Handbook of Solvents - George Wypych - ChemTech - Ventech!

17.3 Environmental fate of glycol ethers 1181
Algae
Fungi
Species Results Comments Ref.
Scenedesmus
subspicatus
Selenastrum
capricornutum
Cladosporium resinae
72-h EC50 > 500 mg/l,
72-h EC20 > 500 mg/l,
72-h EC90 > 500 mg/l
biomass 45
96-h EC50 > 1000 mg/l biomass 45
4-m biocidal = 10-17%
42-d NG = 20%
tested in jet fuel and water mixtures
NG = no visible mycelial growth
and spore germination, 1% glucose-mineral
salts medium, 30°C
Gliomastix sp. 4-m biocidal > 25% tested in jet fuel and water mixtures 25
Crustacea Daphnia magna
Fish
24-h LC50 = 1495 mg/l
(1300 - 1600),
48-h LC50 = 1192 mg/l
(1100 - 6500)
25
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static, nominal concentrations 45
Oncorhynchus mykiss 96-h LC50 > 1000 mg/l semi-static, nominal concentrations 45
Carassius auratus 24-h TLm >5000 mg/l
Pimephales promelas
24-h LC50 = 6400 mg/l
(6200 - 6600),
48-h LC50 = 6000 mg/l
(6000 -6100),
72-h LC50 = 6000 mg/l
(6000 -6100),
96-h LC50 = 5700 mg/l
(5600 - 5900)
Lepomis macrochirus 96-h LC50 = 7500 mg/l
Diethylene glycol dimethyl ether [111-96-6]
Fungi Cladosporium resinae 42-d NG = 20%
Diethylene glycol monoethyl ether [111-90-0]
Bacteria Vibrio fischeri
5-min EC50 = 1000
mg/l,
5-min EC50 = 1290 mg/l
15-min EC50 = 10954
mg/l (10592.8 - 11327.5)
Fungi Cladosporium resinae 42-d NG = 20%
Coelenterates
Hydra vulgaris
(syn. H. attenuata)
static, 20 ± 1°C, measured concentrations
34
static 45
static, nominal concentrations,
L = 33-75 mm
NG = no visible mycelial growth
and spore germination, 1% glucose-mineral
salts medium, 30°C
reduction in light output, nominal
concentrations
NG = no visible mycelial growth
and spore germination, 1% glucose-mineral
salts medium, 30°C
72-h LC50 = 17000 mg/l semi-static, adult polyps 31
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27
46
47
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