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EC number: 200-846-2 | CAS number: 75-18-3
Distribution modelling
Administrative data
- Endpoint:
- distribution modelling
- Type of information:
- calculation (if not (Q)SAR)
- Remarks:
- Migrated phrase: estimated by calculation
- Adequacy of study:
- other information
- Reliability:
- 4 (not assignable)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- other: calculation based on only one measured concentration
Data source
Reference
- Reference Type:
- publication
- Title:
- Flux of gases across the air-sea interface
- Author:
- Liss PS and Slater PG
- Year:
- 1 974
- Bibliographic source:
- Nature, 247, 181-184
Materials and methods
- Model:
- other: two layer model of a gas-liquid interface
- Media:
- other: air - sea
Test material
- Reference substance name:
- Dimethyl sulphide
- EC Number:
- 200-846-2
- EC Name:
- Dimethyl sulphide
- Cas Number:
- 75-18-3
- Molecular formula:
- C2H6S
- IUPAC Name:
- (methylsulfanyl)methane
Constituent 1
Study design
- Environmental properties:
- seawater
Results and discussion
Percent distribution in media
- Other distribution results:
- The total flux of dimethyl sulfide from oceans to atmosphere was calculated to be 7.2 x 10E12 g/year
Applicant's summary and conclusion
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