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Administrative data

Endpoint:
short-term toxicity to fish
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Study period:
2008-12-04 to 2008-12-08
Reliability:
1 (reliable without restriction)

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
2009
Report date:
2009

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
OECD Guideline 203 (Fish, Acute Toxicity Test)
GLP compliance:
yes

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Octanoic acid, esters with anhydrosorbitol and dianhydrosorbitol
EC Number:
939-179-3
Molecular formula:
not applicable
IUPAC Name:
Octanoic acid, esters with anhydrosorbitol and dianhydrosorbitol
Details on test material:
- Name of test material (as cited in study report): Sorbitanmonocaprylat
- Physical state: Liquid, brwon
- Analytical purity: >99 % (w/w)
- Lot/batch No.: Mk 08/114
- Expiration date of the lot/batch: 2010.07.31
- Stability under test conditions: Not applicable
- Storage condition of test material: Room temperature, protected from light, in original container.

Sampling and analysis

Analytical monitoring:
yes
Details on sampling:
- Concentrations: A limit concentration of 100 mg/L
- Sampling method:
Analytical evaluation of the limit concentration of Sorbitncaprylat was carried out via DOC measurement at start and end of exposure.
- Sample storage conditions before analysis: All samples were stored at room temperature before preparation and before analysis, if necessary.

Test solutions

Vehicle:
no
Details on test solutions:
PREPARATION AND APPLICATION OF TEST SOLUTION (especially for difficult test substances)
- Method: Directly weighing of the limit test item concentration. The test medium was mixed with an ultraturrax
(1 min, 17000 rpm).
- Eluate: Dilution water
- Differential loading: None, limit test item concentration of 100 mg/L.
- Controls: 7 fish in dilution water (without test item) were tested under the same test conditions as the test replicates.

Test organisms

Test organisms (species):
Danio rerio (previous name: Brachydanio rerio)
Details on test organisms:
TEST ORGANISM
- Common name: Zebrafish
- Source: All fish used in the test originate from a single brood stock at DR.NOACK-LABORATORIEN from a single brood stock. (supplier: Niedersächsischer Landesbetrieb für Wasserwirtschaft, Küsten- und Naturschutz, An der Scharlake 39, D-31135 Hildesheim)
- Length at study initiation (length definition, mean, range and SD): Average body length: 2.84 cm
- Weight at study initiation (mean and range, SD): Average body weight: 0.3 g
- Method of breeding: Holding was performed at the test facility at 23+/-2 °C and diffuse light (0.1 - 10 µmol photons • m-2 • s-1, natural photoperiod). The water was changed at least once per week. The dissolved oxygen concentration was more than 80 % of the air saturation value. No disease treatments were administered throughout holding and testing. Food was provided 3 times per week. The amount of food was 4 % of the fish body weight per feeding day. The test fish were not fed 24 h before the test started.
- Feeding during test: No feeding during test



ACCLIMATION
- Acclimation period: Zebrafish with at least 12 days of acclimatisation and mortality < 5 % within these days before the study starts were used in the test.
- Acclimation conditions (same as test or not): Same as test
- Type and amount of food: 4 % of the fish body weight per feeding day. The test fish were not fed 24 h before the test started. Food: Sera Vipan; SERA GMBH, D-52518 Heinsberg
- Feeding frequency: 3 times per week.
- Health during acclimation (any mortality observed): No mortality observed, no disease treatments were administered throughout holding and testing.


Study design

Test type:
static
Water media type:
freshwater
Limit test:
yes
Total exposure duration:
96 h

Test conditions

Hardness:
Total Hardness at day 0: 64 mg/L
Test temperature:
Please refer to "Any other information on materials and methods"
pH:
Please refer to "Any other information on materials and methods"
Dissolved oxygen:
Please refer to "Any other information on materials and methods"
Salinity:
Not measured, freshwater
Nominal and measured concentrations:
Please refer to "Any other information on materials and methods"
Details on test conditions:
TEST SYSTEM
- Test vessel: Glass aquaria
- Type (delete if not applicable): open, loosely covered by glass tops
- Material, size, headspace, fill volume: glass, 10 L test volume per vessel
- Aeration: Gentle aeration
- Renewal rate of test solution (frequency/flow rate): daily renewal (after 0, 24, 48, 72 hours)
- No. of organisms per vessel: 7
- No. of vessels per concentration (replicates): 1
- No. of vessels per control (replicates): 1
- Biomass loading rate: less than 1 g fish per L test solution


TEST MEDIUM / WATER PARAMETERS
- Source/preparation of dilution water: Same as for holding
- Culture medium different from test medium: Tap water of local origin was used for holding. The water was filtered on activated charcoal and aerated for at least 24 h to remove chlorine.
Nominal water parameters:
Total hardness: 10 - 250 mg CaCO3/L
pH-value: 6.0 - 8.5
- Intervals of water quality measurement: pH-value, temperature and oxygen saturation were measured in all vessels at the beginning of the test and every 24 h (from old and new media). Total hardness of the water was determined at the beginning out of the test control. During the test the water temperature was recorded continuously with a data logger (once per hour).


OTHER TEST CONDITIONS
- Adjustment of pH: No
- Photoperiod: natural
- Light intensity: 0.1 - 10 µmol photons x m-2 x s-1


EFFECT PARAMETERS MEASURED (with observation intervals if applicable) : Fish were considered dead if there was no visible movement (e.g. gill covers movement) and if touching of the caudal peduncle produced no reaction. Records were kept of visible abnormalities (e.g. loss of equilibrium, swimming behaviour, respiratory function, pigmentation, etc.). Observations were made after 24, 48, 72 and 96 h.


TEST CONCENTRATIONS
- Range finding study:

Cumulative Mortality [%] in the Preliminary Test
(n = 5)
Nominal test item concentration
[mg/L] Test Duration [hours]
24 48 72 96
100 0 0 0 0
Control 0 0 0 0








Reference substance (positive control):
no

Results and discussion

Effect concentrationsopen allclose all
Duration:
96 h
Dose descriptor:
LC50
Effect conc.:
> 100 mg/L
Nominal / measured:
nominal
Conc. based on:
test mat.
Basis for effect:
mortality (fish)
Duration:
96 h
Dose descriptor:
LC0
Effect conc.:
100 mg/L
Nominal / measured:
nominal
Conc. based on:
test mat.
Basis for effect:
mortality (fish)
Duration:
96 h
Dose descriptor:
NOEC
Effect conc.:
100 mg/L
Nominal / measured:
nominal
Conc. based on:
test mat.
Basis for effect:
mortality (fish)
Details on results:
- Behavioural abnormalities: Not observed
- Mortality of control: 0%
- Other adverse effects control: Not observed
- Abnormal responses: Not observed
- Any observations (e.g. precipitation) that might cause a difference between measured and nominal values: The test item was clearly dissolved in the tested loading levels during exposure.
Results with reference substance (positive control):
No reference substance tested
Reported statistics and error estimates:
The concentrations leading to 0 and 100 % mortality (LC0 and LC100) after 96 h were determined directly from the test results. LC10,20,50-values have not to be calculated in a limit test.

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Validity criteria fulfilled:
yes
Conclusions:
In this studySorbitancaprylat has shown no mortality after 96 hours when tested with Zebrafish with the limit concentration of 100 mg/L.
The LC50 after 96 hours is > 100 mg test item/L. All effect levels are given based on the nominal concentration level of the test item.