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Toxicological information

Eye irritation

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
eye irritation: in vivo
Type of information:
migrated information: read-across from supporting substance (structural analogue or surrogate)
Adequacy of study:
key study
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: Reliable with restrictions.

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
1988

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
EU Method B.5 (Acute Toxicity: Eye Irritation / Corrosion)
Version / remarks:
Cited as Directive 84/449/EEC, B.5, Determination of irritant/corrosive effects were examined using rabbits, according to OECD 405.
Deviations:
no
GLP compliance:
not specified

Test material

Constituent 1
Reference substance name:
Sodium sulphate
EC Number:
231-820-9
EC Name:
Sodium sulphate
Cas Number:
7757-82-6
IUPAC Name:
disodium sulfate
Details on test material:
- Name of test material-sodium sulphate
Name of test material: Sodium sulfate
- CAS Number: : 7757-82-6
- EC number: 231-820-9
- Molecular formula (if other than submission substance): Na2SO4
- Molecular weight (if other than submission substance): 142.04 g/mol
- Smiles notation (if other than submission substance): Na+].[Na+].[O-]S([O-])(=O)=O
- InChI=StdInChI=1S/2Na.H2O4S/c;;1-5(2,3)4/h;;(H2,1,2,3,4)/q2*+1;/p-2
- Structural formula attached as image file (if other than submission substance): see Fig.1
- Substance type:inorganic
- Physical state:solid
- Appearance: white crystalline solid hygroscopic
- Density – 2.664 g/cm3
- Melting point- 884 °C
- - Boiling point:1429 °C
- Solubility in water – 47.6 g/L (0 °C), 427 g/L (100 °C)
- Solubility: insoluble in ethanol

Test animals / tissue source

Species:
rabbit
Strain:
New Zealand White
Details on test animals or tissues and environmental conditions:
TEST ANIMALS: Rabbits
- Strain: HC:NZW
- Sex: not described
- Source: Interfauna, Ltd, UK
- Age: adults
- Weight at study initiation: not described
- Number of animals: 3
- Controls: other eye

Test system

Vehicle:
not specified
Controls:
yes
Amount / concentration applied:
Concentration: 90 mg
Amount applied: 100 other: µl
Duration of treatment / exposure:
24 hour(s)
Observation period (in vivo):
21 days
Number of animals or in vitro replicates:
3
Details on study design:
ADMINISTRATION/EXPOSURE
- Preparation of test substance: Pulverized powder
- Amount of substance instilled: 90 mg
- Vehicle: not described
- Postexposure period: 21 days
- exposure : 24 hours

EXAMINATIONS
- Ophtalmoscopic examination: yes
- Scoring system: DRAIZE system
- Observation period: 21 days
- Tool used to assess score: optical instrument (hand slit
lamp)

Results and discussion

In vivo

Resultsopen allclose all
Irritation parameter:
cornea opacity score
Basis:
mean
Time point:
other: 7 days
Score:
0
Max. score:
0
Reversibility:
fully reversible within: 7 days
Remarks on result:
other:  irrit. index 0.0
Irritation parameter:
iris score
Basis:
mean
Time point:
other: 7 days
Score:
0
Max. score:
0
Reversibility:
fully reversible within: 7 days
Remarks on result:
other:  irrit. index 0.0
Irritation parameter:
conjunctivae score
Remarks:
Redness
Basis:
mean
Time point:
other: 48 hours
Score:
1
Max. score:
1
Reversibility:
fully reversible within: 7 day
Remarks on result:
other: irrit. index 1.0
Irritation parameter:
conjunctivae score
Remarks:
Chemosis
Basis:
mean
Time point:
other: 7 days
Score:
0
Max. score:
0
Reversibility:
fully reversible within: 7 days
Irritation parameter:
overall irritation score
Score:
1.3
Max. score:
1.3
Reversibility:
fully reversible within: 7 day
Remarks on result:
other: slightly irritating

Any other information on results incl. tables

RS-Freetext:
AVERAGE SCORE
- Cornea: 0 no effect (7 days), irrit. index 0.0
- Iris: 0 no effect (7 days) irrit. index 0.0
- Conjuntivae (Redness): 1 (48 hours) irrit. index 1.0
- Conjuntivae (Chemosis): 0 (7 days)
- Overall irritation score: 1.3 (slightly irritating)

DESCRIPTION OF LESIONS: no 

REVERSIBILITY: within 7 days 

OTHER EFFECTS: -

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Interpretation of results:
slightly irritating
Remarks:
Migrated information Criteria used for interpretation of results: EU
Conclusions:
Classification: irritating