Registration Dossier

Data platform availability banner - registered substances factsheets

Please be aware that this old REACH registration data factsheet is no longer maintained; it remains frozen as of 19th May 2023.

The new ECHA CHEM database has been released by ECHA, and it now contains all REACH registration data. There are more details on the transition of ECHA's published data to ECHA CHEM here.

Diss Factsheets

Toxicological information

Genetic toxicity: in vitro

Currently viewing:

Administrative data

Endpoint:
in vitro gene mutation study in bacteria
Remarks:
Type of genotoxicity: gene mutation
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Reliability:
1 (reliable without restriction)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
guideline study
Remarks:
Reliability assigned by the secondary source. Only the secondary source reviewed.

Data source

Referenceopen allclose all

Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
2001
Report date:
2001
Reference Type:
publication
Title:
SIDS Initial Assessment Report for SIAM 21 for Tungsten Carbide (12070-12-1), Washington DC,18-20 October, 2005
Author:
OECD-SIDS
Year:
2005
Bibliographic source:
UNEP Publications
Report date:
2005

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
OECD Guideline 471 (Bacterial Reverse Mutation Assay)
GLP compliance:
yes
Type of assay:
bacterial reverse mutation assay

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Tungsten carbide
EC Number:
235-123-0
EC Name:
Tungsten carbide
Cas Number:
12070-12-1
Molecular formula:
CW
IUPAC Name:
tungsten(4+) methanetetraide
Details on test material:
- Test substance: Tungsten carbide
- Purity: > 99.8%

Method

Species / strainopen allclose all
Species / strain / cell type:
S. typhimurium TA 1535, TA 1537, TA 98 and TA 100
Species / strain / cell type:
E. coli WP2 uvr A pKM 101
Metabolic activation:
with and without
Metabolic activation system:
Aroclor induced rat liver S9 mix
Test concentrations with justification for top dose:
5, 15, 50, 150, 500, 1500, 5000 µg/plate
Controls
Untreated negative controls:
yes
Positive controls:
yes
Details on test system and experimental conditions:
Type: Ames test
METHOD OF APPLICATION: 2 independent assays were performed: range finding (standard plate incorporation) and repeat (including a pre-incubation stage)

Statistics:
no data

Results and discussion

Test resultsopen allclose all
Key result
Species / strain:
S. typhimurium TA 100
Metabolic activation:
with and without
Genotoxicity:
negative
Cytotoxicity / choice of top concentrations:
no cytotoxicity
Positive controls validity:
valid
Key result
Species / strain:
S. typhimurium TA 98
Metabolic activation:
with and without
Genotoxicity:
negative
Cytotoxicity / choice of top concentrations:
no cytotoxicity
Positive controls validity:
valid
Key result
Species / strain:
S. typhimurium TA 1537
Metabolic activation:
with and without
Genotoxicity:
negative
Cytotoxicity / choice of top concentrations:
no cytotoxicity
Positive controls validity:
valid
Key result
Species / strain:
S. typhimurium TA 1535
Metabolic activation:
with and without
Genotoxicity:
negative
Cytotoxicity / choice of top concentrations:
no cytotoxicity
Positive controls validity:
valid
Key result
Species / strain:
E. coli WP2 uvr A pKM 101
Metabolic activation:
with and without
Genotoxicity:
negative
Cytotoxicity / choice of top concentrations:
no cytotoxicity
Positive controls validity:
valid
Additional information on results:
No signs of toxicity were noted toward any of the tested strains at any dose. No substantial increase in revertant colony numbers over control counts were obtained with any of the tester strains at any tungsten carbide concentration in either the presence or the absence of S9 mix. The positive controls were functional.

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Conclusions:
Interpretation of results (migrated information):
negative