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Table 4.5.

Short-term toxicity of Dimethyl phthalate to aquatic invertebrates

 

Review of Environmental
Fate and Effects of Selected
Phthalate Esters
 

Test species

(F/S)

N/M

Test
duration

Endpoint

EC50 or LC50
(mg/l)

NOEC (LOEC)
(mg/l)

Reference

Daphnia magna

F

N

48 h

Mortality

33 (16-130)

<1.7

/27/

Daphnia magna

F

M

48 h static

Mortality

45.9

<23.5

/25, 28/

Hydrosyche spp.

F

N

24 h

Mortality


&NBSP;

1.0

/29/

Paratanytarsus parthenogenica

F

M

48 h static

Mortality

377

<100

/25, 30/

Artemia salina

S

N

72 h

Hatching
success


&NBSP;

10

/31/

Mysidopsis bahia

S

M

96 h static

Mortality

68.6

22.2

/25, 32/

Mysidopsis bahia

S

N

96 h

Mortality

73.7 (51.7-86.8)

47.8

/22/

Nitocra spinipes

S

N

96 h

Mortality

62 (53-72)


&NBSP;

/33/

Rhithropanopeus harrisii

S

N

NA

Survival/
development


&NBSP;

1.0

/34/

F: Fresh water; S: Salt water; N: Nominal; M: Measured concentration; NOEC: No Observed Effect Concentration; LOEC: Lowest Observed Effect Concentration.