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No data with the test substance were available. From the guidance document R.7b, Chapter R.7.8.7.: "Substances that are potentially capable of depositing on or sorbing to sediments to a significant extent have to be assessed for toxicity to sediment-dwelling organisms. In general substances with a Koc < 500 – 1000 L/kg are not likely sorbed to sediment (SETAC 1993). According to this, a log Koc or log Kow of >=3 is used as a trigger value for sediment effects assessment." Both melamin phosphate and melamin have logKow values << 3. Therefore, the compounds will not end up in the sediment compartment. Therefore, a read-across from pelagic effect values is possible as a screening approach by the equilibrium partitioning method. Melamine has a low toxicity to mammals and aquatic organisms, not leading to a classification. Thus, is no need to investigate further the effects of the substance and/or degradation products in sediment organisms.

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