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EC number: 210-478-4 | CAS number: 616-38-6
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- Uses advised against
- Endpoint summary
- Appearance / physical state / colour
- Melting point / freezing point
- Boiling point
- Density
- Particle size distribution (Granulometry)
- Vapour pressure
- Partition coefficient
- Water solubility
- Solubility in organic solvents / fat solubility
- Surface tension
- Flash point
- Auto flammability
- Flammability
- Explosiveness
- Oxidising properties
- Oxidation reduction potential
- Stability in organic solvents and identity of relevant degradation products
- Storage stability and reactivity towards container material
- Stability: thermal, sunlight, metals
- pH
- Dissociation constant
- Viscosity
- Additional physico-chemical information
- Additional physico-chemical properties of nanomaterials
- Nanomaterial agglomeration / aggregation
- Nanomaterial crystalline phase
- Nanomaterial crystallite and grain size
- Nanomaterial aspect ratio / shape
- Nanomaterial specific surface area
- Nanomaterial Zeta potential
- Nanomaterial surface chemistry
- Nanomaterial dustiness
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- Endpoint summary
- Stability
- Biodegradation
- Bioaccumulation
- Transport and distribution
- Environmental data
- Additional information on environmental fate and behaviour
- Ecotoxicological Summary
- Aquatic toxicity
- Endpoint summary
- Short-term toxicity to fish
- Long-term toxicity to fish
- Short-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
- Long-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
- Toxicity to aquatic algae and cyanobacteria
- Toxicity to aquatic plants other than algae
- Toxicity to microorganisms
- Endocrine disrupter testing in aquatic vertebrates – in vivo
- Toxicity to other aquatic organisms
- Sediment toxicity
- Terrestrial toxicity
- Biological effects monitoring
- Biotransformation and kinetics
- Additional ecotoxological information
- Toxicological Summary
- Toxicokinetics, metabolism and distribution
- Acute Toxicity
- Irritation / corrosion
- Sensitisation
- Repeated dose toxicity
- Genetic toxicity
- Carcinogenicity
- Toxicity to reproduction
- Specific investigations
- Exposure related observations in humans
- Toxic effects on livestock and pets
- Additional toxicological data

Toxicity to terrestrial plants
Administrative data
- Endpoint:
- toxicity to terrestrial plants: short-term
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- supporting study
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- other: study well documented, meets generally accepted scientific principles
Data source
Reference
- Reference Type:
- publication
- Title:
- Die Wirkung von organischen Substanzen (Lösemitteln) in der Gasphase auf höhere Pflanzen.
- Author:
- Christ RA
- Year:
- 1 996
- Bibliographic source:
- Gefahrstoffe -Reinhaltung der Luft 56, 345-350 (1996)
Materials and methods
Test guideline
- Qualifier:
- no guideline followed
- Principles of method if other than guideline:
- Higher plants were fumigated with organic solvents (e.g. dimethyl carbonate) in cuvettes for 3 h and the visible damage symptoms, the rate of photosynthesis, transpiration, and leaf growth recorded.
- GLP compliance:
- not specified
Test material
- Reference substance name:
- Dimethyl carbonate
- EC Number:
- 210-478-4
- EC Name:
- Dimethyl carbonate
- Cas Number:
- 616-38-6
- Molecular formula:
- C3H6O3
- IUPAC Name:
- dimethyl carbonate
Constituent 1
Sampling and analysis
- Analytical monitoring:
- no
Test substrate
- Vehicle:
- no
Test organisms
open allclose all
- Species:
- Beta vulgaris
- Species:
- Glycine max (G. soja)
- Species:
- Helianthus annuus
- Species:
- Lycopersicon esculentum
- Species:
- Phaseolus vulgaris
- Species:
- Triticum aestivum
- Species:
- other: Tropaeolum majus
Study design
- Test type:
- other: investigation of damage symptoms of leaves, rate of photosynthesis, transpiration and leaf growth
- Study type:
- laboratory study
- Substrate type:
- other: fumigation
- Limit test:
- no
- Total exposure duration:
- 3 h
Test conditions
- Test temperature:
- in winter:25°C
in summer: 35°C - Details on test conditions:
- TEST SYSTEM
- Test container (type, material, size): cuvette (volume: 260 L), mineral glass
- No. of plant pots per container: 6-8
- No. of plants (retained after thinning): not reported
- No. of replicates per treatment group: 1
- No. of replicates per control: 1
GROWTH CONDITIONS: not reported
EFFECT PARAMETERS MEASURED (with observation intervals if applicable): damage symptoms of leaves, rate of photosynthesis, transpiration, and leaf growth
TEST CONCENTRATIONS: not reported - Reference substance (positive control):
- yes
- Remarks:
- HCl, NH3, and SO2
Results and discussion
Effect concentrationsopen allclose all
- Species:
- other: higher plants
- Duration:
- 3 h
- Dose descriptor:
- LOEC
- Effect conc.:
- 3 000 other: mg/m³
- Nominal / measured:
- nominal
- Conc. based on:
- test mat.
- Basis for effect:
- other: photosynthesis
- Remarks on result:
- other: average value for the 6 tested plants
- Species:
- other: higher plants
- Duration:
- 3 h
- Dose descriptor:
- LOEC
- Effect conc.:
- 10 000 other: mg/m³
- Nominal / measured:
- nominal
- Conc. based on:
- test mat.
- Basis for effect:
- other: visible damage symptoms of leaves
- Remarks on result:
- other: average value for the 6 tested plants
Applicant's summary and conclusion
- Validity criteria fulfilled:
- not applicable
- Conclusions:
- In 3 h fumigation tests with DMC, the limit concentrations (average of the 6 tested higher plants) were determined to be 10 g DMC/m³ and 3 g/m³ in respect to visible damage symptoms and photosynhesis, respectively. According to the classification of the author, DMC belongs to the class of substances being less hazardous.
- Executive summary:
The effect of organic solvents as air pollutants on higher plants was investigated. For this purpose, 6 higher plants (Beta vulgaris, Glycine maxima, Helianthus annus, Lycopersicum esculentum, Phaseolus vulgaris, Triticum aestivum, and Tropaeolum majus) were fumigated with e.g. dimethyl carbonate (DMC) in cuvettes for 3 h and the visible damage symptoms of the leaves, the rate of photosynthesis, transpiration, and leaf growth recorded. The limit concentrations (average of the 6 tested higher plants) were determined to be 10 g DMC/m³ and 3 g/m³ in respect to visible damage symptoms and photosynhesis, respectively. According to the classification of the author, DMC belongs to the class of substances being less hazardous.
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