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Ecotoxicological information

Short-term toxicity to fish

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Description of key information

Substance TetraEGME, measured data (Pimephales promelas)

LD0 (96hr) >10g/L, >20g/L

LD50 (96hr), <40g/L

Zebrafish embryotoxicity. EC0>2g/L

Substance: 2-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethanol:
Leuciscus idus: 96hr LC0>10000mg/l

Zebrafish embryotoxicity. EC0>0.8g/L


Key value for chemical safety assessment

Fresh water fish

Fresh water fish
Effect concentration:
20 000 mg/L

Additional information

Experimental studies are available for the tri and tetramethyl glycol ethers (2 -(2 -(2 -methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethanol and tetramethyl glycol). These studies show that the substance is effectively non toxic to fish with LC0 values above 20000mg/l. A QSAR confirms this and also shows that with increasing numbers of ethylene oxide units in the molecule, the toxicity further decreases. There is no data available on marine fish.