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Endpoint:
activated sludge respiration inhibition testing
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Study period:
07/06/2010-11/04/2010
Reliability:
1 (reliable without restriction)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
guideline study
Remarks:
performed under GLP
Cross-reference
Reason / purpose for cross-reference:
reference to same study

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
2010

Materials and methods

Test guidelineopen allclose all
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
OECD Guideline 209 (Activated Sludge, Respiration Inhibition Test
Deviations:
no
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
EU Method C.11 (Biodegradation: Activated Sludge Respiration Inhibition Test)
Principles of method if other than guideline:
n.a.
GLP compliance:
yes (incl. QA statement)
Remarks:
Landesamt für Umwelt, Wasserwirtschaft und Gewerbeaufsicht, Rheinland Pfalz. 01/11/2007

Test material

Constituent 1
Reference substance name:
crystalline calcium silicate hydrate (xonotlite - tobermorite)
IUPAC Name:
crystalline calcium silicate hydrate (xonotlite - tobermorite)
Constituent 2
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
calcium oxosilanebis(olate)
EC Number:
935-756-9
Cas Number:
1344-95-2
Molecular formula:
Xonotlite Ca6Si6O17(OH)2 Tobermorite Ca5(Si6O16)(OH)2.4H2O
IUPAC Name:
calcium oxosilanebis(olate)
Constituent 3
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Amorphous silicic acid, calcium salt
Molecular formula:
CaSiO3.nH2O
IUPAC Name:
Amorphous silicic acid, calcium salt
Details on test material:
- Name of test material (as cited in study report): crystalline Silicic acid, calcium salt (xonotlite - tobermorite)
- Molecular weight (if other than submission substance): unknown
- Physical state: white solid
- Analytical purity: confidential information
- Composition of test material, percentage of components:crystalline calcium silicate hydrate
- Lot/batch No.: confidential information
- Stability under test conditions: in H2O: 96h
- Storage condition of test material: 20 +/- 5°C
Specific details on test material used for the study:
Details on properties of test surrogate or analogue material (migrated information):
none

Sampling and analysis

Analytical monitoring:
not required
Details on sampling:
n.a.

Test solutions

Vehicle:
no
Details on test solutions:
PREPARATION AND APPLICATION OF TEST SOLUTION (especially for difficult test substances)
- Method: test item directly added to solution containing inoculum
- Controls: one positive control; two negative controls; control measurements: 2 replicates before and 2 after measuring positive control and test
item, resp.

Test organisms

Test organisms (species):
activated sludge of a predominantly domestic sewage
Details on inoculum:
- Preparation of inoculum for exposure: inoculum was taken from the activation basin of the sewage treatments plant D-67480 Edenkoben, the same day as the experiment was performed. In the test facility the sludge was washed with tap water 3 times, then centrifuged and re-suspended in tap water. Dry matter of sludge: 3.46 g suspended solids/L; dry matter in test: 1.73 g suspended solids/L; pH 7.5

Nutrient solution composition ("synthetic sewage"):
Peptone: 16.0g; Meat extract: 11.0g; Urea: 3.0g; NaCl 0.7g; CaCl2*H2O: 0.4g; MgSO4*7H2O: 0.2g; K2HPO4: 2.8g, in 1000ml deionized water

Study design

Test type:
static
Water media type:
freshwater
Limit test:
yes
Total exposure duration:
3 h
Post exposure observation period:
5 minutes

Test conditions

Hardness:
0.91 mmol/L
Test temperature:
19.8 - 21.1 °C
pH:
7.5
Dissolved oxygen:
test parameter
Salinity:
no data
Nominal and measured concentrations:
test item nominal: 1000mg/L; positive control substance 3,5-dichlorophenol: 5, 10 , 20, 40 mg/L nominal
Details on test conditions:
TEST SYSTEM
- Test vessel: glass beakers as test vessels; narrow-neck glass bottles as measuring flasks.
- Aeration: purified air, using Pasteur pipettes; flow approx. 0.75 L/min.
- No. of vessels per concentration (replicates): 2
- No. of vessels per control (replicates): one (positive control); 2 x 2 negative controls
- loading rate: dry matter in test: 1.73 g suspended solids/L

TEST MEDIUM / WATER PARAMETERS
- Source/preparation of dilution water: tap water
- Total organic carbon:< 1.0 mg/L
- Particulate matter: 0
- Metals: Above detection limit: 0.018 mg/L
- Pesticides: < LOD
- Chloride: 9.0 mg/L
- Ca/mg ratio: 16/1
- Conductivity: 189 nS/cm


EFFECT PARAMETERS MEASURED (with observation intervals if applicable) : O2 content; intervals: 5 mins

TEST CONCENTRATIONS
- Test concentrations:
-positive control: 5, 10, 20, 40 mg/L
- test substance: 1000mg/L
Reference substance (positive control):
yes
Remarks:
3.5-dichlorophenol

Results and discussion

Effect concentrationsopen allclose all
Key result
Duration:
3 h
Dose descriptor:
EC50
Effect conc.:
> 1 000 mg/L
Nominal / measured:
nominal
Conc. based on:
test mat.
Basis for effect:
inhibition of total respiration
Remarks:
respiration rate
Key result
Duration:
3 h
Dose descriptor:
NOEC
Effect conc.:
>= 1 000 mg/L
Nominal / measured:
nominal
Conc. based on:
test mat.
Basis for effect:
inhibition of total respiration
Remarks:
respiration rate
Results with reference substance (positive control):
- Results with reference substance valid? yes
- Relevant effect levels: EC50: 9.3mg/L, 95% C.I. 7.6-11 mg/L. The value lies within the recommended range of 5- 30mg/L
- Other: R-square (COD), of log/probit regression = 0.998
Reported statistics and error estimates:
The maximum variation in the control was 19.2 %;

Any other information on results incl. tables

The measured inhibition rates were the following:

Positive control   Inhibition       Treatment       Inhibition

mg/L                            %                  mg/L               %

5                             33.9                 1000              -2.9

10                           51.7                 1000               3.2

20                           71.2

40                           82.3

 

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Validity criteria fulfilled:
yes
Remarks:
Relevant validity criteria fulfilled
Conclusions:
The 3h-EC50 and 3h-NOEC of Crystalline calcium silicate hydrates on the inhibition of the respiration of activated sludge were > 1000mg/L and ≥ 1000 mg/L ( nominal concentrations) respectively.
Executive summary:

The inhibition of the respiration of acitvated sludge was evaluated according to OECD TG 209 or EU C.11 (Muckle 2010). The study was performed as a limit test using one concentration in duplicate (1000mg/L). Due to the low water solubility the test item was added to the test vessels directly. The dry matter of the activated sludge was determined as 3.46 g suspended solids/L, giving a concentration of 1.73 g suspended solids/L in the test. The EC50 of the positive control was determined as 9.3 mg/l (95 % C.I. 7.6 -11 mg/L), which lies within the range of 5 -30 mg/L.

The following results for the test item crystalline silicate hydrates (xonolite-tobermorite) were determined: 3h NOEC 1000 mg/L nominal; 3h EC20 >1000 mg/L nominal; EC50 >1000 mg/L nominal.