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EC number: 273-749-6 | CAS number: 69012-50-6 Product of blowing smelted nickel ore in a converter to lower the iron content.
Skin irritation / corrosion
Administrative data
- Endpoint:
- skin irritation: in vivo
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- key study
- Study period:
- 2009-04-22 to 2009-07-10
- Reliability:
- 1 (reliable without restriction)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- other: GLP guideline study (OECD Test #404)
Cross-referenceopen allclose all
- Reason / purpose for cross-reference:
- reference to same study
- Reason / purpose for cross-reference:
- reference to other study
Data source
Reference
- Reference Type:
- study report
- Title:
- Unnamed
- Year:
- 2 009
- Report date:
- 2009
Materials and methods
Test guideline
- Qualifier:
- according to guideline
- Guideline:
- OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion)
- Deviations:
- no
- Principles of method if other than guideline:
- Not Applicable
- GLP compliance:
- yes
Test material
- Reference substance name:
- Matte, nickel
- EC Number:
- 273-749-6
- EC Name:
- Matte, nickel
- Cas Number:
- 69012-50-6
- Molecular formula:
- Not applicable
- IUPAC Name:
- Nickel matte
- Details on test material:
- - Substance type: test substance nickel matte (Code #N117)
- Physical state: black solid
- Composition of test material, percentage of components: (Ni, Fe)9S8 pentlandite 10-15%, Ni-Fe-Cu alloy - 70-75%, Cu3.8 Ni - 2.50%, NiFeS2 - 5.57%, Cu1.8S - 1.00%, FeAs04 - 1.07%, Si02 -0.08%, MgO - 0.04%, CaO - 0.04%, and CoS - 4.52%.
- Expiration date of the lot/batch: Not Applicable
- Stability under test conditions: Test substance was expected to be stable for the duration of testing
- Storage condition of test material: Kept in a tightly closed container under nitrogen
- Other: Insoluble in water
Constituent 1
Test animals
- Species:
- rabbit
- Strain:
- other: New Zealand albino
- Details on test animals or test system and environmental conditions:
- TEST ANIMALS
- Source: Received from Robinson Services, Inc. Clemmons, NC
- Age at study initiation: young adult
- Housing: Single, suspended stainless steel caging with mesh floors. Litter paper was placed beneath the cage and was changed at least three times per week.
- Diet (e.g. ad libitum): Pelleted Purina Rabbit Chow #5326
- Water (e.g. ad libitum): filtered tap water supplied ad-libitum by an automatic water dispensing system
- Acclimation period: 6 days
- Contaminants: Food and water analyses conducted regularly; no known contaminants reasonably expected to be found in the food or water at levels that would have interfered with the results of the study
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
- Temperature (°C): 20-21°C
- Humidity (%): 61-68%
- Photoperiod (hrs dark / hrs light): 12 hr light/dark cycle
Test system
- Type of coverage:
- semiocclusive
- Preparation of test site:
- other: clipping
- Vehicle:
- water
- Controls:
- not required
- Amount / concentration applied:
- TEST MATERIAL
- Amount(s) applied (volume or weight with unit): Five-tenths of a gram of the test substance (0.53 g of the test mixture)
- Concentration (if solution): 95% w/w mixture
VEHICLE
- Amount(s) applied (volume or weight with unit): test substance was moistened to achieve a dry paste by preparing a 95% w/w mixture
- Purity: distilled - Duration of treatment / exposure:
- 4 hours
- Observation period:
- 72 hours after patch removal (and multiple intervals within this period)
- Number of animals:
- 3
- Details on study design:
- Test substace placed on a 1 inch x 1 inch, 4-ply gauze pad and applied to one 6-cm2 intact dose site. Pad and trunk of animal then wrapped with semi-occclusive 3-inch Micropore tape. Elizabethan collars place on each rabbit during treatment. Dose sites were evaluated according to the Draize scoring system at ~30-60 minutes, 24, 48, and 72 hours after patch removal. Irritancy classification was obtained by adding the average erythema and edema scores for each interval and dividing by the number of evaluation intervals. Cage-Side observations of gross toxicity and behavioral changes were conducted at least once daily during the test period. Gross observational endpoints included: skin, fur, eyes, mucous membranes, respiratory, circulatory, autonomic and central nervous system, somatomotor activity, and behavior pattern. Particular attention was directed to observation of tremors, convulsions, salivation, diarrhea, and coma.
Results and discussion
In vivo
Resultsopen allclose all
- Irritation parameter:
- erythema score
- Basis:
- mean
- Time point:
- other: 30-60 min
- Score:
- 3
- Max. score:
- 4
- Reversibility:
- fully reversible within: 48 hrs
- Remarks on result:
- other: moderate to severe erythema
- Irritation parameter:
- erythema score
- Basis:
- mean
- Time point:
- other: 24 hrs
- Score:
- 2
- Max. score:
- 4
- Reversibility:
- fully reversible within: 24 hrs
- Remarks on result:
- other: well-defined erythema
- Irritation parameter:
- erythema score
- Basis:
- mean
- Time point:
- other: 48 hrs
- Score:
- 0
- Max. score:
- 4
- Remarks on result:
- other: no irritation
- Irritation parameter:
- erythema score
- Basis:
- mean
- Time point:
- other: 72 hrs
- Score:
- 0
- Max. score:
- 4
- Remarks on result:
- other: no irritation
- Irritation parameter:
- edema score
- Basis:
- mean
- Time point:
- other: 30-60 min
- Score:
- 0
- Max. score:
- 4
- Remarks on result:
- other: no irritation
- Irritation parameter:
- edema score
- Basis:
- mean
- Time point:
- other: 24 hrs
- Score:
- 0
- Max. score:
- 4
- Remarks on result:
- other: no irritation
- Irritation parameter:
- edema score
- Basis:
- mean
- Time point:
- other: 48 hrs
- Score:
- 0
- Max. score:
- 4
- Remarks on result:
- other: no irritation
- Irritation parameter:
- edema score
- Basis:
- mean
- Time point:
- other: 72 hrs
- Score:
- 0
- Max. score:
- 4
- Remarks on result:
- other: no irritation
- Irritation parameter:
- primary dermal irritation index (PDII)
- Basis:
- mean
- Time point:
- other: 30-60 min
- Score:
- 1
- Max. score:
- 5
- Reversibility:
- fully reversible within: 48 hrs
- Remarks on result:
- other: slightly irritating
- Irritation parameter:
- primary dermal irritation index (PDII)
- Basis:
- mean
- Time point:
- other: 24 hrs
- Score:
- 0.7
- Max. score:
- 5
- Reversibility:
- fully reversible within: 48 hrs
- Remarks on result:
- other: slightly irritating
- Irritation parameter:
- primary dermal irritation index (PDII)
- Basis:
- mean
- Time point:
- other: 48 hrs
- Score:
- 0
- Max. score:
- 5
- Remarks on result:
- other: no irritation
- Irritation parameter:
- primary dermal irritation index (PDII)
- Basis:
- mean
- Time point:
- other: 72 hrs
- Score:
- 0
- Max. score:
- 5
- Remarks on result:
- other: no irritation
- Irritant / corrosive response data:
- Not Applicable
- Other effects:
- All animals appeared active and healthy during the study. No signs of gross toxicity, adverse pharmacologic effects, or abnormal behavior were observed.
Any other information on results incl. tables
There was no edema obserbed at any treated site during this study. Within one hour of patch removal, all three treated sites exhibited very slight erythema.. The overall incidence of irritation decreased with time. All animals were free of dermal irritation by 48 hours. The Primary Dermal Irritation Index for Nickel matte is 0.4.
Applicant's summary and conclusion
- Interpretation of results:
- slightly irritating
- Remarks:
- Migrated information Criteria used for interpretation of results: US EPA pesticides
- Conclusions:
- Not Applicable
- Executive summary:
Eurofins Product Safety Laboratory (EPSL) conducted a primary skin irritation study in rabbits according to OECD Test #404 guidelines and using GLP standards. The study was completed on 2009-07-10 and the final report issued on 2009 -07 -10. Three healthy male rabbits were exposed via the skin to five-tenths of a gram of nickel matte (moistened with distilled water) to determine if the test substance has the potential to produce irritation. The exposed area was semi-occluded for 4 hours following. One hour after patch removal, very slight erythema was observed for all three sites. All irritation was cleared by 48 hours. The overall incidence and severity decreased with time, and the effects were fully reversible within 48 hours. The resulting PDII was 0.4, indicating that nickel matte was slightly irritating to the skin. Aside from dermal irritation, no other signs of gross toxicity, adverse pharmacologic effects, or abnormal behavior were noted. STUDY RATED BY AN INDEPENDENT REVIEWER
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