Ecotoxicity
Components:
ethanol:
Toxicity to fish
LC50 (Pimephales promelas (fathead minnow)): 15,300 mg/l End point: mortality Exposure time: 96 h Test Type: flow-through test Analytical monitoring: yes Method: US-EPA
Toxicity to daphnia and other aquatic invertebrates
LC50 (Ceriodaphnia dubia (water flea)): 5,012 mg/l End point: mortality Exposure time: 48 h Test Type: static test Remarks: (ECHA)
Toxicity to algae/aquatic plants
ErC50 (Chlorella vulgaris (Fresh water algae)): 275 mg/l Exposure time: 72 h Test Type: static test Method: OECD Test Guideline 201
Toxicity to fish (Chronic toxicity)
NOEC (Danio rerio (zebra fish)): 250 mg/l Exposure time: 120 h Test Type: semi-static test Remarks: (ECHA)
Toxicity to daphnia and other aquatic invertebrates (Chronic toxicity)
NOEC (Daphnia magna (Water flea)): 9.6 mg/l End point: reproduction rate Exposure time: 9 d Test Type: semi-static test Remarks: (ECHA)
Toxicity to microorganisms
IC50 (activated sludge): > 1,000 mg/l Exposure time: 3 h Test Type: static test Analytical monitoring: yes Method: OECD Test Guideline 209 The value is given in analogy to the following substances: Methanol
acetone:
Toxicity to fish
LC50 (Pimephales promelas (fathead minnow)): 6,210 mg/l End point: mortality Exposure time: 96 h Test Type: flow-through test Analytical monitoring: yes Method: OECD Test Guideline 203
Toxicity to daphnia and other aquatic invertebrates
LC50 (Daphnia pulex (Water flea)): 8,800 mg/l End point: mortality Exposure time: 48 h Test Type: static test Remarks: (ECHA)
Toxicity to algae/aquatic plants
NOEC (M.aeruginosa): 530 mg/l Exposure time: 8 d Test Type: static test Method: DIN 38412 Remarks: (maximum permissible toxic concentration) (IUCLID)
Toxicity to daphnia and other aquatic invertebrates (Chronic toxicity)
NOEC (Daphnia magna (Water flea)): 2,212 mg/l End point: reproduction rate Exposure time: 28 d Test Type: flow-through test Remarks: (ECHA)
Toxicity to microorganisms
EC50 (activated sludge): 61.15 mg/l Exposure time: 30 min Test Type: static test Method: OECD Test Guideline 209
Persistence and degradability
Components:
ethanol:
Biodegradability
aerobic Inoculum: activated sludge, non-adapted Result: Readily biodegradable. Biodegradation: ca. 95 % Exposure time: 15 d Method: OECD Test Guideline 301E
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD)
930 - 1,670 mg/g Incubation time: 5 d Remarks: (Lit.)
ThOD
2,100 mg/g Remarks: (Lit.)
acetone:
Biodegradability
aerobic Inoculum: activated sludge Result: Readily biodegradable. Biodegradation: 91 % Exposure time: 28 d Method: OECD Test Guideline 301B
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD)
1,850 mg/g Incubation time: 5 d Remarks: (IUCLID)
Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)
2,070 mg/g Remarks: (IUCLID)
ThOD
2,200 mg/g Remarks: (Lit.)
Bioaccumulative potential
Components:
ethanol:
Bioaccumulation
Remarks: Due to the distribution coefficient noctanol/water, accumulation in organisms is not expected.
Partition coefficient: noctanol/water
log Pow: -0.35 (24 °C) pH: 7.4 Method: OECD Test Guideline 107 Remarks: Bioaccumulation is not expected.
acetone:
Bioaccumulation
Bioconcentration factor (BCF): < 10 Remarks: Does not bioaccumulate.
Mobility in soil
No data available
Other adverse effects
Components:
ethanol:
Results of PBT and vPvB assessment
Substance does not meet the criteria for PBT or vPvB according to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, Annex XIII.
acetone:
Results of PBT and vPvB assessment
Not persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT). Not very persistent and very bioaccumulative (vPvB). : Substance does not meet the criteria for PBT or vPvB according to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, Annex XIII.