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Ecotoxicological information

Short-term toxicity to fish

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For assessing the aquatic hazard of CdZnS, reference has been made to ecotoxicity data obtained by standard testing on CdTe, a sparingly soluble  Cd-compound. Transformation dissolution data demonstrate that the solubility of Cd in CdZnS is even much lower than the solubility of Cd from CdTe (>50 times lower solubility of Cd in CdZnS, as compared to solubility in CdTe). The ecotoxicity of CdTe was therefore used as a worst case for the ecotoxicity of CdZnS.
Ecotoxicity of CdTe on Danio rerio was assessed over an exposure period of 96 hours. The LC50 derived was >1 g CdTe/L. This endpoint will be used for classification.

Key value for chemical safety assessment

Fresh water fish

Fresh water fish
Effect concentration:
1 g/L

Additional information

CdTe had no toxic effect at aquatic saturation on freshwater fish. A limit test was performed in the main experiment using only one test concentration at the limit of solubility of the test item in the test medium (100% v/v saturated solution) and one control group. The LC50 results and the LOEC are higher than the solubility level of the test item in the test medium, i.e. >1 g CdTe/L.