Dermal, eye, and oral toxicologic evaluations of brass powder, fog oil, diesel fuel, and their mixtures. Report for 1 May-30 September 1985 on Phase 3

Technical Report · Sun Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:7187248

Mayhew, D A; Smith, S H; Doyle, G L; Kreuger, J C; Mellon, K A

Five test articles were evaluated to establish their eye and skin irritation potential and their oral and dermal toxicity. The test articles evaluated were as followed: 1) Brass Powder, 2) Fog Oil, 3) Diesel Fuel, 4) 0.75 parts Fog Oil:1 part Brass Powder (w/w mixture), and 5) 0.7 parts Diesel Fuel: 1 part Brass Powder (w/w mixture). Oral studies were conducted utilizing the Fischer-344 albino rat as the test system; all other studies utilized the New Zealand White Albino Rabbit as the test system. Results obtained in these studies are summarized.

• Research Organization: Bioassay Systems Corp., Woburn, MA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 7187248
• Report Number(s): AD-A-172198/4/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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