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Toxicity to aquatic algae and cyanobacteria

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From the available test data for the substance and its structurally similar compound in combination with the reliable QSAR calculation it can be concluded, that the substance is with high probability acutely not harmful to algae

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The experimental data on the toxicity for aquatic algae are available for the test substance ethylene glycol and for the structurally similar substance pentaethylene glycol (CAS 4792-15-8).

The key study according to OECD guideline 201 is available for pentaethylene glycol. In this study the green algae Pseudokirchnerella subcapitata was exposed for 72 hours in a limit test with a test concentration of 100 mg/L. No effects on the growth rate of the algae were determined (Mead & McKenzie, 2003 – cited in OECD SIDS, 2004).

For ethylene glycol a further study with Selenastrum capricornutum is available, which was conducted according to EPA standards. After 96 hours of exposure an EC50 value of 6500-13000 mg/L is reported (Dow, 1982).

These results are supported with the estimated value, wich was derived for the test substance itself from a valid QSAR model (ECOSAR v2.0; BASF SE, 2022). The 72 -h EC50 for the substance was predicted to be 4566 mg/L. The calculated chronic value (ChV) for ethylene glycol is 599 mg/L. The substance was within the applicability domain of the model.

From the available test data for the substance and its structurally similar compound in combination with the reliable QSAR calculation it can be concluded, that the substance is with high probability acutely not harmful to algae

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