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Toxicity to aquatic algae and cyanobacteria

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No dose-related effects on the growth rate of Desmodesmus subspicata were observed after 72 h exposure to test concentrations up to 100 mg C.I. Pigment Red 104/l. Therefore the LC50 is above the loading rate of 100 mg test substance/liter and the NOEC is at or above 100 mg/l.  

Key value for chemical safety assessment

EC50 for freshwater algae:
100 mg/L
EC10 or NOEC for freshwater algae:
100 mg/L

Additional information

Two guideline studies on the acute toxicity of C.I. Pigment Red 104 to the aquatic alga Desmodesmus subspicatus are available (OECD 201, 1984, reliability 2, acceptable restrictions). The test substance was not prepared according to the OECD 29 dissolution protocol (07/2001). It was prepared by stirring 125 mg C.I. Pigment Red 104 per liter for 24 hours and filtration over 0.2 micrometer. The concentrations of dissolved metals in the eluate were determined. The eluate contents for dissolved chromium and lead were < 0.005 mg chromium/l and 0.13 to 0.16 mg lead/l, respectively.

No dose-related effects on the growth rate were observed (see attached graphs). The 72h-EC50 for Desmodesmus subspicatus was above the loading rate of 100 mg C.I. Pigment Red 104 per liter. The 72h-NOEC for Desmodesmus subspicatus was at or above the loading rate of 100 mg C.I. Pigment Red 104 per liter (BASF AG, 2000).