7 Butylbenzyl Phthalate (BBP), Danish Environmental Protection Agency

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	Table 7.5. Short-term toxicity of Butylbenzyl phthalate to aquatic invertebrates &NBSP;	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
Daphnia magna	F	M	48 h flow-through	Mortality	1.8	0.82	/109/
Daphnia magna	F	M	48 h	Mortality	3.7 (3.0-4.6)	1	/104/
Daphnia magna	F	M	48 h static	Mortality	>0.96	0.96	/25, 28/
Hexagenia limbata	F	M	96 flow-through	Mortality	1.1	&NBSP;	/110/
Procambarus sp.	F	M	96 h flow-through	Mortality	>2.4	&NBSP;	/111/
Hydra littoralis	F	N	96 h flow-through	Mortality	1.1 (0.5-2.0)	&NBSP;	/112/
Chironomus tentatus	F	N	48 h flow-through	Mortality	1.64 (1.22-2.17)	&NBSP;	/113/
Paratanytarsus parthenogenica	F	M	96 h	Mortality	>3.6	3.6	/25/
Mysidopsis bahia	S	M	96 h	Mortality	0.9 (0.7-1.2)	0.4	/104/
Mysidopsis bahia	S	N	96 h	Mortality	9.63 (7.67-1.26)	3.55	/22/

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