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Table 6.5.

Short-term toxicity of Dibutyl 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

Chironomus plumosus

F

N

48 h

Mortality

0.76
(0.52-1.10)


 

/22/

Chironomus plumosus

F

M

48 h

Mortality

5.4 (3.5-7.5)


 

/84/

Daphnia magna

F

M

48 h

Mortality

3.7


 

/85/

Daphnia magna

F

M

48 h static

Mortality

3.0

1.7

/25, 28/

Daphnia magna

F

N

48 h static

Mortality

5.2 (4.7-5.6)


 

/86/

Daphnia magna

F

M

48 h

Immobilization

3.4

1.3 (10.0)

/87/

Moina macropopa

F

N

3 h

Mortality

>10


 

/77/

Gammarus pseudolimnaeus

F

N

96 h

Mortality

2.10


 

/88, 89/

Orconectes nais

F

N

96 h

Mortality

>10


 

/88/

Panagrellus redivivus

F

N

96 h

Molting success


 

0.0028 (0.028)

/90/

Paratanytarsus parthenogenica

F

M

48 h static

Mortality

6.29

2.35

/25, 30/

Artemia salina

S

N

72 h

Hatching success


 

<10 (10)

/31/

Artemia salina

S

N

24 h

Mortality

8.0


&NBSP;

/91/

Artemia salina

S

N

24 h

Teratogenesis


&NBSP;

(0.25-25)

/92/

Mysidopsis bahia

S

M

96 h static

Mortality

0.5

0.26

/25, 32/

Nitocra spinipes

S

N

96 h

Mortality

1.7 (1.3-2.2)


&NBSP;

/33/

Rithropanopeus harrisii

S

N

NA

Survival, impaired 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.