Antimony nickel titanium rutile

Repeated dose toxicity: inhalation

Administrative data

Endpoint:

short-term repeated dose toxicity: inhalation

Type of information:

experimental study

Adequacy of study:

key study

Study period:

1991-06-24 to 1991-09-10

Reliability:

2 (reliable with restrictions)

Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:

study well documented, meets generally accepted scientific principles, acceptable for assessment

Data source

Reference

Reference 1

Reference Type:

study report

Title:

Unnamed

Year:

1994

Report date:

1994

Reference 2

Reference Type:

secondary source

Title:

SIDS Initial assessment report for SIAM 15

Author:

OECD

Year:

2002

Bibliographic source:

SIDS C.I. Pigment Yellow 53, CAS no. 8007-18-9

Materials and methods

Test guideline

Qualifier:

no guideline available

Principles of method if other than guideline:

Study of the bioavailability of metal ions from the substance after inhalation as a dust aerosol in rats

GLP compliance:

yes

Remarks:

Deviations: The analysis of Ni and Sb content in the organs of the test animals was performed in a laboratory without quality assurance unit. Therefore, the report was not audited by QAU; the stability of the test substance has not been proven.

Limit test:

yes

Test material

Test material information

Constituent 1

Reference substance name:

Antimony nickel titanium rutile

EC Number:

701-459-6

Cas Number:

8007-18-9

Molecular formula:

Ni(x/3)Sb(2x/3)Ti(1-x)O2 0,1≤x≤0,3

IUPAC Name:

Antimony nickel titanium rutile

Test material form:

solid

Specific details on test material used for the study:

- Batch No.: Pt 8817

Test animals

Species:

rat

Strain:

other: Wistar/Chbb:THOM

Sex:

male

Details on test animals or test system and environmental conditions:

TEST ANIMALS
- Source: Dr. K. Thomae GmbH, Biberach, Germany.
- Age at study initiation: 7 weeks
- Weight at study initiation: 230 - 232 g (the average weight of the additional set of animals 304 g ± 1.7 g).
- Housing: Singly in Makrolon/wire cages (type MD III of Becker, Castrop-Rauxel, Germany).
- Diet: KLIBA rat/mouse/hamster laboratory diet 24-343-4 10 mm pellets; Klingentalmühle AG, Kaiseraugst, Switzerland.
- Water: Not during exposure.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
- Temperature (°C): 20-24
- Humidity (%): 30-70
- Photoperiod (hrs dark / hrs light): 12/12

Administration / exposure

Route of administration:

inhalation: aerosol

Type of inhalation exposure:

nose/head only

Vehicle:

other: unchanged (no vehicle)

Remarks on MMAD:

MMAD / GSD: 0.6 - 1.0 µm/ 2.8 - 4.1 (measurements on d 3 and d 5)

Details on inhalation exposure:

GENERATION OF TEST ATMOSPHERE / CHAMBER DESCRIPTION
- Exposure apparatus: aerodynamic exposure apparatus (INA 60, volume V 90 l, BASF Aktiengesellschaft)
- Method of fixing animals in test chamber: exposure tubes; animal snouts projecting into the inhalation chamber
- Rate of air: Supply air (L/h): compressed air 1,500, blast air 4,500; Exhause air (L/h): 5,400
- System of generating particulates/aerosols: dust generator
- Temperature, humidity: 23.3-23.6 °C , 50.6-54.0 %
- Method of particle size determination: Gravimetrical determination

TEST ATMOSPHERE
- Samples taken from breathing zone: yes

Analytical verification of doses or concentrations:

no

Duration of treatment / exposure:

5 days

Frequency of treatment:

6 hours/day, daily

Doses / concentrations

Dose / conc.:

60 mg/m³ air

Remarks:

nominal concentration

No. of animals per sex per dose:

50 (divided into 5 groups with differing post-exposure periods)

Control animals:

other: During analyses of livers and kidneys of the first test groups the need occurred to analyse kidneys of untreated animals (blank values). Therefore, another set of animals was delivered age-matched to the test animals of test group 1 at sacrifice.

Details on study design:

Post-exposure period: 0, 3, 10, 31, 60 days

Examinations

Observations and examinations performed and frequency:

DETAILED CLINICAL OBSERVATIONS: Yes
- Time schedule: at least 3 times on exposure days and, as a rule, once during the preflow period and the post-exposure observation period.
BODY WEIGHT: Yes
- Time schedule for examinations: at the beginning of preflow, at the beginning of exposure period and then once a week

Sacrifice and pathology:

Control group was sacrificed on day of arrival
Group 1 on test day four (after the last exposure)
Group 2 at day 7 (post-exposure day 3)
Group 3 at day 14 (post-exposure day 10)
Group 4 at day 35 (post-exposure day 31)
Group 5 at day 64 (post-exposure day 60)

Other examinations:

ANALYSIS: Ni and Sb concentrations in lung, liver and kidneys were determined by ICP-MS; Food analysis: contaminations in the used commercial feed were 1.42 mg Ni/kg and 13 µg Sb/kg.

Statistics:

no statistical evaluation because no concurrent control.

Results and discussion

Results of examinations

Clinical signs:

no effects observed

Mortality:

no mortality observed

Body weight and weight changes:

no effects observed

Details on results:

No effects on mortality, clinical signs, body weights and body weight gains

Effect levels

Key result

Dose descriptor:

NOAEC

Effect level:

60 mg/m³ air

Based on:

test mat.

Sex:

male

Basis for effect level:

body weight and weight gain

clinical signs

mortality

Target system / organ toxicity

Key result

Critical effects observed:

no

Any other information on results incl. tables

CONTENT OF Ni AND Sb in:

LIVER: Mean Sb concentration (quantification limit 0.2 ng/g) in unexposed animals was 1.1 ng/g; directly post-exposure and on day 3-post-exposure the concentration was about 4-fold higher in exposed animals. During observations the concentration was similar to unexposed animals (1.3 ng/g on day 10). Mean Ni concentration was in the same range in exposed and unexposed animals (however, below the quantification limit of 10 ng/g; outliers not considered). 

KIDNEYS: Mean Sb concentration in unexposed animals was below the detection limit (1 ng/g), in exposed animals it was above the detection limit but below the quantification limit (3 ng/g), only the day 3 post exposure group reached a value of 5.6 ng/g (2-3-fold increase compared with other observation days). Mean Ni concentration was below the detection limit (1 ng/g) in unexposed animals and above detection limit but below quantification limit (25 ng/g) in exposed animals, except on day 3 post-exposure 94 ng/g were determined (10-fold more than in other exposure groups. Authors comment: presumably due to contamination of the sample).  

LUNGS: Directly post-exposure the mean Ni and Sb concentration was 79 and 202 µg/lung , respectively (corresponding to 2 mg of pigment/lung). The concentration declined during the post-exposure period, following first order kinetics; the clearance half-life was 50 days.