Decanoic acid, mixed esters with heptanoic acid, octanoic acid, pentaerythritol and valeric acid

Short-term toxicity to fish

Description of key information

No toxic effects to fish up to the limit of water solubility (< 0.02 mg/L).

Additional information

Short-term toxicity of decanoic acid, mixed esters with heptanoic acid, octanoic acid, pentaerythritol and valeric acid (CAS No. 71010-76-9) to freshwater fish was investigated according to OECD 203 under static conditions using Brachydanio rerioas test organism (Lili, 2009). Nominal test concentrations of 100 and 150 mg/L were applied. Test substance monitoring using TOC analysis measured test concentrations of 0.696 and 0.704 mg/L, respectively. Undissolved test material was not removed from the test system; however, this is considered negligible, because no mortality was observed in any treatment and the control throughout the test period of 96 h. Hence, the 96 h-LC50 is determined to be > 0.704 mg/L (arithmetic mean) and thus above the limit of water solubility (< 0.02 mg/L, purified water). As it can be seen in the data matrix of the category justification in section 13 and the overall endpoint summary, IUCLID 6.1, all reliable data in the category support the hazard assessment of each category member by showing a consistent pattern of results within the polyol esters category, i.e. no toxic effects to aquatic invertebrates were observed up to the limit of water solubility .