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EC number: 202-443-7 | CAS number: 95-71-6
Toxicity to birds
Administrative data
- Endpoint:
- short-term toxicity to birds: acute oral toxicity test
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- other information
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- other: Basic data given
Data source
Reference
- Reference Type:
- publication
- Title:
- The acute oral toxicity, repellency and hazard potential of 998 chemicals to one or more species of wild and domestic birds
- Author:
- Schafer, E.W., Bowles, W.A. and Hurlbut, J.
- Year:
- 1 983
- Bibliographic source:
- Arch. Environm. Contam. Toxicol. No. 12, p. 355-382
Materials and methods
Test guideline
- Qualifier:
- no guideline available
- Principles of method if other than guideline:
- No specific guideline has been given in the publication; however it has been described that wild-trapped birds were preconditioned to captivity and dosed by gavage according to methods described by DeCino et al. (1966), Schafer (1972) and Schafer et al. (1967).
- GLP compliance:
- not specified
Test material
- Reference substance name:
- 2-methylhydroquinone
- EC Number:
- 202-443-7
- EC Name:
- 2-methylhydroquinone
- Cas Number:
- 95-71-6
- Molecular formula:
- C7H8O2
- IUPAC Name:
- 2-methylbenzene-1,4-diol
Constituent 1
- Dose method:
- gavage
- Analytical monitoring:
- not specified
Test organisms
- Test organisms (species):
- other: Agelaius phoeniceus
- Details on test organisms:
- - Handling of birds: wild-trapped birds were preconditioned to captivity for 2 to 6 weeks and were dosed by gavage with solutions of the test chemical in propylene glycol.
Study design
- Total exposure duration (if not single dose):
- 18 h
Results and discussion
Effect levels
- Duration (if not single dose):
- 18 h
- Dose descriptor:
- LD50
- Effect level:
- > 148 mg/kg bw
- Basis for effect:
- mortality
Applicant's summary and conclusion
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