Registration Dossier

Diss Factsheets

Ecotoxicological information

Toxicity to soil macroorganisms except arthropods

Currently viewing:

Administrative data

Link to relevant study record(s)

Description of key information

The 48 hour contact LC50- value on the earthworm Eisenia fetida was determined to be of 60 μg/cm2.

Key value for chemical safety assessment

Additional information

The effects of 1,2-dichloroethane on the earth worm Eisenia fetida has been investigated. Animals were exposed in the dark for 48 hr towards the material by means of a filter paper. A 48 hr LC50-value of 60 μg/cm2 was derived from this investigation (Neuhauser et al. 1985 ; Neuhauser et al. 1986). No PNECsoil can be derived from this study due to the use of filter paper instead of soil, therefore the PNECsoil was determined using equilibrium partitioning.