Registration Dossier
Registration Dossier
Please be aware that this old REACH registration data factsheet is no longer maintained; it remains frozen as of 19th May 2023.
The new ECHA CHEM database has been released by ECHA, and it now contains all REACH registration data. There are more details on the transition of ECHA's published data to ECHA CHEM here.
Use of this information is subject to copyright laws and may require the permission of the owner of the information, as described in the ECHA Legal Notice.
EC number: 701-388-0 | CAS number: -
Long-term toxicity to fish
Administrative data
Link to relevant study record(s)
Description of key information
The long-term fish toxicity test is waived and no further testing is proposed. Short-term toxicity studies are available for fish, invertebrates and algae. Long-term toxicity studies are available for invertebrates and algae and no toxicity was observed at the highest concentration tested in all of the short- and long-term studies. In addition, an extended 14 day acute fish toxicity test is available, in which the NOEC was determined at 100mg/l and no visual signs of toxicity were observed, neither any apparent effects on the weight and length of fish after an extended 14 day duration. It is anticipated that toxicity would be unlikely to be observed in a long-term fish test based on the absence of toxicity observed in other aquatic toxicity tests. Conducting a long-term fish study is not considered necessary in this situation and would not align with the ECHA principles regarding the reduction and minimisation of unnessecary vertebrate testing.
In addition, no exposure to the environment is anticipated. The test substance is an ink and contained in cartridges when used in standard types of ink printers. The ink remains inside the printer until the end of the life of the printer. It may also be sold in replaceable cartridges. Within the European Union, the Registrant offers a returns programme for these types of printer and empty cartridges. For the commercial, large web presses and under normal domestic use conditions there are no effluents or discharges to the environment. Only in the case of unplanned ink cartridge removal from these presses would ink need to be disposed of according to local waste regulations. The Registrant offers an EU-wide take back programme for waste cartridges and printer heads. For 200 L barrels and 1000 L totes, a repurposing programme is offered for EU customers.
Further testing is waived on the basis of a low potential for exposure of the test substance to the environment from the use of printing inks either during routine use or at end-of-life and on existing low potential acute and chronic toxicity information for aquatic organisms.
Key value for chemical safety assessment
Additional information
Information on Registered Substances comes from registration dossiers which have been assigned a registration number. The assignment of a registration number does however not guarantee that the information in the dossier is correct or that the dossier is compliant with Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (the REACH Regulation). This information has not been reviewed or verified by the Agency or any other authority. The content is subject to change without prior notice.
Reproduction or further distribution of this information may be subject to copyright protection. Use of the information without obtaining the permission from the owner(s) of the respective information might violate the rights of the owner.
