Water Quality Criteria for Disperse Red 9
Abstract
The available data on the environmental fate, aquatic toxicity, and mammalian toxicity of Disperse Red 9 (1-methylaminoanthraquinone), an organic dye used in pyrotechnic smoke signals, were reviewed. The USEPA guidelines were used in an attempt to generate water quality criteria for the protection of aquatic life and its uses and of human health. No data are available concerning the toxic effects of Disperse Red 9 on aquatic organisms; therefore, a Criterion Maximum Concentration and a Criterion Continuous Concentration cannot be calculated. Toxicity studies following the USEPA guidelines are recommended. Because non-threshold and threshold toxicity data were insufficient, a water quality criterion for the protection of human health could not be calculated according to the USEPA guidelines.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1987
- Accession Number
- ADA183369
Entities
People
- Kowetha A. Davidson
- Patricia S. Hovatter
Organizations
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory