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Short-term toxicity to fish

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Endpoint:
short-term toxicity to fish
Type of information:
migrated information: read-across from supporting substance (structural analogue or surrogate)
Adequacy of study:
supporting study
Reliability:
3 (not reliable)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: see 'Remark'
Remarks:
Exposure concentrations cannot be hydrogen sulfide concentrations (maybe total sulfide?) and were not measured. No concentration response relationship was presented. Only survival times (minimal-maximal) were reported. Materials and methods section not satisfactorily described.

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
publication
Title:
Detection and measurement of stream pollution.
Author:
Ellis MM
Year:
1937
Bibliographic source:
Bulletin of US Bureau of Fisheries 48: 365-437

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
no guideline followed
Principles of method if other than guideline:
In this study goldfish were exposed to a series of increasing sulfide concentrations and at each exposure concentration survival time of the fish was monitored.
GLP compliance:
not specified

Test material

Constituent 1
Reference substance name:
Hydrogen sulphide
EC Number:
231-977-3
EC Name:
Hydrogen sulphide
Cas Number:
7783-06-4
Constituent 2
Reference substance name:
hydrogen sulfide
IUPAC Name:
hydrogen sulfide
Details on test material:
- Name of test material (as cited in study report): H2S

Test organisms

Test organisms (species):
Carassius auratus

Study design

Test type:
flow-through
Water media type:
freshwater
Limit test:
no
Total exposure duration:
96 h
Remarks on exposure duration:
maximum test duration = 96 h

Results and discussion

Effect concentrationsopen allclose all
Dose descriptor:
other: LT100
Effect conc.:
> 96 other: h
Basis for effect:
mortality (fish)
Remarks on result:
other: at 1 mg/L
Dose descriptor:
other: LT100
Effect conc.:
> 96 other: h
Basis for effect:
mortality (fish)
Remarks on result:
other: at 10 mg/L
Dose descriptor:
other: LT100
Effect conc.:
4 other: h
Basis for effect:
mortality (fish)
Remarks on result:
other: at 100 mg/L
Dose descriptor:
other: LT100
Effect conc.:
1 other: h
Basis for effect:
mortality (fish)
Remarks on result:
other: at 1000 mg/L
Duration:
1 h
Dose descriptor:
LC100
Effect conc.:
1 000 mg/L
Nominal / measured:
nominal
Conc. based on:
other: H2S (most likely S2- is meant)
Basis for effect:
mortality (fish)
Duration:
4 h
Dose descriptor:
LC100
Effect conc.:
100 mg/L
Nominal / measured:
nominal
Conc. based on:
other: H2S (most likely S2- is meant)
Basis for effect:
mortality (fish)

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Conclusions:
In this study goldfish (Carassius auratus) were exposed to a series of increasing sulfide concentrations and survival time was monitored. The LT100 values ranged from > 96 h at 1 mg/L (most likely S2-) to 1 h at 1000 mg/L (most likely S2-). From these results a 1-h and 4-h LC50 of 1000 and 100 mg/L (most likely S2-) could be derived, respectively.