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Ecotoxicological information

Toxicity to aquatic algae and cyanobacteria

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No effects observed up to the limit of water solubility.

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Since no studies investigating the toxicity of Fatty acids, C18-unsatd, dimers, hydrogenated, diisopropyl esters (CAS 103213-20-3) to aquatic algae are available, in accordance to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 Annex XI, 1.5 a read-across to the structurally related source substance Fatty acids, C18-unsatd., dimers, 2-ethylhexyl esters (CAS 68334-05-4) was conducted. The target substance Fatty acids, C18-unsatd., dimers, hydrogenated diisopropyl esters (CAS 103213-20-3) is characterized by two/three dimerised fatty acid moieties (C18 unsaturated) esterified with the alcohol component isopropanol. The source substance Fatty acids, C18-unsatd., dimers, 2-ethylhexyl esters (CAS 68334-05-4) is characterized as a dimerised ester of two C18:1 fatty acids with 2-ethylhexanol. This read-across is justified in detail in the overall summary (IUCLID Section 6.1) and within the analogue justification in IUCLID Section 13. In this case of read-across, the best suited (highest degree of structural similarity, nearest physico-chemical properties) read-across substance was used for the assessment.

The study with the read-across substance Fatty acids, C18-unsatd., dimers, 2-ethylhexyl esters (CAS 68334-05-4) was performed according to OECD 201 (GLP) and investigated the toxicity to freshwater algae (Swarbrick and Smyth, 2005). The green algae Selenastrum capricornutum was exposed for 72 h to a limit Water Accommodated Fraction (WAF) concentration of nominal 100 mg/L. No effects on algal growth was observed resulting in an EL50 (72 h) > 100 mg/L (nominal) The NOELR (72 h) ≥ 100 mg/L (nominal) was determined. 

Based on the available results from a structurally related read-across substance (in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 Annex XI, 1.5) which is characterized by a similar ecotoxicological profile and comparable structure, it can be concluded that Fatty acids, C18-unsatd, dimers, hydrogenated, diisopropyl esters (CAS 103213-20-3) will not have effects on aquatic algae up to the limit of water solubility.