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Administrative data

Endpoint:
acute toxicity: inhalation
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
weight of evidence
Study period:
1991
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: citation form second source
Justification for type of information:
substance is with 30% part of the reaction mass

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
other: MSCA statement
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
2010
Report date:
2010

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
equivalent or similar to guideline
Guideline:
OECD Guideline 403 (Acute Inhalation Toxicity)
Deviations:
not specified
GLP compliance:
not specified
Test type:
other:
Limit test:
yes

Test material

Constituent 1
Reference substance name:
Tetraethyl orthosilicate
EC Number:
201-083-8
EC Name:
Tetraethyl orthosilicate
Cas Number:
78-10-4
IUPAC Name:
tetraethyl orthosilicate
Details on test material:
Ethysilikat TEOS 40, purity: 99.78, form Hoechst AG

Test animals

Species:
rat
Strain:
Wistar
Sex:
male/female

Administration / exposure

Route of administration:
inhalation
Type of inhalation exposure:
not specified
Vehicle:
not specified
Analytical verification of test atmosphere concentrations:
not specified
Duration of exposure:
4 h
Concentrations:
no data
No. of animals per sex per dose:
10 per concentration, number of tested concentrations unknown
Control animals:
not specified

Results and discussion

Effect levelsopen allclose all
Key result
Sex:
female
Dose descriptor:
LC50
Effect level:
> 1 950 ppm
Based on:
test mat.
Exp. duration:
4 h
Remarks on result:
other: MMAD = 0.8µm
Key result
Sex:
male
Dose descriptor:
LC50
Effect level:
1 160 ppm
Based on:
test mat.
Exp. duration:
4 h
Remarks on result:
other: MMAD = 0.8 µm

Any other information on results incl. tables

Mean value: 1555 ppm

Conversion factor: 8.66 mg/m³ = 1 ppm (Source: SCOEL/SUM/64 form June 2007)

=> LC50(rat, 4h)=13.5 mg/L

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Interpretation of results:
Toxicity Category IV
Remarks:
Migrated information Criteria used for interpretation of results: EU
Conclusions:
The mean value acute inhalation toxicity in rats was determined to be 13.5 mg/L