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Two replicate 14-day static renewal chronic toxicity tests were conducted withDaphnia magna Straus for each of three test chemicals (boric acid, aniline, and 2,4-dichlorophenol). These tests were conducted at 24 ± 2°C. The objective of this study was the comparison of the 14-day test results with chronic values derived for the same chemicals from 21-day studies (20°C). It was hypothesized that the comparison of the chronic data resulting from the two test regimes would support the shortening of the standard 21-day exposure period and reduce the cost of these labor intensive studies. The results of this study are as follows:
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The 14-day test met the 21-day chronic test acceptability criteria in terms of control data associated with the mean number of broods/adult, mean total young/adult, mean brood size and survival.
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A comparison of the results shows the similarity of the chronic values generated from the 14 and 21-day tests. In all cases, the chemical specific chronic values were within a factor of 2. The chronic values for 2,4-dichlorophenol generated from the two test regimes were virtually identical (i.e., 14-day-1.1 and 1.2 mg/L; 21-day-1. 1 mg/L).
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The comparison of the chronic values resulting from the 14 and 21-day tests supports the use of the 14-day exposure period. A shorter exposure period will help reduce the cost of these labor intensive studies without compromising their scientific integrity.
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Gersich, F.M., Milazzo, D.P. Evaluation of a 14-day static renewal toxicity test withDaphnia magna Straus. Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 19, 72–76 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01059814
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