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Inhalation toxicity of high flash aromatic naphtha.

D G Clark1, S T Butterworth, J G Martin

  • 1Shell Research Ltd., Sittingbourne, Kent, U.K.

Toxicology and Industrial Health
|May 1, 1989
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This study found that chronic inhalation exposure to a high aromatic naphtha blend did not cause systemic toxicity in rats. Key findings indicate no treatment-related abnormalities, suggesting safety under tested conditions.

Area of Science:

  • Toxicology
  • Petroleum Chemistry

Background:

  • A high aromatic naphtha blend (SHELLSOL A/SOLVESSO 100) containing C9 isomers was previously found to cause mild effects in preliminary studies.
  • A 13-week inhalation study indicated potential liver, kidney, and hematological changes in female rats.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the systemic toxicity of a 50/50 blend of SHELLSOL A and SOLVESSO 100 in rats following chronic inhalation exposure.
  • To determine the long-term health effects of this specific petroleum distillate.

Main Methods:

  • Rats were exposed via inhalation to the naphtha blend at three concentrations (1800, 900, and 450 mg/m3) for 12 months.
  • Body weight, hematology, clinical chemistry, organ weights, and histopathology were assessed.

Main Results:

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  • Transient hematological changes were observed in males, deemed not biologically significant.
  • Increased liver and kidney weights in high-exposure males were considered physiological adaptations without histopathological correlation.
  • No treatment-related histopathological abnormalities were detected in any exposure group.

Conclusions:

  • Chronic inhalation exposure to this high aromatic naphtha blend is not associated with systemic toxicity in rats.
  • The observed organ weight increases are likely adaptive physiological responses rather than adverse effects.