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Chromium in <strong>food</strong> and bottled <strong>water</strong><br />

Table H6: Developmental and reproductive toxicity studies with Cr(VI) compounds (continued)<br />

Study* NOAEL LOAEL Effect Reference<br />

Dams exposed prior to mating<br />

Female rats (Druckery)<br />

Oral (<strong>drinking</strong> <strong>water</strong>) 0, 250, 500 and 750 mg<br />

potassium dichromate/L<br />

Day 50 of age for 3 months<br />

X untreated M<br />

Sacrifice F on GD 19<br />

Doses: 0, 45, 89, 124 mg Cr(VI)/kg b.w. per<br />

day (c) - 250 mg/L<br />

45 mg<br />

Cr(VI)/kg<br />

b.w. per day<br />

Dams:<br />

Mortality: 15 % at 500 and 10 % at 750 mg/L.<br />

End of 90 days treatment: all F acyclic and in persistent diestrous<br />

phase, during subsequent 15-20 day mating period, estrous cycles<br />

returned and animals began to mate.<br />

Signif. and dose-related lengthening of estrous cycles.<br />

Dose-related decrease mating and fertility indices.<br />

Dose-related decrease maternal b.w. at end of gestation and b.w. gain<br />

during gestation (stat signif at 2 HD).<br />

Kanojia et al.<br />

(1998)<br />

Litter data:<br />

Dose-related decrease number corpora lutea, implantations, live<br />

fetuses/litter (stat signif at 2 HD).<br />

Dose-related increase resorption frequency (stat signif at 2 HD),<br />

frequency of pre- and post-implantation loss (all doses).<br />

Dose-related decrease placental weights (stat. signif. at 2 HD)<br />

Fetuses:<br />

Dose-related decrease fetal weight (all doses), CRL (stat. signif. at<br />

2 HD).<br />

No gross visceral anomalies.<br />

Signif. increase frequency of drooping wrist and subdermal<br />

hemorrhagic patches (all doses).<br />

Signif. increase frequency kinky tail and short tail at 2 HD.<br />

Dose-related increase frequency reduced caudal ossification (all<br />

doses).<br />

Dose-related increase Cr concentrations in maternal blood, placenta<br />

and fetal tissues.<br />

EFSA Journal 2014;12(3):3595 215

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