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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
Study period:
Not specified
Reliability:
1 (reliable without restriction)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: Study conducted to GLP (taken from SNIF file). Registrant referring to studies >12 years old at the permission of ECHA.

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Report date:
1988

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
EU Method C.5 (Degradation: Biochemical Oxygen Demand)
Deviations:
not specified
GLP compliance:
yes

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
4,6-bis(octylthiomethyl)-o-cresol
EC Number:
402-860-6
EC Name:
4,6-bis(octylthiomethyl)-o-cresol
Cas Number:
110553-27-0
Molecular formula:
C25H44OS2
IUPAC Name:
4,6-bis(octylthiomethyl)-o-cresol

Study design

Oxygen conditions:
not specified
Inoculum or test system:
not specified
Duration of test (contact time):
28 d
Reference substance
Reference substance:
aniline

Results and discussion

% Degradation
Parameter:
% degradation (O2 consumption)
Value:
4
Sampling time:
28 d

BOD5 / COD results

Results with reference substance:
93 % degradation after 28 d

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Validity criteria fulfilled:
yes
Interpretation of results:
under test conditions no biodegradation observed
Conclusions:
The substance is not considered to be readily biodegradable on the basis of the test results observed.