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EC number: 201-182-6 | CAS number: 79-16-3
Toxicity to terrestrial plants
Administrative data
- Endpoint:
- toxicity to terrestrial plants: long-term
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- key study
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- other: Data from reliable database.
Data source
Reference
- Reference Type:
- publication
- Title:
- Pre-emergent Herbicidal Activity of Some Substituted Amides and Related Compounds
- Author:
- Pizey JS and Wain RL
- Year:
- 1 959
- Bibliographic source:
- J Sci Food Agric 10: 577-584
Materials and methods
Test guideline
- Qualifier:
- no guideline followed
- Principles of method if other than guideline:
- no guideline followed, short-term germination test
- GLP compliance:
- no
Test material
- Reference substance name:
- N-methylacetamide
- EC Number:
- 201-182-6
- EC Name:
- N-methylacetamide
- Cas Number:
- 79-16-3
- Molecular formula:
- C3H7NO
- IUPAC Name:
- N-methylacetamide
- Details on test material:
- - test substance: N-Methylacetamide
Constituent 1
Sampling and analysis
- Analytical monitoring:
- not specified
Test substrate
- Vehicle:
- not specified
Test organisms
- Species:
- Triticum aestivum
- Plant group:
- Dicotyledonae (dicots)
Study design
- Test type:
- seed germination/root elongation toxicity test
- Study type:
- laboratory study
- Substrate type:
- other: filter paper in test solution
- Limit test:
- no
- Total exposure duration:
- 36 h
Test conditions
- Test temperature:
- 25°C
- Details on test conditions:
- - A study of 1.50 day(s) duration using culture media was conducted in a Lab site location with Triticum aestivum (Bread wheat).
- The seed(s) were exposed for a duration of 1.50 day(s) to N-Methylacetamide (CAS 79-16-3) through a dipped or soaked exposure route - dose: 100 ppm
- response site: root
- effect measurement: size - Reference substance (positive control):
- not specified
Results and discussion
Effect concentrations
- Species:
- Triticum aestivum
- Duration:
- 36 h
- Dose descriptor:
- EC10
- Effect conc.:
- ca. 150 mg/kg soil dw
- Nominal / measured:
- nominal
- Conc. based on:
- test mat.
- Basis for effect:
- other: root length
Any other information on results incl. tables
No effect on growth of roots (size).
Applicant's summary and conclusion
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