m-Cresol - ipcs inchem

OECD SIDS
m-CRESOL
4. ECOTOXICITY ID: 108-39-4
DATE: 24.05.2004
Reliability : (2) valid with restrictions
Basic data given
07.05.2004 (99)
Species : other terrestrial plant: Lactuca sativa Ravel R2
Endpoint : growth
Exposure period : 16 day(s)
Unit : mg/l
EC50 : 50
Method :
Year : 1993
GLP : no data
Test substance : other TS: m-cresol, purity >= 95 %
Method : semistatic test in nutrient solution, renewed 3 times/week
nutrient solution as described in Steiner, A.A.: Soilless
culture. Proceedings, Sixth Colloqium of the International
Potash Institute, Florence, Italy, 324-341 (1968);
analytical monitoring of TS at start and end of exposure and
before renewal of test solution
Result : EC50 based on nominal concentration; TS concentration before renewal of
test solution > 50% of initial concentration
Reliability : (3) invalid
unsuitable test system
07.05.2004 (98)
Species : Raphanus sativus (Dicotyledon)
Endpoint : other: germination and growth rate
Exposure period : 4 day(s)
Unit : g/l
Method :
Year : 1989
GLP : no
Test substance : other TS: m-cresol, special grade purity (obtained from Wako Pure
Chemicals Industries, Ltd.)
Method : seeds exposed to test compounds dissolved in distilled water
24 degrees C, 10h light, 14 h dark
3 replicates of 20 seeds
Result : Concentr. Germination rate% Growth rate %
g/l 1 day 4 days Radicle Hypocotyl
10 0 0 - -
1 0 5.3 2.0 -
0.1 82.6 95.0 80.8 104.7
Reliability : (3) invalid
Methodological deficiencies
07.05.2004 (100)
Species : Brassica rapa (Dicotyledon)
Endpoint : other: germination and growth rate
Exposure period : 4 day(s)
Unit : g/l
Method :
Year : 1989
GLP : no
Test substance : other TS: m-cresol, special grade purity (obtained from Wako Pure
Chemicals Industries, Ltd.)
Method : seeds exposed to test compounds dissolved in distilled water
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