Table 1: Overview of the toxicity tests with Bisphenol A (BPA).
Test species | Acute BPA (µg/L) | Chronic BPA (µg/L) |
E. serrulatus (0.8-1 mm) | 96 h: 10, 100, 500, 2.500, 5.000 | 16 d: 10, 50, 100 |
G. fossarum (5-7 mm) | 24 h: 200, 500, 1.000, 1.500, 3.000, 5.000, 6.200, 10.000, 12.500, 25.000, 50.000 | 28 d: 30, 50, 100, 300, 500, 1.000, 2.000, 3.000 |
N. casparyi (5-8 mm) | 24 h: 1.000, 5.000, 10.000 | 28 d: 100, 500, 1.000 |
P. slavus (4-8 mm) | 24 h: 200, 500, 5.000, 25.000, 50.000 | 16 d: 10, 50, 100, 500 |
D. magna (1-2 mm) | 24 h: 1.500, 3.000, 5.000, 6.200, 8.500, 10.000, 12.500, 25.000 | 28 d: 30, 300, 3.000 |
Size of test organisms (mm), test duration (d: days) and used nominal concentrations of BPA (µg/L).