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Environmental fate & pathways

Biodegradation in water: screening tests

Administrative data

Endpoint:
biodegradation in water: ready biodegradability
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Reliability:
1 (reliable without restriction)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: GLP study according EU/OECD guideline

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
2013
Report date:
2013

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
OECD Guideline 301 F (Ready Biodegradability: Manometric Respirometry Test)
GLP compliance:
yes (incl. QA statement)

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
2,2-dimethyl-4-methylidene-1,3-dioxolane
EC Number:
690-680-0
Cas Number:
19358-05-5
Molecular formula:
C6H10O2
IUPAC Name:
2,2-dimethyl-4-methylidene-1,3-dioxolane

Study design

Oxygen conditions:
aerobic
Inoculum or test system:
activated sludge, domestic (adaptation not specified)
Initial test substance concentration
Initial conc.:
30 mg/L

Results and discussion

% Degradation
Parameter:
% degradation (O2 consumption)
Value:
>= 60
Sampling time:
28 d
Details on results:
All validity criteria of the test method were met:
The reference compound reached the level of ≥ 60 percent for ready biodegradability within 14 days (table 4).
The toxicity control exhibited degradation rates > 25 % within 14 days (table 5).
At the end of the test, at the plateau, or the end of the 10-d window, biodegradation in parallels with test item did not differ by more than 20 percentage points (table 3).
The oxygen uptake of the inoculum blank was ≤ 60 mg/L (table 1).
In cases where the degradation was ≤ 60 %, the pH values (table 2) were in between 6.0 and 8.5 at the end of the test.

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Conclusions:
Within 28 days, a degradation rate of 68 % was determined for BCS-CL73507-BCS-BS22576-MYDO.
Because the degradation within the 10-d window is less than 60 % removal, BCS-CL73507-BCS-BS22576-MYDO is considered to be "Not Readily Biodegradable", but the test item shows a degradation of 68 % after 28 days.