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Environmental fate & pathways

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
additional information on environmental fate and behaviour
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
other information
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: study well documented, meets generally accepted scientific principles

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
publication
Title:
Metabolism of metolachlor by fungal cultures. J. Agric. Food Chem. 50, 499-505.
Author:
Sanyal D and Kulshrestha G
Year:
2002

Materials and methods

Principles of method if other than guideline:
other: see any other information on materials and methods
GLP compliance:
not specified

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
6-ethyl-2-toluidine
EC Number:
246-309-6
EC Name:
6-ethyl-2-toluidine
Cas Number:
24549-06-2
Molecular formula:
C9H13N1
IUPAC Name:
2-ethyl-6-methylaniline
Constituent 2
Reference substance name:
Benzenamine, 2-ethyl-6-methyl
IUPAC Name:
Benzenamine, 2-ethyl-6-methyl
Details on test material:
Metolachlor (99 %) was of analytical grade

Results and discussion

Any other information on results incl. tables

2-Methyl-6-ethylaniline as a product of metabolism from metolachlor in soil
 by a mixed fungal culture

- Metolachlor half-life (degradation by mixed culture) = 3.5 days
- The pure cultures also metabolized metolachlor effectively
- Five metabolits were identified including 2-methyl-6-ethylaniline. 2-methyl-6-ethylaniline reached its maximum concentration after 9 days with 6 µg/l and at the end of the test (20 days) the concentration was ca. 3 µg/l

Applicant's summary and conclusion