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Acute Toxicity: oral

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Endpoint:
acute toxicity: oral
Type of information:
migrated information: read-across based on grouping of substances (category approach)
Adequacy of study:
key study
Study period:
1993
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: read across substance, well documented, OECD guideline and GLP conform

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
1993
Report date:
1993

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
equivalent or similar to guideline
Guideline:
OECD Guideline 401 (Acute Oral Toxicity)
GLP compliance:
yes
Test type:
acute toxic class method
Limit test:
yes

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Barium bis[2-chloro-5-[(2-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)azo]toluene-4-sulphonate]
EC Number:
225-935-3
EC Name:
Barium bis[2-chloro-5-[(2-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)azo]toluene-4-sulphonate]
Cas Number:
5160-02-1
Molecular formula:
C17H13ClN2O4S.1/2Ba
IUPAC Name:
barium bis{5-chloro-2-[(2-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)diazenyl]-4-methylbenzenesulfonate}

Test animals

Species:
rat
Strain:
Wistar
Sex:
male/female
Details on test animals or test system and environmental conditions:
TEST ANIMALS
- Source: HOECHST AG, Kastengrund, SPF breeding colony
- Age at study initiation: 7-8 weeks
- Weight at study initiation: 181-182 g
- Housing: groups of 5
- Diet: ad libitum
- Water: ad libitum
- Acclimation period: not necessary (breeding at identical conditions)
- fasting period: from about 16 hours before to 3 - 4 hours after treatment

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
- Temperature (°C): 22 + /- 3
- Humidity (%): 55 +/- 20
- Air changes (per hr): fully air-conditioned rooms
- Photoperiod (hrs dark / hrs light): 12

Administration / exposure

Route of administration:
oral: gavage
Vehicle:
other: sesame oil
Details on oral exposure:
VEHICLE
- Concentration in vehicle: 20 %
- Amount of vehicle (if gavage): 10 ml/kg body weight

MAXIMUM DOSE VOLUME APPLIED: 2000 mg/kg bw
Doses:
2000 mg/kg bw
No. of animals per sex per dose:
5
Control animals:
no
Details on study design:
- Duration of observation period following administration: 14 days 4
- Frequency of observations and weighing: Symptoms were recorded twice every day, weighed weekly
- Necropsy of survivors performed: yes
Statistics:
not necessary

Results and discussion

Effect levels
Sex:
male/female
Dose descriptor:
LD50
Effect level:
> 2 000 mg/kg bw
Mortality:
No deaths occurred during the whole study.
Clinical signs:
other: animals showed sunken flanks, stilted gait and squatting posture, all clinical signs of intoxication were reversible one day after application
Gross pathology:
The animals killed at the end of the observation period showed no macroscopically visible changes.
Other findings:
Additionally red colored feces was observed one day after application.

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Interpretation of results:
practically nontoxic
Remarks:
Migrated information Criteria used for interpretation of results: EU