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Table 1 Acute and sublethal toxicity data from the fish embryo tests with zebrafish (Danio rerio) as computed by ToxRat™

From: Adverse effects in the fish embryo acute toxicity (FET) test: a catalogue of unspecific morphological changes versus more specific effects in zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos

 

n

Toxicity 96 h (mg/L)

 Toxicity 120 h (mg/L)/144 h (mg/L)a

EC10

EC50

LC10

LC50

EC10

EC50

LC10

LC50

Acrylamide

4

75.400

94.000

166.600

199.300

    

Carbamazepine

3

42.700

81.330

138.760

164.920

53.400

62.600

124.500

147.400

Carbaryl

2

2.200

2.400

6.600

12.200

    

Clofibrate

2

200.000

300.000

600.000

1100.000

    

Colchicine

4

23.100

32.400

32.500

41.400

    

Copper (II) sulphate

3

0.400

0.700

0.600

0.800

0.200

0.600

0.600

0.800

Dibutyl maleate

3

0.400

0.600

0.500

0.700

    

3,4-Dichloroaniline

3

1.200

1.900

1.600

2.400

    

Dimethyl sulfoxide

3

14,460.000

20,100.000

27,200.000

36,560.000

20,250.000

24,610.000

25,390.000

33,880.000

2,2-Dimethylvaleric acid

2

56.600

64.300

71.700

77.200

54.400

62.500

71.700

77.200

Dinitro-o-cresol

3

0.300

0.400

0.400

0.500

0.300

0.400

0.400

0.500

2,4-Dinitrophenol

3

2.000

2.700

3.400

4.100

1.600

2.400

2.000

2.700

Ethanol

3

5800.00

7840.000

8650.000

11,3000.000

    

2-Ethylbutyric acid

3

20.100

47.100

68.500

95.700

32.300

58.300

61.200

83.700

2-Ethylhexanoic acid

3

5.600

20.800

24.200

40.000

7.200

16.400

24.200

38.200

Hexachlorophene

2

0.004

0.005

0.007

0.008

    

Hexanoic acid

2

62.500

69.400

75.300

76.100

61.900

67.000

74.600

77.200

Ibuprofen

2

4.700

10.800

31.700

37.300

    

Luviquat

3

0.300

0.500

0.400

0.900

0.400

0.600

0.300

0.800

Malathion

3

0.800

1.200

2.800

3.500

0.800

1.100

2.000

2.600

Merquat

3

0.200

0.300

0.300

0.500

0.200

0.300

0.200

0.500

2-Methylhexanoic acid

2

46.500

53.900

75.200

84.100

28.700

42.600

75.300

84.100

6-Methyl-5-heptene-2-one

3

54.500

81.700

76.100

139.700

    

Methylmercury (II) chloride

3

0.020

0.030

0.030

0.040

0.0100

0.020

0.030

0.030

2-Methylpentanoic acid

3

35.900

53.500

59.800

77.000

43.200

54.400

52.300

67.800

1-Methyl-4-phenyl-pyridinium iodide

3

No effects observable up to solubility limits (up to 1% final DMSO concentration)b

1-Octanol

3

8.700

12.400

13.700

18.900

10.100

15.100

13.200

18.400

Paracetamol

2

200.000

300.000

1000.000

1200.000

    

Paraquat

2

328.700

353.200

933.800

1161.400

384.700

545.900

721.100

855.000

4-Pentenoic acid

2

52.100

60.200

90.800

107.100

52.200

60.100

63.500

103.500

PCB 180

3

No effects observable up to solubility limits (up to 1% final DMSO concentration)b

Prochloraz

3

1.700

3.800

2.300

4.500

1.500

3.200

2.200

4.300

2-Propylheptanoic acid

3

3.400

4.100

10.000

13.500

2.400

3.100

8.900

11.500

Rifampicin

3

No effects observable up to solubility limits (up to 1% final DMSO concentration)b

Rotenone

2

0.004

0.007

0.006

0.010

    

Sodium chloride

3

1090.00

3370.000

2860.000

5910.000

    

Sodium tetradecyl sulphate

3

0.300

0.300

0.300

0.300

0.200

0.300

0.300

0.300

Sulfisoxazole

3

No effects observable up to solubility limits (up to 1% final DMSO concentration)b

Taxol

3

No effects observable up to solubility limits (up to 1% final DMSO concentration)b

Tebuconazole

2

2.300

5.300

15.000

17.300

    

Tolbutamide

2

54.300

116.900

223.200

278.600

    

Triclosan

3

0.100

0.200

0.200

0.300

    

Triethylene glycol

3

31,220.000

35,700.000

45,220.000

54,220.000

26,400.000

32,300.000

45,000.000

52,200.000

2,3,6-Trimethyl phenol

3

9.800

12.300

10.500

14.100

    

Triphenylphosphate

2

0.300

0.500

1.400

1.600

    

4-ene-Valproic acid

2

24.700

37.400

41.900

56.100

28.400

33.100

49.800

68.900

Valproic acid

3

3.100

9.100

26.200

56.900

6.200

11.800

33.300

62.700

Zinc pyrithione

3

0.002

0.005

LC > solubility limits

     
  1. Date are given as mean ± SD from n independent replicates
  2. aData for 144 h in italics
  3. bFor data on solubility limits, see Additional file 1: Table S2