ReCAnt | Resource on Chemicals Used in Aquaculture and Their Ecotoxicity

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Acute Toxicity Chronic Toxicity Bioconcentration (BCF)

ECOTOX: Acute Toxicity

Latin Name	Species Group	Endpoint	PPM Equivalent	Trend	Effect	Measurement
Daphnia magna	Crustaceans	LC50	0.491	Increasing	Mortality	Mortality
Ictalurus punctatus	Fish	LC50	0.889	Not reported	Mortality	Mortality
Oncorhynchus mykiss	Fish	EC50	0.36	Decreasing	Cell(s)	Cell Viability
Oncorhynchus mykiss	Fish	EC50	0.66	Decreasing	Cell(s)	Membrane Integrity
Oncorhynchus mykiss	Fish	EC50	0.51	Decreasing	Histology	Ultrastructural changes
Pimephales promelas	Fish	LC50	0.11	Increasing	Mortality	Mortality
Pimephales promelas	Fish	LC50	0.11	Not reported	Mortality	Mortality

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ECOTOX: Chronic Toxicity

Latin Name	Species Group	Endpoint	PPM Equivalent	Trend	Effect	Measurement
Danio rerio	Fish	NOEC	1.722	Decreasing	Biochemistry	Glutathione, total
Daphnia magna	Crustaceans	NOEC	0.2	Decreasing	Biochemistry	Lipid
Daphnia magna	Crustaceans	NOEC	0.2	Decreasing	Enzyme(s)	Superoxide dismutase (SOD) enzyme activity
Daphnia magna	Crustaceans	NOEC	0.2	Increasing	Biochemistry	Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances
Oncorhynchus mykiss	Fish	LOEL	15	Increasing	Biochemistry	Glutathione (reduced glutathione)
Oncorhynchus mykiss	Fish	LOEL	5	Increasing	Enzyme(s)	Glutathione reductase

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ECOTOX: Bioconcentration (BCF)

No ECOTOX bioconcentration data available.

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DISCLAIMER

ReCAnt is a database of chemicals used in aquaculture and their ecotoxic effects, compiled from published literature. The authors are not liable for any inaccuracies or omissions of any chemicals in this resource. Importantly, our sole goal to build this resource on chemicals used in aquaculture is to enable future basic research on this topic, and it does not necessarily reflect the views or objectives of our employers or funders.