5 Diethyl Phthalate (DEP), Danish Environmental Protection Agency

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	Table 5.5. Short-term toxicity of Diethyl phthalate to aquatic invertebrates	Review of Environmental Fate and Effects of Selected Phthalate Esters &NBSP;

Test species	(F/S)	N/M	Test duration	Endpoint	EC₅₀ or LC₅₀ (mg/l)	NOEC (LOEC) (mg/l)	Reference
Daphnia magna	F	N	24 h	Mortality	86	&NBSP;	/58/
Daphnia magna	F	M	48 h static	Mortality	86	37.5	/25, 59/
Daphnia magna	F	N	48 h	Mortality	52 (36-74)	10	/27/
Paratanytarsus parthenogenica	F	M	48 h static	Mortality	131	45.5	/25, 30/
Artemia salina	S	N	72 h	Hatching success	&NBSP;	10 (50)	/31/
Mysidopsis bahia	S	N	96 h static	Mortality	7.59 (5.73-9.52)	3.94	/22/
Mysidopsis bahia	S	M	96 h	Mortality	10.3	2.7	/25, 32/

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