Table 15.
Calculated EP50 values and 95% confidence limits for aquatic crustaceans and insects mentioned in Table 11 and exposure profiles A–F by using the GUTS‐RED‐SD models to explore the geometric mean approach
| Exposure scenarios | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | B | C | D | E | F | ||
| EP50 values GUTS‐RED‐SD | |||||||
| 1 | Daphnia magna | 13 (7–61) | 5 (2–33) | 18 (11–83) | 7 (4–35) | 3 (2–14) | 5 (3–25) |
| 2 | Asellus aquaticus | 762 (250–1,285) | 391 (92–635) | 1,035 (340–1,682) | 420 (138–682) | 181 (58–305) | 303 (85–587) |
| 3 | Gammarus pulex | 37 (6–62) | 13 (1–23) | 49 (6–85) | 20 (2–34) | 9 (0.1–15) | 13 (1–23) |
| Geometric mean Crustacea | 71.6 | 29.4 | 97.0 | 38.9 | 17.0 | 27.1 | |
| 4 | Chironomus riparius | 93 (75–122) | 38 (28–52) | 127 (103–163) | 51 (40–67) | 23 (18–30) | 37 (30–48) |
| 5 | Cloeon dipterum | 98 (75–110) | 57 (40–64) | 132 (101–153) | 54 (42–61) | 24 (18–27) | 49 (30–57) |
| 6 | Plea minutissima | 444 (392–491) | 271 (231–299) | 596 (531–661) | 247 (223–272) | 112 (91–125) | 247 (171–286) |
| Geometric mean Insecta | 159.4 | 83.7 | 215.9 | 88.0 | 39.5 | 76.5 | |