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EC number: 214-604-9 | CAS number: 1163-19-5
Toxicity to terrestrial plants
Administrative data
- Endpoint:
- toxicity to terrestrial plants: long-term
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- key study
- Study period:
- Jan - Aug 2001
- Reliability:
- 1 (reliable without restriction)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- other: Study performed according to international guidelines and good laboratory practices by an experienced contract laboratory.
Data source
Referenceopen allclose all
- Reference Type:
- study report
- Title:
- Unnamed
- Year:
- 2 001
- Reference Type:
- publication
- Title:
- Unnamed
- Year:
- 2 002
Materials and methods
Test guidelineopen allclose all
- Qualifier:
- according to guideline
- Guideline:
- OECD Guideline 208 (Terrestrial Plants Test: Seedling Emergence and Seedling Growth Test)
- Version / remarks:
- proposal for revision
- Deviations:
- no
- Qualifier:
- according to guideline
- Guideline:
- EPA OPPTS 850.4100 (Terrestrial Plant Toxicity Tier I (seedling emergence))
- Deviations:
- no
- Qualifier:
- according to guideline
- Guideline:
- EPA OPPTS 850.4225 (Seedling Emergence Tier II)
- Deviations:
- no
- GLP compliance:
- yes
Test material
- Reference substance name:
- Bis(pentabromophenyl) ether
- EC Number:
- 214-604-9
- EC Name:
- Bis(pentabromophenyl) ether
- Cas Number:
- 1163-19-5
- Molecular formula:
- C12Br10O
- IUPAC Name:
- bis(pentabromophenyl) ether
- Details on test material:
- Composite of equal porportions of the commercial DecaBDE products of Albemarle Corporation, Great Lakes Chemical Corp, and ICL.
Constituent 1
Sampling and analysis
- Analytical monitoring:
- yes
- Details on sampling:
- Fortified soil, matrix blanks and fortified quality control samples analyzed for test material.
Test substrate
- Vehicle:
- no
Test organisms
open allclose all
- Species:
- Allium cepa
- Plant group:
- Monocotyledonae (monocots)
- Species:
- Cucumis sativus
- Plant group:
- Dicotyledonae (dicots)
- Species:
- Glycine max (G. soja)
- Plant group:
- Dicotyledonae (dicots)
- Species:
- Lolium perenne
- Plant group:
- Monocotyledonae (monocots)
- Species:
- Lycopersicon esculentum
- Plant group:
- Dicotyledonae (dicots)
- Species:
- Zea mays
- Plant group:
- Monocotyledonae (monocots)
Study design
- Test type:
- other: seedling emergence and growth
- Study type:
- laboratory study
- Substrate type:
- artificial soil
- Limit test:
- no
- Total exposure duration:
- 21 d
Test conditions
- Test temperature:
- Ranged from 18 to 33 degrees C.
- Moisture:
- Relative humidity ranged from 10-79%.
- Nominal and measured concentrations:
- Nominal: 0, 391, 781, 1563, 3125, 6250 mg/kg dry soil.
- Reference substance (positive control):
- no
Results and discussion
Effect concentrationsopen allclose all
- Species:
- Allium cepa
- Duration:
- 21 d
- Dose descriptor:
- NOEC
- Effect conc.:
- >= 6 250 mg/kg soil dw
- Nominal / measured:
- nominal
- Conc. based on:
- test mat.
- Basis for effect:
- other: emergence and growth
- Species:
- Cucumis sativus
- Duration:
- 21 d
- Dose descriptor:
- NOEC
- Effect conc.:
- >= 6 250 mg/kg soil dw
- Nominal / measured:
- nominal
- Conc. based on:
- test mat.
- Basis for effect:
- other: emergence and growth
- Species:
- Glycine max (G. soja)
- Duration:
- 21 d
- Dose descriptor:
- NOEC
- Effect conc.:
- >= 6 250 mg/kg soil dw
- Nominal / measured:
- nominal
- Conc. based on:
- test mat.
- Basis for effect:
- other: emergence and growth
- Species:
- Lolium perenne
- Duration:
- 21 d
- Dose descriptor:
- NOEC
- Effect conc.:
- >= 6 250 mg/kg soil dw
- Nominal / measured:
- nominal
- Conc. based on:
- test mat.
- Basis for effect:
- other: emergence and growth
- Species:
- Lycopersicon esculentum
- Duration:
- 21 d
- Dose descriptor:
- NOEC
- Effect conc.:
- >= 6 250 mg/kg soil dw
- Nominal / measured:
- nominal
- Conc. based on:
- test mat.
- Basis for effect:
- other: emergence and growth
- Species:
- Zea mays
- Duration:
- 21 d
- Dose descriptor:
- NOEC
- Effect conc.:
- >= 6 250 mg/kg soil dw
- Nominal / measured:
- nominal
- Conc. based on:
- test mat.
- Basis for effect:
- other: emergence and growth
Applicant's summary and conclusion
- Validity criteria fulfilled:
- yes
- Conclusions:
- DecaBDE was not toxic to six species of terrestrial plants; the NOEC was 6250 mg/kg dry soil, the highest dose tested.
- Executive summary:
No effects on emergence, survival or growth was observed on any of the six plant species tested. The highest soil concentration tested, 6250 mg/kg dry soil, was the NOEC. The plants tested were corn, cucumber, onion, ryegrass, soybean, and tomato.
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