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AR226-2752
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E. I. du Font de Nemours and Company HaskeLl Laboratcry for Toxicology and Industrial Medicine
Elkton Road, Newark, Delaware 19711
HASKELL LABORATORY REPORT NO. 636-79
_ ____ Material Tested_________
Octanoic Acid, PentaJecarluoro-, Ammonium Salt*
Haskell No.
12,037
Other Codes
Study Initiated/ Completed
8/15-8/17/79
Material Submitted by
[Plastic Products & Resins Department, fashington Works
SKIN IRRITATION TEST ON RABBITS
Procedure: Six main albino rabbits were..clipped .free of hair on the trunk and lateral areas and placed in FDA-type stocks.
Doses of 0.5 gm solid test material were applied as an aqueous paste to intact skin under 1-1/2" x 1--1/2" 12--ply gauze squares. Rubber sheeting was then loosely wrapped around the trunk and secured with adhesive tape. After 24 hours, the
rabbits were removed from the stocks, the patches taken off and the reactions observed. Observations were also made at 43 hours.
Results:
24-Hour Observation
Erythema
Edema
Moderate 3/6
Mild
3/6
Mild 1/6 Slight 3/6 None 2/6
48-Hour Observation
Erythema
Edema
Moderate 2/6
Mild
3/6
Slight 1/6
Mild 1/6 Slight 2/6 None 3
Octanoie Acid, Pentadecafluoro-, Ammonium Saltil
aused mild to moderate skin irritation in
urs and
Eslight to .noderate irritation in 48 hours when tested on che shaved intact skin of rabbits under semi-oeclude
dit
__ |ay cause mild skin irritation upon repeated contact. Cood industrial hygiene practice would be to
minimize skin contact.
* Com po s i t i o n :\4[ tam ina nt ^
STIn the event of any skin contact, wash thoroughly with soap and water.
Other Names:
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bh'E:scg bate issued: October
1979
Report by: Approved by:
/ -W - Doris F. Edwards
Toxicologist
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Gerald L. Kennedy Chief, Acute Investigations Section
Company Sanitized. Does not contain T SC A CBI