Registration Dossier
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EC number: 201-185-2 | CAS number: 79-20-9
Distribution modelling
Administrative data
- Endpoint:
- distribution modelling
- Type of information:
- calculation (if not (Q)SAR)
- Adequacy of study:
- key study
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- other: Accepted calculation method
Data source
Reference
- Reference Type:
- publication
- Title:
- European Union Risk Assessment Report methyl acetate
- Author:
- European Commission - JRC - ECB
- Year:
- 2 003
- Bibliographic source:
- Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg
Materials and methods
- Release year:
- 2 003
- Media:
- other: air - water - soil - sediment
Test material
- Reference substance name:
- Methyl acetate
- EC Number:
- 201-185-2
- EC Name:
- Methyl acetate
- Cas Number:
- 79-20-9
- Molecular formula:
- C3H6O2
- IUPAC Name:
- methyl acetate
Constituent 1
Results and discussion
Percent distribution in media
- Air (%):
- 69.3
- Water (%):
- 30.7
- Soil (%):
- 0
- Sediment (%):
- 0
Applicant's summary and conclusion
- Conclusions:
- According to the data in the RAR the atmosphere and the hydrosphere are the target compartments for methyl acetate in the environment.
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