Ecotoxicity
Components:
Ethanol-2-13C:
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 Remarks: The value is given in analogy to the following substances: The value is given in analogy to the following substances: ethanol
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) The value is given in analogy to the following substances: The value is given in analogy to the following substances: ethanol
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 Remarks: The value is given in analogy to the following substances: The value is given in analogy to the following substances: ethanol
Toxicity to fish (Chronic toxicity)
NOEC (Danio rerio (zebra fish)): 250 mg/l Exposure time: 120 h Test Type: semi-static test Remarks: (ECHA) The value is given in analogy to the following substances: The value is given in analogy to the following substances: ethanol
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) The value is given in analogy to the following substances: The value is given in analogy to the following substances: ethanol
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 Remarks: The value is given in analogy to the following substances: The value is given in analogy to the following substances: ethanolThe value is given in analogy to the following substances: Methanol
Persistence and degradability
Components:
Ethanol-2-13C:
Biodegradability
aerobic Inoculum: activated sludge, non-adapted Result: Readily biodegradable. Biodegradation: ca. 95 % Exposure time: 15 d Method: OECD Test Guideline 301E Remarks: The value is given in analogy to the following substances: The value is given in analogy to the following substances: ethanol
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD)
930 - 1,670 mg/g Incubation time: 5 d Remarks: (Lit.)
ThOD
2,100 mg/g Remarks: (Lit.)
Bioaccumulative potential
Components:
Ethanol-2-13C:
Bioaccumulation
Remarks: Due to the distribution coefficient noctanol/water, accumulation in organisms is not expected.
Mobility in soil
No data available
Other adverse effects
Components:
Ethanol-2-13C:
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. Remarks: The value is given in analogy to the following substances: The value is given in analogy to the following substances: ethanol