Table 4. Hazardous concentration (HC5 and HC50) values extrapolated from SSD curves based on EC5 or EC50 of diatoms for 5 herbicides.
SSD-EC5 | SSD-EC50 | |||
Herbicide | HC5 (µg/l) | HC50 (µg/l) | HC5 (µg/l) | HC50 (µg/l) |
Diuron | 0.09 | 24.83 | 1.43 | 188.21 |
Isoproturon | 1.38 | 73.46 | 13.90 | 332.24 |
Atrazine | 29.90 | 283.52 | 202.91 | 1020.88 |
Terbutryn | 0.21 | 16.48 | 3.33 | 195.2 |
Metolachlor | 14.93 | 787.69 | 1784.36 | 6312.69 |