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Environmental fate & pathways

Biodegradation in water: screening tests

Administrative data

Endpoint:
biodegradation in water: ready biodegradability
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Study period:
2014- 2015
Reliability:
1 (reliable without restriction)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: well performed OECD study with GLP

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
2015
Report date:
2015

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
OECD Guideline 301 F (Ready Biodegradability: Manometric Respirometry Test)
Deviations:
no
GLP compliance:
yes

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
3,3'-[(9,10-dihydro-9,10-dioxo-1,4-anthrylene)diimino]bis[N-cyclohexyl-2,4,6-trimethylbenzenesulphonamide]
EC Number:
245-728-1
EC Name:
3,3'-[(9,10-dihydro-9,10-dioxo-1,4-anthrylene)diimino]bis[N-cyclohexyl-2,4,6-trimethylbenzenesulphonamide]
Cas Number:
23552-74-1
Molecular formula:
C44H52N4O6S2
IUPAC Name:
3,3'-[(9,10-dioxo-9,10-dihydroanthracene-1,4-diyl)diimino]bis(N-cyclohexyl-2,4,6-trimethylbenzenesulfonamide)

Study design

Oxygen conditions:
aerobic
Inoculum or test system:
activated sludge, non-adapted
Details on inoculum:
- Source of inoculum/activated sludge (e.g. location, sampling depth, contamination history, procedure): Activated sludge from the municipal sewage treatment plant, 31137 Hildesheim, Germany
- Preparation of inoculum for exposure: The activated sludge was washed twice with chlorine free tap water. After the second washing the settled sludge was resuspended in mineral salts medium and was maintained in an aerobic condition by aera-tion for 2 hours and 15 minutes. Thereafter the sludge was homogenized with a blender. After sedimentation the supernatant was decanted and maintained in an aerobic condition by aeration with CO2-free air for 6 days. 10 mL/L were used to initiate inoculation.
- Initial cell/biomass concentration: 1.35 x 10e9 CFU/L
- Water filtered: no
Duration of test (contact time):
28 d
Initial test substance concentration
Initial conc.:
27 mg/L
Based on:
test mat.
Parameter followed for biodegradation estimation
Parameter followed for biodegradation estimation:
O2 consumption
Details on study design:
TEST CONDITIONS
- Composition of medium: Mineral salts medium acc. to OECD 301F
- Additional substrate: No
- Test temperature: Nominal: 20 - 24, ± 1 °C; Actual: 21.5 – 21.7 °C
- pH:
pH-Values at Test Start and Test End

pH-Value
Start End
Inoculum Control 7.72 1) 7.87
2) 7.85
Functional Control 7.56 8.05
Test Item 7.64 1) 7.82
2) 7.83
Toxicity Control 7.63 8.02

- pH adjusted: no
- Dispersion treatment: Continuous stirring
- Continuous darkness: Dark, in an incubator


TEST SYSTEM
- Culturing apparatus: Incubator
- Number of culture flasks/concentration: 2
- Method used to create aerobic conditions: Closed bottles with a rubber sleeve with soda lime
- Measuring equipment: The bottles were closed with OxiTOP measuring heads.
The oxygen consumption was determined in the incubation vessels by the OxiTop® measuring system at 360 measuring points (every 112 minutes) during the 28 d incubation period.



SAMPLING
- Sampling frequency: 360 measuring points (every 112 minutes) during the 28 d incubation period.
- Sampling method: Pressure measurements directly from the test vessels



CONTROL AND BLANK SYSTEM
- Inoculum blank: Test medium without test and reference item
- Abiotic sterile control: No
- Toxicity control: Test item and reference item in test concentrations



STATISTICAL METHODS:
Calculation of the theoretical oxygen demand (ThOD) of the test and reference item.
According to OECD-guideline 301, the index of the atoms of the item CcHhClclNnNanaOoPpSs was used for the calculation of the ThOD.
The oxygen depletion of the test item, functional control and toxicity control was calculated out of the difference of the test and inoculum control replicates.
The biodegradation of the test item, functional control and toxicity control was calculated out of the BOD in relation to the ThOD.
Reference substance
Reference substance:
benzoic acid, sodium salt

Results and discussion

Preliminary study:
No preliminary study
Test performance:
Based on the calculated oxygen demand, the test concentration of 27 mg/L, corresponding to an oxygen demand of 50.8 mg O2/L (58.3 mgO2/L with nitrification) in the vessel, was selected.
The test solutions were prepared in measuring flasks and were placed in brown glass bottles as incubation vessels (inoculum control) or were prepared directly in brown glass bottles (test item, functional control, toxicity control):

• two for the test item (P1, P2)
• one for the functional control (R1)
• one for the toxicity control (T1)
• two for the inoculum control (C1, C2)

Separate replicates of test item and toxicity control were
prepared for measurement of the pH-value at test start:

• one for the test item (PpH)
• one for the toxicity control (TpH)

The inoculated test medium, consisting of the required volumes of mineral medium stock solutions, ultrapure water and 10 mL/L inoculum, were prepared in a measuring flask. 250 mL of this solution were filled in the brown glass bottles of the inoculum control, using a 250 mL measuring flask.

For the test item replicates the test item was weighed out for each replicate and directly transferred into the test vessel with 250 mL inoculated test medium.

For the toxicity control, the test and reference item were weighed out and directly transferred into the test vessel with 250 mL inoculated test medium.
For the functional control the reference item was weighed out and di-rectly transferred into the test vessel with 250 mL inoculated test me-dium.
A rubber sleeve with soda lime was hung into the opening of the bot-tles to absorb evolved CO2. The bottles were closed with OxiTop measuring heads and the measuring system was activated.


% Degradation
Parameter:
% degradation (O2 consumption)
Value:
8.5
Sampling time:
28 d
Details on results:
Theoretical Oxygen Demand
The biodegradation in % was calculated based on the ThOD of 1.88 mg O2/mg test item.

Colony Forming Units of the Inoculum
Colony forming units (CFU) of the inoculum were determined prior to test start by standard dilution plate count: 1.35  109 CFU/L. The CFU concentration of the inoculum corresponds to approx. 1.35 x 107 CFU/L in the final test solution.

Results of the Functional Control:
The pass level for ready biodegradation (> 60 % degradation) was reached within 2 days. The validity criterion that the degradation should be > 60 % after 14 d was fulfilled.
Stages of Biodegradation: The adaptation phase changed to degradation phase within 1 day (degradation > 10 %) and the biodegradation came to a maximum of 978% on day 23.

The biodegradation of the test item is shown graphically in comparison to the readily degradable functional control and the toxicity control. The 2nd test item replicate did not reach the 10 % level (beginning of biodegradation) within 28 days. The 1st test item replicate reached the 10 % level (beginning of biodegradation) on day 15 and was oscillating at this level until test end. At test end the biodegradation came to 14 %. The mean biodegradation on day 28 was 9 %. Both test item replicates did not reach the 60 % pass level within 28 days.

After a test period of 28 days, the test item is classified as not readily biodegradable in the 10-day-window and within 28 days.





BOD5 / COD results

Results with reference substance:
In the toxicity control the biodegradation achieved 57 % after 14 days. After 28 days the biodegradation came to 60 %. The validity criterion that the test item should not inhibit the biodegradation of the reference item was fulfilled.

Any other information on results incl. tables

Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) of Inoculum Control, Functional Control, Test Item and

Toxicity Control

 

 

BOD
[mg O2/L]

Date

[d]

Inoculum
Control

Functional
Control

Test Item

Toxicity Control
Test Item +
Reference Item

 

 

 

R1

P1

P2

T1

 

 

mean

gross

net

gross

net

gross

net

gross

net

2014-11-05

1

0.0

32.4

32.4

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

33.8

33.8

2014-11-06

2

0.0

47.9

47.9

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

47.9

47.9

2014-11-07

3

0.7

53.5

52.8

1.4

0.7

0.0

-0.7

53.5

52.8

2014-11-08

4

0.7

57.8

57.1

1.4

0.7

1.4

0.7

56.4

55.7

2014-11-09

5

1.4

59.2

57.8

2.8

1.4

1.4

0.0

59.2

57.8

2014-11-10

6

2.1

62.0

59.9

2.8

0.7

1.4

-0.7

62.0

59.9

2014-11-11

7

2.1

63.4

61.3

4.2

2.1

2.8

0.7

63.4

61.3

2014-11-12

8

2.1

64.8

62.7

4.2

2.1

2.8

0.7

64.8

62.7

2014-11-13

9

2.8

66.2

63.4

4.2

1.4

2.8

0.0

67.6

64.8

2014-11-14

10

2.1

67.6

65.5

5.6

3.5

2.8

0.7

69.0

66.9

2014-11-15

11

3.5

69.0

65.5

5.6

2.1

4.2

0.7

70.5

67.0

2014-11-16

12

3.5

69.0

65.5

5.6

2.1

4.2

0.7

71.9

68.4

2014-11-17

13

3.5

70.5

67.0

5.6

2.1

4.2

0.7

73.3

69.8

2014-11-18

14

3.5

70.5

67.0

5.6

2.1

4.2

0.7

74.7

71.2

2014-11-19

15

0.7

71.9

71.2

7.0

6.3

1.4

0.7

73.3

72.6

2014-11-20

16

0.7

71.9

71.2

7.0

6.3

1.4

0.7

73.3

72.6

2014-11-21

17

1.4

71.9

70.5

8.5

7.1

1.4

0.0

74.7

73.3

2014-11-22

18

1.4

73.3

71.9

8.5

7.1

2.8

1.4

74.7

73.3

2014-11-23

19

1.4

73.3

71.9

8.5

7.1

2.8

1.4

76.1

74.7

2014-11-24

20

1.4

74.7

73.3

8.5

7.1

2.8

1.4

76.1

74.7

2014-11-25

21

1.4

74.7

73.3

8.5

7.1

2.8

1.4

76.1

74.7

2014-11-26

22

1.4

74.7

73.3

9.9

8.5

2.8

1.4

76.1

74.7

2014-11-27

23

2.1

76.1

74.0

9.9

7.8

2.8

0.7

77.5

75.4

2014-11-28

24

2.8

76.1

73.3

9.9

7.1

2.8

0.0

77.5

74.7

2014-11-29

25

2.8

76.1

73.3

9.9

7.1

2.8

0.0

77.5

74.7

2014-11-30

26

2.1

76.1

74.0

9.9

7.8

2.8

0.7

77.5

75.4

2014-12-01

27

2.8

76.1

73.3

9.9

7.1

2.8

0.0

78.9

76.1

2014-12-02

28

2.8

74.7

71.9

9.9

7.1

4.2

1.4

78.9

76.1

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Validity criteria fulfilled:
yes
Interpretation of results:
under test conditions no biodegradation observed
Conclusions:
After a test period of 28 days, the test item is classified as not readily biodegradable in the 10-day-window and within 28 days.
Executive summary:

The ready biodegradability of the test item was determined with non-adapted activated sludge in the Manometric Respirometry Test for a period of 28 days. The study was conducted according to OECD guideline 301 F. The test item concentration selected as appropriate was 27mg/L, corresponding to a ThOD of 50.8 mg O2/L (58.3 mg O2/L with nitrification) per test vessel. The oxygen was depleted by the respiration of bacteria and the degradation was followed by measuring the oxygen concentration. The biodegradation rate is therefore expressed as the percentage BOD (biological oxygen demand) and was calculated for each study day.

 

The mean oxygen depletion in the inoculum control was 2.8 mg O2/L on day 28.

 

In order to check the activity of the test system sodium benzoate was used as functional control. The pass level > 60 % was reached within 2 days. The biodegradation reached a maximum of 98 % degradation on day 23.

 

In the toxicity control containing both test and reference item 57 % degradation occurred within 14 days. After 28 days the biodegradation came to 60 %. The degradation of the reference item was not inhibited by the test item.

 

The biodegradation of the test item is shown and graphically presented in comparison to the readily degradable functional control and the toxicity control. The 2nd test item replicate did not reach the 10 % level (beginning of biodegradation) within 28 days. The 1st test item replicate reached the 10 % level (beginning of biodegradation) on day 15 and was oscillating at this level until test end. At test end the biodegradation came to 14 %. The mean biodegradation on day 28 was 9 %. Both test item replicates did not reach the 60 % pass level within 28 days.

 

The validity criteria of the guideline are fulfilled.

The test item is classified as

not readily biodegradable

in the 10-d-window and after 28 days.

Biodegradation [%] of the Test Item in Comparison to the Functional Control and Toxicity Control

 

Biodegradation [%]

 

Study Day [d]

 

Replicate

7

14

21

28

Test Item
27 mg/L

1

4

4

14

14

2

1

1

3

3

Functional Control
45 mg/L

 

82

89

97

96

Toxicity Control
27 mg/L Test Item +
45 mg/L Reference Item

 

49

57

59

60