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- 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
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- Nanomaterial agglomeration / aggregation
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- Nanomaterial aspect ratio / shape
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- Nanomaterial Zeta potential
- Nanomaterial surface chemistry
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- Endpoint summary
- Stability
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- Transport and distribution
- Environmental data
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- 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
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- Biotransformation and kinetics
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- Toxicological Summary
- Toxicokinetics, metabolism and distribution
- Acute Toxicity
- Irritation / corrosion
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- Repeated dose toxicity
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- Carcinogenicity
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Toxicity to aquatic algae and cyanobacteria
Administrative data
Link to relevant study record(s)
- Endpoint:
- toxicity to aquatic algae and cyanobacteria
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- key study
- Study period:
- From October 22, 2002 to October 25, 2002
- Reliability:
- 1 (reliable without restriction)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- guideline study
- Qualifier:
- according to guideline
- Guideline:
- OECD Guideline 201 (Alga, Growth Inhibition Test)
- Deviations:
- no
- Qualifier:
- according to guideline
- Guideline:
- EU Method C.3 (Algal Inhibition test)
- Deviations:
- no
- GLP compliance:
- yes (incl. QA statement)
- Specific details on test material used for the study:
- CAS No.: 078567-28-9; Batch No.: WDJ 1853D-3; Purity: 100 %; Appearance: liquid, viseous, yellowish
- Analytical monitoring:
- yes
- Details on sampling:
- Alga cells were checked for any unusual cell shapes, color differences, differences in chloroplast morphology, flocculations, adherence of algae to test containers or aggregation of alga cells.
- Vehicle:
- no
- Details on test solutions:
- Dispersions with the nominal loading of 12.5, 25, 50 and 100 mg/L, were prepared with test medium and shaken with 20 rpm tor 24 h (Rotating Shaker 3040, GFL). Finally undissolved particles of the test substance were removed by centrifugation (20 min, 3000 rpm). The dispersion with the nominal loading of 12.5 mg/L served as stock solution for preparation of test loading of 6.25 mg/L. Dilutions were necessary since weighing out of smaller test substance amounts were not possible.
Controls: Six replicates (without test substance) were tested under the same test conditions as the test replicates. - Test organisms (species):
- Scenedesmus sp.
- Details on test organisms:
- Test organism: Scenedesmus subspicatus CHODAT SAG 86.81,
Origin: Sammlung von Algenkulturen (SAG), Pflanzenphysiologisches Institut der Universität Göttingen, Nikolausberger Weg 18, D-37073 Göttingen,
Method of cultivation: fresh stocks were prepared every month on Z-Agar. Light intensity amounted 35-70 uE/m2*s for 24 h per day,
Culture medium: Nutrient medium Z according to LÜTTGE et al. (1994). - Test type:
- static
- Water media type:
- other:
- Limit test:
- no
- Total exposure duration:
- 72 h
- Test temperature:
- 23 ± 2 °C
- pH:
- 7.72-8.34
- Nominal and measured concentrations:
- Nominal concentrations: 6.25 - 12.5- 25 - 50 - 100 mg/L
- Details on test conditions:
- Replicates: 3 replicates per loading level, 6 per control,
Test container: Plastic cuvettes (0 50 mm), transparent, with top, volume: 20 mL,
Test volume: 10 mL,
Preculture: A four day old preculture was used as inoculum. Incubation was performed in 500 mL Erlenmeyer flasks with test medium. For the start of the test the preculture was diluted with test medium to receive an initial cell concentration of approximately 1 x 10+E4 cells/mL in the replicates. All algae were from the same source and have not been used in a previous study,
Application: at the test start fluorescence was measured after application of the test substance,
Agitation: test containers were placed on a rotary shaker and oscillated at approximately 70 rpm,
Light intensity: nominally 60 - 120 uE/m2*s,
Light regime: 24 h/d light,
Recovery of algae: after 72 h 0.5 mL alga suspension from the nominal test loading 100 mg/L and control were transferred to 10 mL untreated test medium and allowed to grow for further 3 d to determine whether the effect of the test substance was reversible,
Measurements: Cell density was measured via Chlorophyll-a-fluorescence (excitation at 435 nm, emission at 685 nm). Each replicate was measured 6-fold. The cell density was measured at the beginning of the test and every 24 h. Filtrated culture medium was used as ground signal. The pH-value at the beginning of the test was measured out of two additional replicates of each loading level and control. At the end it was measured from a pool of all replicates. The room temperature was measured continuously by a hygrothermographe. Light intensities were measured prior to test start. Microscopic evaluation of the cells was determined at the start and end of the incubation. - Reference substance (positive control):
- yes
- Remarks:
- Controls: Six replicates (without test substance) were tested under the same test conditions as the test replicates.
- Key result
- Duration:
- 72 h
- Dose descriptor:
- other: EL50
- Effect conc.:
- > 100 mg/L
- Nominal / measured:
- nominal
- Conc. based on:
- test mat.
- Basis for effect:
- growth rate
- Key result
- Duration:
- 72 h
- Dose descriptor:
- other: NOEL
- Effect conc.:
- 25 mg/L
- Nominal / measured:
- nominal
- Conc. based on:
- test mat.
- Basis for effect:
- growth rate
- Results with reference substance (positive control):
- EbC5O: 0.49 mg/L (95 % CI: 0.45 - 0.54); ErC50: 0.94 mg/L (95 % CI: 0.82 - 1.07).
The EC50 values of the reference substance potassium dichromate after 72 h met the validity criteria according to EU Method C.3 Annex 2 (preseribed ranges are 0.20 - 0.75 mg/L and 0.60 - 1.03 mg/L potassium diehromate for inhibition of biomass growth and raterelated inhibition, respeetively). - Reported statistics and error estimates:
- NOEL values were calculated using One Way Analysis of Variance, DUNNETT'S Method and BONFERRONI t-test (a=0.05).
- Validity criteria fulfilled:
- yes
- Conclusions:
- Under the study conditions, the 72 h EL50 of the test substance in fresh water algae was determined to be greater than 100 mg/L and the 72 h NOELs were determined to be 6.25 mg/L (biomass growth) and 25 mg/L (growth rate).
- Executive summary:
A study was conducted to determine the short term toxicity of the test substance to Scenedesmus subspicatus according to OECD Guideline 201 and EU Method C.3, in compliance with GLP. The study was conducted under static conditions with an initial cell density of 10E+4 cells/mL. 5 loading levels of the water accommodated fraction (WAF) were tested in a geometrical series with a dilution factor of 2: nominal test loading: 6.25 - 12.5 - 25 - 50 - 100 mg/L. Dispersions of the test substance at nominal loading of 12.5, 25, 50 and 100 mg/L were prepared. The dispersion with the nominal loading of 12.5 mg/L served as stock dispersion for preparation of test loading at 6.25 mg/L. Three replicates were tested for each loading level and six replicates for control. Microscopic evaluation of the cells at the start and end of the incubation period revealed no morphological abnormalities. Water quality parameters such as pH, measured at 0 and 72 h, and room temperature, measured continuously, were determined to be within the acceptable limits. The concentrations of DOC were analysed at all loading levels at test start and test end. All effect values are given based on the nominal test loadings. Under the study conditions, the test substance was found to inhibit the growth of the freshwater green alga Scenedesmus subspicatus at nominal loading of ≥12.5 mg/L (biomass growth) and at ≥50 mg/L (growth rate). Under the study conditions, the 72 h EL50 of the test substance in fresh water algae was determined to be greater than 100 mg/L and the 72 h NOELs were determined to be 6.25 mg/L (biomass growth) and 25 mg/L (growth rate) (Scheerbaum, 2002).
Reference
Validity criteria:
The cell density had to increase at minimum 16-fold in the control replicates within 72 h. The temperature during the test had to be in the range of 21-25 °C controlled at ± 2 °C. The pH-value of the control replicates should not normally deviate by more than 1.0 units during the test.
Description of key information
Key value for chemical safety assessment
- EC50 for freshwater algae:
- 100 mg/L
- EC10 or NOEC for freshwater algae:
- 25 mg/L
Additional information
A study was conducted to determine the short term toxicity of the test substance to Scenedesmus subspicatus according to OECD Guideline 201 and EU Method C.3, in compliance with GLP. The study was conducted under static conditions with an initial cell density of 10E+4 cells/mL. 5 loading levels of the water accommodated fraction (WAF) were tested in a geometrical series with a dilution factor of 2: nominal test loading: 6.25 - 12.5 - 25 - 50 - 100 mg/L. Dispersions of the test substance at nominal loading of 12.5, 25, 50 and 100 mg/L were prepared. The dispersion with the nominal loading of 12.5 mg/L served as stock dispersion for preparation of test loading at 6.25 mg/L. Three replicates were tested for each loading level and six replicates for control. Microscopic evaluation of the cells at the start and end of the incubation period revealed no morphological abnormalities. Water quality parameters such as pH, measured at 0 and 72 h, and room temperature, measured continuously, were determined to be within the acceptable limits. The concentrations of DOC were analysed at all loading levels at test start and test end. All effect values are given based on the nominal test loadings. Under the study conditions, the test substance was found to inhibit the growth of the freshwater green alga Scenedesmus subspicatus at nominal loading of ≥12.5 mg/L (biomass growth) and at ≥50 mg/L (growth rate). Under the study conditions, the 72 h EL50 of the test substance in fresh water algae was determined to be greater than 100 mg/L and the 72 h NOELs were determined to be 6.25 mg/L (biomass growth) and 25 mg/L (growth rate) (Scheerbaum, 2002).
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