Registration Dossier
Registration Dossier
Please be aware that this old REACH registration data factsheet is no longer maintained; it remains frozen as of 19th May 2023.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.
Use of this information is subject to copyright laws and may require the permission of the owner of the information, as described in the ECHA Legal Notice.
EC number: 606-384-1 | CAS number: 19797-08-1
PBT assessment
Administrative data
PBT assessment: overall result
- PBT status:
- the substance is not PBT / vPvB
- Justification:
The PBT Assessment forN-ethylcaprolactam is based on the criteria set out in the “Guidance on information requirements and chemical safety assessment, Chapter R.11: PBT Assessment” (ECHA, 2017).
Persistence
N-ethylcaprolactam is not readily biodegradable according to OECD criteria (2-18 % after 28 days, OECD 301B). Abiotic degradation by hydrolysis is not expected. Thus the substance has to be considered as potentially P/vP.
Bioaccumulation
Bioaccumulation of N-ethylcaprolactam is not likely based on the experimentally determined log Pow of 0.6. The substance does not fulfil the screening criteria for B or vB.
Toxicity
All available acute and chronic effect values for N-ethylcaprolactam are > 0.01 mg/L. The substance is not classified as carcinogenic (cat. 1A or 1B), germ cell mutagenic (cat. 1 or 1B) or toxic to reproduction (class 1A, 1B or 2) or STOT RE 1, STOT RE 2. Thus, N-ethylcaprolactam does not fulfil the T criterion.
In conclusion the substance is not PBT/vPvB.
Information on Registered Substances comes from registration dossiers which have been assigned a registration number. The assignment of a registration number does however not guarantee that the information in the dossier is correct or that the dossier is compliant with Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (the REACH Regulation). This information has not been reviewed or verified by the Agency or any other authority. The content is subject to change without prior notice.
Reproduction or further distribution of this information may be subject to copyright protection. Use of the information without obtaining the permission from the owner(s) of the respective information might violate the rights of the owner.
