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Environmental fate & pathways

Endpoint summary

Administrative data

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As stated in the requirements of the regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 the biodegradability of butyl ethyl ether was tested according to the OECD test guideline 301 F ”Ready Biodegradability: Manometric Respirometry Test”, and in compliance with the OECD-GLP standards (Flach 2017).

The mean degradation rate of butyl ethyl ether was 72.2 % after 28 days. Therefore, butyl ethyl ether is considered to be readily biodegradable based on ThOD.

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