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20.4.2024

Data bank of environmental properties of chemicals


Chemical
Magnesium
CAS-number :
7439-95-4
 
Sumformula of the chemical :
Mg
EINECS-number :
2311046
 
LC50 values to crustaceans, mg/l :
190  21d, Daphnia magna
140  48hr, without food, Daphnia magna
322  48hr, with food, Daphnia magna
  Biesinger & Christensen 1972
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720  96hr, Nitocra spinipes
  Bengtsson 1978
 
EC50 values to crustaceans, mg/l :
125  21d, rpd, Daphnia magna
  Biesinger & Christensen 1972
 
LOEC values to crustaceans, mg/l :
82  21d, rpd, Daphnia magna
  Biesinger & Christensen 1972
 
LC50 values to fishes, mg/l :
1355  28d, Salmo gairdneri
  Birge et al. 1980

References
126Bengtsson, B-E. 1978. Use of harpacticoid copepod in toxicity tests. Marine Poll. Bull. 9: 238.
139Biesinger, K.E. & Christensen, G.M. 1972. Effects of various metals on survival, growth, reproduction, and metabolism of Daphnia magna. J. Fish. Res. Board Can. 29: 1691 - 1700.
149Birge, W.J. et al. 1980. Aquatic toxicity tests on inorganic elements occuring in oil shale. EPA 600/9-80-022. NTIS, Dep. of Commerce, Springfield, Va.
1973Pilli.A., Carle, D.O., Kline. E., Pickering. Q. & Lazorchak. J. 1988. Effets of pollution on freshwater organisms. JWPCF 60(6): 994 - 1065.

 
 
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