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EC number: 204-427-5 | CAS number: 120-80-9
Toxicity to birds
Administrative data
- Endpoint:
- short-term toxicity to birds: acute oral toxicity test
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- other information
- Reliability:
- 4 (not assignable)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- secondary literature
- Remarks:
- The provided level of details is considerably too low to assign a reliability score to this data.
Data source
Reference
- Reference Type:
- publication
- Title:
- The acute oral toxicity, repellency, and hazard potential of 998 chemicals to one or more species of wild and domestic birds
- Author:
- Schafer E.W.Jr., Bowles W.A.Jr., Hurlbut J.
- Year:
- 1 983
- Bibliographic source:
- Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol., 12(3), 355-382.
Materials and methods
- Principles of method if other than guideline:
- no data
- GLP compliance:
- not specified
Test material
- Reference substance name:
- Pyrocatechol
- EC Number:
- 204-427-5
- EC Name:
- Pyrocatechol
- Cas Number:
- 120-80-9
- Molecular formula:
- C6H6O2
- IUPAC Name:
- pyrocatechol
- Details on test material:
- no data
Constituent 1
- Dose method:
- gavage
- Analytical monitoring:
- not specified
- Vehicle:
- yes
- Details on preparation and analysis of diet:
- DIET PREPARATION:
Wild-trapped birds were usually dosed by gavage with solutions or suspensions of catechol in propylene glycol.
Test organisms
- Test organisms (species):
- other: Birds
- Details on test organisms:
- Source: wild-trapped
Study design
- Remarks:
- No data
- No. of animals per sex per dose and/or stage:
- no data
- Control animals:
- not specified
- Nominal and measured doses / concentrations:
- no data
Examinations
- Details on examinations and observations:
- No data
Results and discussion
Effect levels
- Dose descriptor:
- LC50
- Effect level:
- > 100 mg/kg bw
- Basis for effect:
- mortality
Applicant's summary and conclusion
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