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EC number: 907-132-6 | CAS number: -
- Life Cycle description
- Uses advised against
- Endpoint summary
- Appearance / physical state / colour
- Melting point / freezing point
- Boiling point
- Density
- Particle size distribution (Granulometry)
- Vapour pressure
- Partition coefficient
- Water solubility
- Solubility in organic solvents / fat solubility
- Surface tension
- Flash point
- Auto flammability
- Flammability
- Explosiveness
- Oxidising properties
- Oxidation reduction potential
- Stability in organic solvents and identity of relevant degradation products
- Storage stability and reactivity towards container material
- Stability: thermal, sunlight, metals
- pH
- Dissociation constant
- Viscosity
- Additional physico-chemical information
- Additional physico-chemical properties of nanomaterials
- Nanomaterial agglomeration / aggregation
- Nanomaterial crystalline phase
- Nanomaterial crystallite and grain size
- Nanomaterial aspect ratio / shape
- Nanomaterial specific surface area
- Nanomaterial Zeta potential
- Nanomaterial surface chemistry
- Nanomaterial dustiness
- Nanomaterial porosity
- Nanomaterial pour density
- Nanomaterial photocatalytic activity
- Nanomaterial radical formation potential
- Nanomaterial catalytic activity
- Endpoint summary
- Stability
- Biodegradation
- Bioaccumulation
- Transport and distribution
- Environmental data
- Additional information on environmental fate and behaviour
- Ecotoxicological Summary
- Aquatic toxicity
- Endpoint summary
- Short-term toxicity to fish
- Long-term toxicity to fish
- Short-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
- Long-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
- Toxicity to aquatic algae and cyanobacteria
- Toxicity to aquatic plants other than algae
- Toxicity to microorganisms
- Endocrine disrupter testing in aquatic vertebrates – in vivo
- Toxicity to other aquatic organisms
- Sediment toxicity
- Terrestrial toxicity
- Biological effects monitoring
- Biotransformation and kinetics
- Additional ecotoxological information
- Toxicological Summary
- Toxicokinetics, metabolism and distribution
- Acute Toxicity
- Irritation / corrosion
- Sensitisation
- Repeated dose toxicity
- Genetic toxicity
- Carcinogenicity
- Toxicity to reproduction
- Specific investigations
- Exposure related observations in humans
- Toxic effects on livestock and pets
- Additional toxicological data
Phototransformation in air
Administrative data
- Endpoint:
- phototransformation in air
- Type of information:
- read-across based on grouping of substances (category approach)
- Adequacy of study:
- key study
- Study period:
- Prior to or in 2001
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- other: Published literature
- Justification for type of information:
- Read across is based on the category approach. Please refer to attached category document.
Cross-reference
- Reason / purpose for cross-reference:
- reference to other study
Data source
Reference
- Reference Type:
- publication
- Title:
- Computer estimation of the atmospheric gas-phase reaction rate of organic compounds with hydroxyl radicals and ozone
- Author:
- Meylan and Howard
- Year:
- 1 993
- Bibliographic source:
- Chemosphere 36:2293-99.
Materials and methods
Test guideline
- Qualifier:
- according to guideline
- Guideline:
- other: Calculated using AOPWIN v. 1.92
- Deviations:
- not specified
- Principles of method if other than guideline:
- Estimation of second-order reaction rate constant with photochemically-generated hydroxyl radical at 25 °C. Estimated half-life calculated for assumed OH radical concentration of 1.5E06 OH/cm3
- GLP compliance:
- no
Test material
- Reference substance name:
- 3,6,9-trioxaundecane-1,11-diol
- EC Number:
- 203-989-9
- EC Name:
- 3,6,9-trioxaundecane-1,11-diol
- Cas Number:
- 112-60-7
- Molecular formula:
- C8H18O5
- IUPAC Name:
- 2,2'-[oxybis(ethane-2,1-diyloxy)]diethanol
- Reference substance name:
- Tetraethylene glycol
- IUPAC Name:
- Tetraethylene glycol
- Details on test material:
- No test material used. Method is a computer program, using SMILES code entry.
SMILES Code: O(CCOCCOCCO)CCO
Constituent 1
Constituent 2
- Specific details on test material used for the study:
- Details on properties of test surrogate or analogue material (migrated information):
Not applicable
Study design
- Estimation method (if used):
- Calculated using Aopwin v. 1.92, as in cited Reference, for assumed atmospheric OH concentration of 1.5E06 OH/cm3 at 25 °C.
- Light source:
- sunlight
- Details on test conditions:
- Estimated rate constant at 25 °C, assumed OH radical concentration of 1.5E06 OH/cm3.
Results and discussion
- Preliminary study:
- Not applicable
- Test performance:
- Half-life t ½ :2.5 hours.
Dissipation half-life of parent compound
- DT50:
- 2.5 h
- Test condition:
- 25 °C, background OH radical concentration of 1.5E06 OH/cm3
- Transformation products:
- not measured
- Results with reference substance:
- not applicable
Any other information on results incl. tables
Direct photolysis:
Half-life t ½ : 2.5 hrs.
Remarks: Estimation for photo-oxidation in air based on a calculated reaction rate constant of 5.037 x 10-11cm3/molecules-sec, and background OH radical concentration of 1.5E6 OH/cm3 at 25 °C.
Applicant's summary and conclusion
- Validity criteria fulfilled:
- not applicable
- Conclusions:
- Half-life t ½ : 2.5 hrs. at 25 °C and assumed backgroung OH radical concentration of 1.5E6 OH/cm3.
- Executive summary:
The photodegradation potential of tetraethylene glycol was examined using Aopwin v. 1.92, as described in cited Reference, for an atmospheric OH concentration of 1.5E6 OH/cm3. The Half-life t½ of 2.5 hrs. was calculated.
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