Registration Dossier
Registration Dossier
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EC number: 200-849-9 | CAS number: 75-21-8
Endpoint summary
Administrative data
Description of key information
Additional information
Phototransformation in air
After evaporation or exposure to the air, ethylene oxide will be slowly degraded by photochemical processes.
Hydrolysis
In contact with water ethylene oxide will hydrolyse slowly.
Biodegradation
Ethylene oxide is readily biodegradable according to OECD criteria.
Bioaccumulation
Bioaccumulation of ethylen oxide in aquatic organisms is not to be expected.
Adsorption / desorption
Adsorption of ethylene oxide to the solid soil phase is not to be expected.
Henry's Law constant
From the water surface, ethylene oxide will evaporate slowly into the atmosphere.
Environmental distribution modelling
Over time, the substance will preferentally distribute into the compartment water (92.3%) and air (7.75%).
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