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EC number: 244-846-0 | CAS number: 22221-10-9
Short-term toxicity to fish
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Aquatic toxicity studies of 2-ethylhexanoic acid, copper salt are not available. Thus, read-across to the assessment entities soluble copper substances and
2-ethylhexanoic acidis applied since the ions of 2-ethylhexanoic acid, copper saltdetermine its fate and toxicity in the environment. Reliable studies indicate that the moiety of ecotoloxicological concern are copper cations. Regarding copper toxicity in aquatic environments, a large set of data is available including multiple studies on freshwater fish species D. rerio, C. carpio, P. promelas and O. mykiss as summarized in the attached report “Derivation of acute Ecotoxicity Reference Values (ERVs) for copper”, resulting in pH-dependent species-specific geometric mean values E(L)C50 of 47.4 -63.6 µg/L (O. mykiss), 20.2 -167.4 µg/L (D. rerio), 810 µg/L (C. carpio) and 12.1 -255.9 µg/L (P. promelas). Regarding the 2-ethylhexanoate anion, toxicity testing on freshwater fish revealed a low hazard potential as indicated by an LC50 (96h) of >100 mg/L. Thus, 2-ethylhexanoic acid, copper salt appears to have potential for acute toxicity to fish.
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