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Toxicological information

Acute Toxicity: inhalation

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
acute toxicity: inhalation
Type of information:
migrated information: read-across from supporting substance (structural analogue or surrogate)
Adequacy of study:
key study
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
1980
Report date:
1980

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
equivalent or similar to guideline
Guideline:
OECD Guideline 403 (Acute Inhalation Toxicity)
GLP compliance:
not specified
Test type:
standard acute method
Limit test:
no

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Magnesium hexafluorosilicate hexahydrate
Cas Number:
18972-56-0
Molecular formula:
MgSiF6·6H2O
IUPAC Name:
Magnesium hexafluorosilicate hexahydrate

Test animals

Species:
rat
Strain:
Sprague-Dawley
Sex:
male/female
Details on test animals or test system and environmental conditions:
TEST ANIMALS
- Source: WIGA
- Weight at study initiation: 185 +/- 15 g
- Diet: Herilan MRH
- Water (e.g. ad libitum): ad libitum

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
- Temperature (°C): 22 +/- 2 ºC
- Humidity (%): 55 +/- 5 %
- Photoperiod (hrs dark / hrs light): 12 h dark/12 h light

Administration / exposure

Route of administration:
inhalation: aerosol
Type of inhalation exposure:
nose/head only
Vehicle:
air
Details on inhalation exposure:
GENERATION OF TEST ATMOSPHERE / CHAMBER DESCRIPTION/ TEST ATMOSPHERE
- Exposure apparatus: cascaded impinger and downstream frits bottle
- Method of holding animals in test chamber: The animals sit in tubes with their snouts in the inhalation space
- Place of sampling: in the immediate vicinity of the animal noses
- Brief description of analytical method used: Titrimetric determination of magnesium

Analytical verification of test atmosphere concentrations:
not specified
Duration of exposure:
ca. 4 h
Concentrations:
Concentrations (mg/l) (5 dosis-groups):
nominal: 9.92, 7.85, 7.44, 4.81, 1.18
analytical: 6.06, 5.86, 4.16, 3.15, 1.07
No. of animals per sex per dose:
10
Control animals:
yes
Details on study design:
- Duration of observation period following administration: 14 days
- Frequency of observations and weighing: 7 days and 14 days
- Necropsy of survivors performed: yes
- Other examinations performed: clinical signs, body weight, pathology

Results and discussion

Effect levelsopen allclose all
Sex:
male/female
Dose descriptor:
LC50
Effect level:
ca. 3.6 mg/L air
Based on:
test mat.
Exp. duration:
4 h
Sex:
male/female
Dose descriptor:
LC50
Effect level:
ca. 14.4 mg/L air
Based on:
test mat.
Exp. duration:
1 h
Sex:
male
Dose descriptor:
LC50
Effect level:
ca. 3.9 mg/L air
Based on:
test mat.
Exp. duration:
4 h
Sex:
female
Dose descriptor:
LC50
Effect level:
ca. 3.4 mg/L air
Based on:
test mat.
Exp. duration:
4 h
Sex:
male
Dose descriptor:
LC50
Effect level:
ca. 15.6 mg/L air
Based on:
test mat.
Exp. duration:
1 h
Sex:
female
Dose descriptor:
LC50
Effect level:
ca. 13.6 mg/L air
Based on:
test mat.
Exp. duration:
1 h
Mortality:
Dosis-group 1 (analytical concentration 6,06 mg/l) mortality (dead/exposed): 9/10 (male), 10/10 (female)
Dosis-group 2 (analytical concentration 5,86 mg/l) mortality (dead/exposed): 5/10 (male), 3/10 (female)
Dosis-group 3 (analytical concentration 4,16 mg/l) mortality (dead/exposed): 8/10 (male), 9/10 (female)
Dosis-group 4 (analytical concentration 3,15 mg/l) mortality (dead/exposed): 3/10 (male), 5/10 (female)
Dosis-group 5 (analytical concentration 1m07 mg/l) mortality (dead/exposed): 0/10 (male), 0/10 (female)
Clinical signs:
other: Dosis-group 1-4: watery or red eyes, and nasal discharge, dyspnoea, tremor (group 1), staggering gait, crouch, apathy (group 1, 3); shaggy and glued fur. Dosis-group 5: watery eye discharge, reddish nasal discharge, subsequently reddish encrusted noses
Body weight:
Group 1
Before trial: 185 g (male, number of animals: 10), 181 g (female, number of animals: 10)
After 7 days: 117 g (male, number of animals: 1), -
After 14 days: 146 g (male, number of animals: 1), -

Group 2
Before trial: 186 g (male, number of animals: 10), 188 g (female, number of animals: 10)
After 7 days: 163 g (male, number of animals: 5), 195 g (male, number of animals: 7)
After 14 days: 215 g (male, number of animals: 5), 212 g (male, number of animals: 7)

Group 3
Before trial: 174 g (male, number of animals: 10), 185 g (female, number of animals: 10)
After 7 days: 173 g (male, number of animals: 2), 189 g (male, number of animals: 1)
After 14 days: 243 g (male, number of animals: 2), 224 g (male, number of animals: 1)

Group 4
Before trial: 191 g (male, number of animals: 10), 188 g (female, number of animals: 10)
After 7 days: 209 g (male, number of animals: 7), 190 g (male, number of animals: 5)
After 14 days: 263 g (male, number of animals: 7), 208 g (male, number of animals: 5)

Group 5
Before trial: 187 g (male, number of animals: 10), 183 g (female, number of animals: 10)
After 7 days: 234 g (male, number of animals: 10), 204 g (male, number of animals: 10)
After 14 days: 292 g (male, number of animals: 10), 219 g (male, number of animals: 10)

Control Group
Before trial: 183 g (male, number of animals: 10), 182 g (female, number of animals: 10)
After 7 days: 231 g (male, number of animals: 10), 199 g (male, number of animals: 10)
After 14 days: 274 g (male, number of animals: 10), 214 g (male, number of animals: 10)
Gross pathology:
Heart: acute dilation or acute hyperaemia; lung: multiple patchy blood and wealth edemous, multiple acute flatulence center of learning degree.
Other findings:
Organ o. B.

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Interpretation of results:
Toxicity Category IV
Remarks:
Migrated information harmful if inhaled Criteria used for interpretation of results: EU
Conclusions:
harmful if inhaled
Executive summary:

In an in vivo test, the acute inhalation effects in rats of Magnesium Hexafluorosilicate Hexahydrated were studied according to a dynamic head-nose inhalation method with an analytical and nominal determination of exposure concentration (aerosol exposition). The animals were Sprague-Dawley rats divided in five dose groups (10 male / 10 female for each dose), the body weight of the rats was 185±15 g.

 

The results showed a LC50 (4 hours) for male and female of 3,6 mg/L of air and a LC50 (1 hour) for male and female of 14,4 mg/L of air.