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Gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane

Ecotoxicological data

Group: Fish
Organism: Oncorhynchus mykiss
Stage: fry, 13-21d
Endpoint: LC50
Test type: static
Test time: 48
Temperature: 12
Concentration: 1.05
Reference: Edsall, C.C. (1991). Acute Toxicities to Larval Rainbow Trout of Representative Compounds Detected in Great Lakes Fish. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 46(2):173-178


Group: Invertebrates
Organism: Palaemonetes vulgaris
Stage: adult
Endpoint: LC50
Test type: static
Test time: 96
Temperature: 21
Concentration: 10 µg/l
Reference: Tatem, H.E., B.A.Cox, and J.W.Anderson (1978). The Toxicity of Oils and Petroleum Hydrocarbons to Estuarine Crustaceans. Estuarine Coastal Mar. Sci. 6(4):365-373


Group: Invertebrates
Organism: Penaeus aztecus
Stage: juv., 0.3g
Endpoint: LC50
Test type: static
Test time: 96
Temperature: 21
Concentration: 400 µg/l
Reference: Tatem, H.E., B.A.Cox, and J.W.Anderson (1978). The Toxicity of Oils and Petroleum Hydrocarbons to Estuarine Crustaceans. Estuarine Coastal Mar. Sci. 6(4):365-373


Group: Invertebrates
Organism: Gammarus pulex
Stage: /
Endpoint: LC50
Test type: static
Test time: 48
Temperature: 15
Concentration: 0.03
Reference: Johnson,W.W. and M.T.Finley (1980). Handbook of Acute Toxicity of Chemicals to Fish and Aquatic Invertebrates. Resour. Publ. 137, Fish Wildl. Serv., U.S.D.I., Washington, D.C.:98 p.


Group: Fish
Organism: Salmo gairdneri
Stage: fry
Endpoint: LC50
Test type: static
Test time: 24
Temperature: 20
Concentration: 0.037
Reference: Johnson,W.W. and M.T.Finley (1980). Handbook of Acute Toxicity of Chemicals to Fish and Aquatic Invertebrates. Resour. Publ. 137, Fish Wildl. Serv., U.S.D.I., Washington, D.C.:98 p.


Group: Fish
Organism: Salmo gairdneri
Stage: fry
Endpoint: LC50
Test type: static
Test time: 48
Temperature: 20
Concentration: 0.023
Reference: Johnson,W.W. and M.T.Finley (1980). Handbook of Acute Toxicity of Chemicals to Fish and Aquatic Invertebrates. Resour. Publ. 137, Fish Wildl. Serv., U.S.D.I., Washington, D.C.:98 p.


Group: Fish
Organism: Salmo gairdneri
Stage: fry
Endpoint: LC50
Test type: static
Test time: 96
Temperature: 20
Concentration: 0.022
Reference: Johnson,W.W. and M.T.Finley (1980). Handbook of Acute Toxicity of Chemicals to Fish and Aquatic Invertebrates. Resour. Publ. 137, Fish Wildl. Serv., U.S.D.I., Washington, D.C.:98 p.


Group: Fish
Organism: Salmo gairdneri
Stage: fry
Endpoint: LC50
Test type: static
Test time: 96
Temperature: 20
Concentration: 0.027
Reference: Johnson,W.W. and M.T.Finley (1980). Handbook of Acute Toxicity of Chemicals to Fish and Aquatic Invertebrates. Resour. Publ. 137, Fish Wildl. Serv., U.S.D.I., Washington, D.C.:98 p.


Group: Zooplankton
Organism: Daphnia magna
Stage: juv.
Endpoint: LC50
Test type: static
Test time: 24
Temperature: 21
Concentration: 16
Reference: Bringmann,G. and R.Kuhn (1982). Results of Toxic Action of Water Pollutants on Daphnia magna Straus Tested by an Improved Standardized Procedure. Z. Wasser Abwasser Forsch. 15(1):1-6 (GER) (ENG ABS)


Group: Fish
Organism: Poecilia reticulata
Stage: 6m, 1.9-2.5cm, 0.1-0.2g
Endpoint: LC50
Test type: static
Test time: 48
Temperature: 25
Concentration: 0.8
Reference: Pickering,Q.H. and C.Henderson (1966B). Acute Toxicity of Some Important Petrochemicals to Fish. J. Water Pollut. Control Fed. 38(9):1419-1429


Group: Fish
Organism: Lepomis macrochirus
Stage: 30-40mm
Endpoint: LC50
Test type: static
Test time: 96
Temperature: 23
Concentration: 68 µg/l
Reference: Crews,R.C. (1974). Effects of Propylene Oxide on Selected Species of Fishes. Tech. Rep. AFATL-TR-74-183, Environics Office, Air Force Armament Lab., Eglin Air Force Base, FL:13 p.


Group: Fish
Organism: Menidia menidia
Stage: 33-75 mm
Endpoint: LC50
Test type: static
Test time: 96
Temperature: 23
Concentration: 9 ppb
Reference: Dawson,G.W., A.L.Jennings, D.Drozdowski, and E.Rider (1977). The Acute Toxicity of 47 Industrial Chemicals to Fresh and Saltwater Fishes. J. Hazard. Mater. 1(4):303-318


Group: Fish
Organism: Lepomis macrochirus
Stage: 33-75 mm
Endpoint: LC50
Test type: static
Test time: 96
Temperature: 23
Concentration: 0.062
Reference: Dawson,G.W., A.L.Jennings, D.Drozdowski, and E.Rider (1977). The Acute Toxicity of 47 Industrial Chemicals to Fresh and Saltwater Fishes. J. Hazard. Mater. 1(4):303-318


Group: Invertebrates
Organism: Artemia salina
Stage: nauplii
Endpoint: LC50
Test type: static
Test time: 24
Temperature: 24
Concentration: 14
Reference: Price,K.S., G.T.Waggy, and R.A.Conway (1974). Brine Shrimp Bioassay and Seawater BOD of Petrochemicals. J. Water Pollut. Control Fed. 46(1):63-77


Group: Fish
Organism: Pimephales promelas
Stage: /
Endpoint: LC50
Test type: static
Test time: 96
Temperature: 22
Concentration: 87 µg/l
Reference: Curtis,M.W. and C.H.Ward (1981). Aquatic Toxicity of Forty Industrial Chemicals: Testing in Support of Hazardous Substance Spill Prevention Regulation. J. Hydrol. 51:359-367 (Author Communication Used)


Group: Zooplankton
Organism: Daphnia magna
Stage: juv.
Endpoint: LC50
Test type: static
Test time: 24
Temperature: 22
Concentration: 1.250 µg/l
Reference: LeBlanc,G.A. (1980). Acute Toxicity of Priority Pollutants to Water Flea (Daphnia magna). Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 24(5):684-691


Group: Zooplankton
Organism: Daphnia magna
Stage: juv.
Endpoint: LC50
Test type: static
Test time: 48
Temperature: 22
Concentration: 460 µg/l
Reference: LeBlanc,G.A. (1980). Acute Toxicity of Priority Pollutants to Water Flea (Daphnia magna). Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 24(5):684-691


Group: Phytoplankton
Organism: Microcystis aeruginosa
Stage: /
Endpoint: EC50gr
Test type: static
Test time: 72
Temperature: 25
Concentration: 0.3
Reference: Maddock,B.G. and D.Taylor (1980). The Acute Toxicity and Bioaccumulation of Some Lead Alkyl Compounds in Marine Animals. In: M.Branika and Z.Konrad (eds.), Lead in the Marine Environment. Proc. International Experts Discussion on Lead Occurrence. Fate and Pollution in the Marine Environment, Rovinj, Yugoslavia:233-261


Group: Phytoplankton
Organism: Phaeodactylum tricornutum
Stage: /
Endpoint: LC50
Test type: /
Test time: 10d
Temperature: /
Concentration: 0.005
Reference: Maddock,B.G. and D.Taylor (1980). The Acute Toxicity and Bioaccumulation of Some Lead Alkyl Compounds in Marine Animals. In: M.Branika and Z.Konrad (eds.), Lead in the Marine Environment. Proc. International Experts Discussion on Lead Occurrence. Fate and Pollution in the Marine Environment, Rovinj, Yugoslavia:233-261


Group: Invertebrates
Organism: Crangon septimspinosa
Stage: 3.8cm, 0.6g
Endpoint: LC50
Test type: renewal
Test time: 96
Temperature: 10
Concentration: 5 µg/l
Reference: McLeese,D.W., V.Zitko, and M.R.Peterson (1979). Structure-Lethality Relationships for Phenols, Anilines and Other Aromatic Compounds in Shrimp and Clams. Chemosphere 8(2):53-57


Group: Fish
Organism: Cyprinus carpio
Stage: /
Endpoint: LC50
Test type: static
Test time: 48
Temperature: 18
Concentration: 0.32
Reference: Funasaka,R., Y.Ose, and T.Sato (1976). Studies on the Offensive-Odor Fish of the Nagara River. VII. Median Tolerance Limit Test of the Offensive-Odor Substances. Eisei Kagaku 22(1):2O-23 (JPN) (ENG ABS)


Group: Fish
Organism: Cyprinidon variegatus
Stage: /
Endpoint: LC50
Test type: static
Test time: 96
Temperature: /
Concentration: 104 µg/l
Reference: Heitmueller,P.T., et. al. (1981). Acute Toxicity of 54 Industrial Chemicals to Sheepshead Minnows (Cyprinodon variegatus). Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 27:596-604


Group: Molluscs
Organism: Crassostrea virginica
Stage: egg
Endpoint: LC50
Test type: static
Test time: 48
Temperature: 21
Concentration: 9.1 ppb
Reference: Legore,R.S. (1974). The Effect of Alaskan Crude Oil and Selected Hydrocarbon Compounds on Embryonic Development of the Pacfic Oyster, Crassostrea gigas. Ph. D. Thesis, University of Washington, Seattle, WA:189 p.; Diss. Abstr. Int. 35(7):3168 B (1975)


Group: Zooplankton
Organism: Brachionus calicyflorus
Stage: juv.
Endpoint: LC50
Test type: static
Test time: 24
Temperature: 25
Concentration: 3.4
Reference: Snell,T.W., B.D.Moffat, C.Janssen, and G.Persoone (1991). Acute Toxicity Tests Using Rotifers IV. Effects of Cyst Age, Temperature, and Salinity on the Sensitivity of Brachionus calyciflorus. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf. 21(3):308-317


Group: Zooplankton
Organism: Daphnia pulex
Stage: juv.
Endpoint: LC50
Test type: static
Test time: 48
Temperature: 20
Concentration: 520 µg/l
Reference: Van Leeuwen,C.J., J.L.Maas-Diepeveen, G.Niebeek, W.H.A.Vergouw, P.S.Griffioen, and M.W.Luijken (1985). Aquatic Toxicological Aspects of Dithiocarbamates and Related Compounds. I. Short-Term Toxicity Tests. Aquat. Toxicol. 7(3):145-164


Group: Invertebrates
Organism: Gammarus fasciatus
Stage: juv., 0.007g
Endpoint: LC50
Test type: static
Test time: 96
Temperature: 20
Concentration: 10 µg/l
Reference: Ewell,W.S., J.W.Gorsuch, R.O.Kringle, K.A.Robillard, and R.C.Spiegel (1986). Simultaneous Evaluation of the Acute Effects of Chemicals on Seven Aquatic Species. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 5(9):831-840


Group: Fish
Organism: Oncorhynchus kisutch
Stage: fry, 1g
Endpoint: LC50
Test type: flow through
Test time: 96
Temperature: 9
Concentration: 0.041
Reference: Moles,A., S.Bates, S.D.Rice, and S.Korn (1981). Reduced Growth of Coho Salmon Fry Exposed to Two Petroleum Components, Toluene and Naphthalene, in Fresh Water. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 110(3):430-436


Group: Invertebrates
Organism: Pagarus longicarpus
Stage: /
Endpoint: LC50
Test type: static
Test time: 96
Temperature: /
Concentration: 5 µg/l



Data compiled by the Laboratory for Biological Research on Water Pollution, University Ghent. For queries about the data, please contact Colin Janssen.