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Short-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates

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Description of key information

Testing is not scientifically justified as this substance is hydrolytically unstable. Acute toxicity (48-h LC50) of the main decomposition product ethanol is used as a key value.

Key value for chemical safety assessment

Fresh water invertebrates

Fresh water invertebrates
Effect concentration:
5 012 mg/L

Additional information

When this substance comes in contact with water or moisture, a complete hydrolysis will take place with no significant reaction products other than ethanol and hydrated titanium dioxide (half-life < 5 minutes, Brekelmans M.J.C. 2013). The organic decomposition product ethanol is readily biodegradable having also a low log Kow value (-0.3).

The CSA indicates that toxicity of this substance is similar to the main degradation product ethanol. Key studies (short-term toxicity to daphnia and algae, Klimisch score 1) conducted for the analogue category member (titanium tetraisopropanolate, CAS 546-68-9) justify that these organometallic titanates hydrolyse during toxicity testing and the aquatic toxicity is similar to the alcohol released in water. Category and read-across justifications are presented in the annexes of the CSR.

Therefore, the key value for CSA is obtained from the lowest 48-h LC 50 (mortality) of ethanol to Ceriodaphnia dubia (peer-reviewed secondary source, Takahashi et al. 1987).