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Table 1

Toxicity of different essential oils and its major compounds for different fish species.

Fish species Substances LC50 Exposure time References
Oncorhynchus mykis Salvia officinalis (30%), Thymus vulgaris (30%), Mentha piperita (20%) and Eucalyptus globulus (20%) 36.0 mg L−1 96 h Mousavi et al. (2012)
Arapaima gigas Mentha piperita 38.0 mg L−1 4 h Malheiros et al. (2016)
Oncorhynchus mykis Thyme 3.0 mg L−1 96 h Stroh et al. (1998)
Oncorhynchus mykis α-terpineol 1.8 mg L−1 96 h Stroh et al. (1998)
Oncorhynchus mykis Thyme, α-terpineol and eugenol 11.5 mg L−1 96 h Stroh et al. (1998)
Oncorhynchus kisutch Thyme 20.5 mg L−1 96 h Stroh et al. (1998)
Oncorhynchus kisutch α-terpineol 6.3 mg L−1 96 h Stroh et al. (1998)
Oncorhynchus kisutch Thyme, α-terpineol and eugenol 13.2 mg L−1 96 h Stroh et al. (1998)
Carassius auratus Cinnamaldehyde 13.3 mg L−1 48 h Ling et al. (2015)
Carassius auratus Cinnamic 59.7 mg L−1 48 h Ling et al. (2015)
Oncorhynchus kisutch Eugenol 66.1 mg L−1 96 h Stroh et al. (1998)
Danio rerio Eugenol 18.2 mg L−1 96 h Doleželová et al. (2011)
Danio rerio Eugenol 21.0 mg L−1 96 h Grush et al. (2004)
Danio rerio Eugenol 15.6 mg L−1 168 h Mácová et al. (2008)
Danio rerio Eugenol 18.2 mg L−1 96 h Mácová et al. (2008)
Betta splendens Eugenol 30.6 mg L−1 48 h Pattanasiri et al. (2017)
Poecilia reticulata Eugenol 21.7 mg L−1 96 h Doleželová et al. (2011)
Cyprinus carpio Eugenol 18.1 mg L−1 96 h Velisek et al. (2005)
Oreochromis niloticus Eugenol 184.3 mg L−1 10 min Vidal et al. (2008)
Piaractus brachypomus Eugenol 18.2 mg L−1 24 h Marín-Mendez et al. (2012)
Ctenopharyngodon idella Eugenol 0.051 µL/L 72 h Kumar (2015)
Ctenopharyngodon idella Eugenol 0.030 µL/L 72 h Kumar (2015)
Oreochromis niloticus Eugenol 16.9 mg L−1 24 h Charoendat and Areechon (2009)
Oreochromis niloticus Eugenol 71.7 mg L−1 10 min Pratte-Santos and Carrielo (2009)
Carassius auratus Eugenol 31.3 mg L−1 24 h Gholipourkanani et al. (2015)
Oncorhynchus mykis Eugenol 4.2 mg L−1 96 h Stroh et al. (1998)
Oncorhyncus mykiss Eugenol 9.0 mg L−1 92 h Keene et al. (1998)
Oncorhynchus mykiss Eugenol 81.1 mg L−1 10 min Velisek et al. (2005)
Oncorhynchus mykiss Eugenol 14.1 mg L−1 96 h Velisek et al. (2005)
Leporinus macrocephalus Eugenol 45.1 mg L−1 10 min Vidal et al. (2007)

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