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EC number: 208-293-9 | CAS number: 520-45-6
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- Ecotoxicological Summary
- Aquatic toxicity
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- Short-term toxicity to fish
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- Short-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
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Short-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
Administrative data
Link to relevant study record(s)
- Endpoint:
- short-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
- Type of information:
- read-across from supporting substance (structural analogue or surrogate)
- Adequacy of study:
- key study
- Justification for type of information:
- REPORTING FORMAT FOR THE ANALOGUE APPROACH
1. HYPOTHESIS FOR THE ANALOGUE APPROACH
The source chemical is the sodium salt of the target. As such, both the source and the target are anticipated to behave similarly in aqueous systems.
2. SOURCE AND TARGET CHEMICAL(S) (INCLUDING INFORMATION ON PURITY AND IMPURITIES)
Source: Dehydroacetic acid, sodium salt [EC 224-580-1; CAS 4418-26-2]. Composition provided in TMI.
Target: Dehydroacetic acid [EC 208-293-9; CAS 520-45-6]. Purity/impurity profile as described in Section 1.2
3. ANALOGUE APPROACH JUSTIFICATION
The source chemical and the target are structurally identical apart from the sodium ion in the source replacing the hydrogen on the parent acid target. This results in an increase in the water solubility of the source (231 g/L at 20 °C; OECD 105, shake flask method) vs the target (> 0.5 g/L and < 2 g/L; similar to OECD 105, preliminary test). Thus, short term ecotoxicology studies performed with the source are expected to represent a worse-case for the target due to the increased exposure of the organisms to the substance in solution.
4. DATA MATRIX
Refer to analogue justification provided in IUCLID section 13. - Reason / purpose for cross-reference:
- read-across source
- Reason / purpose for cross-reference:
- read-across: supporting information
- Key result
- Duration:
- 48 h
- Dose descriptor:
- EC50
- Effect conc.:
- > 100 mg/L
- Nominal / measured:
- nominal
- Conc. based on:
- test mat.
- Basis for effect:
- mobility
- Details on results:
- - Other biological observations: No.
- Mortality of control: 0% - Results with reference substance (positive control):
- - Results with reference substance valid? Yes, within the valid range 0.6 - 2.1 mg/L, according to OECD 202 (2004).
- Relevant effect levels: EC50 (24 h) = 1.26 mg/L (potassium dichromate), 95% confidence limits = 1.04 - 1.45 mg/L - Reported statistics and error estimates:
- An EC50-value was calculated for the reference item by sigmoidal dose-response regression. The respective 95% confidence limits wer calculated from the standard error and the t-distributin,. All calculations were carried out from the best-fit values with the software GraphPad Prism5.
- Endpoint:
- short-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- key study
- Study period:
- 25 - 27 Oct 2016
- Reliability:
- 1 (reliable without restriction)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- guideline study
- Qualifier:
- according to guideline
- Guideline:
- OECD Guideline 202 (Daphnia sp. Acute Immobilisation Test)
- Version / remarks:
- 2004
- Deviations:
- no
- GLP compliance:
- yes (incl. QA statement)
- Remarks:
- Staatliches Gewerbeaufsichtsamt Hildesheim, Germany
- Analytical monitoring:
- yes
- Details on sampling:
- - Concentrations: Control, and 100 mg/L (limit concentration)
- Sampling method: At the start of the exposure (0 h), sampling was carried out after preparation of the limit concentration. At the end of the exposure (48 h), samples were taken from additional replicates, which were prepared with test media, but without daphnia. These additional replicates were incubated under test conditions until sampling.
- Sample storage conditions before analysis: All samples were stored at 6 ± 2 °C until the start of the analysis, if necessary. Prepared samples were stored in the autosampler at room temperature until analysis. - Vehicle:
- no
- Details on test solutions:
- PREPARATION AND APPLICATION OF TEST SOLUTION
- Method: The limit concentration (100 mg/L test item weighed out) was freshly prepared with dilution water prior to the start of the exposure (at 0 h)
- Controls: Culture medium without test item incubated under the same conditions as the test group.
- Evidence of undissolved material: The limit concentration was visually clear during the exposure period - Test organisms (species):
- Daphnia magna
- Details on test organisms:
- TEST ORGANISM
- Common name: water flea
- Strain/clone: Clone 5
- Source: Institut für Wasser-, Boden- und Lufthygiene (WaBoLu), Berlin, Germany
- Age of daphnia at test start: Less than 24 h old.
- Culture conditions: In 2 – 3 L glass vessels with approximately 1.8 L Elendt M4 culture medium, at 20 ± 2 °C, in an incubator, 16 h illumination, light intensity max. 1500 lux.
- Food type: A mix of unicellular green algae, e.g. Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata and Desmodesmus subspicatus (origin of the food algae: Sammlung von Algenkulturen (SAG), Göttingen, Germany, cultured at the test facility).
- Amount: 1E+06 cells/mL
- Frequency: The culture daphnia were fed at least 5 times per week ad libitum.
- Feeding during test: no
METHOD FOR PREPARATION AND COLLECTION OF EARLY INSTARS OR OTHER LIFE STAGES:
Juvenile daphnia were removed from the culture vessels at the latest 24 h before the start of the exposure and discarded. The juveniles born within the following period of max. 24 h preceding the exposure were used for the test. No first brood progeny was used for the test. - Test type:
- static
- Water media type:
- freshwater
- Limit test:
- yes
- Total exposure duration:
- 48 h
- Hardness:
- 168 mg CaCO3/L
- Test temperature:
- 19 - 20 °C
- pH:
- 0 h: 7.82 (control), 7.12 (limit concentration)
48 h: 7.53 - 7.58 (control), 7.51 - 7.53 (limit concentration) - Dissolved oxygen:
- 0 h: 8.98 mg/L (control), 8.88 mg/L (limit concentration)
48 h: 7.35 - 7.83 mg/L (control), 6.94 - 7.83 mg/L (limit concentration) - Conductivity:
- 464 µS/cm (at 0 h)
- Nominal and measured concentrations:
- control, 100 mg/L (nominal)
< LOQ, 93.5 mg/L (mean of 0 h and 48 h values measured) - Details on test conditions:
- TEST SYSTEM
- Test vessel: beakers
- Type : Loosely covered with watch glasses.
- Material, size, headspace, fill volume: Material: glass; Size: 4 (ID) x 7 (H) cm, 50 mL; Fill volume: 20 mL
- No. of organisms per vessel: 5
- No. of vessels per concentration (replicates): 4
- No. of vessels per control (replicates): 4
TEST MEDIUM / WATER PARAMETERS
- Source/preparation of dilution water: Dilution water was same as culture medium.
- Culture medium different from test medium: Same as test medium.
- Intervals of water quality measurement: Prior to the start of the exposure (0 h), the water quality parameters (i.e. pH-value, dissolved oxygen concentration, temperature, conductivity and total hardness) of the dilution water wree measured. At the start of the exposure (0 h), the water quality parameters of the fresh media (i.e. pH-value, dissolved oxygen concentration) were measured in one additional replicate (without daphnia) of the limit concentration and the control. At the end of the exposure (48 h), the water quality parameters of the old media were measured in all replicates (containing daphnia) of the limit concentration and the control.
OTHER TEST CONDITIONS
- Photoperiod: 16 h light/ 8 h dark cycle
- Light intensity: Diffuse light, max. 1500 lux.
- Other: 20 g (= 20 mL) test solution per replicate was weighed out into each test vessel. The daphnia were inserted with a small amount of dilution water by a pipette.
EFFECT PARAMETERS MEASURED:
Immobilisation: after 24 and 48 h
RANGE-FINDING STUDY
- Test concentrations: Control, 1, 10, and 100 mg/L nominal concentration
- Results used to determine the conditions for the definitive study: Yes, no effects on the mobility of the daphnia were observed. - Reference substance (positive control):
- yes
- Remarks:
- potassium dichromate
- Key result
- Duration:
- 48 h
- Dose descriptor:
- EC50
- Effect conc.:
- > 100 mg/L
- Nominal / measured:
- nominal
- Conc. based on:
- test mat.
- Basis for effect:
- mobility
- Details on results:
- - Other biological observations: No.
- Mortality of control: 0% - Results with reference substance (positive control):
- - Results with reference substance valid? Yes, within the valid range 0.6 - 2.1 mg/L, according to OECD 202 (2004).
- Relevant effect levels: EC50 (24 h) = 1.26 mg/L (potassium dichromate), 95% confidence limits = 1.04 - 1.45 mg/L - Reported statistics and error estimates:
- An EC50-value was calculated for the reference item by sigmoidal dose-response regression. The respective 95% confidence limits wer calculated from the standard error and the t-distributin,. All calculations were carried out from the best-fit values with the software GraphPad Prism5.
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ANALYTICAL RESULTS
The measured concentration in the limit concentration was 94% of the nominal concentation at the start of the exposure (0 h) and 93% of the nominal concentration at the end of the exposure (48 h).
The measured test item concentrations were within ± 20% of the nominal concentration. This indicates that the test item concentration was successfully maintained for the duration of the test.
Therefore, the effect concentrations were based on the nominal concentration of the test item.
BIOLGICAL RESULTS
5% immobility (1 of 20 daphnia) was observed in the nominal limit concentration 100 mg/L of the test item after 48 h. Since the test guidelines accept 10% immobility in the control group and since no other adverse effects were observed in the definitive test and in the range-finding test at the highest tested concentration level, the 5% are considered to be not test item-related.
ANALYTICAL RESULTS
The measured concentration in the limit concentration was 94% of the nominal concentation at the start of the exposure (0 h) and 93% of the nominal concentration at the end of the exposure (48 h).
The measured test item concentrations were within ± 20% of the nominal concentration. This indicates that the test item concentration was successfully maintained for the duration of the test.
Therefore, the effect concentrations were based on the nominal concentration of the test item.
BIOLGICAL RESULTS
5% immobility (1 of 20 daphnia) was observed in the nominal limit concentration 100 mg/L of the test item after 48 h. Since the test guidelines accept 10% immobility in the control group and since no other adverse effects were observed in the definitive test and in the range-finding test at the highest tested concentration level, the 5% are considered to be not test item-related.
Description of key information
EC50 (48 h) > 100 mg/L (nominal, limit concentration, D. magna, OECD 202, RA-A CAS 4418 -26 -2)
Key value for chemical safety assessment
Additional information
There is no study available investigating the short-term toxicity of the substance to aquatic invertebrates. However, data is available from a GLP study on a structural analogue (DHA-Na, CAS 4418 -26 -2), which was conducted according to the OECD guideline 202. Due to the high chemical and structural similarity of the two substances as well as the higher water solubility of the source substance (worst-case), the results of this study are considered a justified estimate of the potential hazard of the target substance.
In this study, Daphnia magna was exposed to a nominal limit concentration of 100 mg/L source substance, which was previously established in a preliminary range-finding test, for 48 h in a static test. Negative controls were run in parallel. The concentration of the source substance in the test vessels was analytically verified by HPLC-DAD at the start and at the end of the exposure (0 and 48 h).
The limit concentration was visually clear throughout the exposure period. The measured concentration of the source substance at the limit concentration was 94% of the nominal concentration at the start of the exposure (0 h) and 93% of the nominal concentration at the end of the exposure (48 h). This indicates that the test item concentration was successfully maintained for the duration of the test. Since the measured test item concentrations were within ± 20% of the nominal concentration, the effect concentration is based on the nominal concentration.
After 48 h, 5% immobilization (1 of 20 daphnia) was observed in the limit concentration. However, since the testing guideline accepts 10% immobility in the control group and no other adverse effects were otherwise observed, this finding was not considered test item-related.
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