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. 2020 May 27;10(34):19852–19860. doi: 10.1039/d0ra00061b

Toxicities of aromatics to fathead minnowsa.

Compound −log LC50 (mmol L−1) Compound −log LC50 (mmol L−1)
Nitrobenzene 3.02 *4-Methyl-2,6-dinitroaniline 4.21
Resorcinol 3.04 P-XYLENE 4.21
1,4-Dimethoxybenzene 3.07 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 4.21
*3-Methoxyphenol 3.21 3-Methyl-2,4-dinitroaniline 4.26
p-Toluidine 3.24 4-Chloro-3-methylphenol 4.27
m-Cresol 3.29 *2,4-Dichlorophenol 4.30
Toluene 3.30 1,3-Dichlorobenzene 4.30
2-Methyl-5-nitroaniline 3.35 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol 4.33
*4-Nitrophenol 3.36 4-Chlorotoluene 4.33
Benzene 3.40 1,3-Dinitrobenzene 4.38
2-Methyl-3-nitroaniline 3.48 *1,2-Dichlorobenzene 4.40
o-Xylene 3.48 2-Phenylphenol 4.45
Phenol 3.51 4-tert-Butylphenol 4.46
*2-Methyl-4-nitroaniline 3.54 4-Methyl-3,5-dinitroaniline 4.46
2,6-Dimethylphenol 3.57 4-Butylphenol 4.47
2-Nitrotoluene 3.57 *1-Naphthol 4.53
p-Cresol 3.58 2,4-Dichlorotoluene 4.54
3-Nitrotoluene 3.63 1,4-Dichlorobenzene 4.62
*4-Amino-2-nitrophenol 3.65 2,4,6-Tribromophenol 4.70
4-Hydroxy-3-nitroaniline 3.65 3,4-Dichlorotoluene 4.74
4-Fluoronitrobenzene 3.70 *1,3,5-Trichlorobenzene 4.74
2-Nitroaniline 3.70 4-tert-Amylphenol 4.82
2,4-Dinitrotoluene 3.75 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene 4.88
*4-Nitrotoluene 3.76 1,2,3-Trichlorobenzene 4.89
Chlorobenzene 3.77 5-Methyl-2,4-dinitroaniline 4.92
o-Cresol 3.77 *2,4-Dinitro-6-cresol 4.99
3-Methyl-2-nitroaniline 3.77 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene 5.00
4-Methyl-3-nitroaniline 3.77 2,3-Dinitrotoluene 5.01
*4-Methyl-6-nitroaniline 3.79 3,4-Dinitrotoluene 5.08
2-Methyl-6-nitroaniline 3.80 2,5-Dinitrotoluene 5.15
3-Methyl-6-nitroaniline 3.80 *4-Pentylphenol 5.18
3-Chlorotoluene 3.84 1,4-Dinitrobenzene 5.22
2,4-Dimethylphenol 3.86 4-Phenylazophenol 5.26
*Bromobenzene 3.89 1,3,5-Trinitrobenzene 5.29
3,5-Dinitrotoluene 3.91 2-Methyl-3,6-dinitroaniline 5.34
2-Allylphenol 3.93 *1,2,3,4-Tetrachlorobenzene 5.43
3,4-Dimethylphenol 3.94 1,2-Dinitrobenzene 5.45
3-Nitrochlorobenzene 3.94 2,3,4,5-Tetrachlorophenol 5.72
*2,6-Dinitrotoluene 3.99 1,2,3,5-Tetrachlorobenzene 5.85
2-Chlorotoluene 4.02 Pentachlorophenol 6.06
2,4-Dinitrophenol 4.04 *4-Nonylphenol 6.20
2-Methyl-3,5-dinitroaniline 4.14 2,3,6-Trinitrotoluene 6.37
3-Methyl-2,6-dinitroaniline 4.18
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−log LC50: half-maximal lethal concentration. *A test set sample.