Statement concerning the assessment of environmental fate and behaviour and ecotoxicology in the context of the pesticides peer review of the active substance dimoxystrobin

. 2022 Nov 15;20(11):e07634. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2022.7634

Test organism	Test substance	Application method of test a.s./OM	Timescale	End point	Toxicity
Earthworms
Eisenia fetida	Dimoxystrobin	Mixed into soil 10% peat	Chronic	Growth, reproduction, behaviour	NOEC 0.05 mg/kg d.w. soil (reproduction) EC₁₀ 0.048 mg/kg d.w. soil (reproduction) NOEC_CORR 0.025 mg/kg d.w. soil (reproduction)
Eisenia fetida	BAS 540 01 F	Mixed into soil	Chronic	Growth, reproduction, behaviour	no data available, required
Eisenia fetida	505M01	Mixed into soil 5% peat	Chronic	Growth, reproduction, behaviour	NOEC < 15.625 mg/kg d.w. soil ¹
Eisenia fetida	505M08	Mixed into soil 10% peat	Chronic	Growth, reproduction, behaviour	NOEC 250 mg/kg d.w. soil (reproduction)
Eisenia fetida	505M09	Mixed into soil 10% peat	Chronic	Growth, reproduction, behaviour	NOEC 250 mg/kg d.w. soil (reproduction)
Other soil macroorganisms
Folsomia candida	Dimoxystrobin	Mixed into soil 5% peat	Chronic	Mortality, reproduction	NOEC 1,000 mg/kg d.w. soil (reproduction) NOEC_CORR 500 mg/kg d.w. soil (reproduction)
Folsomia candida	BAS 540 00 F	Mixed into soil 10% peat	Chronic	Mortality, reproduction	NOEC 250 mg product/kg d.w. soil (mortality) NOEC 44.8 mg dimoxystrobin/kg d.w. soil (mortality) NOEC_CORR 22.4 mg dimoxystrobin/kg d.w. soil
Folsomia candida	505M09	Mixed into soil 5% peat	Chronic	Mortality, reproduction	NOEC 1,000 mg/kg d.w. soil (reproduction)
Hypoaspis aculeifer	dimoxystrobin	Mixed into soil 5% peat	Chronic	Mortality, reproduction	NOEC 1,000 mg/kg d.w. soil (reproduction) NOEC_CORR 500 mg/kg d.w. soil (reproduction)
Hypoaspis aculeifer	BAS 540 01 F	Mixed into soil 5% peat	Chronic	Mortality, reproduction	NOEC 1,000 mg product/kg d.w. soil (reproduction) NOEC 179 mg dimoxystrobin/kg/kg d.w. soil (reproduction) NOEC_CORR 89.5 mg dimoxystrobin/kg/kg d.w. soil (reproduction)
Hypoaspis aculeifer	505M09	Mixed into soil 5% peat	Chronic	Mortality, reproduction	NOEC 1,000 mg/kg d.w. soil (reproduction)

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The study is valid since all validity criteria are met; however, effects on reproduction were seen at the lowest tested concentration; therefore, a proper NOEC from this study could not be derived and the risk assessment to earthworms is considered only illustrative related to this metabolite.