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Biodegradation in soil

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Description of key information

Triethanolamine is rapidly biodegraded and mineralized in soil under semi-realistic conditions.

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Half-life in soil:
1.8 d

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As key study regarding the biodegradation of 2,2',2''-nitrilotriethanol in soil performed by West et al. (1996) is identified. Depending on the initial test substance concentration under semi-realistic conditions with soil microcosms using natural sandy loam soil a maximum biodegradation half-life of 1.8 days and a maximum mineralization half-life of 5.4 days were determined.