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EC number: 231-891-6 | CAS number: 7775-19-1
- Life Cycle description
- Uses advised against
- Endpoint summary
- Appearance / physical state / colour
- Melting point / freezing point
- Boiling point
- Density
- Particle size distribution (Granulometry)
- Vapour pressure
- Partition coefficient
- Water solubility
- Solubility in organic solvents / fat solubility
- Surface tension
- Flash point
- Auto flammability
- Flammability
- Explosiveness
- Oxidising properties
- Oxidation reduction potential
- Stability in organic solvents and identity of relevant degradation products
- Storage stability and reactivity towards container material
- Stability: thermal, sunlight, metals
- pH
- Dissociation constant
- Viscosity
- Additional physico-chemical information
- Additional physico-chemical properties of nanomaterials
- Nanomaterial agglomeration / aggregation
- Nanomaterial crystalline phase
- Nanomaterial crystallite and grain size
- Nanomaterial aspect ratio / shape
- Nanomaterial specific surface area
- Nanomaterial Zeta potential
- Nanomaterial surface chemistry
- Nanomaterial dustiness
- Nanomaterial porosity
- Nanomaterial pour density
- Nanomaterial photocatalytic activity
- Nanomaterial radical formation potential
- Nanomaterial catalytic activity
- Endpoint summary
- Stability
- Biodegradation
- Bioaccumulation
- Transport and distribution
- Environmental data
- Additional information on environmental fate and behaviour
- Ecotoxicological Summary
- Aquatic toxicity
- Endpoint summary
- Short-term toxicity to fish
- Long-term toxicity to fish
- Short-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
- Long-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
- Toxicity to aquatic algae and cyanobacteria
- Toxicity to aquatic plants other than algae
- Toxicity to microorganisms
- Endocrine disrupter testing in aquatic vertebrates – in vivo
- Toxicity to other aquatic organisms
- Sediment toxicity
- Terrestrial toxicity
- Biological effects monitoring
- Biotransformation and kinetics
- Additional ecotoxological information
- Toxicological Summary
- Toxicokinetics, metabolism and distribution
- Acute Toxicity
- Irritation / corrosion
- Sensitisation
- Repeated dose toxicity
- Genetic toxicity
- Carcinogenicity
- Toxicity to reproduction
- Specific investigations
- Exposure related observations in humans
- Toxic effects on livestock and pets
- Additional toxicological data
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Acute Toxicity: other routes
Administrative data
- Endpoint:
- acute toxicity: other routes
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- supporting study
- Study period:
- No data
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- other: Meets generally accepted scientific standards with acceptable restrictions.
Data source
Reference
- Reference Type:
- publication
- Title:
- Boric acid ointment: A study of possible intoxication in the treatment of burns.
- Author:
- Pfeiffer CC, Hallman LF & Gersh I.
- Year:
- 1 945
- Bibliographic source:
- J. Amer. Med. Assoc. 128 (4) 266 - 274.
Materials and methods
Test guideline
- Qualifier:
- no guideline followed
- Principles of method if other than guideline:
- No data
- GLP compliance:
- no
- Remarks:
- Study pre-dates GLP
- Limit test:
- no
Test material
- Reference substance name:
- Boric acid
- EC Number:
- 233-139-2
- EC Name:
- Boric acid
- Cas Number:
- 10043-35-3
- Molecular formula:
- H3BO3
- IUPAC Name:
- Boric acid
- Details on test material:
- - Name of test material: Boric acid
- Molecular formula: H3BO3
- Molecular weight: 61.8
- Smiles notation:B(OH)3
- Substance type: Inorganic
- Physical state: Solid
- Analytical purity: > 99.9 % w/w
- Stability under test conditions: Stable
- Other: White and odourless.
Constituent 1
Test animals
- Species:
- rat
- Strain:
- not specified
- Sex:
- not specified
Administration / exposure
- Route of administration:
- intravenous
- Vehicle:
- not specified
- Doses:
- No data
- No. of animals per sex per dose:
- 40 animals
- Control animals:
- not specified
Results and discussion
Effect levels
- Sex:
- not specified
- Dose descriptor:
- LD50
- Effect level:
- 1 330 mg/kg bw
- Based on:
- test mat.
- Clinical signs:
- The pre-lethal symptom in these animals was depression.
Applicant's summary and conclusion
- Conclusions:
- The LD50 in rats was 1330 mg/kg bw. The pre-lethal symptom in these animals was depression.
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