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Two 96 hr tests on Mysidopsis bahia yielded LC50s for benzyl butyl phthalate of >0.74 mg/L and 0.9 ppm.

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Two 96 hr acute toxicity studies of benzyl butyl phthalate on the saltwater shrimp Mysidopsis bahia are available. Both are acceptable for use as key studies for this endpoint.

EG&G Bionomics (1979) report a 96 hr LC50 of 0.9 ppm. This test followed the guideline "The Committee on Methods for Toxicity Tests with Aquatic Organisms 1975. Methods for acute toxicity tests with fish, macro-invertebrates, and amphibians. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Ecological Research Series, EPA-600/3-75-009. 61 p".

Suprenant (1988) report an unbounded 96 hr LC50: >0.74 mg/L (the highest test concentration resulted in less than 50% mortality). This test followed an EPA/OTS guideline.

A number of other studies are available which cover a variety of aquatic invertebrate species and are used as supprting studies. LC50 values of >0.96 - 9.63 mg/L are reported.