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Acute Toxicity: oral

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Endpoint:
acute toxicity: oral
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Study period:
1975
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: Well document study, following standard protocols.

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
1975
Report date:
1975

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
equivalent or similar to guideline
Guideline:
EPA OTS 798.1175 (Acute Oral Toxicity)
GLP compliance:
not specified
Test type:
standard acute method
Limit test:
no

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
2-ethylhexyl diphenyl phosphite
EC Number:
239-716-5
EC Name:
2-ethylhexyl diphenyl phosphite
Cas Number:
15647-08-2
Molecular formula:
C20H27O3P
IUPAC Name:
phosphorous acid, 2-ethylhexyl diphenyl ester
Test material form:
other: liquid

Test animals

Species:
rat
Strain:
CD-1
Sex:
male/female
Details on test animals or test system and environmental conditions:
Rats were obtained from Charles River UK.

Administration / exposure

Route of administration:
oral: gavage
Vehicle:
corn oil
Details on oral exposure:
Rats were deprived of food for 18 hours prior to treatment and for a further 4 hours after treatment. Doses were administered by gastric intubation. All doses were adjusted to maintain a constant volume of 40 mL/kg.
Doses:
1.31, 2.30, 4.00, 6.90 g/kg
No. of animals per sex per dose:
5 male and 5 female
Control animals:
no

Results and discussion

Effect levels
Sex:
male/female
Dose descriptor:
LD50
Effect level:
3 840 mg/kg bw
Based on:
test mat.
95% CL:
3 080 - 4 780
Mortality:
Only one mortality was seen at doses up to and including 2300 mg/kg. Mortality was seen in 3 female rat and 2 male rats at 4000 mg/kg. All male and female rats in the 6900 mg/kg doses died.
Clinical signs:
other: Clinical observations were observed at doses starting at 4000 mg/kg and up including hypoactivity, piloerection, and incontience

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Interpretation of results:
sligthly toxic
Remarks:
Migrated information Criteria used for interpretation of results: expert judgment
Conclusions:
The acute effects in this study were generally seen at doses of 4000 mg/kg and higher, though there was one lone fatality at 1310 mg/kg. Such high doses would generally not be used in modern guideline studies.
Executive summary:

The LD50 was determined to be 3840 mg/kg for males and females. These LD50 are well above the level for classification.