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EC number: 215-158-8 | CAS number: 1308-14-1
Short-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
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Link to relevant study record(s)
- Endpoint:
- short-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- key study
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- data from handbook or collection of data
- Principles of method if other than guideline:
- 48 hour acute toxicity
- GLP compliance:
- not specified
- Test organisms (species):
- Daphnia magna
- Test type:
- not specified
- Water media type:
- freshwater
- Hardness:
- 52 mg/l CaCO3
- Details on test conditions:
- Static
- Duration:
- 48 h
- Dose descriptor:
- EC50
- Effect conc.:
- ca. 16.8 mg/L
- Conc. based on:
- element
- Executive summary:
In an unpublished study reported in this review article, the acute toxicity of chromium nitrate to Daphnia magna at 5 water hardnesses was measured and the 48-hr EC50 ranged from 16,800 µg chromium/L in soft water to 57,800 µg chromium/L in hard water.
Reference
| Water hardness mg/l CaCO3 | 48 hr EC50 µg chromium/l |
| 52 | 16800 |
| 99 | 27400 |
| 110 | 26300 |
| 195 | 51400 |
| 215 | 58700 |
Description of key information
In an unpublished study reported in this review article, the acute toxicity of chromium nitrate to Daphnia magna at 5 water hardnesses was measured and the 48-hr EC50 ranged from 16.8 mg chromium/L in soft water to 57.8 mg chromium/L in hard water.
Estimated EC50 33.4 mg/l for Chromium hydroxide
Key value for chemical safety assessment
Fresh water invertebrates
Fresh water invertebrates
- Effect concentration:
- 33.4 mg/L
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