ANZG Species Sensitivity Data provided by the Department of Agriculture Water and the Environment, Australia.
Details
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Additional information is available from the Water Quality website at https://www.waterquality.gov.au/.
Additional information may be available from the primary source for each chemical:
- metolachlor_fresh
ANZG (2020). “Toxicant default guideline values for aquatic ecosystem protection: Metolachlor in freshwater.” Australian and New Zealand Governments and Australian State and Territory Governments, Canberra, Australia. https://www.waterquality.gov.au/anz-guidelines/guideline-values/default/water-quality-toxicants/toxicants/metolachlor-fresh-2020.
- alpha_cypermethrin_fresh
ANZG (2023). “Toxicant default guideline values for aquatic ecosystem protection: Alpha-cypermethrin in freshwater.” Australian and New Zealand Governments and Australian State and Territory Governments, Canberra, Australia. https://www.waterquality.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/alpha-cypermethrin-fresh-dgvs-technical-brief.pdf.
- aluminium_marine
ANZG (2025). “Toxicant default guideline values for aquatic ecosystem protection: Aluminium in marine water.” Australian and New Zealand Governments and Australian State and Territory Governments, Canberra, Australia. https://www.waterquality.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/aluminium-marine-dgvs-technical-brief.pdf.
- ametryn_fresh
ANZG (2025). “Toxicant default guideline values for aquatic ecosystem protection: Ametryn in freshwater.” Australian and New Zealand Governments and Australian State and Territory Governments, Canberra, Australia. https://www.waterquality.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/ametryn-fresh-dgvs-technical-brief.pdf.
- ammonia_fresh
ANZG (2026). “Toxicant default guideline values for aquatic ecosystem protection: Ammonia in freshwater.” Australian and New Zealand Governments and Australian State and Territory Governments, Canberra, Australia. https://www.waterquality.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/ammonia-fresh-dgvs-technical-brief.pdf.
- bisphenol_a_fresh
ANZG (2023). “Toxicant default guideline values for aquatic ecosystem protection: Bisphenol A in freshwater.” Australian and New Zealand Governments and Australian State and Territory Governments, Canberra, Australia. https://www.waterquality.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/bisphenol-a-fresh-dgvs-technical-brief.pdf.
- bisphenol_a_marine
ANZG (2023). “Toxicant default guideline values for aquatic ecosystem protection: Bisphenol A in marine water.” Australian and New Zealand Governments and Australian State and Territory Governments, Canberra, Australia. https://www.waterquality.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/bisphenol-a-marine-dgvs-technical-brief.pdf.
- boron_fresh
ANZG (2021). “Toxicant default guideline values for aquatic ecosystem protection: Boron in freshwater.” Australian and New Zealand Governments and Australian State and Territory Governments, Canberra, Australia. https://www.waterquality.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/boron_fresh_dgv_technical-brief.pdf.
- chromium_III_fresh
ANZG (2026). “Toxicant default guideline values for aquatic ecosystem protection: Chromium (III) in freshwater.” Australian and New Zealand Governments and Australian State and Territory Governments, Canberra, Australia. https://www.waterquality.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/chromium-III-fresh-dgvs-technical-brief.pdf.
The columns are as follows, noting that some information may not be available for all chemicals:
- Chemical
The chemical name (chr).
- Conc
The chemical concentration in micrograms per Litre (dbl).
- Duration
The duration of the test in days (chr).
- Genus
The Genus name (chr).
- Group
The taxonomic group (chr).
- Life_stage
Life stage of the test organism (chr).
- Medium
The medium - freshwater or marine water (chr).
- Notes
Other notes (chr).
- Phylum
The Phylum name (chr).
- Species
The species binomial name (chr).
- Test_endpoint
The test endpoint measure (chr).
- Toxicity_measure
The toxicity measure used (chr).
Where toxicity measure is not a chronic NEC, EC10 or NOEC value,
concentration has been converted using the appropriate default ratio, as
follows: 10 from acute EC50/LC50 to chronic EC10; 5 from chronic EC50 to
EC10; 2.5 from LOEC to EC10. Please see the primary reference material for
more information.
Examples
head(anzg_data)
#> # A tibble: 6 × 12
#> Chemical Conc Duration Genus Group Life_stage Medium Notes Phylum Species
#> <chr> <dbl> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 metolachlor 6528 4 Achna… Diat… Exponenti… fresh… Spec… Bacil… minuti…
#> 2 metolachlor 240 5 Anaba… Blue… Not stated fresh… NA Cyano… flosaq…
#> 3 metolachlor 14 14 Cerat… Macr… Not stated fresh… Spec… Trach… demers…
#> 4 metolachlor 228 4 Chlam… Gree… Not stated fresh… Spec… Chlor… reinha…
#> 5 metolachlor 1 4 Chlor… Gree… Exponenti… fresh… Spec… Chlor… pyreno…
#> 6 metolachlor 4016 4 Crati… Diat… Exponenti… fresh… Spec… Bacil… accomo…
#> # ℹ 2 more variables: Test_endpoint <chr>, Toxicity_measure <chr>