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Table 4.7.

Short-term toxicity data on Dimethyl phthalate to fish


 

 

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

Cyprinus carpio

F

N

94 h

Mortality (fed compound)


 

127-176 mg/kg

/38/

Lepomis
macrochirus

F

M

96 h static

Mortality

50

15.3

/25, 39/

Lepomis
macrochirus

F

N

96 h

Mortality

49.5 (37.1-68.7)

<13

/22/

Lepomis
macrochirus.

F

N

96 h

Mortality

50 (37-69)


&NBSP;

/40/

Oncorhynchus mykiss

F

M

96 h
flow-through

Mortality

56 (38-83)

10

/25, 41/

Pimephales
promelas

F

M

96 h static

Mortality

121

66

/25, 42/

Pimephales
promelas

F

M

96 h
flow-through

Mortality

39 (33-46)


&NBSP;

/25, 43/

Pimephales
promelas

F

M

120 h
flow-through

Mortality

38 (32-45


&NBSP;

/43/

Pimephales
promelas

F

M

144 h
flow-through

Mortality

38 (32-45)

14

/43/

Alburnus
alburnus

S

N

96 h

Mortality

100-115


&NBSP;

/33/

Cyprinodon variegatus

S

N

96 h

Mortality

58 (46.9-68.3)

21.5

/22, 44/

Cyprinodon variegatus

S

M

96 h
flow through

Mortality

29 (25-34)

3.2

/25, 45/

Kuhlia
sandvicensis

S

N

2 min

Behaviour


&NBSP;

20.0

/46/

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