Registration Dossier
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EC number: 200-849-9 | CAS number: 75-21-8
Short-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
Administrative data
- Endpoint:
- short-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- key study
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
Data source
Reference
- Reference Type:
- publication
- Title:
- Environmental fate and effects of ethylene oxide
- Author:
- CONWAY, R.A., WAGGY, G.T., SPIEGEL, M.H., & BERGLUND, R.L.
- Year:
- 1 983
- Bibliographic source:
- Environ. Sci. Technol., 17: 107-112
Materials and methods
Test guideline
- Qualifier:
- equivalent or similar to guideline
- Guideline:
- EU Method C.2 (Acute Toxicity for Daphnia)
- GLP compliance:
- not specified
Test material
- Reference substance name:
- Ethylene oxide
- EC Number:
- 200-849-9
- EC Name:
- Ethylene oxide
- Cas Number:
- 75-21-8
- Molecular formula:
- C2H4O
- IUPAC Name:
- oxirane
Constituent 1
Test organisms
- Test organisms (species):
- Daphnia magna
- Details on test organisms:
- Crustacea
Study design
- Test type:
- static
- Water media type:
- freshwater
- Total exposure duration:
- 48 h
Test conditions
- Test temperature:
- 17
- pH:
- 7.0
- Dissolved oxygen:
- minium
Results and discussion
Effect concentrations
- Duration:
- 48 h
- Dose descriptor:
- LC50
- Effect conc.:
- 212 mg/L
- Conc. based on:
- test mat.
Applicant's summary and conclusion
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