Ecotoxicity of ethylene glycol monomethyl ether and its acetate

James Devillers 1 Aurélie Chezeau 2 Eric Thybaud 2 Véronique Poulsen 2 Lionel Graff 3 Paule Vasseur 3 Pascale Chenon 4 Florence Mouchet 4 Véronique Ferrier 4 Françoise Quiniou 5
1 Centre de Traitement de l'Informatique Scientifique
2 INERIS - Institut National de l'Environnement Industriel et des Risques
3 ESE - Ecotoxicité et santé environnementale
4 CBD - Centre de biologie du développement
5 Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer
Abstract : Ethylene glycol monomethyl ether (EGME) and ethylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate (EGMEA) have been tested for their acute and chronic toxicity to various organisms occupying different trophic levels in the aquatic ecosystems. The results obtained in this study and those collected from the literature clearly reveal that EGME does not present short- or long-term ecotoxic effects in the ranges of concentrations likely to be found in aquatic environments. Indeed, in general, concentrations of 1000 to 10,000 mg/L of EGME are necessary before significant adverse effects can be observed in aquatic species. Conversely, acute toxicity occurs in fish at about 50 mg/L of EGMEA, and reproduction of Ceriodaphnia dubia is affected by 0.06 mg/L of this chemical. A teratogenic effect-with a specific malformation of the eyes-occurs in Xenopus laevis in the presence of 75 mg/L of EGMEA.
Keywords : ALGAE AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY DAPHNIDS FETAX FISH GLYCOL ETHERS MARINE BIVALVE ROTIFERS SOLVENTS
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James Devillers, Aurélie Chezeau, Eric Thybaud, Véronique Poulsen, Lionel Graff, et al.. Ecotoxicity of ethylene glycol monomethyl ether and its acetate. Toxicology Methods, Informa UK (Taylor & Francis), 2002, 12 (4), pp.241-254. ⟨10.1080/10517230290075521⟩. ⟨ineris-00962838⟩

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