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EC number: 203-628-5 | CAS number: 108-90-7
Additional information on environmental fate and behaviour
Administrative data
- Endpoint:
- additional information on environmental fate and behaviour
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- other information
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- other: Acceptable puplication, additional information to the degradation through aquatic organisms
Data source
Referenceopen allclose all
- Reference Type:
- publication
- Title:
- Environmental fate and biodegradability of Benzene derivates as studies in a model aquatic ecosystem
- Author:
- Lu et al.
- Bibliographic source:
- Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol 10, pp. 269-284
- Reference Type:
- other: BUA Report
- Title:
- Unnamed
- Year:
- 1 990
Materials and methods
Test guideline
- Qualifier:
- no guideline followed
- GLP compliance:
- no
Test material
- Reference substance name:
- Chlorobenzene
- EC Number:
- 203-628-5
- EC Name:
- Chlorobenzene
- Cas Number:
- 108-90-7
- Molecular formula:
- C6H5Cl
- IUPAC Name:
- chlorobenzene
- Test material form:
- liquid
- Details on test material:
- - Name of test material (as cited in study report): chlorobenzene
- Analytical purity: No data
Constituent 1
Results and discussion
Any other information on results incl. tables
Chlorobenzene was hydroxylated by various organisms of one food chain after addition of radioactively labelled chlorobenzene. Small quantities of o-and p-chlorophenol and 4 -chloropyrocathechol were detected.
| o-chlorophenol | p-chlorophenol | 4 -chloropyrocathechol | ||
| water: | + | + | + | |
Organisms: |
||||
Gambusia affinis (fish) |
+ | + | - | |
Culex quinquifasciatus (Mosquito larva) |
+ | + | + | |
Physa (snail) |
- | + | - | |
Oedogonium cardiatum (green algae) |
+ | - | - | |
Daphnia magna (water flea) |
+ | + | - |
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