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Administrative data

Endpoint:
acute toxicity: oral
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
other information
Reliability:
4 (not assignable)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: No data on materials and methods; the authors reference to a publication which is written in Russian language.

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
publication
Title:
Toxicity and character of the effect of some zinc compounds
Author:
Shabalina LP and Spiridonova VS
Year:
1988
Bibliographic source:
Journal of hygiene, epidemiology, microbiology and immunology. Volume 32, issue 4, pages 397-405

Materials and methods

Principles of method if other than guideline:
Method is described in: "Problems of industrial toxicology, Editorial section of the managing department of the Secretariat of CMEA." Title: "Methodological instructions for the organization of studies for the substantiation of standards of harmful substances in the air of the working zone" (in Russian)
GLP compliance:
not specified
Test type:
other: unkown

Test material

Constituent 1
Reference substance name:
12539-71-8
Cas Number:
12539-71-8
IUPAC Name:
12539-71-8
Details on test material:
- Name of test material (as cited in study report): zinc carbonate basic monohydrate (2 ZnCO3 . 3Zn(OH)2 . H2O)

Test animals

Species:
rat
Strain:
not specified
Sex:
not specified

Administration / exposure

Route of administration:
oral: gavage
Vehicle:
not specified
Details on oral exposure:
no further data
Doses:
no data
No. of animals per sex per dose:
no data
Control animals:
not specified
Details on study design:
- Duration of observation period following administration: 7 days
- Frequency of observations and weighing: no data
- Necropsy of survivors performed: no data
- Other examinations performed: Mortality, body mass, summation-threshold index (STI) and rectal temperature

Results and discussion

Effect levelsopen allclose all
Sex:
not specified
Dose descriptor:
LD50
Effect level:
> 10 000 mg/kg bw
Remarks on result:
other: basic zinc carbonate monohydrate (tested in this study)
Sex:
not specified
Dose descriptor:
LD50
Effect level:
> 9 687 mg/kg bw
Remarks on result:
other: calculated for the anhydrous zinc carbonate, basic (see below)

Any other information on results incl. tables

Calculation:

According to the study report, the molecular weight of the substance tested (basic zinc carbonate monohydrate) is 576 g / mole. One molecule of water has a molecular weight of about 18 g / mole. Thus the anhydrous basic zinc carbonate has a molecular weight of 558 g / mole. Because 3,125 % tested substance of the high dose (10000 mg/kg) is actually water, the amount of anhydrous basic zinc carbonate test is 9687 mg/kg bw.

Applicant's summary and conclusion