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Environmental fate & pathways

Bioaccumulation: aquatic / sediment

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Description of key information

Significant accumulation in organisms is not to be expected.

Key value for chemical safety assessment

BCF (aquatic species):
3.2 L/kg ww

Additional information

The partition coefficient octanol/water of 2 -morpholinoethanol was estimated to be -1.32 using the KOWWIN program v1.68 of EPI Suite v4.11 (BASF SE, 2016). In accordance with column 2 of REACH Annex IX, the study need not be conducted since the substance has a log Kow less or equal than 3.

However, in order to assess the bioaccumulation potential of the test substance, the BCF was calculated using the BCFBAF Program v3.01 of EPI Suite v4.11 (BASF SE, 2016) as well as the BCF base line model v02.09 of OASIS Catalogic v5.11.17 (BASF SE, 2015):

Estimated BCF values:

- BCFBAF v3.01 (EPISuite v4.11): 3.2 L/kg; substance within applicability domain (AD)

- BCF base line model v02.09 (OASIS Catalogic v5.11.17): 2.3 L/kg (incl. biotransformation) / 9.3 L/kg (without biotransformation); substance within AD

Based on these results it can be concluded that significant accumulation in organisms is not to be expected.

QSAR-disclaimer:

In Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, it is laid down that information on intrinsic properties of substances may be generated by means other than tests, provided that the conditions set out in Annex XI (of the same Regulation) are met. Furthermore according to Article 25 of the same Regulation testing on vertebrate animals shall be undertaken only as a last resort.

 

According to Annex XI of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (Q)SAR results can be used if (1) the scientific validity of the (Q)SAR model has been established, (2) the substance falls within the applicability domain of the (Q)SAR model, (3) the results are adequate for the purpose of classification and labeling and/or risk assessment and (4) adequate and reliable documentation of the applied method is provided.

 

For the assessment of 4-Morpholineethanol (Q)SAR results were used for aquatic bioaccumulation. The criteria listed in Annex XI of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 are considered to be adequately fulfilled and therefore the endpoint(s) sufficiently covered and suitable for risk assessment.

 

Therefore, and for reasons of animal welfare, further experimental studies on aquatic bioaccumulation are not provided.