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EC number: 200-898-6 | CAS number: 75-75-2
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Acute tests on all three trophic levels were performed to examine the aquatic toxicity of methanesulphonic acid. Algae turned out to be the most sensitive species revealing an EC50 (96h) of 7.6 - 24 mg/L. Thus, methanesulphonic acid is considered to be acutely toxic to aquatic organisms. Effects of methanesulphonic acid towards fish and daphnia were found in the same range providing a LC50 (96h) of 73 mg/L for fish and an EC50 (48h) of 70 mg/L for Daphnia.
No data on long-term toxicity on fish and Daphnia are available. The hazard assessment of methanesulphonic acid reveals neither a need to classify the substance as dangerous for the environment, nor is it a PBT or vPvB substance. Therefore, and for reasons of animal welfare, a long-term toxicity study in fish and Daphnia is not provided.
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