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Toxicity to aquatic algae and cyanobacteria

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No effects up to the limit of water solubility (EU Method C.3), read across.

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Since no studies investigating the toxicity of Lauric acid ester with hydroxypropanediyl diacetate (CAS 30899-62-8) to aquatic algae are available, in accordance to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 Annex XI, 1.5 a read-across to the structurally related source substance Glycerides, C8-21 and C8-21-unsatd. mono- and di-, acetates (CAS 97593-30-1) was conducted.

The target substance is mainly characterized as a triester of glycerol esterified with acetic acid and lauric acid. A structurally very similar substance was selected as source substance. Glycerides, C8-21 and C8-21-unsatd. mono- and di-, acetates (CAS 97593-30-1) is a multi-constituent substance described as a triester of glycerol with acetic acid and lauric acid in a slightly different composition compared to the target substance. This read-across is justified in detail in the overall summary (IUCLID Section 6.1) and within the analogue justification in IUCLID Section 13. In this case of read-across, the best suited (highest degree of structural similarity, nearest physico-chemical properties) read-across substance was used for the assessment.

The toxicity of the suitable source substance Glycerides, C8-21 and C8-21-unsaturated, mono- and di-, acetates (CAS 97593-30-1) to freshwater algae was conducted according to EU method C.3 (GLP; Weyers, 2007). Desmodesmus subspicatus was exposed to the test substance loading rates of 4.3, 9.4, 21, 45 and 100 mg/L. The actual concentrations of the loading rates were analysed by GC/MS. After the exposure period of 72 h, no effects on algal biomass or growth rate were reported at any of the concentrations tested. Therefore, the EL10/50 (72 h) is > 0.264 mg/L (measured concentration), > 100 mg/L (nominal).

 

Based on the available result from one structurally related source substance (in accordance to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 Annex XI, 1.5) which is characterized by a comparable structure and composition, it can be concluded that Lauric acid ester with hydroxypropanediyl diacetate will not exhibit toxic effects to aquatic algae up to the limit of water solubility.