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SODIUM CARBONATE CAS N°: 497-19-8 - UNEP Chemicals

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OECD SIDS <strong>SODIUM</strong> <strong>CARBONATE</strong><br />

5. TOXICITY Id <strong>497</strong>-<strong>19</strong>-8<br />

Date <strong>19</strong>.02.2003<br />

hr after exposure. Beginning at about 5 hr after exposure, many animals<br />

exhibited inappetence. At the same time, both inspiratory and expiratory<br />

dyspnea appeared in some animals.<br />

NECROPSY FINDINGS: Lesions in respiratory tract in animals that died<br />

limited to the posterior pharynx, larynx, anterior trachea, and in<br />

approximately 3% of the animals, lungs.<br />

POTENTIAL TARGET ORGANS: Respiratory tract.<br />

SEX-SPECIFIC DIFFERENCES: Not relevant.<br />

Test condition : SOURCE: sodium combustion products, formed by sodium in combination<br />

with oxygen.<br />

PURITY: 95%<br />

IMPURITY/ADDITIVE/ETC.: 4.5% NaOH and 0.5% NaHCO3<br />

ANY OTHER INFORMATION: Not reported.<br />

Test substance : TEST ORGANISMS:<br />

- Source: Not reported.<br />

- Age: Adult<br />

- Weight at study initiation: Average weight 320 g.<br />

- Number of animals: 1 trial of 10 animals.<br />

- Controls: Not reported.<br />

ADMINISTRATION:<br />

- Type of exposure: Whole body inhalation to aerosols of sodium<br />

combustion products.<br />

- Concentrations: 11 concentrations between 500-3000 mg/m3.<br />

- Particle size: median aerodynamic diametre ± GSD: 0.74±1.82 micrometre<br />

- Type or preparation of particles: Sodium combines with oxygen to form<br />

combustion products. These react subsequently and rapidly with<br />

atmospheric components. In a typical atmosphere the predominant<br />

reactions proceed rapidly from the oxide forms to NaOH, then to Na2CO3.<br />

They all form in the atmosphere without appreciable settling and produce an<br />

aerosol on the order of 1 micrometre aerodynamic equivalent diameter.<br />

EXAMINATIONS: mortality, clinical signs, necroscopy.<br />

Reliability : (2) valid with restrictions<br />

Acceptable, well documented publication which meets basic scientific<br />

principles. Comparable to guideline study with acceptable restrictions.<br />

17.02.2003 (2)<br />

5.1.3 ACUTE DERMAL TOXICITY<br />

Type : LD50<br />

Value : > 2000 mg/kg bw<br />

Species : Rabbit<br />

Strain : New Zealand white<br />

Sex : no data<br />

Number of animals : 6<br />

Vehicle : Water<br />

Doses : 2000 mg/kg bw as a 1000 mg/ml aqueous slurry.<br />

Method : other: EPA 16 CFR 1500.40<br />

Year : <strong>19</strong>78<br />

GLP : No<br />

Test substance : other TS: sodium carbonate monohydrate<br />

Method : METHOD FOLLOWED: EPA 16 CFR 1500.40<br />

DEVIATIONS FROM GUIDELINE: Not reported.<br />

GLP: No<br />

STATISTICAL METHODS: Not reported.<br />

METHOD OF CALCULATION: Not reported.<br />

ANALYTICAL METHODS: Not reported.<br />

Result<br />

60<br />

: MORTALITY: No deaths occurred during the experiment.<br />

CLINICAL SIGNS: 3/6 animals gained weight during the 14 days the<br />

experiment lasted. 3/6 animals lost weight or did not gain weight. Well-<br />

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