GULFTENE C16-18 ISOMERISED OLEFINS - NICNAS

GULFTENE C16-18 ISOMERISED OLEFINS - NICNAS GULFTENE C16-18 ISOMERISED OLEFINS - NICNAS

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9.1.1.4 Acute Oral Toxicity of C18 Isomerised Olefin (Stillmeadow Inc 1993) Test Substance: C18 Isomerised Olefin Species/strain: Rat/Sprague Dawley Number/sex of animals: 5/sex Observation period: 14 days Method of administration: Oral, (gavage) 5 050 mg/kg (dose volume of 5.92 mL/kg) Test method: OECD TG 420 – fixed dose method Clinical observations: In life observations of note included diarrhoea, piloerection and polyuria, which were no longer evident by Day 11. Mortality: Nil Morphological findings: No abnormalities detected. LD50: > 5 050 mg/kg Result: C18 Isomerised Olefin was of very low acute oral toxicity in rats. 9.1.1.5 Acute Oral Toxicity of C20-24 Alkenes, branched and linear (Safepharm Laboratories Limited 1998) Test Substance: C20-24 Alkenes, branched and linear Species/strain: Rat/Sprague Dawley Crl:CD BR Number/sex of animals: 5/sex Observation period: 14 days Method of administration: Oral, gavage 5 000 mg/kg (dose volume of 6.29 mL/kg) Test method: OECD TG 420 – fixed dose method Clinical observations: Hunched posture and piloerection in all animals on day of dosing; Mortality: One female found dead one day after dosing Morphological findings: The female found dead had haemorrhagic lungs, dark liver and dark kidneys; No abnormalities detected at terminal kill. FULL PUBLIC REPORT 26 April 2000 NA/713 Page 26 of 100

LD50: > 5 000 mg/kg Result: C20-24 Alkenes, branched and linear was of very low acute oral toxicity in rats. 9.1.1.6 Acute Neurotoxicity of Gulftene 16 (Bushy Run Research Center 1992) Test substance: Gulftene 16 (1-hexadecene) Test substance purity, %: 1-hexadecene >93; 2-ethyl-1-tetradecene 2.0; 2-butyl-1dodecene 2.0; 2-hexyl-1-decene 2.0; n-hexadecene 10 000 mg/kg Result: Gulftene 16 did not appear to produce primary neurotoxicant effects. FULL PUBLIC REPORT 26 April 2000 NA/713 Page 27 of 100

9.1.1.4 Acute Oral Toxicity of C<strong>18</strong> Isomerised Olefin (Stillmeadow Inc 1993)<br />

Test Substance: C<strong>18</strong> Isomerised Olefin<br />

Species/strain: Rat/Sprague Dawley<br />

Number/sex of animals: 5/sex<br />

Observation period: 14 days<br />

Method of administration: Oral, (gavage) 5 050 mg/kg (dose volume of 5.92 mL/kg)<br />

Test method: OECD TG 420 – fixed dose method<br />

Clinical observations: In life observations of note included diarrhoea, piloerection<br />

and polyuria, which were no longer evident by Day 11.<br />

Mortality: Nil<br />

Morphological findings: No abnormalities detected.<br />

LD50: > 5 050 mg/kg<br />

Result: C<strong>18</strong> Isomerised Olefin was of very low acute oral toxicity in<br />

rats.<br />

9.1.1.5 Acute Oral Toxicity of C20-24 Alkenes, branched and linear (Safepharm<br />

Laboratories Limited 1998)<br />

Test Substance: C20-24 Alkenes, branched and linear<br />

Species/strain: Rat/Sprague Dawley Crl:CD BR<br />

Number/sex of animals: 5/sex<br />

Observation period: 14 days<br />

Method of administration: Oral, gavage 5 000 mg/kg (dose volume of 6.29 mL/kg)<br />

Test method: OECD TG 420 – fixed dose method<br />

Clinical observations: Hunched posture and piloerection in all animals on day of<br />

dosing;<br />

Mortality: One female found dead one day after dosing<br />

Morphological findings: The female found dead had haemorrhagic lungs, dark liver<br />

and dark kidneys;<br />

No abnormalities detected at terminal kill.<br />

FULL PUBLIC REPORT 26 April 2000<br />

NA/713 Page 26 of 100

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