Environmental toxicity of CWAs and their metabolites

  • Morten Swayne Storgaard
  • , Ilias Christensen
  • , Hans Sanderson*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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    Abstract

    This chapter reviews the environmental toxicity of CWAs and their metabolites as well as mixtures of CWAs. We used Microtox™ to generate EC50 value for 11 compounds. We observed hormetic effects for two compounds namely Triphenylarsine and Triphenylarsine oxide. None of the mixtures tested show sign of synergism. Two compounds can be characterized as very toxic as both α-chloroacetophenone (EC50 = 11.20 μg L−1) and 2-chlorovinylarsinic acid (EC50 = 31.20 μg L−1) demonstrated EC50 values below 1000 μg L−1. Several compounds can be characterized as toxic as 1,2,5-trithiepane (EC50 = 1170 μg L−1), 1,4,5-oxadithiepane (EC50 = 1700 μg L−1), phenarsazinic acid (EC50 = 5330 μg L−1) and 1,4-dithiane (EC50 = 9970 μg L−1) as these compounds demonstrated EC50 values between 1000 μg L−1 and 10,000 μg L−1. An D. magna acute LC50 for, the compound most frequently detected compound (DPA [ox]), was determined to be 100,000 μg L−1. A chronic D. magna LC5019days of 640 μg L−1 was derived for the compound. A 14-day locomotor behaviour test on adult male Zebrafish (Danio rerio) revealed altered behaviour when exposed to concentrations of 1,4,5-oxadithiepane down to 40.3 ± 2.9 μg L−1. A NOECweight and NOECmortality greater than 1533 μg L−1 was determined for 1,4,5-oxadithiepane.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationTowards the Monitoring of Dumped Munitions Threat (MODUM) : A Study of Chemical Munitions Dumpsites in the Baltic Sea
    EditorsJ. Beldowski, R. Been, E. Kuntay Turmus
    PublisherSpringer
    Publication date2018
    Edition9789402411522
    Pages105-128
    Chapter5
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2018
    SeriesNATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security

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