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EC number: 200-836-8 | CAS number: 75-07-0
- Life Cycle description
- Uses advised against
- Endpoint summary
- Appearance / physical state / colour
- Melting point / freezing point
- Boiling point
- Density
- Particle size distribution (Granulometry)
- Vapour pressure
- Partition coefficient
- Water solubility
- Solubility in organic solvents / fat solubility
- Surface tension
- Flash point
- Auto flammability
- Flammability
- Explosiveness
- Oxidising properties
- Oxidation reduction potential
- Stability in organic solvents and identity of relevant degradation products
- Storage stability and reactivity towards container material
- Stability: thermal, sunlight, metals
- pH
- Dissociation constant
- Viscosity
- Additional physico-chemical information
- Additional physico-chemical properties of nanomaterials
- Nanomaterial agglomeration / aggregation
- Nanomaterial crystalline phase
- Nanomaterial crystallite and grain size
- Nanomaterial aspect ratio / shape
- Nanomaterial specific surface area
- Nanomaterial Zeta potential
- Nanomaterial surface chemistry
- Nanomaterial dustiness
- Nanomaterial porosity
- Nanomaterial pour density
- Nanomaterial photocatalytic activity
- Nanomaterial radical formation potential
- Nanomaterial catalytic activity
- Endpoint summary
- Stability
- Biodegradation
- Bioaccumulation
- Transport and distribution
- Environmental data
- Additional information on environmental fate and behaviour
- Ecotoxicological Summary
- Aquatic toxicity
- Endpoint summary
- Short-term toxicity to fish
- Long-term toxicity to fish
- Short-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
- Long-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
- Toxicity to aquatic algae and cyanobacteria
- Toxicity to aquatic plants other than algae
- Toxicity to microorganisms
- Endocrine disrupter testing in aquatic vertebrates – in vivo
- Toxicity to other aquatic organisms
- Sediment toxicity
- Terrestrial toxicity
- Biological effects monitoring
- Biotransformation and kinetics
- Additional ecotoxological information
- Toxicological Summary
- Toxicokinetics, metabolism and distribution
- Acute Toxicity
- Irritation / corrosion
- Sensitisation
- Repeated dose toxicity
- Genetic toxicity
- Carcinogenicity
- Toxicity to reproduction
- Specific investigations
- Exposure related observations in humans
- Toxic effects on livestock and pets
- Additional toxicological data
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Short-term toxicity to fish
Administrative data
- Endpoint:
- short-term toxicity to fish
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- supporting study
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- other: Meets national standard methods (DIN) with acceptable restrictions
Cross-reference
- Reason / purpose for cross-reference:
- reference to same study
Data source
Referenceopen allclose all
- Reference Type:
- grey literature
- Title:
- Unnamed
- Year:
- 1 985
- Reference Type:
- grey literature
- Title:
- Unnamed
- Year:
- 1 979
Materials and methods
Test guideline
- Qualifier:
- according to guideline
- Guideline:
- other: DIN 38 412, part 15
- GLP compliance:
- no
Test material
- Reference substance name:
- Acetaldehyde
- EC Number:
- 200-836-8
- EC Name:
- Acetaldehyde
- Cas Number:
- 75-07-0
- Molecular formula:
- C2H4O
- IUPAC Name:
- acetaldehyde
- Details on test material:
- - Name of test material (as cited in study report): Acetaldehyd
- Substance type: active substance
Constituent 1
Sampling and analysis
- Analytical monitoring:
- not specified
Test solutions
- Vehicle:
- not specified
Test organisms
- Test organisms (species):
- Leuciscus idus melanotus
- Details on test organisms:
- TEST ORGANISM
- Common name: Golden orfe
- Length at study initiation: 5 to 8 cm
- Method of breeding: At 15+/- 5°C in aerated, dechlorinated tap water
- Feeding during breeding
- Food type: Fish dry food
- Feeding during test: No
ACCLIMATION
- Acclimation period: At lest three days before the start of the test
- Acclimation conditions: same as test
Study design
- Test type:
- static
- Water media type:
- freshwater
- Limit test:
- no
- Total exposure duration:
- 48
Test conditions
- Test temperature:
- 20 +/- 1°C
- Dissolved oxygen:
- at least 5 mg/L
- Nominal and measured concentrations:
- not reported
- Details on test conditions:
- TEST SYSTEM
- Test vessel:
- Type: open
- Material, size, headspace, fill volume: glass vessels, 24*32*22 cm with a total volume of 17 litres, filled with 10 litres of test medium
- Aeration: no
- No. of organisms per vessel: 10 animals per vessel
- No. of vessels per concentration (replicates): 1
- No. of vessels per control (replicates): 1
- Biomass loading rate: 1.0 +/-0.1 g/cm³
TEST MEDIUM / WATER PARAMETERS
- Source/preparation of dilution water: dechlorinated tap water
- Ca/mg ratio: 4:1
- Culture medium different from test medium: no
OTHER TEST CONDITIONS
- Adjustment of pH: if necessary by adding sulfuric acid or hydrogen carbonat solution, respectively.
EFFECT PARAMETERS MEASURED (with observation intervals if applicable) : mortality, observed daily - Reference substance (positive control):
- not specified
Results and discussion
Effect concentrationsopen allclose all
- Duration:
- 48 h
- Dose descriptor:
- LC0
- Effect conc.:
- 3.9 other: rating number as stated in the report, given as the negative decadic logarithm of the LC0
- Nominal / measured:
- nominal
- Conc. based on:
- test mat.
- Basis for effect:
- mortality (fish)
- Duration:
- 48 h
- Dose descriptor:
- LC0
- Effect conc.:
- 125.9 mg/L
- Nominal / measured:
- nominal
- Conc. based on:
- test mat.
- Basis for effect:
- mortality (fish)
- Remarks on result:
- other: converted value of the rating number
Applicant's summary and conclusion
- Validity criteria fulfilled:
- not specified
- Conclusions:
- The toxicity threshold of acetaldehyde to the Golden orfe was determined to be 125.9 mg/l.
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