3-phenoxybenzylic alcohol

Acute Toxicity: inhalation

Administrative data

Endpoint:

acute toxicity: inhalation

Type of information:

experimental study

Adequacy of study:

key study

Reliability:

4 (not assignable)

Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:

other: Data is from online Chemical Repository Database

Data source

Reference

Reference Type:

study report

Title:

Unnamed

Year:

1993

Materials and methods

Test guideline

Qualifier:

according to guideline

Guideline:

other:

Principles of method if other than guideline:

To observed acute inhalation toxicity given Inhalation exposure of rats for 1 hour to an aerosol and vapor atmosphere of 3 Phenoxybenzyl Alcohol at a concentration of 2.0 mg/l.

GLP compliance:

not specified

Test type:

acute toxic class method

Test material

Test material information

Constituent 1

Reference substance name:

3-phenoxybenzylic alcohol

EC Number:

237-525-1

EC Name:

3-phenoxybenzylic alcohol

Cas Number:

13826-35-2

Molecular formula:

C13H12O2

IUPAC Name:

(3-phenoxyphenyl)methanol

Test material form:

other: liquid

Details on test material:

- Name of test material (as cited in study report): 3-Phenoxybenzyl alcohol
- Molecular formula (if other than submission substance): C13H12O2
- Molecular weight (if other than submission substance): 200.23318 g/mol
- Smiles notation (if other than submission substance): C1=CC=C(C=C1) OC2=CC=CC (=C2) CO
- InChl (if other than submission substance): InChI=1S/C13H12O2/c14-10-11-5-4-8-13(9-11)15-12-6-2-1-3-7-12/h1-9, 14H, 10H2
- Substance type: Organic
- Physical state: liquid

Test animals

Species:

rat

Strain:

other: Charles River CD rats

Sex:

male/female

Details on test animals or test system and environmental conditions:

- Source: the Ethyl Corporation, Ferndale,Michigan
- Age at study initiation: No data available
- Weight at study initiation:
Male rats :200 to 254 grams
Females rats: 200 to 220 grams
- Fasting period before study: No data available
- Housing: The rats were housed individually in wire-mesh cages and were kept throughout the pre- and post exposure periods in a temperature and humidity controlled room in accordance with standards outlined in the "Guide For the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals; DREW No. (N.LH. 74-23) 1974".

- Diet (e.g. ad libitum): Purina Laboratory Chow(ad libitum)
- Water (e.g. ad libitum): Water ( ad libitum)
- Acclimation period: No data available

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
- Temperature (°C): no temperature mention , only temperature control room given
- Humidity (%):no humidity mention , only humidity control room given
- Air changes (per hr):Not data available
- Photoperiod (hrs dark / hrs light): Not data available

IN-LIFE DATES: From: To: Not data available

Administration / exposure

Route of administration:

inhalation

Type of inhalation exposure:

not specified

Vehicle:

not specified

Details on inhalation exposure:

No data available

Analytical verification of test atmosphere concentrations:

not specified

Duration of exposure:

1 h

Concentrations:

2 mg/l

No. of animals per sex per dose:

5 male/ 5 female

Control animals:

not specified

Details on study design:

- Duration of observation period following administration: 48 hours

- Frequency of observations and weighing:
Frequency of observations: immediately following the 1 hour exposure period and twice daily after for 48 hours.

Frequency of weighing: Individual body weights were recorded prior to the 1 hour exposure and at 24 and 48 hours in order to detect any latent effects following the exposure.

- Necropsy of survivors performed: No necropsy was conducted because all of the rats survived the exposure and observation period.

- Other examinations performed: clinical signs, body weight

- other: The vapors and aerosols of the compound were generated by metering the liquid at the rate of 0.0494 ml/min with a Harvard® Infusion Pump into a positive pressure atomizer located near the chamber air inlet at the top of the exposure chamber. The "metered" concentration of the compound (2.0 mg/I) in the chamber atmosphere was calculated from the ratio of the rate of liquid dissemination (55.3 mg/min*) to the rate of total chamber airflow (27 l/min). The total chamber airflow represents the volume of air ejected from the atomizer plus the volume of make-up air.

Statistics:

No data available

Results and discussion

Effect levels

Sex:

male/female

Dose descriptor:

LC0

Effect level:

> 2 other: mg/l

Based on:

test mat.

Exp. duration:

1 h

Mortality:

None of the rats died in the experiment

Clinical signs:

other: The immediate response of the rats to the experimental atmosphere was an increase of activity in preening. After several minutes of exposure, this activity decreased. The rats appeared normal during the experimental period.

Body weight:

Details given in table below

Gross pathology:

No necropsy was conducted because all of the rats survived the exposure and observation period and were sacrificed and discarded.

Any other information on results incl. tables

Body weight gain appeared normal during the 48 hour observation period

   

Individual Body Weights, Grams
Group, Rat No.	Sex	Pre-exposure	Post-exposure (Days)
2.0 mg/l
16770	M	205	214	228
16771	M	254	260	270
16772	M	200	208	222
16773	M	203	211	212
16774	M	225	244	252
16775	F	220	226	232
16776	F	210	212	212
16777	F	208	215	220
16778	F	200	208	214
16779	F	218	232	233

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Interpretation of results:

not classified

Remarks:

Migrated information Criteria used for interpretation of results: EU

Conclusions:

The LC0 value for the Charles River CD rat for 3-Phenoxybenzylalcohol (CAS No :13826-35-2) was found to be > 2 mg/l.

Executive summary:

Acute inhalation study was performed on Charles River CD rats at 2 mg/l concentration. 5 male of weight from 200 to 254 grams and 5 female from 200 to 220 grams were used. The rats were housed individually in wire-mesh cages and were kept throughout the pre- and post-exposure periods in a temperature and humidity controlled room in accordance with standards outlined in the "Guide For the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals; DREW No. (N.LH. 74-23) 1974".

During exposure, the rats were caged individually in compartmented,Wire-mesh exposure cages. The cages were placed in a 160- liter cubical. Stainless steel and glass chamber. Constant chamber airflow was maintained by means of a rotary centrifugal air pump located at the exhaust side of the chamber. The chamber exhaust was filtered with an activated charcoal filter and a Cambridge Absolute filter before being discharged outside of the laboratory.

 

Observations for pharmacotoxic signs and mortality were made during and immediately following the 1 hour exposure period and twice daily thereafter for 48 hours.

None of the rats died in the experiment. No necropsy was conducted because all of the rats survived the exposure and observation period and were sacrificed and discarded.

Therefore, the LC0 value of 3-Phenoxybenzylalcohol (CAS No: 13826-35-2) for Charles River CD rat was found to be >than 2 mg/l.