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Limited biodegradation of dibutylether (<5% in 28 days) was observed in OECD 301 ready biodegradation tests. Tests conducted with enrichment cultures of bacteria isolated from activated sludge demonstrated that the bacteria could use dibutylether as a sole carbon source during biodegradation. No biodegradation was observed under anaerobic conditions in samples of groundwater and sediments.