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FATTY ACIDS, C14 -18 AND C16 -18 -UNSATD., ZINC SALTS:

As toxicity data are not available for Fatty acids, C14-C18 and C16-18-unsatd., zinc salts, read-across to insoluble/ slightly soluble zinc substances is made, and the PNEC soil as derived in the Chemical Safety Assessment of "Zinc" within the framework of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (see Appendix 1) is carried over to Fatty acids, C16-18, zinc salts.

ZINC:

NOEC and EC10 values are available for 18 different species. TheNOEC/EC10 values vary between 32 mg Zn/kgdw for Trifolium pratense andVicia sativa to 5855 mg Zn/kg dw for Triticum aestivum .

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As terrestrial toxicity data are not available forfor Fatty acids, tallow, zinc salts or for the read-across substance Fatty acids, C16 - 18, zinc salts, read-across to inorganic zinc substances is made as a worst case approachin accordance to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 Annex XI, 1.5. As in the EU Risk Assessment Report (RAR) for zinc stearate, it is assumed that upon dissolutionFatty acids, tallow, zinc saltsis changed in part to ionic zinc and that only ionic zinc is determining biological activities. The data available for zinc is summarized below. For a comprehensive overview of the ecotoxicity of zinc, see the hazard assessment of "Zinc" within the framework of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006.

ZINC:

For plants, 45 individual high quality NOECs/EC10 values are selected for PNEC derivation, representing 18 different species. NOEC and EC10 values vary between 32 mg Zn/kg dw for Trifolium pratense and Vicia sativa (Van der Hoeven and Henzen, 1994) to 5855 mg Zn/kg dw for Triticum aestivum (Warne et al., 2008a).

All toxicity data are expressed as added Zn concentration in soil, based on either the nominal dose added or on measured, background corrected soil Zn concentrations.

References:

Van der Hoeven, N. and L. Henzen (1994c).De effecten van zink op de groei van de plantensoort Trifolium pratense (onder laboratorium- en veldomstandigheden) op grond uit Panheel.Testing laboratory: Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), The Netherlands. Report no.: MW-R94/304.