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Administrative data

Hazard for aquatic organisms

Freshwater

Hazard assessment conclusion:
PNEC aqua (freshwater)
PNEC value:
0.002 mg/L
Assessment factor:
1 000
Extrapolation method:
assessment factor
PNEC freshwater (intermittent releases):
0.021 mg/L

Marine water

Hazard assessment conclusion:
PNEC aqua (marine water)
PNEC value:
0 mg/L
Assessment factor:
10 000
Extrapolation method:
assessment factor
PNEC marine water (intermittent releases):
0.002 mg/L

STP

Hazard assessment conclusion:
PNEC STP
PNEC value:
0.511 mg/L
Assessment factor:
10

Sediment (freshwater)

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

Sediment (marine water)

Hazard assessment conclusion:
PNEC sediment (marine water)
PNEC value:
0.013 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:
0.024 mg/kg soil dw
Extrapolation method:
equilibrium partitioning method

Hazard for predators

Secondary poisoning

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

Additional information

Conclusion on classification

The predicted and experimental EC/LC50 values for butyl phenyl ether ranged from 2.1 - 5.77 mg/L across all species and trophic levels. Biodegradation of the test material was evaluated according to the OECD Guideline 301D: Closed Bottle Test, and the results indicated that butyl phenyl ether was not readily biodegradable. The empirically derived log Kow of butyl phenyl ether was 4.26. Taken together, these results in a classification for the aquatic environment of Category Acute 2 and Category Chronic 2 for butyl phenyl ether.