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Endpoint summary

Administrative data

Description of key information

Additional information

Biodegradation in water:

The substance Benzidine-2,2’-disulphonic acid is 50% biodegradable in water in 38 days (half-life). This value indicates that Benzidine-2,2’-disulphonic acid is readily biodegradable in water since the half life is less than the threshold of <= 60 days (to qualify the chemical as not persistent).

Medium

Half life in Days

Percent in medium

Water

38

12%

Biodegradation in Water / Sediment :

Based on the Level III Fugacity Model , the half life period of the Benzidine-2,2’-disulphonic acid was estimated.

Half life period of Benzidine-2,2’-disulphonic acid in water was observed to be 38 days while in sediment it is 340 days. Based on these half life values of it is concluded that Benzidine-2,2’-disulphonic acid is readily biodegradable in water where as it is non biodegradable in sediment. However, since there is no diffusion of the substance in the sediment as evident from the reported data (0 % in sediment) and hence persistence in the sediment compartment is not likely to be critical.

The Supporting study also indicates that half life period of Benzidine-2,2’-disulphonic acid in water and sediment as900 hrs (37.5 days) and 8100 hrs (337.5days) respectively.

Medium

Half life in Days

Percent in medium

Water

38

12%

Sediment

340

0%

Media

Half life

(hrs)

Percent in medium

Emission

(kg/hr)

 

Water

900

12.3%

 

1000

Sediment

8100

0.398%

 

0

Biodegradation in soil:

Based on the Level III Fugacity Model , the half life period of the Benzidine-2,2’-disulphonic acid was estimated.

Half life period of Benzidine-2,2’-disulphonic acid in soil was observed to be 75 days. Based on these half life values it is concluded that Benzidine-2,2’-disulphonic acid is not readily biodegradable (persistent) in soil since the half life period of Benzidine-2,2’-disulphonic acid exceeds the threshold of 60 days (to qualify the chemical as persistent)

The supporting study also indicates that the half life of Benzidine-2,2’-disulphonic acid to be 1800 hrs (75 days).

Medium

Half life in Days

Percent in medium

Soil

75

87%

Media

Half life

(hrs)

Percent in medium

Emission

(kg/hr)

 

Soil

1800

87.3%

 

1000