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Table 7.4.

Toxicity of Butylbenzyl phthalate to algae


 

 

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

Navicula
pelliculosa

F

M

96 h

Cell number

0.60 (0.2-2.0)

0.3

/104/

Selenastrum capricornutum

F

N

96 h

Chlorophyll a

0.11 (0.02-0.28)

<0.07

/22/

Selenastrum capricornutum

F

N

96 h

Cell number

0.13 (0.02-0.37)
&NBSP;

/22/

Selenastrum capricornutum

F

M

96 h

Cell number

0.40 (0.2-1.0)

0.1

/104/

Dunaliella
tertiolecta

S

M

96 h

Cell number

1.0 (0.2-5.0)

0.3

/104/

Skeletonema costatum

S

M

96 h

Cell number

0.6 (0.3-2.0)

0.1

/104/

Skeletonema costatum

S

N

96 h

Chlorophyll a

0.17 (0.08-0.36)

<0.03

/22/

Skeletonema costatum

S

N

96 h

Cell number

0.19 (0.09-0.38)
&NBSP;

/22/

Selenastrum capricornutum

F

M

6 d static

Cell number

0.21

<0.10

/25, 26/

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