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Acute Toxicity: dermal

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
acute toxicity: dermal
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: Study used for notification under 67/548. Original study report not available.
Cross-reference
Reason / purpose for cross-reference:
reference to same study

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
1991

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
EU Method B.3 (Acute Toxicity (Dermal))
GLP compliance:
yes
Test type:
standard acute method
Limit test:
yes

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
2-(phenylmethoxy)naphthalene
EC Number:
405-490-3
EC Name:
2-(phenylmethoxy)naphthalene
Cas Number:
613-62-7
Molecular formula:
C17H14O
IUPAC Name:
2-(benzyloxy)naphthalene
Test material form:
not specified
Details on test material:
no data

Test animals

Species:
rat
Strain:
Sprague-Dawley
Sex:
not specified
Details on test animals or test system and environmental conditions:
no data

Administration / exposure

Type of coverage:
semiocclusive
Vehicle:
water
Details on dermal exposure:
no data
Duration of exposure:
24 h
Doses:
no data
No. of animals per sex per dose:
5
Control animals:
not specified
Details on study design:
no data
Statistics:
no data

Results and discussion

Effect levels
Sex:
male/female
Dose descriptor:
LD50
Effect level:
> 2 000 mg/kg bw
Mortality:
mortality was not observed during the study period
Clinical signs:
other: no signs of toxicity observed.
Gross pathology:
no gross lessions were observed.
Other findings:
Signs of toxicity (local):
no signs of dermal toxicology at application sites observed.

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Interpretation of results:
not classified
Remarks:
Migrated information Criteria used for interpretation of results: EU
Conclusions:
The limit test for dermal toxicity in the rat did not show any toxic effects up to a dose of 2000 mg/kg bw.
Executive summary:

The study was conducted according to Guideline EU B.3 and was designed as a limit test.

A single dose of 2000 mg/kg bw of the substance was administered to rats by the dermal route.

No signs of toxicity were observed for the duration of the study