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Administrative data

Endpoint:
distribution modelling
Type of information:
(Q)SAR
Adequacy of study:
key study
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: generally accepted calculation method
Justification for type of information:
QSAR prediction: migrated from IUCLID 5.6

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
2009

Materials and methods

Model:
calculation according to Mackay, Level I
Calculation programme:
Fugacity-Based Environmental Equilibrium Partitioning Model; Environmetal Modelling Centre; Trent University Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. Version 2.11 (1999).
Release year:
1 999
Media:
other: air-biota-sediment(s)-soil-water-aerosol

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
o-cresol
EC Number:
202-423-8
EC Name:
o-cresol
Cas Number:
95-48-7
Molecular formula:
C7H8O
IUPAC Name:
o-cresol
Details on test material:
results related to pure substance

Results and discussion

Percent distribution in media

Air (%):
4.99
Water (%):
93.68
Soil (%):
0.66
Sediment (%):
0.67
Susp. sediment (%):
0
Biota (%):
0
Aerosol (%):
0

Any other information on results incl. tables

In the model o-cresol is treated as a type 1 chemical, i.e. the chemical partitions into all environmental media. Estimation is carried at an environmental temperature of 25 °C.

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Executive summary:

The distribution of o-cresol in a "unit world" was calculated according to the Mackay fugacity model level I (Currenta, 2009) based on the physico-chemical properties. The main target compartment for o-cresol is water with 93.7 %, followed by air with 5 %, soil and sediment each with 0.7%.