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EC number: 204-371-1 | CAS number: 120-12-7
- 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
Biodegradation in water and sediment: simulation tests
Administrative data
- Endpoint:
- biodegradation in water and sediment: simulation tests
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- key study
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- other: Study based on accepted scientific principles, limited documentation of the test method, acceptable for assessment
Data source
Reference
- Reference Type:
- publication
- Title:
- Microbial and photochemical degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in estuarine waters and sediments
- Author:
- Lee RF, Ryan C
- Year:
- 1 983
- Bibliographic source:
- Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci., 40(Suppl. 2), 86-94 (1983)
Materials and methods
- Principles of method if other than guideline:
- Biodegradation test in water and sediment slurry under shaking, using 14C-radiolabelled test substances.
Test conditions of Lee and Ryan (1983) did not resemble conditions required at the present for simulation tests. - GLP compliance:
- no
Test material
- Reference substance name:
- Anthracene
- EC Number:
- 204-371-1
- EC Name:
- Anthracene
- Cas Number:
- 120-12-7
- Molecular formula:
- C14H10
- IUPAC Name:
- anthracene
- Details on test material:
- - Name of test material (as cited in study report): anthracene
- Specific activity (if radiolabelling): 76.6 MBq/mmol
- Locations of the label (if radiolabelling): 9-[14C]
Constituent 1
- Radiolabelling:
- yes
Study design
- Oxygen conditions:
- aerobic
- Inoculum or test system:
- other: water and sediment, adapted to different degree, marine
- Details on source and properties of surface water:
- Water and sediment were collected from one estuarine in Charleston, SC, contaminated with oil, and from a “cleaner” estuarine of Savannah, GA.
Further sediment samples were taken from MERL mesocosm tanks of Narragansett Bay, RI. - Duration of test (contact time):
- >= 3 d
Initial test substance concentrationopen allclose all
- Initial conc.:
- 1 other: mg/kg sediment
- Based on:
- test mat.
- Initial conc.:
- 2.5 other: mg/kg sediment
- Based on:
- test mat.
- Initial conc.:
- 5 other: mg/kg sediment
- Based on:
- test mat.
- Parameter followed for biodegradation estimation:
- CO2 evolution
- Details on study design:
- 1. Test with sediment, sediment-seawater slurry (Charleston and Savannah), consisting of 1 g of sediment and 50 ml of seawater in 125 mL bottles.
Test concentration of 14C-labelled anthracene: 2.5 mg/kg (no information whether dwt or wwt).
Temperature: 27 and 28 °C .
The flasks were carried out as triplicates.
Abiotic sterile control: with mercuric chloride added (10mg/g sediment)
2. Test with sediment, sediment-seawater slurry, sediments taken from MERL mesocosm tanks (Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island)
Temperature: 18 °C
Results and discussion
Mean total recovery
- Compartment:
- other: water / sediment, material (mass) balance
- Remarks on result:
- other: no data
Half-life of parent compound / 50% disappearance time (DT50)open allclose all
- Compartment:
- entire system
- DT50:
- 210 d
- Type:
- not specified
- Remarks on result:
- other: Savannah: "cleaner" area, 2.5 mg/kg, 27 °C
- Compartment:
- entire system
- DT50:
- 57 d
- Type:
- not specified
- Remarks on result:
- other: Charleston: contaminated area, 2.5 mg/kg, 28 °C
- Compartment:
- entire system
- DT50:
- >= 79 - <= 99 d
- Type:
- not specified
- Remarks on result:
- other: Narragansett Bay: 1, 2.5 and 5 mg/kg in the control mesocosm at 18 °C
- Compartment:
- entire system
- DT50:
- >= 5 - <= 7 d
- Type:
- zero order
- Remarks on result:
- other: Narragansett Bay: 1, 2.5 and 5 mg/kg in the oil-pre-treated mesocosm at 18 °C
Any other information on results incl. tables
no further data
Applicant's summary and conclusion
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