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Short-term toxicity to fish

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Endpoint:
short-term toxicity to fish
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
test procedure in accordance with generally accepted scientific standards and described in sufficient detail
Principles of method if other than guideline:
static bioassay
GLP compliance:
no
Analytical monitoring:
no
Test organisms (species):
other: see results
Details on test organisms:
fish length approximately 5 cm
Test type:
static
Water media type:
freshwater
Limit test:
no
Total exposure duration:
96 h
Test temperature:
12
Duration:
6 h
Dose descriptor:
other: LC50 (Salmo trutta)
Effect conc.:
11 mg/L
Nominal / measured:
nominal
Conc. based on:
test mat.
Basis for effect:
mortality (fish)
Remarks on result:
other: ; Salmo trutta
Duration:
24 h
Dose descriptor:
other: LC50 (Salmo trutta)
Effect conc.:
8.6 mg/L
Nominal / measured:
nominal
Conc. based on:
test mat.
Basis for effect:
mortality (fish)
Remarks on result:
other: ; Salmo trutta
Duration:
48 h
Dose descriptor:
other: LC50 (Salmo trutta)
Effect conc.:
8.4 mg/L
Nominal / measured:
nominal
Conc. based on:
test mat.
Basis for effect:
mortality (fish)
Remarks on result:
other: ; Salmo trutta
Duration:
96 h
Dose descriptor:
other: LC50 (Salmo trutta)
Effect conc.:
8.4 mg/L
Nominal / measured:
nominal
Conc. based on:
test mat.
Basis for effect:
mortality (fish)
Remarks on result:
other: ; Salmo trutta
Duration:
6 h
Dose descriptor:
other: LC50 (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
Effect conc.:
14.9 mg/L
Nominal / measured:
nominal
Conc. based on:
test mat.
Basis for effect:
mortality (fish)
Remarks on result:
other: ; Oncorhynchus mykiss
Duration:
24 h
Dose descriptor:
other: LC50 (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
Effect conc.:
10.4 mg/L
Nominal / measured:
nominal
Conc. based on:
test mat.
Basis for effect:
mortality (fish)
Remarks on result:
other: ; Oncorhynchus mykiss
Duration:
48 h
Dose descriptor:
other: LC50 (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
Effect conc.:
10.2 mg/L
Nominal / measured:
nominal
Conc. based on:
test mat.
Basis for effect:
mortality (fish)
Remarks on result:
other: ; Oncorhynchus mykiss
Duration:
96 h
Dose descriptor:
other: LC50 (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
Effect conc.:
8.6 mg/L
Nominal / measured:
nominal
Conc. based on:
test mat.
Basis for effect:
mortality (fish)
Remarks on result:
other: ; Oncorhynchus mykiss
Duration:
6 h
Dose descriptor:
other: LC50 (Salvelinus fontinalis)
Effect conc.:
11.4 mg/L
Nominal / measured:
nominal
Conc. based on:
test mat.
Basis for effect:
mortality (fish)
Remarks on result:
other: ; Salvelinus fontinalis
Duration:
24 h
Dose descriptor:
other: LC50 (Salvelinus fontinalis)
Effect conc.:
8.2 mg/L
Nominal / measured:
nominal
Conc. based on:
test mat.
Basis for effect:
mortality (fish)
Remarks on result:
other: ; Salvelinus fontinalis
Duration:
48 h
Dose descriptor:
other: LC50 (Salvelinus fontinalis)
Effect conc.:
7.6 mg/L
Nominal / measured:
nominal
Conc. based on:
test mat.
Basis for effect:
mortality (fish)
Remarks on result:
other: ; Salvelinus fontinalis
Duration:
96 h
Dose descriptor:
other: LC50 (Salvelinus fontinalis)
Effect conc.:
7.6 mg/L
Nominal / measured:
nominal
Conc. based on:
test mat.
Basis for effect:
mortality (fish)
Remarks on result:
other: ; Salvelinus fontinalis
Details on results:
In an additional test with Oncorrhynchus mykiss (body length approximately 7.5 cm) under flow-through conditions a concentration of 10 mg/l caused total incapacitation in 15 of 20 fish within 11.5 min, after which a recovery to a higher level of activity was observed
Sublethal observations / clinical signs:
For Salvelinus fontinalis at concentrations of 6 to 20 mg/l, the approximate
incidence of surfacing was 20 %

Of the 3 isomers of cresols, m-cresol was the least toxic to salmonids

Executive summary:

The acute toxicity of m-cresol to fish was determined with a static bioassay on several freshwater species. The highest toxicity is a 96h LC50 value of 7.6 mg/L with Salvelinus fontinalis.

Description of key information

The acute toxicity of m-cresol to fish was determined with a static bioassay on several freshwater species. The highest toxicity is a 96h LC50 value of 7.6 mg/L with Salvelinus fontinalis.

Key value for chemical safety assessment

Fresh water fish

Fresh water fish
Effect concentration:
7.6 mg/L

Additional information

For various fish species short term toxicity tests are available, with LC50 (96h) values ranging from 7.6 to 55.9 mg/l.

The most sensitive fish species in reliable acute toxicity tests belong to the salmonids. An acute static tests was conducted over a period of 96 hours on the toxicity of m-cresol to three trout species. Among the fish species tested Salmo trutta (brown trout) was the most sensitive exhibiting a LC50 of 7.6 mg/l.