Registration Dossier

Data platform availability banner - registered substances factsheets

Please be aware that this old REACH registration data factsheet is no longer maintained; it remains frozen as of 19th May 2023.

The new ECHA CHEM database has been released by ECHA, and it now contains all REACH registration data. There are more details on the transition of ECHA's published data to ECHA CHEM here.

Diss Factsheets

Environmental fate & pathways

Phototransformation in water

Currently viewing:

Administrative data

Endpoint:
phototransformation in water
Adequacy of study:
other information

Data source

Reference
Title:
No information
Author:
Monsanto report ES-80-SS04||Gledhill, W.E. et al. (1980), An environmental safety|assessment for butyl benzyl phthalate, Environmental Science|and Technology 14(3), 301-305.||Verschureren, K. (1983), Handbook of Environmental Data|on Organic Chemicals. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, Inc. NY

Materials and methods

Principles of method if other than guideline:
Method: other (measured): American Society for Testing Materials, Proposed StandardPractice for Conducting Aqueous Photolysis Test, Draft No. 5, ASTM E35.24Subcommittee, Aqueous Photolysis Task Group.
GLP compliance:
not specified

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Benzyl butyl phthalate
EC Number:
201-622-7
EC Name:
Benzyl butyl phthalate
Cas Number:
85-68-7
Molecular formula:
C19H20O4
IUPAC Name:
1-benzyl 2-butyl benzene-1,2-dicarboxylate
Details on test material:
IUCLID4 Test substance: as prescribed by 1.1 - 1.4

Study design

Light source:
sunlight
Duration of test at given test condition
Temp.:
24 °C
Initial conc. measured:
1 mg/L

Results and discussion

% Degradationopen allclose all
% Degr.:
< 5
Test condition:
Direct photolysis
Test condition:
Indirect photolysis
Dissipation half-life of parent compound
DT50:
> 100 d

Applicant's summary and conclusion