Furan, 2-(ethoxymethyl)tetrahydro-

Acute Toxicity: dermal

Administrative data

Endpoint:

acute toxicity: dermal

Type of information:

experimental study

Adequacy of study:

key study

Reliability:

1 (reliable without restriction)

Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:

guideline study

Data source

Reference

Reference Type:

study report

Title:

Unnamed

Year:

2010

Report date:

2010

Materials and methods

Test guideline

Qualifier:

according to guideline

Guideline:

OECD Guideline 402 (Acute Dermal Toxicity)

GLP compliance:

not specified

Remarks:

China National Accreditation Services for Conformity Assessment (CNAS) and proved to be in compliance with CNAS/CL01:2006 'Accreditation Criteria for Testing and Calibration Laboratories

Test type:

fixed dose procedure

Limit test:

yes

Test material

Test material information

Constituent 1

Reference substance name:

-

EC Number:

423-630-1

EC Name:

-

Cas Number:

62435-71-6

Molecular formula:

C7H14O2

IUPAC Name:

2-(ethoxymethyl)oxolane

Details on test material:

- Clear colourless liquid
- Sample no: ZL0902374
- Soluble in water and plant oil
- Supplied by Thomas Swan & Co,. Ltd. and kept in its original container at room temperature in the Test substance Store Room.

Test animals

Species:

rat

Strain:

Sprague-Dawley

Sex:

male/female

Details on test animals or test system and environmental conditions:

- Supplier: Guangdong Medical Laboratory Animal Center [certified animal number SCXK (Guangdong) 2008-0002].
- Number of animals used: 5 male and 5 female
- Number of groups: 2
- Body weight at start of experiment: 180-250g
- Identification of animals: Tags marked with animal group number and treatment detaisl were attached to cages. Each animal was given a unique number.
- Acclimatisation: 5 days prior to the experiment in the test room


- Test Room: In the Center
- Animal house condition: The test facility was an air-conditioned room with 12 hours artificial fluorecent light and 12 hours dark.
- Temp range: 20~25°C
- Humidity Range: 40~70%
- Caging: Stainless steel grid rat cages were used. Autoclaved clean dry corncob was used as the bedding material. Animals were housed in groups by sex in cages, and each cage contained 5 animals at most.
- Water bottle: Each cage was supplied with a polypropylene water bottle with a stainless steel nozzle.
- Sanitation: Bedding material and cages were changed daily.
- Food and Water: Standard pellet feed supplied by Guangdong Medical Laboratory Animal Center and sterile water were provided to the animals.
-Freq. of providing feed and drinking water: Both drinking water and feed were provided ad libitum.

Administration / exposure

Type of coverage:

open

Vehicle:

unchanged (no vehicle)

Details on dermal exposure:

- An area of about 5 x 8cm2 on the back of animals was clipped free of hair. 24 hours later, the intact animals were selected to use. A known weight of the test substance was embrocated onto the hair-free site of the test rats.

Duration of exposure:

24 hours

Doses:

One limit dose group (2500mg/kg) and one control group were set. 5 male and 5 female animals were involved in each group.

No. of animals per sex per dose:

5 Male and 5 Female

Control animals:

not specified

Details on study design:

- An area of about 5 x 8cmE2 on the back of animals was clipped free of hair. 24 hours later, the intact animals were selected to use. A known weight of the test substance was embrocated onto the hair-free site of the test rats. The rats were fasten in the stainless steel shelves for 24 hours, then the test sites were cleaned with warm water. Rats were observed for 14 days after the administration. The rats of control group were treated as the rats of test group but with no test material.

Results and discussion

Effect levels

Sex:

male/female

Dose descriptor:

LD50

Effect level:

>= 2 500 mg/kg bw

Based on:

test mat.

Mortality:

No mortaility was oberserved in rats of limit dose group and control group throughout the observation period.

Clinical signs:

other: No obvious poisoning symptoms were found in animals of test group and control group in 24 hours' administration. in the 14-day observation period, no obvious poisoning symptoms were found in animals of all groups, except for weight loss in a few animals

Other findings:

NECROPSY: No major gross abnormalities were found in animals of test group and control group at necropsy.

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Interpretation of results:

GHS criteria not met

Conclusions:

Acute dermal LD50 of Ethyl Tetrahydrofurfuryl Ether supplied by Thomas Swan & Co,. Ltd for rst was considered as > 2500 mg/kg.b.w

Based on the guidelines for the Hazard Evaluation of New Chemical Substances, the acute dermal toxicity of Ethyl Tetrahydrofurfuryl Ether is estimated to be non-classified