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Ecotoxicological information

Short-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
short-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: Well conducted study according to ASTM standard.

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
publication
Title:
Acute bioassays and hazard evaluation of representative contaminants detected in Great Lakes fish
Author:
Passino DRM & Smith SB
Year:
1987
Bibliographic source:
Environ Toxicol Chem (6): 901-907

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
other: Annual Book of ASTM Standards E729-80: Standard practise of conducting acute toxicity tests with fishes, macroinvertebrates, and amphibians.
GLP compliance:
no

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Methoxyammonium chloride
EC Number:
209-798-7
EC Name:
Methoxyammonium chloride
Cas Number:
593-56-6
Molecular formula:
CH5NO.ClH
IUPAC Name:
methoxyammonium chloride
Details on test material:
- Name of test material (as cited in study report): O-Methylhydroxylamine hydrochloride
- Analytical purity: > 96%

Sampling and analysis

Analytical monitoring:
no

Test solutions

Vehicle:
no

Test organisms

Test organisms (species):
Daphnia pulex
Details on test organisms:
TEST ORGANISM
- Common name: water flea
- Age at study initiation: less than 24 h
- Feeding during test: none during test
- Food type: 1:1:4 mixture of four single-species green algae cultures (Chlorella vulgaris, C. pyrenoidosa, Ankistrodesmus falcatus, Chlamydomonas reinhardii) with cerophyl medium

Study design

Test type:
static
Water media type:
freshwater
Limit test:
no
Total exposure duration:
48 h

Test conditions

Test temperature:
17 °C
Nominal and measured concentrations:
- 5 different concentrations (not specified)
Details on test conditions:
TEST SYSTEM
- Test vessel: 150 ml test chamber
- No. of organisms per vessel: 10 neonates
- No. of vessels per concentration (replicates): 1
- No. of vessels per control (replicates): 1
- No. of vessels per vehicle control (replicates): 1

EFFECT PARAMETERS MEASURED: Immobilisation

TEST CONCENTRATIONS
- Source/preparation of dilution water: reconstituted hard water

Results and discussion

Effect concentrations
Duration:
48 h
Dose descriptor:
EC50
Effect conc.:
0.394 mg/L
Nominal / measured:
nominal
Conc. based on:
test mat.
Basis for effect:
mobility

Applicant's summary and conclusion