PMID: 9431568Feb 7, 1998Paper

General, reproductive, developmental, and endocrine toxicity of boronated compounds

Reproductive Toxicology
P A FailJ J Heindel

Abstract

Boric acid and inorganic borates are abundant in nature. They are widely used in industrial, agricultural, cosmetic, and numerous smaller applications. These compounds are toxic to all species tested at high doses, but they are not carcinogenic or mutagenic. The major toxicities are reproductive and developmental. Testicular effects occurred at approximately 26 mg boron equivalents/kg body weight (bw)/d (26 mg boron equivalent (BE)/kg bw/d). New data on endocrine toxicity includes altered follicle stimulating hormone and testosterone within 14 d of treatment. Because these hormonal changes may be secondary effects of testicular toxicity, borates are not suspect as endocrine disrupters. The most sensitive of all the endpoints are prenatal growth and morphologic development in the rat; these changes occurred at a dose of 12.9 mg BE/kg bw/d. The no observed adverse effect level for rat fetal development was 9.6 mg/kg BE. Considering the estimated human exposure levels and a safety factor of 30, humans are not at significant risk of reproductive failure due to borates from environmental sources. The margin of exposure is estimated at 72 for males and 129 for females. Thus, the likelihood of human toxicity caused by boric acid and i...Continue Reading

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