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Table 1 Physicochemical properties and acute aquatic toxicities of case study thiochemicals

From: Aquatic toxicity integrated testing and assessment strategies (ITS) for difficult substances: case study with thiochemicals

Chemical

Name

CAS

MW

log Kow

# C *

Algae EC50 [mg/L]

Daphnia EC50 [mg/L]

Fish LC50 [mg/L]

Remarks on new exp. data

  

Existing exp. data 1

Estimated data 1

New exp. data

Existing exp. data 1

Estimated data 1

New exp. data

Existing exp. data 1

Estimated data 1

New exp. data

 

Mercaptopropionates

MPA

3-Mercapto-propionic acid

107-96-0

106.14

0.45

3

26

4.0

98

 

MMP

Methyl 3-mercapto-propionate

2935-90-2

120.17

0.77

4

0.65

0.55

1.7

 

GDMP

Glycol di(3-mercapto-propionate)

22504-50-3

238.32

1.28

8

0.059

 

iOMP

Isooctyl 3-mercapto-propionate

30374-01-7

218.36

4.04

11

0.046

0.31

0.043

 

EHMP

2-Ethylhexyl 3-mercapto-propionate

50448-95-8

218.36

4.02

11

0.046 b

0.13 (extrapolat. > 0.04)

0.38 b

0.63

0.11 b

0.04 c (iOMP)

Geometric mean

TMPMP

Trimethylolpropane tris (3-mercapto-propionate)

33007-83-9

412.59

3.26

16

 > 0.12 c (PETMP)

 > 0.35 c (PETMP)

0.036 b

0.034 c (PETMP)

0.16

Semistatic, geometric mean

PETMP

Pentaerythritol tetrakis (3-mercaptopropionate)

7575-23-7

488.66

2.53

17

 > 0.12

 > 0.35

0.034

 

TEMPIC

Tris[2-(3-mercapto-propionyloxy)-ethyl] isocyanurate

36196-44-8

525.62

1.96

18

13.0

 > 2.78

7.8

Geometric mean (A, D)

Semistatic (D, F), Limit test (D)

ODMP

Octadecyl-3-mercapto-propionate

31778-15-1

358.62

9.12

21

no effects at LOD (0.02)

 > 100a

no effects at LOD (0.05)

 > 100a

0.0054 b

0.071 c (iOMP)

Static

Mercaptans

ME

2-Mercaptoethanol

60-24-2

78.13

-0.01

2

19

0.4

37

 

TG

Thioglycerol

96-27-5

108.16

-0.57

3

26 c (ME)

5.7 c (GMT)

55

0.55 c (ME)

5.7 c (GMT)

0.34 (worst-case) 2

0.21

51 c (ME)

19 c (GMT)

Geometric mean, semi-static (D)

DMPT

2,3-Bis ((2-mercapto-ethyl) thio)-1-propanethiol

131538-00-6

260.53

3.28

7

1.5 a

0.22 a

0.21 a

 

HIDT

3,3-bis[[2-[(2-mercapto-ethyl) thio]ethyl]thio]-1-propanol

1095071-01-4

364.67

3.77

11

2.1 c (DMPT)

4.97

0.31 c (DMPT)

1.15 (worst-case) 2

6.1 (extrapolat

 > 4)

0.29 c (DMPT)

Static, arithmetic mean

  1. * Carbon chain length as a proxy for molecular size and hydrophobicity
  2. 1 Data taken from [14]
  3. 2 New estimates: this study
  4. a Nominal concentration
  5. b Trend-based estimate
  6. c Analogue approach, read-across source substances are given in brackets
  7. LOD: limit of detection