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Environmental fate & pathways

Biodegradation in water: screening tests

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
biodegradation in water: screening tests
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
other information
Reliability:
4 (not assignable)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: PEER REVIEWED. No sufficient experimental details.

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
review article or handbook
Title:
Biodegradation and Bioaccumulation Data of Existing Chemicals Based on the CSCL Japan.
Author:
Chemicals Inspection and Testing Institute
Year:
1992
Bibliographic source:
Japan Chemical Industry Ecology - Toxicology and Information Center. ISBN 4-89074-101-1; As cited in Toxnet Database

Materials and methods

Principles of method if other than guideline:
no data
GLP compliance:
not specified

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
2-naphthol
EC Number:
205-182-7
EC Name:
2-naphthol
Cas Number:
135-19-3
Molecular formula:
C10H8O
IUPAC Name:
2-naphthol

Study design

Oxygen conditions:
not specified
Inoculum or test system:
activated sludge (adaptation not specified)
Details on inoculum:
Concentration of sludge = 100 mg/L
Duration of test (contact time):
2 wk
Initial test substance concentration
Initial conc.:
30 mg/L

Results and discussion

% Degradation
Value:
96
Sampling time:
2 wk
Remarks on result:
other: Degradation measured as BOD/ThOD

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Conclusions:
A two week biodegradation study using 100 mg/L sludge and a concentration of 2-naphthol of 30 mg/L gave a 96% theoretical BOD.