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Toxicological information

Acute Toxicity: oral

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
acute toxicity: oral
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
supporting study
Study period:
1963
Reliability:
4 (not assignable)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
documentation insufficient for assessment
Remarks:
Only a summary table with results.

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
1963
Report date:
1963

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
no guideline followed
Principles of method if other than guideline:
Rats were fed differenct doses of test material and the LD50 was estimated.
GLP compliance:
no
Test type:
standard acute method
Limit test:
no

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Polyethylene polyamine, pentaethylenehexamine fraction
EC Number:
701-266-7
Molecular formula:
Complex UVCB substance
IUPAC Name:
Polyethylene polyamine, pentaethylenehexamine fraction
Test material form:
liquid

Test animals

Species:
rat
Strain:
not specified
Sex:
not specified

Administration / exposure

Route of administration:
oral: gavage
Vehicle:
water
Details on oral exposure:
VEHICLE
- Concentration in vehicle: 20%
Doses:
1.0, 2.0, 3.98 g/kg
No. of animals per sex per dose:
2
Control animals:
no

Results and discussion

Effect levels
Sex:
not specified
Dose descriptor:
LD50
Effect level:
2 000 mg/kg bw
Based on:
test mat.
Mortality:
2/2 rats died at 3980 mg/kg bw; 1/2 rats died at 2000 mg/kg bw, 0/2 rats died at 1000 mg/kg bw
Clinical signs:
other: Animals appeared normal during and after feeding of 1000 mg/kg bw of test substance. No further information is given.
Gross pathology:
At 1000 mg/kg bw gross pathology appeared essentially negative. No further information is given.

Any other information on results incl. tables

g/kg

No animals dead

Reponse-remarks

1.0

0/2

Animals appeared normal during and after feeding. Gross pathology at autopsy appeared essentially negative.

2.0

1/2

Animals died 8 days following feeding. 

3.98

2/2

One animal died in 2 hours the other In 4 days.

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Interpretation of results:
other: CLP/EU GHS Category 4 (H302) according to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008