Registration Dossier
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EC number: 225-167-9 | CAS number: 4696-57-5
Toxicity to aquatic algae and cyanobacteria
Administrative data
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Description of key information
Aquatic toxicity data of barium dilaurate are not available. Read-across to the assessment entities soluble barium substances and lauric acid is applied for the assessment of barium dilaurate since the ions of barium dilaurate determine its fate and toxicity in the environment. Based on dissolved barium concentrations in solution, the ErC50 and NOEC for growth inhibition of algae are >1.15 and >=1.15 mg Ba/L, respectively. Aquatic toxicity data of lauric acid point to a low toxic potential to aquatic algae. The ecotoxic potential of the fatty acid chain, i.e. laurate, is assumed to be negligible. Fatty acids are generally not considered to represent a risk to the environment, which is reflected in their exclusion from REACH registration requirements (c.f. REACH Annex V (Regulation (EC) No 987/2008)).
Thus, barium dilaurate is expected to have a low potential for toxicity to algae.
Key value for chemical safety assessment
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