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Table 3. Results of studies of acute toxicity with difenoconazole<br />

Species Stra<strong>in</strong> Sex Route LD 50<br />

(mg/<br />

kg bw)<br />

LC 50<br />

(mg/l air)<br />

Other results, cl<strong>in</strong>ical signs<br />

Reference<br />

Rat<br />

Mouse<br />

Sprague-<br />

Dawley<br />

Tif: MAG<br />

f (SPF)<br />

Males<br />

and<br />

females<br />

Males<br />

and<br />

females<br />

Rabbit NZW Males<br />

and<br />

females<br />

Rat<br />

Tif: RAI<br />

f (SPF)<br />

Males<br />

and<br />

females<br />

Rabbit NZW Males<br />

and<br />

females<br />

Rabbit NZW Males<br />

and<br />

females<br />

Oral 1453 — Hypoactivity, sta<strong>in</strong>s around<br />

the mouth, per<strong>in</strong>eal sta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g,<br />

ataxia, lacrimation, soft<br />

faeces, hypothermia, prostration,<br />

chromodacryorrhoea,<br />

chromorh<strong>in</strong>orrhoea, spasms,<br />

salivation, unkempt appearance,<br />

rh<strong>in</strong>orrhoea, hypopnoea,<br />

or ptosis.<br />

Oral > 2000 — Piloerection, abnormal body<br />

positions, and dyspnoea, reduced<br />

locomotor activity and<br />

ataxia, tonic spasms<br />

Dermal > 2010 — Cl<strong>in</strong>ical observations were<br />

unremarkable for all rabbits<br />

Inhalation — 3.3 Piloerection, hunched posture,<br />

dyspnoea, and reduced locomotion.<br />

Dermal<br />

i rritation<br />

Ocular<br />

i rritation<br />

Gu<strong>in</strong>ea- pig Hartley Female Dermal<br />

sensitization<br />

( modified<br />

Buehler)<br />

NZW, New Zealand White.<br />

— — Very slightly and transiently<br />

irritat<strong>in</strong>g<br />

— — Moderately and transiently<br />

irritat<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Argus<br />

et al.<br />

(1987)<br />

Hartmann<br />

(1990)<br />

Mastrocco<br />

et al.<br />

(1987a)<br />

Hartmann<br />

(1991)<br />

Glaza<br />

(1991a)<br />

Glaza<br />

(1991b)<br />

— — Non-sensitiz<strong>in</strong>g Mastrocco<br />

et al.<br />

(1987b)<br />

and 48 h after challenge a pplications dermal reactions were assessed and graded. Body weights were<br />

recorded at weekly <strong>in</strong>tervals.<br />

Epidermal <strong>in</strong>duction caused no sk<strong>in</strong> reactions <strong>in</strong> any of the gu<strong>in</strong>ea-pigs given undiluted difenoconazole.<br />

No positive reactions were observed at the application site <strong>in</strong> any of these animals 24 and<br />

48 h after challenge application and there were no signs of toxicity. The positive control, DNCB,<br />

produced significant sk<strong>in</strong> reactions <strong>in</strong> six out of n<strong>in</strong>e gu<strong>in</strong>ea-pigs after 24 h and <strong>in</strong> four out of n<strong>in</strong>e<br />

gu<strong>in</strong>ea-pigs after 48 h. One gu<strong>in</strong>ea-pig <strong>in</strong> the positive-control group died dur<strong>in</strong>g the <strong>in</strong>duction phase<br />

(Mastrocco et al., 1987b).<br />

The Meet<strong>in</strong>g concluded that difenoconazole was not sensitiz<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> this modified Buehler test.<br />

The results of these studies of acute toxicity are summarized <strong>in</strong> Table 3.<br />

2.2 Short-term studies of toxicity<br />

Mice<br />

Groups of 15 male and 15 female CD-1®(ICR) mice were given diets conta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g difenoconazole<br />

technical (purity, 94.5%) at a concentration of 0, 20, 200, 2500, 7500 or 15 000 ppm, which, <strong>in</strong><br />

the groups receiv<strong>in</strong>g the four lower dose was equal to 0, 3.3, 34.2 and 440 mg/kg bw per day <strong>in</strong> males<br />

DIFENOCONAZOLE 201–272 JMPR <strong>2007</strong>

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