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. 2017 Feb 14;12(2):e0171763. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0171763

Table 2. Acute toxicity values for BTR, 5MeBTR and 5ClBTR in aquatic organisms.

Compound Species Endpointa Resultsb Reference
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.