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Ecotoxicological information

Toxicity to soil microorganisms

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
toxicity to soil microorganisms
Type of information:
migrated information: read-across based on grouping of substances (category approach)
Adequacy of study:
other information
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: Peer reviewed data

Data source

Referenceopen allclose all

Title:
NiPERA research project on the ‘development of a predictive model of bioavailbility and toxicity of Nickel in soils: microbial toxicity’.
Author:
University of Leuven
Year:
2005
Bibliographic source:
cited in SIDS on Nickel and Nickel Compounds-Draft
Reference Type:
secondary source
Title:
SIDS Initial Assessment Profile on Nickel and Nickel Compounds-Draft SIAR
Author:
OECD
Year:
2007
Bibliographic source:
SIDS Dossier -Draft

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
no guideline available
Principles of method if other than guideline:
toxicity of nickel to terrestrial processes (microbe/enzyme-mediated processes)
GLP compliance:
not specified

Test material

Constituent 1
Reference substance name:
Nickel dichloride
EC Number:
231-743-0
EC Name:
Nickel dichloride
Cas Number:
7718-54-9
IUPAC Name:
nickel(2+) dichloride

Test organisms

Test organisms (inoculum):
soil

Study design

Total exposure duration:
28 d
Remarks:
between 4 and 28 days (nitrification); 1 days (glucose respiration); 28 days (maize respiration).

Results and discussion

Any other information on results incl. tables

EC10/NOEC values for nitrification vary between 20 and 439 mg/kg; between 13 and

376 mg/kg for glucose respiration and between 28 and 446 mg/kg for maize respiration.

Applicant's summary and conclusion