 6-13) and once daily on GD 14-17. Beginning on GD 18, mice were observed twice daily for signs of parturition.
POST-MORTEM EXAMINATIONS: Yes
- Sacrifice on Day 3 post-partum
- Organs examined: the uteri of animals, which failed to deliver, were examined for the presence of implantation sites as evidence of early termination of pregnancy. - Ovaries and uterine content:
- The uterine content was examined after termination: Yes
Examinations included:
- Number of implantations: Yes
- Number of early resorptions: Yes - Fetal examinations:
- - External examinations: No
- Soft tissue examinations: No
- Skeletal examinations: No
- Head examinations: No - Statistics:
- The Statistical Analysis System (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, USA) was used to analyse data of individual parameters. Body weights on GD 6 were analysed by two-tail ANOVA to verify that there were no group differences in the initial body weight. Mortality (excluding deaths attributed to doing errors) was contrasted between pregnant and nonpregnant mice by two-tail Fisher’s exact test. Nonpregant mice were excluded from all subsequent analysis. One-tail Fisher’s exact test was used to compare the proportion of pregnant survivors with viable litters (at least 1 liveborn pup) to the concurrent vehicle control. For mice that delivered a viable litter, maternal body weight change from GD 6 to PD (postnatal day) 3, the number of liveborn pups per litter. Percent neonatal survival to PD 3, average pub weight at birth, and average pup weight gain by PD 3 were analysed by pairwise multiple comparisons of control and treated groups using a two-tail Mann-Whitney U-test.
- Indices:
- - Liveborn pups per litter
- Percentage of neonatal survival until PD 3
- Birth weight per pup
- Weight gain per pup from PD 0 to PD 3
Results and discussion
Results: maternal animals
Maternal developmental toxicity
- Details on maternal toxic effects:
- Maternal toxic effects:yes
Details on maternal toxic effects:
The test substance induced deaths in 15/50 dams, corresponding to a mortality rate of 30%.
Effect levels (maternal animals)
- Dose descriptor:
- dose level: 650 mg/kg bw/day
- Based on:
- test mat.
- Basis for effect level:
- other: maternal toxicity
Results (fetuses)
- Details on embryotoxic / teratogenic effects:
- Embryotoxic / teratogenic effects:yes
Details on embryotoxic / teratogenic effects:
The number of litters was reduced in treated dams (14 litters) compared to control dams (28 litters). No liveborn pubs were observed in any of the 14 litters of the treated dams. This effect was significantly different from the control group, which had 25 viable litters compared to a total of 28 litters. Overall, the test substance adversely affected all measures of reproductive success, since no liveborn pubs were recorded.
Effect levels (fetuses)
- Dose descriptor:
- dose level: 650 mg/kg bw/day
- Based on:
- test mat.
- Basis for effect level:
- other: fetotoxicity
Fetal abnormalities
- Abnormalities:
- not specified
Overall developmental toxicity
- Developmental effects observed:
- not specified
Applicant's summary and conclusion
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