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Description of key information

The test material was tested for acute oral and inhalation toxicity in GLP compliant studies according to respective OECD test guidelines (OECD TG 423 & 403). The test item was applied either via gavage (vehicle: 0.5% w/v CMC) or as an aerosol to Sprague Dawley rats. 


Regarding acute oral toxicity,  step wise approach was performed applying single doses of 300 mg/kg bw in the first step and 2,000 mg/kg bw in the second step. No clinical signs, mortalities, changes in bodyweight and percent change in body weight or pathological changes were observed in both steps. Hence, a LD50 > 2,000 mg/kg is suggested. 


In the context of acute inhalation toxicity, a limit test with 5.04 mg/L exposed through flow-past nose-only dynamic inhalation equipement for 4 h was performed. The aerosol obtained MMAD of 2.86 - 3.18 µm with a GSD of 2.55-2.58. After exposure, no treatment related clinical signs of toxicity and mortalities were observed. Slight decrease in body weight was noted on Day 2 due to exposure. All animals showed increase in body weight on day 4, 8 and 15. No treatment related gross pathological findings were observedat the mean maximum achievable concentration of 5.04mg/L of air. In conclusion, a LC50 > 5.04 mg/L was obtained.

Key value for chemical safety assessment

Acute toxicity: via oral route

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Reference
Endpoint:
acute toxicity: oral
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Study period:
14 October 2020 to 30 November 2020
Reliability:
1 (reliable without restriction)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
guideline study
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
OECD Guideline 423 (Acute Oral toxicity - Acute Toxic Class Method)
Version / remarks:
adopted on 17 December 2001
Deviations:
no
GLP compliance:
yes (incl. QA statement)
Test type:
acute toxic class method
Limit test:
no
Specific details on test material used for the study:
SOURCE OF TEST MATERIAL
- batch No.of test material: EX. 14402. 600
- Expiration date of the lot/batch: No change of properties known over time (endless)

STABILITY AND STORAGE CONDITIONS OF TEST MATERIAL
- Storage condition of test material: Ambient (21 to 29°C)

FORM AS APPLIED IN THE TEST (if different from that of starting material): formulation
Species:
rat
Strain:
Sprague-Dawley
Sex:
female
Details on test animals or test system and environmental conditions:
TEST ANIMALS
- Source: In-house bred animals
- Females nulliparous and non-pregnant: yes
- Age at study initiation: 9 to 10 weeks
- Weight at study initiation: 160.03 g to 174.24 g
- Fasting period before study: 16 to 18 hours
- Housing: standard polypropylene cage (L 430 x B 285 x H 150 mm)
- Diet: ad libitum
- Water: ad libitum
- Acclimation period: 16 October 2020 to 28 October 2020

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
- Temperature (°C): 19.9°C to 22.9°C
- Humidity (%): 46% to 66%
- Air changes (per hr): 12 to 15 air changes per hour
- Photoperiod (hrs dark / hrs light): 12 hours fluorescent light and 12 hours dark cycle

IN-LIFE DATES: From: 21 October 2020 To: 12 November 2020
Route of administration:
oral: gavage
Vehicle:
CMC (carboxymethyl cellulose)
Details on oral exposure:
VEHICLE
- Concentration in vehicle: 300 mg and 2000 mg of test item
- Amount of vehicle (if gavage): volume made up to 10 mL
- Justification for choice of vehicle: Carboxy Methyl Cellulose is universally accepted and routinely used vehicle in oral toxicity studies
- Lot No.: BCBN1690V

- Rationale for the selection of the starting dose: A starting dose of 300 mg/kg body weight has been selected from the fixed dose levels of 5, 50, 300 and 2000 mg/kg body weight, as the LD50 of test item is not available
Doses:
300 and 2000 mg/kg body weight
No. of animals per sex per dose:
3 animals per Step
Control animals:
no
Details on study design:
- Duration of observation period following administration: 14 days
- Frequency of observations and weighing: All the animals were observed for clinical signs of toxicity and mortality at 20 to 30 mins, 1 hr (±10 mins), 2 hrs (±10 mins), 3 hrs (±10 mins) and 4 hrs (±10 mins) post dosing on day 1 and once daily thereafter for clinical signs of toxicity and twice daily for mortality during the 14 days observation period

Individual animal body weight was recorded at receipt, on day 1 (before test item administration), on day 8 and 15 during the observation period

- Necropsy of survivors performed: yes
Sex:
female
Dose descriptor:
LD50
Effect level:
> 2 000 mg/kg bw
Based on:
test mat.

 TABLE 1.   INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL CLINICAL SIGNS OF TOXICITY ANDMORTALITY RECORD

Study Steps

&

Dose

(mg/kg body weight)

Animal No.

Sex

Time of Dosing (AM)

Clinical Signs of Toxicity and Mortality on

Day 1

Clinical Signs of Toxicity and Mortality on Day

20 to 30

min

1 hr

(±10 min)

2hrs

(±10 min)

3hrs

(±10

min)

4hrs

(±10

min)

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Step-I

&

300

Re8891

F

10:26

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

Re8892

F

10:27

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

Re8893

F

10:28

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

Step-I

Confirmation &

300

Re8894

F

9:47

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

Re8895

F

9:48

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

Re8896

F

9:49

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

Step-II

&

2000

Re8897

F

10:36

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

Re8898

F

10:37

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

Re8899

F

10:37

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

Step-II confirmation

&

2000

Re8900

F

10:21

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

Re8901

F

10:22

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

Re8902

F

10:23

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N: Normal; F: Female; min: minutes; hr/hrs: Hour/Hours

 


 TABLE 2.   INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL BODY WEIGHT (g) ANDPERCENT CHANGE IN BODY WEIGHT WITH RESPECT TO DAY 1

Study Steps

&

Dose

(mg/kg body weight)

Animal No.

Sex

Volume of Test Item Administered (mL)

Body Weight (g) on Day

 

Percent Change in Body Weight with Respect to Day

1

8

15

 

1 to 8

1 to 15

Step-I

&

300

Re8891

F

1.5

152.06

178.90

210.90

 

17.65

38.70

Re8892

F

1.6

164.16

187.99

206.04

 

14.52

25.51

Re8893

F

1.6

155.21

183.92

205.88

 

18.50

32.65

Mean

157.14

183.60

207.61

 

16.89

32.28

±SD

6.28

4.55

2.85

 

2.10

6.60

Step-I

Confirmation

&
300

Re8894

F

1.5

153.27

187.31

215.10

 

22.21

40.34

Re8895

F

1.5

152.21

185.52

210.11

 

21.88

38.04

Re8896

F

1.6

155.36

188.32

220.43

 

21.22

41.88

Mean

153.61

187.05

215.21

 

21.77

40.09

±SD

1.60

1.42

5.16

 

0.51

1.93

Step-II

&
2000

Re8897

F

1.8

175.50

206.51

223.77

 

17.67

27.50

Re8898

F

1.7

169.35

194.73

209.10

 

14.99

23.47

Re8899

F

1.7

168.49

196.51

210.11

 

16.63

24.70

Mean

171.11

199.25

214.33

 

16.43

25.23

±SD

3.82

6.35

8.19

 

1.35

2.07

Step-II confirmation

&
2000

Re8900

F

1.8

175.52

206.32

220.65

 

17.55

25.71

Re8901

F

1.8

175.51

207.07

225.20

 

17.98

28.31

Re8902

F

1.8

179.64

206.80

220.59

 

15.12

22.80

Mean

176.89

206.73

222.15

 

16.88

25.61

±SD

2.38

0.38

2.64

 

1.54

2.76

F: Female

 


 TABLE 3.   INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL GROSS PATHOLOGY FINDINGS

Study Steps

&

Dose

(mg/kg body weight)

Animal No.

Sex

Fate

Gross Pathology Findings

External

Internal

Step-I

&

300

Re8891

F

TS

NAD

NAD

Re8892

F

TS

NAD

NAD

Re8893

F

TS

NAD

NAD

Step-I

Confirmation

&

300

Re8894

F

TS

NAD

NAD

Re8895

F

TS

NAD

NAD

Re8896

F

TS

NAD

NAD

Step-II

&

2000

Re8897

F

TS

NAD

NAD

Re8898

F

TS

NAD

NAD

Re8899

F

TS

NAD

NAD

Step-II

confirmation

&

2000

Re8900

F

TS

NAD

NAD

Re8901

F

TS

NAD

NAD

Re8902

F

TS

NAD

NAD

 NAD: No Abnormality Detected; F: Female; TS: Terminal Sacrifice
Interpretation of results:
GHS criteria not met
Conclusions:
Based on the results of the experiment, it is concluded that the LD50 cut off value for the test item, Mo10V3TeNbO42 is 2000 mg/kg body weight when administered as a single dose by oral gavage to female Sprague Dawley rat as per OECD Guidelines for Testing of Chemicals (No. 423, Section 4: Health Effects) on conduct of “Acute Oral Toxicity - Acute Toxic Class Method” and unclassified as per the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS)
Executive summary:

The test item was evaluated for acute oral toxicity in Sprague Dawley rats.


As the LD50 of test item was not available, hence a starting dose of 300 mg/kg body weight was selected from the fixed dose levels of 5, 50, 300 and 2000 mg/kg body weight.


A total of 12 females (3 females for each Step-I, Step-I confirmation, Step-II and Step-II confirmation) were used for the experiment. All the animals of Step-I and Step-I confirmation were administered with 300 mg/kg body weight of the test item and Step II and Step-II confirmation were administered with 2000 mg/kg body weight of the test item through oral route.


All the animals were observed for clinical signs of toxicity and mortality at 20 to 30 min, 1 hr (±10 mins), 2 hrs (±10 mins), 3 hrs (±10 mins) and 4 hrs (±10 mins) post dosing on day 1 and once daily thereafter for clinical signs of toxicity and twice daily for mortality during the 14 days observation period. Body weight was recorded at receipt, on day 1 before test item administration, on days 8 and 15 during the observation period. At the end of observation period, all the animals were humanely sacrificed by carbon dioxide asphyxiation, subjected to necropsy and gross pathological examination.


No clinical signs of toxicity and mortality was observed in any of the dosed animals.


No changes were observed in body weight and percent change in body weight with respect to day 1. All the animals revealed physiologically normal increase in the body weight.


No gross pathological changes were observed in any of the dosed animals

Endpoint conclusion
Endpoint conclusion:
no adverse effect observed
Dose descriptor:
LD50
Value:
> 2 000 mg/kg bw

Acute toxicity: via inhalation route

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Reference
Endpoint:
acute toxicity: inhalation
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Study period:
29 October 2020 to 18 November 2020
Reliability:
1 (reliable without restriction)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
guideline study
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
OECD Guideline 403 (Acute Inhalation Toxicity)
Version / remarks:
OECD Guidelines for Testing of Chemicals No. 403 – Traditional Protocol “Acute Inhalation Toxicity” adopted on 07 September 2009
Deviations:
no
GLP compliance:
yes (incl. QA statement)
Test type:
traditional method
Limit test:
yes
Specific details on test material used for the study:
SOURCE OF TEST MATERIAL
- Source and batch No.of test material: Clariant Produkte (Deutschland) GmbH
83052 Bruckmühl/Heufeld
Germany
and EX.14402.600
- Expiration date of the batch: No change of properties known over time (endless)

STABILITY AND STORAGE CONDITIONS OF TEST MATERIAL
- Storage condition of test material: Ambient (21 to 29°C)

TREATMENT OF TEST MATERIAL PRIOR TO TESTING
- Treatment of test material prior to testing: Aerosol
- Preliminary purification step (if any): No
Species:
rat
Strain:
Sprague-Dawley
Sex:
male/female
Details on test animals or test system and environmental conditions:
TEST ANIMALS
- Source: In-house
- Females (if applicable) nulliparous and non-pregnant: yes
- Age at study initiation: 10 weeks
- Weight at study initiation: Males : 183.27 g to 191.12 g
Females : 167.28 g to 175.15 g
- Fasting period before study: No
- Housing: standard polypropylene cage (size: L 430 × B 285 × H 150 mm)
- Diet: ad libitum
- Water: ad libitum
- Acclimation period: 29 October 2020 to 03 November 2020

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
- Temperature (°C): 20.0°C to 22.9°C
- Humidity (%): 49% to 64%
- Air changes (per hr): 12 to 15 air changes per hour
- Photoperiod (hrs dark / hrs light): 12 hours fluorescent light and 12 hours dark cycle

IN-LIFE DATES: From: 29 October 2020 To: 18 November 2020
Route of administration:
inhalation: aerosol
Type of inhalation exposure:
nose only
Vehicle:
clean air
Mass median aerodynamic diameter (MMAD):
> 2.86 - <= 3.18 µm
Geometric standard deviation (GSD):
> 2.55 - <= 2.58
Remark on MMAD/GSD:
All the values were within the acceptable range
Details on inhalation exposure:
GENERATION OF TEST ATMOSPHERE / CHAMBER DESCRIPTION
- Exposure apparatus: flow-past, nose-only dynamic inhalation exposure system supplied by CH Technologies, USA
- Exposure chamber volume: 0.76 L
- Method of holding animals in test chamber: restrainer
- Source and rate of air: compressor air and 20 L/min
- Method of conditioning air: purified air
- System of generating particulates/aerosols: Palas RBG 1000
- Method of particle size determination: 7 stage cascade mercer impactor
- Treatment of exhaust air: NaOH
- Temperature, humidity, pressure in air chamber: 22.4 to 22.6°C, 55.3 to 55.9%, 60psi

TEST ATMOSPHERE
- Brief description of analytical method used: gravimetrically
- Samples taken from breathing zone: yes

CLASS METHOD (if applicable)
- Rationale for the selection of the starting concentration: Based on technical pre-test and achieved limit concentration i.e., 5 mg/L.
Analytical verification of test atmosphere concentrations:
no
Remarks on duration:
4 hours exposure
Concentrations:
Limit concentration 5 mg/L
No. of animals per sex per dose:
3 males and 3 females
Control animals:
no
Details on study design:
- Duration of observation period following administration: 14 days
- Frequency of observations and weighing: once daily thereafter for clinical signs and twice daily for mortality and weighing on day 1, 2, 4, 8 and 15
- Necropsy of survivors performed: yes
Sex:
male/female
Dose descriptor:
LC50
Effect level:
> 5.04 mg/L air
Based on:
test mat.
Body weight:
No substance related changes were observed in body weight and percent change in body weight with respect to day 1 at the mean maximum achievable concentration of 5.04 mg/L of air. However, all animals showed slight decrease in body weight on day 2 due to restraining of animals during exposure. This slight change was transient and no clinical signs were observed during the experimental period. All animals increased in body weight from day 4 onwards
Gross pathology:
No treatment related gross pathological findings were observed at the maximum achievable concentration of 5.04 mg/L of air

 



TABLE 1.     CLINICAL SIGNS AND MORTALITY RECORD
































































































































































































































































































































































Group 


&


Concentration


(mg/L of air)


 

Animal No.


 

Sex


 

Day 1


 

Days


 
 

During Exposure


 

Post exposure


 
 

1 hr*


 

2 hrs*


 

3 hrs*


 

4 hrs*


 

30-40


min


 

1 hr*


 

2


 

3


 

4


 

5


 

6


 

7


 

8


 

9


 

10


 

11


 

12


 

13


 

14


 

15


 

Limit Test


&


5.04


 

Re9026


 

M


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 
 

Re9027


 

M


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 
 

Re9028


 

M


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 
 

Re9029


 

F


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 
 

Re9030


 

F


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 
 

Re9031


 

F


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 

N


 


           *: ± 10 minutes; N: Normal; M: Male; F: Female; min: minute; hr(s): hour(s)


 


                       



 



TABLE 2.     BODY WEIGHT (g) AND PERCENT CHANGE IN BODY WEIGHT (%) WITH RESPECT TO DAY 1

















































































































































































































































































































































































Group &   Concentration


(mg/L of air)


 

Animal No.


 

Sex


 

Body Weight (g) on Days


 

 


 

Percent Change in Body Weight with Respect to Day 1


 
 

1#


 

2


 

4


 

8


 

15


 

 


 

1-2


 

1-4


 

1-8


 

1-15


 

Limit Test


&


5.04


 

Re9026


 

M


 

202.42


 

200.20


 

203.27


 

216.43


 

238.59


 

 


 

-1.10


 

0.42


 

6.92


 

17.87


 
 

Re9027


 

M


 

211.59


 

209.87


 

213.11


 

227.74


 

249.45


 

 


 

-0.81


 

0.72


 

7.63


 

17.89


 
 

Re9028


 

M


 

206.11


 

205.46


 

207.65


 

221.55


 

247.01


 

 


 

-0.32


 

0.75


 

7.49


 

19.84


 
 

Mean


 

 


 

206.71


 

205.18


 

208.01


 

221.91


 

245.02


 

 


 

-0.74


 

0.63


 

7.35


 

18.54


 
 

(±) SD


 

 


 

4.61


 

4.84


 

4.93


 

5.66


 

5.70


 

 


 

0.40


 

0.18


 

0.38


 

1.13


 
 

n


 

 


 

3


 

3


 

3


 

3


 

3


 

 


 

3


 

3


 

3


 

3


 
 

Re9029


 

F


 

182.63


 

180.22


 

184.83


 

193.16


 

210.09


 

 


 

-1.32


 

1.20


 

5.77


 

15.04


 
 

Re9030


 

F


 

191.80


 

189.30


 

193.42


 

203.88


 

214.76


 

 


 

-1.30


 

0.84


 

6.30


 

11.97


 
 

Re9031


 

F


 

186.47


 

185.06


 

188.09


 

199.60


 

212.69


 

 


 

-0.76


 

0.87


 

7.04


 

14.06


 
 

Mean


 

 


 

186.97


 

184.86


 

188.78


 

198.88


 

212.51


 

 


 

-1.13


 

0.97


 

6.37


 

13.69


 
 

(±) SD


 

 


 

4.61


 

4.54


 

4.34


 

5.40


 

2.34


 

 


 

0.32


 

0.20


 

0.64


 

1.57


 
 

n


 

 


 

3


 

3


 

3


 

3


 

3


 

 


 

3


 

3


 

3


 

3


 


#: Prior to exposure;M: Male; F: Female;SD: Standard Deviation, n: Number of animals


TABLE 3.     BREATHING ZONE CONCENTRATION (ACTUAL TEST ITEM CONCENTRATION)


Technical Pre-test:






































































Sl. No.


 

Feed rate


(mm/hour)


 

Rotation


(rpm)


 

Initial weight (mg)


(a)


 

Final weight


(mg)


(b)


 

Difference (mg)


(c) = (b) – (a)


 

Air Flow Rate (L/min)


(d)


 

Time (min)


(e)


 

BZC


(mg/L of air)


 


 

 


Mean BZC


(mg/L of Air)


 

1


 

012


 

600


 

345.61


 

349.85


 

4.24


 

0.84


 

1


 

5.05


 

5.05


 

2


 

012


 

600


 

346.60


 

350.85


 

4.25


 

0.84


 

1


 

5.06


 

Limit Test:



























































































Sl. No.


 

Feed rate


(mm/hour)


 

Rotation


(rpm)


 

Initial weight (mg)


(a)


 

Final weight


(mg)


(b)


 

Difference (mg)


(c) = (b) – (a)


 

Air Flow Rate (L/min)


(d)


 

Time (min)


(e)


 

BZC


(mg/L of air)


 


 

Mean BZC


(mg/L of Air)


 

1


 

012


 

600


 

346.63


 

350.85


 

4.22


 

0.84


 

1


 

5.02


 

5.04


 

2


 

012


 

600


 

343.84


 

348.09


 

4.25


 

0.84


 

1


 

5.06


 

3


 

012


 

600


 

349.44


 

353.67


 

4.23


 

0.84


 

1


 

5.04


 


 BZC: Breathing Zone Concentration; Sampled volume: 0.84 L/min; Sampling time: 1 minute


 

















BZC (f) =


 

Mass of test item collected on the filter paper (c)


 
 

Volume of air passed through the filter paper (d) X time (e)


 

 


 


 


 


TABLE 4.     CHAMBER (EXPOSURE) CONDITIONS


Technical Pre-test:






































Concentration


(mg/L of air)



SL. No.



Feed rate


(mm/hour)



Rotation


(rpm)



Temperature


(°C)



Relative Humidity


(%)



Oxygen Concentration


(%)



Carbon dioxide Concentration (ppm)



Air Flow


(L/min)



5.05



1



012



600



22.7



55.6



20.2



615



20



2



012



600



22.4



56.2



20.5



612



20



 


Limit Test:
















































Concentration


(mg/L of air)



SL. No.



Feed rate


(mm/hour)



Rotation


(rpm)



Temperature


(°C)



Relative Humidity


(%)



Oxygen Concentration


(%)



Carbon dioxide Concentration (ppm)



Air Flow


(L/min)



5.04



1



012



600



22.6



55.9



20.4



618



20



2



012



600



22.4



55.7



20.3



619



20



3



012



600



22.5



55.3



20.2



620



20



Note: 1% Carbon dioxide = 10000 ppm


 


 



TABLE 5.     GROSS PATHOLOGICAL FINDINGS





























































Group &Concentration


(mg/L of air)



Animal No.



Sex



Fate



Gross Pathology Findings



External



Internal



Limit Test


&


5.04



Re9026



M



TS



NAD



NAD



Re9027



M



TS



NAD



NAD



Re9028



M



TS



NAD



NAD



Re9029



F



TS



NAD



NAD



Re9030



F



TS



NAD



NAD



Re9031



F



TS



NAD



NAD




NAD: No Abnormality Detected; M: Male; F: Female; TS: Terminal Sacrifice

Interpretation of results:
GHS criteria not met
Conclusions:
Under the experimental conditions employed and based on the above results of experiment, there were no clinical signs and mortality observed at mean maximum achievable concentration of 5.04 mg/L of air. Hence, the LC50 of the test item is > 5.04 mg/L of air. This result, taking into account that there is no identification of a harm of acute nature towards vulnerable populations, does not justify a classification according to the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS).
Executive summary:

The test item was evaluated for acute inhalation toxicity in Sprague Dawley rats.


The objective of the study was to assess the toxic potential and to determine the LC50 of test item when administered by inhalation route through flow-past nose-only dynamic inhalation equipment for a single 4 hours exposure to rats. Three male and three female rats were used for conducting the acute inhalation toxicity study.


As such test item was used during technical pre-test and limit test to generate the dust aerosols through rotating brush generator. The technical pre-test was carried out without animals. During the technical pre-test, the target concentration i.e. 5.04 mg/L of air was achieved.


During the exposure period, the temperature, relative humidity, oxygen and carbon dioxide concentration of the chamber were 22.4°C to 22.6°C, 55.3% to 55.9%, 20.2% to 20.4% and 618 ppm to 620 ppm (0.06%) respectively for limit test. The particle size MMAD and GSD were 2.86 µm to 3.18 µm and 2.55 to 2.58 respectively. All the values were within theacceptablerange. The mean maximum achievable breathing zone concentration (actual concentration) was 5.04 mg/Lof airand it was considered as the limit concentration.


All the animals were observed for clinical signs and pre-terminal deaths at 1 hr (±10 mins), 2 hrs (±10 mins), 3 hrs (±10 mins) and 4 hrs (±10 mins) during exposure and 30 to 40 minutes and 1 hour (±10 mins) post-exposure on day 1 and once daily thereafter for clinical signs and twice daily for mortality till 14 days post exposure period.Individual animal body weight was recorded on day 1 (on the day of exposure) prior to the exposure and on day 2, 4, 8 and 15. During exposure period, the chamber (exposure) conditions were recorded. All rats were euthanized after 14 days post exposure period by intraperitoneal administration of sodium thiopentone and the gross pathological findings were recorded.


No treatment related clinical signs of toxicity and mortalities were observed. Slight decrease in body weight was noted on Day 2 due to exposure. All animals showed increase in body weight on day 4, 8 and 15.


No treatment related gross pathological findings were observed atthe mean maximum achievable concentration of 5.04mg/L of air.


 


This result, taking into account that there is no identification of a harm of acute nature towards vulnerable populations, does not justify a classification according to the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS).

Endpoint conclusion
Endpoint conclusion:
no adverse effect observed
Dose descriptor:
LC50
Value:
> 5.04 mg/L air
Physical form:
inhalation: aerosol

Additional information

Justification for classification or non-classification

The test material does not fulfill the requirements for classification. Hence, no classification with regard to acute oral and acute inhalation toxicity is warranted.