Table 2. Acute toxicity values for BTR, 5MeBTR and 5ClBTR in aquatic organisms.
Compound | Species | Endpointa | Resultsb | Reference |
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BTR | Zooplankton | |||
Daphnia magna | 48-h LC50 | 93.3 (76.3–110.3) | this studyc | |
D.magna | 48-h EC50 | 107 (97.1–119) | [34] | |
D. magna | 48-h EC50 | 155.4 (154.4–156.5) | [35] | |
D.magna | 21-d EC10 | no effect | [34] | |
Cerodaphnia dubia | 48-h LC50 | 102 (86–120) | [36] | |
Daphnia galeata | 48-h EC50 | 15.8 (13.6–18.3) | [34] | |
D.galeata | 21-d EC10 | 0.97 (0.35–2.70) | [34] | |
Fish | ||||
Pimephales promelas | 96-h LC50 | 65 (38–75) | [36] | |
Danio rerio | 72-h EC50 | 6.43 | [35] | |
Algae and plant | ||||
Desmodesmus subspicatus | 72-h EC10 | 1.18 (0.4–3.49) | [34] | |
Lemna minor | 7-d EC10 | 3.94 (1.95–7.98) | [34] | |
5MeBTR | Zooplankton | |||
D. magna | 48-h LC50 | 50.89 (43.58–58.2) | this study | |
D. magna | 48-h EC50 | 51.6 (49.7–53.6) | [34] | |
D. magna | 21-d EC10 | 5.93 (3.3–10.7) | [34] | |
C. dubia | 48-h LC50 | 79 (69–91) | [36] | |
C. dubia | 48-h LC50 | 81.3 (70.3–95.1) | [32,37] | |
C. dubia | 48-h LC50 | 18–109 (15–137) | [14] | |
D. galeata | 48-h EC50 | 5.58 (7.71–9.55) | [34] | |
D. galeata | 21-d EC10 | 0.4 (0.08–1.95) | [34] | |
Bacteria | ||||
Vibrio fischeri | 15-min EC50 | 8.7 (8.2–9.2) | [36] | |
V. fischeri | 15-min EC50 | 4.25 (4.18–4.35) | [32,37] | |
V. fischeri | 15-min EC50 | 6–8 (5–11) | [14] | |
Fish | ||||
P. promelas | 96-h LC50 | 22 (18–26) | [36] | |
P. promelas | 96-h LC50 | 22 (20.5–23.5) | [32,37] | |
P. promelas | 96-h LC50 | 8–65 (8–95) | [14] | |
Algae and plants | ||||
Scelenastrum capricornutum | 96-h IC25 | 23.2 (22–24.7) | [32] | |
D. subspicatus | 72-h EC10 | 2.86 (1.68–4.85) | [34] | |
L. minor | 7-d EC10 | 2.11 (0.29–14.9) | [34] | |
5ClBTR | D. magna | 48-h LC50 | 28.73 (27.6–29.86) | this study |
a ECx: Effective Concentration for x% of the organisms, LCx: Lethal Concentration for x% of the organisms, ICx: inhibition concentration for x% of the organisms.
b Results are expressed in mg/L with confidence intervals in parentheses.
c in bold: 48-h LC50 values obtained in this study for D. magna.