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Table 5.7.

Short-term toxicity data on Diethyl 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

48 h

Mortality (fed compound)


 

102-156 mg/kg

/38/

Lepomis macrochirus

F

N

96 h

Mortality

98.2
(88.1-108)

<6.8

/22/

Lepomis macrochirus

F

M

96 h static

Mortality

16.7

1.65

/25, 39/

Lepomis macrochirus.

F

N

96 h

Mortality

110


&NBSP;

/40/

Leuciscus idus melanotus

F

N

48 h

Mortality

53

10

/60/

Pimephales promelas

F

M

96 h flow-through

Mortality

31 (29.6-34.1)


&NBSP;

/61/

Pimephales promelas

F

M

96 h static

Mortality

16.8

4.0

/25, 42/

Pimephales promelas

F

M

96 h flow-through

Mortality

17 (13-22)

3.4

/25, 43/

Onchorhynchus mykiss

F

M

96 h flow-through

Mortality

12 (10-15)

3.8

/25, 41/

Cyprinodon variegatus

S

N

96 h

Mortality

29
(23.3-37.6)

22.2

/22, 44/

Cyprinodon variegatus

S

M

96 h flow-through

Mortality

29
(20-42)

20

/25, 45/

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