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APPENDIX VII<br />

Appendix VII Toxicity data <strong>for</strong> fish-eating birds <strong>and</strong> mammals<br />

The endpoints of the tests should be expressed as a concentration in food (mg test substance/kg<br />

food). Often test results <strong>for</strong> birds <strong>and</strong> mammals are expressed in mg/kg body weight/day. These<br />

data should be converted to a concentration in food (mg/kg). For the conversion, data on body<br />

weight <strong>and</strong> daily food intake during the tests need to be known. This conversion is only<br />

advisable when no other toxicity data <strong>for</strong> birds <strong>and</strong> mammals are available. If this in<strong>for</strong>mation<br />

cannot be obtained from the test report, the values on body weight, daily food intake <strong>and</strong> daily<br />

water intake that are given in the table can be used <strong>for</strong> the trans<strong>for</strong>mation. For trans<strong>for</strong>mation of<br />

toxicity data expressed on the basis of body weight or water intake to food intake, the toxicity<br />

data should be multiplied by the conversion factor (BW/DFI or DWI/DFI).<br />

Table 1 Conversion factors <strong>for</strong> toxicity data (Sax, 1989; Romijn et al., 1993)<br />

300<br />

BW DFI DWI BW/DFI DWI/DFI<br />

Canis domesticus 10,000 250 40<br />

Macaca spec. 5,000 250 20<br />

Microtus spec. 25 3 8.3<br />

Mus musculus 25 3 8.3<br />

Oryctolagus cuniculus 2,000 60 33.3<br />

Rattus norvegicus (> 6 weeks old) 200 10 20<br />

Rattus norvegicus (< 6 weeks old) 10<br />

Gallus domesticus 64.3 128.5 2<br />

BW : body weight (g)<br />

DFI : daily food intake (g/day)<br />

DWI : daily water intake (mg/l/day)<br />

BW/DFI : conversion factor from mg/kg body weight/day to mg/kg food<br />

DWI/DFI : conversion factor from mg/l/day to mg/kg food<br />

Concentrations causing no effect after long-term exposure (NOEC) are preferred. If, in a study, a<br />

single dose or the lowest dose of a range causes < 20 % mortality, a NOEC may be calculated<br />

from LOEC/2. If the effect is more than 20 %, the data cannot be used.<br />

Laboratory food <strong>for</strong> mammals <strong>and</strong> birds is usually grain. The energy content of grain is higher<br />

than fish. This means that in order to obtain the same amount of energy more wet weight of fish<br />

must be consumed compared to grain. There<strong>for</strong>e a correction factor of 3 may be applied <strong>for</strong> the<br />

difference in caloric content of the diet of laboratory animals <strong>and</strong> the diet of fish-eating birds or<br />

mammals (Everts et al., 1993).<br />

References<br />

Everts JW, Eys Y, Ruys M, Pijnenburg J, Visser H <strong>and</strong> Luttik R (1993). Biomagnification <strong>and</strong> environmental<br />

quality criteria: a physiological approach. ICES J. Mar. Sci. 50, 333-335.<br />

Romijn CAFM, Luttik R, Van De Meent D, Slooff W, Canton JH (1993). Presentation of a general algorithm to<br />

include effect assessment on secondary poisoning in the derivation of environmental quality criteria. Part 1: Aquatic<br />

food chains. Ecotox. Environ. Saf. 26, 61-85.<br />

Sax NI (1989). Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials. Sax <strong>and</strong> Lewis (eds).

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