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Freshwater:

High quality NOEC/L(E)C10values for chronic toxicity to freshwater fish are based on the fish species,Pimephales promelas,Oncorhynchus mykiss, andBrachydanio rerio. The NOEC/L(E)C10values for fish range from 40 μg/l forBrachydanio rerio(Dave & Xiu, 1991) to 15420 μg/l for theBrachydanio rerio(Kienle et al., 2009). 

 

The following table indicates those NOEC or EC10 values that have been carried forward for the HC5-& PNEC derivation

 

 

  Key Study

(freshwater Fish)

Selected values for the most sensitive endpoints used for derivation of the freshwater HC5

Species

Endpoint

Value (ug/L)

Birge et al., 1984

Pimephales promelas

NOEC

57

Nebeker et al., 1985

Oncorhynchus mykiss

NOEC

134

Dave & Xiu., 1991

Brachydanio rerio

NOEC

40

 

 

Freshwater:

High quality NOEC/L(E)C10values for chronic toxicity to freshwater fish are based on the fish species,Pimephales promelas,Oncorhynchus mykiss, andBrachydanio rerio. The NOEC/L(E)C10values for fish range from 40 μg/l forBrachydanio rerio(Dave & Xiu, 1991) to 15420 μg/l for theBrachydanio rerio(Kienle et al., 2009). 

Marine:

Chronic toxicity values are reported for marine fish species. EC10values range from 3599 μg Ni/L for growth of the topsmelt,Atherinops affinis(Huntet al., 2002), to 20760 μg Ni/L for growth of the sheepshead minnow,Cyprinodon variegates(GolderAssociates, 2007).

 

  Key Study

(marine Fish)

Selected values for the most sensitive endpoints used for derivation of the marine HC5

Species

Endpoint

Value (ug/L)

Golder, 2005

Cyprinodon variegatus

EC10

20, 760

Hunt et al., 2002

Atherinops affinis

EC10

3,599