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Toxicity to aquatic algae and cyanobacteria

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NOEC=46 mg/L (nominal cocnentration, corrected for water content of test item), algae, OECD 201

ECr50>100 mg/L (nominal cocnentration, corrected for water content of test item), algae, OECD 201

Key value for chemical safety assessment

EC10 or NOEC for freshwater algae:
46 mg/L

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The influence of the test item Mexoryl SBO on the growth of the freshwater green algal species Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata was investigated in a 72-hour static test according to the OECD TG 201.

The nominal concentrations of the test item of 4.6, 10, 22, 46 and 100 mg/L (corrected for the water content of the test item; absolute concentrations of test item: 8.4, 18.2, 39.4, 85.1 and 183.8 mg/L) were tested in parallel with a control.

The 72 -hours EC50 was determined to be > 100 mg/L for both growth rate and yield (corrected for the water content, absolute concentrations of test item: 183.8 mg/L).

The 72-hour NOEC was determined to be 46 mg/L (corrected for water content, absolute concentration of test item; 85.1 mg/L), since up to and including this test concentration, the growth rate and yield of the algae after 72 hours were not significantly lower than in the control.