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Short-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates

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The data on the acute toxicity of DAEs to Daphnia magna confirms that there is variability in toxicity of test samples within this category, probably as a result of variable composition of DAE. In a biomimetic extraction (BE) screening study conducted using WAFs at 100 mg/L loading rate with five DAEs (including CAS# 64742- 05-8 and 64742-04-7) only one sample (a light paraffinic distillate solvent, CAS# 64742-05-8) proved to have a positive BE result, all others were non-detect (ExxonMobil, 2010e). 

In a subsequent supporting 48-hour short term Daphnia magna toxicity test (OECD 202; KS=1), daphnids were exposed to WAFs of two DAE samples at a nominal concentration of 100 mg/L. The samples included the one with the positive BE result, a light paraffinic distillate solvent (CAS# 64742-05-8) and one of the samples with a non-detect BE result, a heavy paraffinic distillate solvent (CAS# 64742 -04 -7). The 48-hour EL50 values were estimated to be <100 mg/L and >100 mg/L, respectively (ExxonMobil, 2012b).

In a subsequent key static 48 -hour short-term Daphnia magna toxicity test (OECD 202; KS=1), daphnids were exposed to WAFs of the sample with the positive BE result, a light paraffinic distillate solvent (CAS# 64742 -05 -8) at nominal concentrations of 0.1, 1.0, 10, 100, and 1000 mg/L. The 48 -hour EL50 was calculated to be 35.9 mg/L and the NOEL was 0.1 mg/L based on mobility (ExxonMobil, 2012a).

In another supporting static 48 hour short-term daphnia (Daphnia magna) toxicity test (OECD 202; KS=1), 40 animals/loading were exposed to the WAF of distillate aromatic extract (PSG 1860; CAS# 64742-04-7) at a nominal concentrations of 1000 mg/L. The EL50 was > 1000 mg/L. The NOEL was determined by immobilisation, and was ≥ 1000 mg/L (BP Oil Europe 1994b).