Seawater ecotoxicity of monoethanolamine, diethanolamine and triethanolamine

Monoethanolamine (MEA), diethanolamine (DEA) and triethanolamine (TEA) are compounds with potential acute, sub-chronic and chronic toxicity effects towards aquatic species.Aliterature review highlighted the existence of a gap in the knowledge on their toxicity with saltwater testing species. A batte...

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Published in:Journal of Hazardous Materials
Main Authors: LIBRALATO, Giovanni, VOLPI GHIRARDINI, Annamaria, AVEZZU', Francesco
Other Authors: Libralato, Giovanni, Avezzu', Francesco
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2010
Subjects:
Alkanolamines
DEA
MEA
Saltwater testing species
TEA
Toxicity
Settore BIO/07 - Ecologia
Settore MED/42 - Igiene Generale e Applicata
Crassostrea gigas
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10278/30481
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.11.062
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Summary:Monoethanolamine (MEA), diethanolamine (DEA) and triethanolamine (TEA) are compounds with potential acute, sub-chronic and chronic toxicity effects towards aquatic species.Aliterature review highlighted the existence of a gap in the knowledge on their toxicity with saltwater testing species. A battery of toxicity tests including the alga Phaeodactylum tricornutum Bohlin, the bivalve molluscs Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg) and Mytilus galloprovincialis (Lmk), and the crustacean Artemia franciscana, was considered to update and improve the existing ecotoxicological information. Data were provided as the Effective Concentration that induces a 50% effect in the observed population (EC50), Lowest Observed Effect Concentration (LOEC) and No Observed Effect Concentration (NOEC). EC50, LOEC and NOEC values were compared with a reviewed database containing the existing ecotoxicological data from saltwater organisms.

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