AMMONIUM SULFATE CAS N°: 7783-20-2

OECD SIDS
AMMONIUM SULFATE
4. ECOTOXICITY ID: 7783-20-2
DATE: 18.04.2006
LOEC values and NOEC values were determined with the
Dunnetts multiple comparison procedure.
Reliability: (1) valid without restriction
Flag:
Critical study for SIDS endpoint
22-JUL-2004 (67)
Species:
other: hen
Endpoint:
weight
Expos. period: 14 day(s)
Unit:
ppm
LOEC : ca. 1000
Method:
GLP:
Test substance:
Result:
Test condition:
Reliability:
other: see Test Condition
no data
other TS: ammonium sulfate, not further specified
A reduction in weight gain and gain/ feed ratio with
ammonium sulfate was noted when the concentration in the
food exceeded 1 g/100 g food (10.000 mg/kg food). This
effect was also observed with potassium sulfate while
sodium-, magnesium- and calcium sulfate had little or no
effect on the parameters determined in this study. No
substance-related lethality occurred.
The effect on weight gain and gain/feed ratio was examined
in 14 day old chicks fed with different sulfate salts
including ammonium sulfate. Day-old, male chicks of two
strains (strains 5 and 10, Crawford) were provided with
basal diet and water ad libitum for 14 days. The chicks were
then individually weighted and divided into groups of 10.
During the 11-day experimental period the birds were fed ad
libitum and had free access to fresh water. Group weights
were recorded at the beginning and end of the experiment.
Feed consumption was measured on a group basis. In a second
experiment two strains of female broiler chicks were given
24 diets. Twelve diets consisted of a chick starter diet
supplemented with potassium or ammonium sulfate at levels
calculated to supply 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 g of sulfate per
100 g of basal diet. the other 12 diets contained potassium
or ammonium carbonate at levels calculated to provide the
same levels of the cations as were added to the 12 sulfate
diets. The experimental period in the second experiment was
14 days. The data for weight gain and gain:feed ratio were
subjected to analysis of variance.
(4) not assignable
Documentation insufficient for assessment.
22-MAY-2003 (100)
Species:
Expos. period:
Unit:
Method:
GLP:
Test substance:
Remark:
other: Thermonactus basillaris (Harris) (beetle)
24 hour(s)
other: kg active ingredient / ha
other: rice field - aerial spraying, see also Test conditions
no data
other TS: ammonium sulfate, no further details
Thermonactus basillaris (Harris), a predacious diving
beetle, is economically important in that it is a predator
of mosquito larvae.
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