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Inter‐ and intraspecies chemical sensitivity: A case study using 2,4‐dinitroanisole
Author(s) -
Kennedy Alan J.,
Laird Jennifer G.,
Lounds Chris,
Gong Ping,
Barker Natalie D.,
Brasfield Sandra M.,
Russell Amber L.,
Johnson Mark S.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
environmental toxicology and chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 171
eISSN - 1552-8618
pISSN - 0730-7268
DOI - 10.1002/etc.2819
Subject(s) - sensitivity (control systems) , chemistry , biology , computational biology , engineering , electronic engineering
Insensitive munitions offer increased safety because of their “insensitivity” to unintended detonation relative to historically used formulations such as 2,4,6‐trinitrotoluene (TNT). Dinitroanisole (DNAN) is an insensitive munition constituent, and its solubility and stability warrant investigations of potential toxicological hazard related to manufacturing discharges and training ranges. Although ecotoxicology data are available for other insensitive munition constituents, few data are available for DNAN. In the present study, acute and chronic exposures of a fish ( Pimephales promelas ) and 2 cladocerans ( Ceriodaphnia dubia , Daphnia pulex ) were conducted. The 50% lethal concentration (LC50) values of DNAN ranged from 14.2 mg/L to 42.0 mg/L, depending on species. In chronic exposures, fish survival (LC50 = 10.0 mg/L) was more sensitive than cladoceran survival (LC50 = 13.7 to >24.2 mg/L). However, cladoceran reproduction was equally or more sensitive to DNAN (50% inhibition values 2.7–10.6 mg/L, depending on species) than fish endpoints. Daphnia pulex was the most sensitive species, with only slight differences between the 3 populations tested. Although the aquatic toxicity of DNAN was lower than previously reported in the literature for TNT, future research is needed to determine the potential synergistic toxicity of all the constituents in insensitive munition mixtures and the implications of photo‐oxidation. Environ Toxicol Chem 2014;9999:1–10. © 2014 SETAC