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Surface tension

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Reference
Endpoint:
surface tension
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Reliability:
1 (reliable without restriction)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: Guideline study performed under GLP.
Reason / purpose for cross-reference:
reference to same study
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
EU Method A.5 (Surface Tension)
Deviations:
no
GLP compliance:
yes (incl. QA statement)
Type of method:
plate method
Surface tension:
63.77 mN/m
Temp.:
25 °C
Conc.:
400 mg/L
Remarks on result:
other: Saturated solution

Average of 5 experiments: 61.66mN/m, 63.15mN/m, 65.56mN/m, 64.38mN/m, 64.11mN/m.

Conclusions:
Study is considered adequate and reliable. Surface tension is >60mN/m, therefore not considered to be surface active substance (according to EU method A5). Note: mistake in reported concentration units corrected (ca. 0.04g instead of the reported "ca. 0.4g in 100mL").

Description of key information

63.77 mN/m, 25±1 °C, ca. 400 mg/L, Wilhelmy Plate, EU Method A.5, Kennedy 1999

Key value for chemical safety assessment

Surface tension:
63.8
in mN/m at 20°C and concentration in mg/L:
400

Additional information

Only a single study conducted according to guidelines and under GLP is available for this endpoint. The study is considered to be relevant, reliable (Klimisch 1) and adequate for the purposes of risk assessment, classification and labelling.

According to the criteria laid out in EU Regulation No. 440/2008, A5, the substance is not considered to be surface active, because the aqueous surface tension is >60 mN/m.