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EC number: 232-140-5 | CAS number: 7789-00-6
- 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
- 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

Short-term toxicity to fish
Administrative data
- Endpoint:
- short-term toxicity to fish
- Type of information:
- migrated information: read-across based on grouping of substances (category approach)
- Adequacy of study:
- key study
- Study period:
- From 1954 to 1989
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- other: see 'Remark'
- Remarks:
- The EU RAR summarises the results of a number of fish acute studies which, individually, have limitations regarding study design and reliabilty. However the results of these studies when taken as a whole, provide an adequate assessment of acute toxicity to fish. The data are considered to fulfil the criteria laid down in Annex XI to Regulation 1907/2006: adequate for classification and labelling, adequate coverage of key parameters (lethality), exposure duration comparable or longer that Article 13(3) methods ( 96 hours), adequate documentation provided: EU RAR, of which parts have been copied to this endpoint record. Reliability for endpoint also increased based on test results from several species.
Data source
Reference
- Reference Type:
- review article or handbook
- Title:
- European Union Risk Assessment Report: chromium trioxide, sodium chromate, sodium dichromate, ammonium dichromate and potassium dichromate
- Author:
- European Chemicals Bureau
- Year:
- 2 005
- Bibliographic source:
- 3rd. Priority List; Volume 53
Materials and methods
Test guideline
- Qualifier:
- no guideline followed
- Guideline:
- other: range of studies included
- Deviations:
- not applicable
- Principles of method if other than guideline:
- Several studies, collectively, provide a weight-of-evidence to address the acute toxicity endpoint. The methods include the appropriate endpoints (lethality and sublethal effects) and duration (equal to 96 hours exposure). Results from more species than recommended have been reported and hence provide an adequate representation of acute toxicity to fish.
- GLP compliance:
- no
Test material
Reference
- Name:
- Unnamed
- Type:
- Constituent
- Type:
- Constituent
- Type:
- Constituent
- Type:
- Constituent
- Type:
- Constituent
- Type:
- Constituent
- Details on test material:
- For some fish species, toxicity data are available for more than one of the chromium (VI) compounds included in this assessment. The available information indicates that, when expressed on a total chromium concentration, there are no significant differences between the toxicity of sodium chromate, sodium dichromate and potassium dichromate (allowing for differences in water properties). This is as would be expected if the equilibria between the chromate and dichromate anions are established in the test medium. Little information is available for ammonium dichromate and chromic acid, but it would be expected that their toxicity would be similar to that of the other chromates/dichromates, when expressed on a total chromium concentration basis.
- Specific details on test material used for the study:
- Details on properties of test surrogate or analogue material (migrated information):
See Test material identity above
Sampling and analysis
- Analytical monitoring:
- yes
- Details on sampling:
- Various sampling procedures based on multiple studies
Test solutions
- Vehicle:
- no
- Details on test solutions:
- various test media prepared based on multiple studies in freshwater and salt water.
Test organisms
- Test organisms (species):
- other: Range of species tested
- Details on test organisms:
- Range of species tested
Study design
- Test type:
- other: Range of test designs used
- Water media type:
- freshwater
- Limit test:
- no
- Remarks on exposure duration:
- Range used from several studies
- Post exposure observation period:
- None reported
Test conditions
- Hardness:
- Range used from several studies
- Test temperature:
- Range used from several studies
- pH:
- Range used from several studies
- Dissolved oxygen:
- Range used from several studies
- Salinity:
- Range used from several studies
- Nominal and measured concentrations:
- Range used from several studies
- Details on test conditions:
- Range used from several studies
- Reference substance (positive control):
- not specified
Results and discussion
- Details on results:
- See any other information below.
Any other information on results incl. tables
The results of the acute fish toxicity studies evaluated in the EU RAR are summarised below:
Species | Endpoint | Value (mg/l) | Reference |
Freshwater | |||
Brachydanio rerio | 96-hour LC50 | 58.5 | Bellavere and Gorbi (1981) |
Carrasius auratus | 96-hour LC50 | 37.5 | Pickering and Henderson (1966) |
Channa punctatus | 96-hour LC50 | 45.2 | Saxena and Parashari (1983) |
Colisa fasciatus | 96-hour LC50 | 20.8c | Srivastava et al. (1979) |
Ictalurus punctatus | 24-hour LC50 | 58 | Cairns Jr. et al (1978) |
Lebistes reticulatus | 96-hour TLm | 30 | Pickering and Henderson (1966) |
Lepomis macrochirus | 96-hour LC50 96-hour LC50 | 110 213a 120b | Trama and Benoit (1960) Turnbull et al. (1954) Cairns Jr. and Scheier (1958) |
Morone saxitalis | 96-hour LC50 | 28b | Palawski et al. (1985) |
Notemigonus crysoleucas | 96-hour LC50 | 55 | Hartwell et al. (1989) |
Oncorhynchus mykiss | 96-hour LC50 | 63.6 69a 13d | Brown et al. (1985) Benoit (1976) Van Der Putte et al (1981b) |
Pimephales promelas | 96-hour TLm 96-hour TLm | 17.6 33.2a 45.6b | Pickering and Henderson (1966) Benoit (1976) Pickering and Henderson (1966) |
Salvelinus fontinalis | 96-hour LC50 | 59 | Benoit (1976) |
Saltwater | |||
Alburnus alburnus* | 96-hour LC50 | 84.8 | Lindén et al. (1979) |
Chelon labrosus | 48-hour LC50 | 47.2 | Taylor et al. (1985) |
Citlerichthys stigmaeus | 96-hour LC50 | 30 | Mearns et al. (1976) |
Cyprinodon variegates | 96-hour LC50 | 25 21.4b | Jop et al. (1987) Dorn et al. (1987) |
Gasterosteus aculcatus* | 96-hour LC50 | 33 35b | Jop et al. (1987) |
Limanda limanda | 96-hour LC50 | 47 | Taylor et al. (1985) |
Applicant's summary and conclusion
- Validity criteria fulfilled:
- yes
- Conclusions:
- Based on a review of existing fish data from the EU RAR, an acceptable assessment of acute toxicity was achieved.
- Executive summary:
Based on a review of existing fish data from the EU RAR, an acceptable assessment of acute toxicity was achieved.
The acute toxicity of chromium (VI) to fish appears to be dependent on the water hardness and also pH. Higher toxicity has generally been seen in soft water and at more acidic pHs, particularly those <6.5. This dependence appears to follow a similar pattern to the uptake of chromium (VI) by fish (see Section 3.1.1.2.4), where it has been postulated that at lower pHs, the main form of chromium (VI) in solution is the monovalent HCrO4 - ion, which has been postulated as having a higher mobility across cell membranes than the divalent chromium (VI) oxyanions found at higher pH.
For some fish species, toxicity data are available for more than one of the chromium (VI) compounds included in this assessment. The available information indicates that, when expressed on a total chromium concentration, there are no significant differences between the toxicity of sodium chromate, sodium dichromate and potassium dichromate (allowing for differences in water properties). This is as would be expected if the equilibria between the chromate and dichromate anions are established in the test medium. Little information is available for ammonium dichromate and chromic acid, but it would be expected that their toxicity would be similar to that of the other chromates/dichromates, when expressed on a total chromium concentration basis.
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