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Ecotoxicological information

Toxicity to aquatic algae and cyanobacteria

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Description of key information

Algal toxicity studies on category members DEG and TEG are available.

Key value for chemical safety assessment

EC50 for marine water algae:
100 mg/L
EC10 or NOEC for marine water algae:
100 mg/L

Additional information

The OECD SIDS Initial Assessment Profile summarizes the trends seen in the ethylene glycol category, and indicates that with increasing molecular weight, toxicity decreases.

The EC50 for algal growth was >100 mg/L for DEG and TEG.