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Administrative data

Endpoint:
acute toxicity: dermal
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
weight of evidence
Study period:
1970 or earlier
Reliability:
4 (not assignable)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: Only secondary source available, study report lacking.

Data source

Referenceopen allclose all

Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
1970
Reference Type:
other company data
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
1991
Report date:
1991

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
no guideline followed
Principles of method if other than guideline:
The test was performed in 1970, when no OECD, EU or EPA guideline was available.
GLP compliance:
no
Test type:
standard acute method
Limit test:
no

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Bis(4-chlorophenyl) sulphone
EC Number:
201-247-9
EC Name:
Bis(4-chlorophenyl) sulphone
Cas Number:
80-07-9
Molecular formula:
C12H8Cl2O2S
IUPAC Name:
1-chloro-4-(4-chlorobenzenesulfonyl)benzene

Test animals

Species:
rat
Strain:
not specified
Sex:
not specified
Details on test animals or test system and environmental conditions:
no data

Administration / exposure

Type of coverage:
not specified
Vehicle:
not specified
Details on dermal exposure:
no data
Duration of exposure:
24 h
Doses:
no data
No. of animals per sex per dose:
no data
Control animals:
not specified
Details on study design:
no data
Statistics:
no data

Results and discussion

Effect levels
Sex:
not specified
Dose descriptor:
LD50
Effect level:
> 10 000 mg/kg bw
Based on:
test mat.
Mortality:
no data
Clinical signs:
other: no lesions observed on post mortem
Gross pathology:
no data
Other findings:
no data

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Conclusions:
The acute dermal toxicity value for DCDPS is reported >10 g/kg.
Executive summary:

The acute dermal LD50 in the rat is above 10000 mg/kg bw. No lesions occurred.