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Table 5.4.

Toxicity of Diethyl phthalate to algae

 

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Test species

(F/S)

N/M

Test
duration

Endpoint

EC50 or LC50
(mg/l)

NOEC (LOEC)
(mg/l)

Reference

Chilomonas paramecium

F

M

48 h

Growth inhibition


 

53

/23/

Chlorella
pyrenoidosa

F

N

96 h

Growth inhibition

80


 

/51, 49/

Selenastrum capricornutum

F

N

96 h

Chlorophyll a

90.3 (51.2-154)

22.2

/22/

Selenastrum capricornutum

F

M

96 h

Cell number

85.6 (46.2-143)


 

/22/

Scenedesmus subspicatus

F

N

48 h

Cell multiplication inhibition

35


 

/53/

Scenedesmus subspicatus

F

N

48 h

Growth rate

62


 

/53/

Scenedesmus subspicatus

F

N

72 h

Cell multiplication inhibition

23


 

/53/

Scenedesmus subspicatus

F

N

72 h

Growth rate

45


 

/53/

Scenedesmus subspicatus

F

N

96 h

Cell multiplication inhibition

21


 

/53/

Selenastrum capricornutum

F

N

96 h

Population growth

30.1 (21.1-42.9)


 

/54/

Selenastrum capricornutum

F

N

96 h

CO2 fixation test

>100


 

/54/

Gymnodinium breve

S

N

96 h

Growth rate

3.0-6.1


 

/24/

Gymnodinium breve

S

N

96 h

Cell population

33.0


 

/24/

Skeletonema costatum

S

N

96 h

Chorophyll a

65.5 (22.3-193)

<39.4

/22/

Skeletonema costatum

S

N

96 h

Cell number

85 (56.9-124)


&NBSP;

/22/

Microcystis aeruginosa

F

N

8 d

3% reproductive inhibition


&NBSP;

TT=15

/55/

Scenedesmus quadricauda

F

N

8 d

3% reproductive inhibition


&NBSP;

TT=10

/56, 57/

Selenastrum capricornutum

F

N

8 d static

Cell number

16

3.65

/25, 26/

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