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Short-term toxicity to fish

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Dimethylsilanediol:
A 96-hour LC50 of >126 mg/L has been determined for the effects of dimethylsilanediol on mortality of Oncorhynchus mykiss.
Methylsilanetriol:
A 96-hour LC50 value of >500 mg/l and NOEC of ≥500 mg/l (nominal concentration) have been determined for the effects of a read-across substance, triethoxy(methyl)silane, on mortality of Brachydanio rerio.

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No test data for short-term toxicity to fish are available fordisilane, chloro Me derivs.Disilane, chloro Me derivs.is expected to hydrolyse rapidly in contact with water to give hydrogen chloride and, initially,the silanol derivatives of the three main constituents, and further hydrolyse to methylsilanetriol and dimethylsilanediol.

Effects of hydrogen chloride on aquatic organisms are limited to those that result from changes to pH in unbuffered media.

Short-term toxicity to fish data are available for dimethylsilanediol. For methylsilanetriol, data have been read-across from the related substance triethoxy(methyl)silane. Under conditions relevant to ecotoxicity assessment this will hydrolyse to methylsilanetriol in the course of the tests. The other hydrolysis product, ethanol, is non-toxic to the environment and it is considered unlikely that its presence significantly affected the results of the test performed with triethoxy(methyl)silane.