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Toxicity to soil microorganisms

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In a study according to OECD TG 217 with the structural analogue methyl acrylate, the EC50 was found to be greater than the highest concentration tested.
EC50 > 1000 mg/kg soil dw (Sandy loam soil, OECD TG 217)

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No experimental data on ethyl acrylate are available. Data on the structural analogue methyl acrylate are included.

 

 

A study was conducted according to OECD TG 217 in order to determine the effects of a range of concentrations of methyl acrylate on the respiration of the soil micro-flora and establish the concentration which was toxic to the micro-flora. One soil type, a sandy loam soil (Lufa type 2.3), was used. The test material dissolved in water was mixed in bulk with the soil to give a range of concentrations: 63, 125, 250, 500, and 1000 mg/kg dry mass soil. The glucose-induced respiration rates in treated and control soil samples were determined at day 0, 7 , and 28. The EC50 was found to be greater than the highest concentration of 1000 mg/kg dry mass.