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437<br />

Estimate of acceptable daily <strong>in</strong>take for humans<br />

0–0.03 mg/kg bw<br />

Estimate of acute reference dose<br />

1 mg/kg bw<br />

Information that would be useful for the cont<strong>in</strong>ued evaluation of the compound<br />

Results from epidemiological, occupational health and other such observational studies of<br />

h uman exposures<br />

Critical end-po<strong>in</strong>ts for sett<strong>in</strong>g guidance values for exposure to profenofos<br />

Absorption, distribution, excretion and metabolism <strong>in</strong> mammals<br />

Rate and extent of oral absorption<br />

About 94% with<strong>in</strong> 24 h<br />

Dermal absorption Approximately 90%<br />

Distribution<br />

Widely distributed<br />

Potential for accumulation<br />

Low, no evidence of accumulation<br />

Rate and extent of excretion<br />

94% <strong>in</strong> ur<strong>in</strong>e with<strong>in</strong> 24 h<br />

Metabolism <strong>in</strong> animals<br />

> 95% by conversion of the phosphorothiolate group to a variety of<br />

hydrolysis products<br />

<strong>Toxicological</strong>ly significant compounds <strong>in</strong> animals, Parent<br />

plants and the environment<br />

Acute toxicity<br />

Rat, LD 50<br />

, oral<br />

358–1178 mg/kg bw<br />

Rat, LD 50<br />

, dermal<br />

3300 mg/kg bw<br />

Rat, LC 50<br />

, <strong>in</strong>halation<br />

3.36 mg/l<br />

Sk<strong>in</strong> irritation<br />

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

Eye irritation<br />

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

Gu<strong>in</strong>ea-pig, sk<strong>in</strong> sensitization (test method used) Sensitizer (Magnusson & Kligman and local lymph-node assay)<br />

Short-term studies of toxicity<br />

Target/critical effect<br />

Inhibition of bra<strong>in</strong> acetylchol<strong>in</strong>esterase activity<br />

Lowest relevant oral NOAEL<br />

2.9 mg/kg bw per day (dogs)<br />

Lowest relevant dermal NOAEL<br />

2.5 mg/kg bw per day<br />

Lowest relevant <strong>in</strong>halation NOAEC<br />

< 0.07 mg/l air<br />

Genotoxicity<br />

No genotoxic potential<br />

Long-term studies of toxicity and carc<strong>in</strong>ogenicity<br />

Target/critical effect<br />

Inhibition of bra<strong>in</strong> acetylchol<strong>in</strong>esterase activity<br />

Lowest relevant NOAEL<br />

4.5 mg/kg bw per day (2-year study <strong>in</strong> mice)<br />

Carc<strong>in</strong>ogenicity<br />

Not carc<strong>in</strong>ogenic<br />

Reproductive toxicity<br />

Reproduction target/critical effect<br />

No reproductive effects<br />

Lowest relevant reproductive NOAEL<br />

400 ppm (35 mg/kg bw per day) (rats)<br />

Developmental target/critical effect<br />

No developmental effects<br />

Lowest relevant developmental NOAEL<br />

120 mg/kg bw per day (rats)<br />

PROFENOFOS 403–443 JMPR <strong>2007</strong>

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