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Administrative data

Endpoint:
short-term repeated dose toxicity: dermal
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
other information
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
data from handbook or collection of data

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
publication
Title:
Dicarboxylic acid (C4–C6) dimethylester, mixture (dimethyl succinate, dimethyl adipate, dimethyl glutarate and their mixture)
Year:
2007
Bibliographic source:
The MAK-Collection for Occupational Health and Safety

Materials and methods

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Dimethyl succinate
EC Number:
203-419-9
EC Name:
Dimethyl succinate
Cas Number:
106-65-0
Molecular formula:
C6H10O4
IUPAC Name:
dimethyl succinate

Test animals

Species:
rat
Strain:
not specified
Sex:
male/female

Administration / exposure

Type of coverage:
not specified
Vehicle:
not specified
Analytical verification of doses or concentrations:
not specified
Duration of treatment / exposure:
6 hours per day for 14 days
Doses / concentrationsopen allclose all
Dose / conc.:
100 mg/kg bw/day
Dose / conc.:
300 mg/kg bw/day
Dose / conc.:
1 000 mg/kg bw/day
No. of animals per sex per dose:
10 per sex per dose

Results and discussion

Effect levels

Dose descriptor:
NOAEL
Effect level:
> 1 000 mg/kg bw/day

Any other information on results incl. tables

Individual animals showed very slight to weak erythemas and oedemas, partly with scab formation.

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Conclusions:
Under the test conditions, the substance has a dermal NOAEL of 1000 mg/kg bw/day.