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EC number: 204-200-0 | CAS number: 117-61-3
Toxicological Summary
Administrative data
Workers - Hazard via inhalation route
Systemic effects
Long term exposure
- Hazard assessment conclusion:
- DNEL (Derived No Effect Level)
- Value:
- 11.663 mg/m³
- Most sensitive endpoint:
- repeated dose toxicity
- Route of original study:
- Oral
DNEL related information
- DNEL derivation method:
- ECHA REACH Guidance
- Overall assessment factor (AF):
- 60
- Modified dose descriptor starting point:
- other: LOEL
- Value:
- 699.753 mg/m³
Acute/short term exposure
- Hazard assessment conclusion:
- no-threshold effect and/or no dose-response information available
DNEL related information
Local effects
Long term exposure
- Hazard assessment conclusion:
- no-threshold effect and/or no dose-response information available
Acute/short term exposure
- Hazard assessment conclusion:
- no-threshold effect and/or no dose-response information available
DNEL related information
Workers - Hazard via dermal route
Systemic effects
Long term exposure
- Hazard assessment conclusion:
- DNEL (Derived No Effect Level)
- Value:
- 6.615 mg/kg bw/day
- Most sensitive endpoint:
- repeated dose toxicity
- Route of original study:
- Oral
DNEL related information
- DNEL derivation method:
- ECHA REACH Guidance
- Overall assessment factor (AF):
- 60
- Modified dose descriptor starting point:
- other: LOEL
- Value:
- 396.875 mg/kg bw/day
Acute/short term exposure
- Hazard assessment conclusion:
- no-threshold effect and/or no dose-response information available
DNEL related information
Local effects
Long term exposure
- Hazard assessment conclusion:
- no-threshold effect and/or no dose-response information available
Acute/short term exposure
- Hazard assessment conclusion:
- no-threshold effect and/or no dose-response information available
Workers - Hazard for the eyes
Local effects
- Hazard assessment conclusion:
- hazard unknown (no further information necessary)
Additional information - workers
Acute toxicity
The acute oral median lethal dose (LD50) of benzidine-2,2'-disulphonic acid in Rodent - rat was found to be 3400 mg/kg of body weight. Acute oral toxicity of benzidine-2,2'-disulphonic acid to Rodent-rat by oral route indicates that benzidine-2,2'-disulphonic acid does not exhibits acute toxicity by the oral route.
Since the vapour pressure of this chemical is very low (0.000000000000000431 Pa), there is least likelihood of exposure via the inhalation route. Therefore, this end point was considered for waiver
An experimental LD50 value of > 12000 mg/kg bw in rabbit was obtained for the read-across chemical (CAS No 131-11-3). In the absence of test data for the target chemical (CAS No 117-61-3) it is assumed that given the 60% structural similarity of the analogue to the target, benzidine-2,2'-disulphonic acid is assumed to not exhibit acute toxicity by the dermal route
Irritation / corrosion
From the available data, it can be concluded that the chemical benzidine-2,2'-disulphonic acid is unlikely to exhibit irritating effect on the skin but is slightly irritating to the eyes of rabbit within the concentrations mentioned in the study.
Sensitisation
Benzidine-2,2’-disulphonic acid was estimated to be sensitizing to skin of human in accordance to the Danish EPA database that is considered to be an authoritative database
General Population - Hazard via inhalation route
Systemic effects
Long term exposure
- Hazard assessment conclusion:
- DNEL (Derived No Effect Level)
- Value:
- 2.876 mg/m³
- Most sensitive endpoint:
- repeated dose toxicity
- Route of original study:
- Oral
DNEL related information
- DNEL derivation method:
- ECHA REACH Guidance
- Overall assessment factor (AF):
- 120
- Modified dose descriptor starting point:
- other: LOEL
- Value:
- 345.109 mg/m³
Acute/short term exposure
- Hazard assessment conclusion:
- no-threshold effect and/or no dose-response information available
DNEL related information
Local effects
Long term exposure
- Hazard assessment conclusion:
- no-threshold effect and/or no dose-response information available
Acute/short term exposure
- Hazard assessment conclusion:
- no-threshold effect and/or no dose-response information available
DNEL related information
General Population - Hazard via dermal route
Systemic effects
Long term exposure
- Hazard assessment conclusion:
- DNEL (Derived No Effect Level)
- Value:
- 3.307 mg/kg bw/day
- Most sensitive endpoint:
- repeated dose toxicity
- Route of original study:
- Oral
DNEL related information
- DNEL derivation method:
- ECHA REACH Guidance
- Overall assessment factor (AF):
- 120
- Modified dose descriptor starting point:
- other: LOEL
- Value:
- 396.875 mg/kg bw/day
Acute/short term exposure
- Hazard assessment conclusion:
- no-threshold effect and/or no dose-response information available
DNEL related information
Local effects
Long term exposure
- Hazard assessment conclusion:
- no-threshold effect and/or no dose-response information available
Acute/short term exposure
- Hazard assessment conclusion:
- no-threshold effect and/or no dose-response information available
General Population - Hazard via oral route
Systemic effects
Long term exposure
- Hazard assessment conclusion:
- DNEL (Derived No Effect Level)
- Value:
- 6.648 mg/kg bw/day
- Most sensitive endpoint:
- repeated dose toxicity
- Route of original study:
- Oral
DNEL related information
- DNEL derivation method:
- ECHA REACH Guidance
- Overall assessment factor (AF):
- 120
- Modified dose descriptor starting point:
- other: LOEL
- Value:
- 398.859 mg/kg bw/day
Acute/short term exposure
- Hazard assessment conclusion:
- no-threshold effect and/or no dose-response information available
DNEL related information
General Population - Hazard for the eyes
Local effects
- Hazard assessment conclusion:
- hazard unknown (no further information necessary)
Additional information - General Population
DNEL derivation
Benzidine-2,2’-disulphonic acid is unlikely to exhibit acute toxicity by the oral, dermal and inhalation route, shows irritation effect to eye, is not irritant to the skin, does not exhibit genotoxicity and is not a reproductive toxin within the dose levels mentioned in the end points.
In the absence of local effects following short-term or long-term exposure, no dose-response data are available and a quantitative dose descriptor is not derived. DNEL values for local exposure are therefore not calculated.
In the absence of acute systemic toxicity, no dose-response data are available and a quantitative dose descriptor is not derived. DNEL values for acute systemic effects are therefore not calculated.
A standard approach to deriving DNEL values would be to use the repeated dose toxicity dataset and apply assessment factors as described in ECHA guidance documents. The critical endpoint is considered to be the NOAEL of 793.75 mg/kg bw/d in oral category.
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