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Hazard for aquatic organisms

Freshwater

Hazard assessment conclusion:
PNEC aqua (freshwater)
PNEC value:
6.4 mg/L
Assessment factor:
50
Extrapolation method:
assessment factor
PNEC freshwater (intermittent releases):
50 mg/L

Marine water

Hazard assessment conclusion:
PNEC aqua (marine water)
PNEC value:
0.64 mg/L
Assessment factor:
500
Extrapolation method:
assessment factor

STP

Hazard assessment conclusion:
PNEC STP
PNEC value:
500 mg/L
Assessment factor:
10
Extrapolation method:
assessment factor

Sediment (freshwater)

Hazard assessment conclusion:
PNEC sediment (freshwater)
PNEC value:
26.6 mg/kg sediment dw
Extrapolation method:
equilibrium partitioning method

Sediment (marine water)

Hazard assessment conclusion:
PNEC sediment (marine water)
PNEC value:
2.66 mg/kg sediment dw
Extrapolation method:
equilibrium partitioning method

Hazard for air

Air

Hazard assessment conclusion:
no hazard identified

Hazard for terrestrial organisms

Soil

Hazard assessment conclusion:
PNEC soil
PNEC value:
1.57 mg/kg soil dw
Extrapolation method:
equilibrium partitioning method

Hazard for predators

Secondary poisoning

Hazard assessment conclusion:
PNEC oral
PNEC value:
8.32 mg/kg food
Assessment factor:
300

Additional information

Conclusion on classification

For Tetraglyme the lowest acute value for aquatic toxicity is related to Daphnia EC50 (48h) Daphnia of 5000 mg/L and for the chronic toxicity it is the Daphnia NOEC reproduction (21d) of 320 mg/L. Both values - acute and chronic -are above the toxicity level of 100 mg/L which may trigger an environmental classification.

This means that according to the criteria used by the Dangerous Substance Directive (DSD) 67/648/EEC and the 2nd ATP of Classification Labelling and Packaging Regulation (CLP) 2011/286/EC Tetraglyme has not to be classified as dangerous to the environment neither for short-term nor for long-term effects.