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Toxicity to aquatic algae and cyanobacteria

Administrative data

Endpoint:
toxicity to aquatic algae and cyanobacteria
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Study period:
2015
Reliability:
1 (reliable without restriction)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: well performed OECD study with GLP

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
2015
Report date:
2015

Materials and methods

Test guidelineopen allclose all
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
OECD Guideline 201 (Alga, Growth Inhibition Test)
Deviations:
no
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
EU Method C.3 (Algal Inhibition test)
Deviations:
no
GLP compliance:
yes

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
8-[bis(2-hydroxyethyl)amino]-12-[(3-methylphenyl)amino]-10-phenyl-5,10λ⁵-diazatetraphen-10-ylium chloride
EC Number:
941-946-2
Molecular formula:
C33H31ClN4O2
IUPAC Name:
8-[bis(2-hydroxyethyl)amino]-12-[(3-methylphenyl)amino]-10-phenyl-5,10λ⁵-diazatetraphen-10-ylium chloride
Details on test material:
purity; 89.7 % (w/w) (main component)

Sampling and analysis

Analytical monitoring:
yes
Details on sampling:
The test item contents of all test item concentration and control solutions were analytically verified at the beginning and the end of exposure. Separate replicates for the test item analysis at the beginning of the exposure were prepared without algae. For the test item analysis after 72 hours, samples were taken out of the test replicates.

Test solutions

Vehicle:
no
Details on test solutions:
PREPARATION AND APPLICATION OF TEST SOLUTION (especially for difficult test substances)
- Method: A stock solution of 10.0 mg/L was freshly prepared with dilution water. The stock solution was stirred for 24 hours (1000 rpm) with a magnetic stirrer. No filtration was necessary.

- Eluate: Dilution water
- Differential loading: 5 concentrations were tested in a geometrical series with a dilution factor of 3.16:
0.100 - 0.316 - 1.00 - 3.16 - 10.0 mg/L.
The concentrations are based on the results of a preliminary range-finding test (non-GLP).

- Controls: Six replicates (without test item) were tested under the same test conditions as the test vessels.
- pH-Controls: None

Test organisms

Test organisms (species):
Desmodesmus subspicatus (previous name: Scenedesmus subspicatus)
Details on test organisms:
TEST ORGANISM
- Common name: Desmodesmus subspicatus Chodat
- Strain: SAG 86.81
- Source (laboratory, culture collection): SAG Pflanzenphysiologisches Institut der Universitaet Goettingen, Nikolausberger Weg 18, D-37073 Goettingen, Germany
- Age of inoculum (at test initiation): 4 days
- Method of cultivation: Fresh stocks were prepared every month on Z-Agar. Light intensity amounted to 35 - 70 µE x m-2 x s-1 for 24 h per day.

Study design

Test type:
static
Water media type:
freshwater
Limit test:
no
Total exposure duration:
72 h
Post exposure observation period:
No

Test conditions

Hardness:
not specified
Test temperature:
min.: 21.0 max.: 23.5, mean value: 22.3 °C
pH:
Geometric mean measured pH-value
test item concentration
[mg/L] Start; 0 hours End; 72 hours
5.87 7.58 7.82
0.468 7.64 7.86
0.105 7.69 7.99
0.0394 7.81 8.06
0.0340 7.92 8.11
Control 8.09 8.21
Dissolved oxygen:
Not measured
Salinity:
Not measured, freshwater conditions
Details on test conditions:
TEST SYSTEM
- Test vessel: 250 mL Erlenmeyer flasks
- Type (delete if not applicable): open, cotton wool plugs
- Material, size, headspace, fill volume: sterile 250 mL Erlenmeyer flasks, test volume 25 mL
- Aeration: Test containers were placed on a rotary shaker and oscillated at appr. 70 rpm
- Type of flow-through (e.g. peristaltic or proportional diluter): None
- Renewal rate of test solution (frequency/flow rate): One application at test start
- Initial cells density: Nominal: approximately 2 - 5 x 10^3 cells/mL, Actual: mean 4998 cells/mL
- Control end cells density: Mean 1223669 cells/mL
- No. of vessels per concentration (replicates): 3
- No. of vessels per control (replicates): 6




GROWTH MEDIUM
- Standard medium used: yes



TEST MEDIUM / WATER PARAMETERS
- Source/preparation of dilution water:
Composition of Dilution Water
according to the guideline
Component Concentration [mg/L]
NH4Cl 15
MgCl2 x 6 H2O 12
CaCl2 x 2 H2O 18
MgSO4 x 7 H2O 15
KH2PO4 1.6
FeCl3 x 6 H2O 0.064
Na2EDTA x 2 H2O 0.1
H3BO3 0.185
MnCl2 x 4 H2O 0.415
ZnCl2 3 x 10^-3
Na2MoO4 x 2 H2O 7 x 10^-3
CoCl2 x 6 H2O 1.5 x 10^-3
CuCl2 x 2 H2O 1 x 10^-5
NaHCO3 50
pH 8.1 ± 0.2



OTHER TEST CONDITIONS
- Sterile test conditions: no
- Adjustment of pH: no
- Photoperiod: 24 h
- Light intensity and quality: 80.5 - 98.2 µE x m^-2 x s^-1, mean value: 88.9 µE x m^-2 x s^-1



EFFECT PARAMETERS MEASURED (with observation intervals if applicable) :
- Determination of cell concentrations: [counting chamber; electronic particle counter; fluorimeter; spectrophotometer; colorimeter] fluorimeter, Cell density and self fluorescence was measured daily via Chlorophyll-a- fluorescence, excitation at 436 nm, emission at 685 nm. Dilution water was used as background signal.


Reference substance (positive control):
yes
Remarks:
Potassium dichromate

Results and discussion

Effect concentrationsopen allclose all
Duration:
72 h
Dose descriptor:
NOEC
Effect conc.:
0.105 mg/L
Nominal / measured:
meas. (geom. mean)
Conc. based on:
test mat.
Basis for effect:
growth rate
Duration:
72 h
Dose descriptor:
LOEC
Effect conc.:
0.468 mg/L
Nominal / measured:
meas. (geom. mean)
Conc. based on:
test mat.
Basis for effect:
growth rate
Duration:
72 h
Dose descriptor:
EC10
Effect conc.:
0.119 mg/L
Nominal / measured:
meas. (geom. mean)
Conc. based on:
test mat.
Basis for effect:
growth rate
Remarks on result:
other: < 0.0340 - 0.135
Duration:
72 h
Dose descriptor:
EC20
Effect conc.:
0.139 mg/L
Nominal / measured:
meas. (geom. mean)
Conc. based on:
test mat.
Basis for effect:
growth rate
Remarks on result:
other: 0.121 - 0.156
Duration:
72 h
Dose descriptor:
EC50
Effect conc.:
0.219 mg/L
Nominal / measured:
meas. (geom. mean)
Conc. based on:
test mat.
Basis for effect:
growth rate
Remarks on result:
other: 0.197 - 0.244
Duration:
72 h
Dose descriptor:
NOEC
Effect conc.:
0.105 mg/L
Nominal / measured:
meas. (geom. mean)
Conc. based on:
test mat.
Basis for effect:
other: Inhibition oy Yield
Duration:
72 h
Dose descriptor:
LOEC
Effect conc.:
0.468 mg/L
Nominal / measured:
meas. (geom. mean)
Conc. based on:
test mat.
Basis for effect:
other: Inhibition of Yield
Duration:
72 h
Dose descriptor:
EC10
Effect conc.:
0.112 mg/L
Nominal / measured:
meas. (geom. mean)
Conc. based on:
test mat.
Basis for effect:
other: Inhibition of Yield
Remarks on result:
other: 0.0437 - 0.377
Duration:
72 h
Dose descriptor:
EC20
Effect conc.:
0.12 mg/L
Nominal / measured:
meas. (geom. mean)
Conc. based on:
test mat.
Basis for effect:
other: Inhibition of Yield
Remarks on result:
other: 0.0460 - 0.385
Duration:
72 h
Dose descriptor:
EC50
Effect conc.:
0.142 mg/L
Nominal / measured:
meas. (geom. mean)
Conc. based on:
test mat.
Basis for effect:
other: Inhibition of Yield
Remarks on result:
other: 0.106 - 0.415
Details on results:
- Exponential growth in the control (for algal test): yes
- Observation of abnormalities (for algal test):
- Unusual cell shape: No
- Colour differences: No
- Flocculation: No
- Adherence to test vessels: No
- Aggregation of algal cells: No
- Other: No
- Any observations (e.g. precipitation) that might cause a difference between measured and nominal values: No
- Effect concentrations exceeding solubility of substance in test medium: No
Results with reference substance (positive control):
- Results with reference substance valid? Yes

Current Study Valid Range (average ± 3 x SD)
Growth Rate Inhibition
ErC50 0.586
0.678 ± 0.414
95 % confidence interval 0.522 - 0.818 0.678 ± 0.414
Yield Inhibition
EyC50 0.401 0.319 ± 0.141
95 % confidence interval 0.285 - 0.469 0.319 ± 0.141

SD = Standard deviation
Reported statistics and error estimates:
EC-values of the growth rate and yield inhibition were calculated by non-linear sigmoidal dose-response regression.
The values for NOEC/LOEC were determined by calculation of statistical significance of inhibition of growth rate and yield. As standard methods, One Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and DUNNETT’s test were used for NOEC/LOEC calculations. When running a One Way Analysis of Variance, a Normality test and an Equal Variance test were done first. P-values for both Normality and Equal Variance tests are 0.05. The -value (acceptable probability of incorrectly concluding that there is a difference) is  = 0.05. Equal Variance test failed for both growth rate and yield.

Any other information on results incl. tables

Cell Densities

Geometric mean measured test item concentration

Replicate

Cell density [cells/mL]

[mg/L]

No.

0 hours

24 hours

48 hours

72 hours

5.87

1

4998

<LOQ

2885

<LOQ

2

4998

2564

2352

<LOQ

3

4998

5315

5514

<LOQ

Mean

4998

n.a.

3584

n.a.

0.468

1

4998

2668

<LOQ

<LOQ

2

4998

4011

<LOQ

<LOQ

3

4998

11569

3456

<LOQ

Mean

4998

6083

n.a.

n.a.

0.105

1

4998

22147

138577

663863

2

4998

31576

310685

1688003

3

4998

34665

267266

1235448

Mean

4998

29463

238843

1195771

0.0394

1

4998

24555

298466

1226278

2

4998

44129

340490

1670213

3

4998

39746

329679

1541892

Mean

4998

36143

322878

1479461

0.0340

1

4998

31135

296430

1361468

2

4998

38143

302070

1589565

3

4998

34375

275284

1411410

Mean

4998

34551

291261

1454148

Control

1

4998

29762

238284

1122326

2

4998

34673

310577

1454162

3

4998

21155

247909

1114096

4

4998

18998

264862

1308364

5

4998

26283

301871

1289955

6

4998

40725

247502

1053109

Mean

4998

28599

268501

1223669

< LOQ     = below the limit of quantification

n.a.                        = data not determinable

Evaluation after 72 hours

                   Statistically significant differences of growth rates and yield compared to

                   control values are marked (+), not significant differences are marked (-).

Geometric mean measured test item concentration

[mg/L]

Replicate

Growth rate

Growth rate inhibition

Yield

Inhibition of yield

No.

[d-1]

[%]

[cells/mL]

[%]

5.87

1

 

<LOQ

100

 

<LOQ

100

2

                                                                                        

<LOQ

100

 

<LOQ

100

3

 

<LOQ

100

 

<LOQ

100

Mean

(+)*

n.a.

100

(+)*

n.a.

100

0.468

1

 

<LOQ

100

 

<LOQ

100

2

 

<LOQ

100

 

<LOQ

100

3

 

<LOQ

100

 

<LOQ

100

Mean

(+)*

n.a.

100

(+)*

n.a.

100

0.105

1

 

1.63

11

 

658865

46

2

 

1.94

-6

 

1683005

-38

3

 

1.84

0

 

1230450

-1

Mean

(-)

1.80

2

(-)

1190773

2

0.0394

1

 

1.83

0

 

1221280

0

2

 

1.94

-6

 

1665215

-37

3

 

1.91

-4

 

1536894

-26

Mean

(-)

1.89

-3

(-)

1474463

-21

0.0340

1

 

1.87

-2

 

1356470

-11

2

 

1.92

-5

 

1584567

-30

3

 

1.88

-3

 

1406412

-15

Mean

(-)

1.89

-3

(-)

1449150

-19

Control

1

 

1.80

 

 

1117328

 

2

 

1.89

 

 

1449164

 

3

 

1.80

 

 

1109098

 

4

 

1.86

 

 

1303366

 

5

 

1.85

 

 

1284957

 

6

 

1.78

 

 

1048111

 

Mean

 

1.83

 

 

1218671

 

negative inhibitions = increase of growth

* = not included in statistical analyses due to values < LOQ

Section-by-Section and Average Specific Growth Rates of the Control Group (0 – 72 hours)

 

Replicate No.

Specific growth rate [d-1]

Mean

(0 - 72 h)

SD

±

CV
[%]

Mean CV [%]

section-by-section                           

0 - 24 hours

24 - 48 hours

48 - 72 hours

Control

1

1.78

2.08

1.55

1.80

0.266

14.7

24.5

2

1.94

2.19

1.54

1.89

0.327

17.3

3

1.44

2.46

1.50

1.80

0.571

31.7

4

1.34

2.63

1.60

1.86

0.687

37.0

5

1.66

2.44

1.45

1.85

0.521

28.2

6

2.10

1.80

1.45

1.78

0.325

18.2

 

 

 

Mean

1.83

 

 

 

 

 

SD ±

0.04

 

 

 

 

CV [%]

2.24

 

CV= Coefficient of variation

SD= Standard deviation

 

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Validity criteria fulfilled:
yes
Conclusions:
In this study,the test item was found to inhibit the growth of the freshwater green alga Desmodesmus subspicatus after 72 hours with the following effect values: The NOEC-value of the test item for both inhibition of growth rate and inhibition of yield after 72 hours was 0.105 mg/L, the LOEC for both parameters was 0.468 mg/L. The EC50-values with 95 % confidence intervals of the test item for inhibition for growth rate (ErC50) and yield (EyC50) after 72 hours were determined to be 0.219 (0.197 – 0.244) mg/L and 0.142 (0.106 – 0.415) mg/L.
All effect levels are given based on the geometric mean measured concentrations .

Executive summary:

The toxicity of the test irem to the unicellular freshwater green alga Desmodesmus subspicatus was determined according to the principles of OECD 201 (2011) and Council Regulation (EC) 440/2008/Method C.3. The aim of the study was to assess the effects on growth rate and yield over a period of 72 hours.

The study was conducted under static conditions with an initial cell density of 4998 cells/mL. A stock solution with a nominal concentration of 10.0 mg/L was tested.Five concentrations were tested in a geometrical series with a dilution factor of 3.16:0.100 - 0.316 - 1.00 - 3.16 - 10.0 mg/L.Three replicates were tested for the test item concentrations and six for the control. Environmental conditions were determined to be within the acceptable limits.

The test item concentration in the test and control solutions were analysed by LC-MS/MS at the start and the end of exposure. The recovery rate of the test item was in the range of 80 – 96 % of the nominal concentration at the test start and between 1 and 37 % at the test end.
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NOEC, LOEC, EC-values and Confidence Intervals of thetest item (0-72 hours)

               based on geometric mean measured test item concentrations [mg/L]

                               

 

Growth Rate Inhibition
Geometric mean measuredtest item concentration [mg/L]

NOEC

0.105

LOEC

0.468

ErC10

0.119 (CI: < 0.0340 – 0.135)

ErC20

0.139 (CI: 0.121 – 0.156)

ErC50

0.219 (CI: 0.197 – 0.244)

 

Inhibition of Yield

Geometric mean measuredtest item concentration [mg/L]

NOEC

0.105

LOEC

0.468

EyC10

0.112 (CI: 0.0437 – 0.377)

EyC20

0.120 (CI: 0.0460 – 0.385)

EyC50

0.142 (CI: 0.106 – 0.415)