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Ecotoxicological information

Toxicity to aquatic algae and cyanobacteria

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
toxicity to aquatic algae and cyanobacteria
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: Literature, BUA reports generally reliable. No details on study available, but description in report is sufficient for evaluation.

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
secondary source
Title:
Xylidine, BUA Stoffbericht 161
Year:
1994
Bibliographic source:
BUA, Beratergremium für umweltrelevante Altstoffe (BUA) der Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker, S.Hirzel Verlag 1995

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
equivalent or similar to guideline
Guideline:
ISO 8692 (Water Quality - Fresh Water Algal Growth Inhibition Test with Scenedesmus subspicatus and Selenastrum capricornutum)
Deviations:
not specified
GLP compliance:
not specified

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
2,3-xylidine
EC Number:
201-755-0
EC Name:
2,3-xylidine
Cas Number:
87-59-2
Molecular formula:
C8H11N
IUPAC Name:
2,3-dimethylaniline

Sampling and analysis

Analytical monitoring:
not specified

Test solutions

Vehicle:
not specified

Test organisms

Test organisms (species):
Desmodesmus subspicatus (previous name: Scenedesmus subspicatus)

Study design

Test type:
not specified
Water media type:
not specified
Total exposure duration:
48 h

Test conditions

Test temperature:
24+/-1 °C
pH:
8.0+/-0,3

Results and discussion

Effect concentrations
Duration:
48 h
Dose descriptor:
IC50
Effect conc.:
44 mg/L
Nominal / measured:
not specified
Conc. based on:
not specified
Basis for effect:
not specified

Applicant's summary and conclusion