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EC number: 215-181-3 | CAS number: 1310-58-3
Toxicity to aquatic algae and cyanobacteria
Administrative data
- Endpoint:
- toxicity to aquatic algae and cyanobacteria
- Type of information:
- other: Weight of evidence
- Adequacy of study:
- key study
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- study well documented, meets generally accepted scientific principles, acceptable for assessment
- Justification for type of information:
- Potassium hydroxide is a strong alkaline substance that dissociates completely in water to K+ and OH- (OECD SIDS potassium hydroxide, 2002). Therefore, the only posssible effect would result from the pH effect. The study is therefore technically not feasible and not necessary.
Data source
Reference
- Reference Type:
- publication
- Title:
- SIDS Initial Assessment Report KOH
- Author:
- SIDS
- Year:
- 2 002
- Bibliographic source:
- SIDS
- Report date:
- 2002
Materials and methods
Test guideline
- Qualifier:
- no guideline available
- Principles of method if other than guideline:
- Potassium hydroxide is a strong alkaline substance that dissociates completely in water to K+ and OH- (OECD SIDS potassium hydroxide, 2002). Therefore, the only posssible effect would result from the pH effect. The study is therefore technically not feasible and not necessary.
Test material
- Reference substance name:
- Potassium hydroxide
- EC Number:
- 215-181-3
- EC Name:
- Potassium hydroxide
- Cas Number:
- 1310-58-3
- Molecular formula:
- HKO
- IUPAC Name:
- potassium hydroxide
Constituent 1
Results and discussion
Effect concentrations
- Remarks on result:
- other: see remarks
- Remarks:
- Potassium hydroxide is a strong alkaline substance that dissociates completely in water to K+ and OH- (OECD SIDS potassium hydroxide, 2002). Therefore, the only posssible effect would result from the pH effect. The study is therefore technically not feasible and not necessary.
Applicant's summary and conclusion
- Conclusions:
- Potassium hydroxide is a strong alkaline substance that dissociates completely in water to K+ and OH- (OECD SIDS potassium hydroxide, 2002). Therefore, the only posssible effect would result from the pH effect. The study is therefore technically not feasible and not necessary.
- Executive summary:
Potassium hydroxide is a strong alkaline substance that dissociates completely in water to K+ and OH- (OECD SIDS potassium hydroxide, 2002). Therefore, the only posssible effect would result from the pH effect. The study is therefore technically not feasible and not necessary.
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