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For EMA acute as well as chronic studies of sufficient reliability are available for all three trophic levels, as well as reliable microbial toxicity data.

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The aquatic toxicity of ethyl methacrylate was investigated on all three trophic levels using acute as well as long-term toxicity tests. The results showed that the test substance is of low toxicity to fish (LC50 100 mg/L) and algae and harmful to aquatic invertebrates (EC50 > 66 mg/L). In the long-term toxicity tests, invertebrate toxicity in a long-term Daphnia magna test was the most sensitive endpoint (NOEC 18 mg/L). The microbial EC50 was determined to be 1000 -1800 mg/L based on data from an activated sludge protocol.