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Administrative data

Endpoint:
toxicity to other aquatic vertebrates
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
supporting study
Study period:
n.a.
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: no glp information

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
publication
Title:
Bioaccumulation of copper and lead by freshwater prawn macrobrachium lanchersteri
Author:
Shuhaimi-Othman
Year:
2006
Bibliographic source:
Journal of Biological Scienes 6(4):717-722, 2006

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
equivalent or similar to guideline
Guideline:
other: OECD TG 305
Deviations:
yes
Remarks:
species: prawn
Principles of method if other than guideline:
see attachment
GLP compliance:
not specified

Test material

Constituent 1
Reference substance name:
copper as ion
IUPAC Name:
copper as ion

Sampling and analysis

Analytical monitoring:
yes

Test solutions

Vehicle:
no

Test organisms

Test organisms (species):
other: freshwater prawn

Study design

Test type:
flow-through
Water media type:
freshwater
Limit test:
no
Total exposure duration:
192 h

Results and discussion

Effect concentrationsopen allclose all
Duration:
192 h
Dose descriptor:
other: BCF
Effect conc.:
9.6 µg/L
Nominal / measured:
nominal
Conc. based on:
element
Basis for effect:
other: BCF
Remarks on result:
other: BCF=11500
Duration:
192 h
Dose descriptor:
other: BCF
Effect conc.:
18.2 µg/L
Nominal / measured:
nominal
Conc. based on:
element
Basis for effect:
other: BCF
Remarks on result:
other: BCF=9749
Duration:
192 h
Dose descriptor:
other: BCF
Effect conc.:
29.1 µg/L
Nominal / measured:
nominal
Conc. based on:
element
Basis for effect:
other: BCF
Remarks on result:
other: BCF=11031
Duration:
192 h
Dose descriptor:
other: BCF
Effect conc.:
50.2 µg/L
Nominal / measured:
nominal
Conc. based on:
element
Basis for effect:
other: BCF
Remarks on result:
other: BCF=8815

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Validity criteria fulfilled:
yes
Conclusions:
The bioaccumulation fakter is much higer than 1000 for the accumulation of copper in prawn. So there is a very high potention of accumulation.