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Table 3 Aquatic toxicity of selected herbicidal combination products and the active substances contained therein

From: Predicting the aquatic toxicity of commercial pesticide mixtures

 

Lemna growth inhibition

Algal growth inhibition

Acute toxicity to Daphnia

Acute toxicity to fish

2,4-D (0.473) and Triclopyr (0.527)

EC50: n.a.

MDR: n.a.

EC50: 8.48

MDR: 3.7

EC50: 0.124

MDR: 66.2

LC50: 0.212

MDR: 314.2

Mecoprop-P (0.617) and Ioxynil (0.383)

EC50: 0.685

MDR: 0.1

EC50: 1.72

MDR: 31.0

EC50: 0.057

MDR: > 150.6

LC50: 0.180

MDR: 115.1

Fluroxypyr (0.333) and Ioxynil (0.333) and Bromoxynil (0.333)

EC50: 0.147

MDR: n.a.

EC50: 2.02

MDR: 0.9

EC50: 0.020

MDR: > 394.5

LC50: 0.072

MDR: > 243.2

2,4-D (O)

n.a.

24.2

4.0

45.0

Triclopyr (O)

n.a.

42.0

132.9

117.0

Mecoprop-P (O)

1.57

223.1

> 100

198.3

Fluroxypyr (O)

n.a.

49.8

> 100

> 100

Ioxynil (C)

0.027

24.0

3.5

8.5

Bromoxynil (C)

0.033

0.65

12.5

23.0

  1. Given are E(L)C50 values in relation to the summed concentration of the a.s. in the product (milligrams of the sum of a.s. per liter, mg ∑a.s./L) of the three herbicidal combination products with high toxicity and a model deviation ratio (MDR) greater than 100 for acute toxicity to Daphnia or fish (based on the data set "most similar endpoints"). In addition, the toxicity of the active substances (EC50 in milligrams of a.s. per liter) contained in these products is provided as well as their herbicidal mode of action (in parentheses) according to HRAC [16]: O, synthetic auxin; C, inhibitor of photosystem II. n.a. not available.