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EC number: 201-195-7 | CAS number: 79-31-2
- Life Cycle description
- Uses advised against
- Endpoint summary
- Appearance / physical state / colour
- Melting point / freezing point
- Boiling point
- Density
- Particle size distribution (Granulometry)
- Vapour pressure
- Partition coefficient
- Water solubility
- Solubility in organic solvents / fat solubility
- Surface tension
- Flash point
- Auto flammability
- Flammability
- Explosiveness
- Oxidising properties
- Oxidation reduction potential
- Stability in organic solvents and identity of relevant degradation products
- Storage stability and reactivity towards container material
- Stability: thermal, sunlight, metals
- pH
- Dissociation constant
- Viscosity
- Additional physico-chemical information
- Additional physico-chemical properties of nanomaterials
- Nanomaterial agglomeration / aggregation
- Nanomaterial crystalline phase
- Nanomaterial crystallite and grain size
- Nanomaterial aspect ratio / shape
- Nanomaterial specific surface area
- Nanomaterial Zeta potential
- Nanomaterial surface chemistry
- Nanomaterial dustiness
- Nanomaterial porosity
- Nanomaterial pour density
- Nanomaterial photocatalytic activity
- Nanomaterial radical formation potential
- Nanomaterial catalytic activity
- Endpoint summary
- Stability
- Biodegradation
- Bioaccumulation
- Transport and distribution
- Environmental data
- Additional information on environmental fate and behaviour
- Ecotoxicological Summary
- Aquatic toxicity
- Endpoint summary
- Short-term toxicity to fish
- Long-term toxicity to fish
- Short-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
- Long-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
- Toxicity to aquatic algae and cyanobacteria
- Toxicity to aquatic plants other than algae
- Toxicity to microorganisms
- Endocrine disrupter testing in aquatic vertebrates – in vivo
- Toxicity to other aquatic organisms
- Sediment toxicity
- Terrestrial toxicity
- Biological effects monitoring
- Biotransformation and kinetics
- Additional ecotoxological information
- Toxicological Summary
- Toxicokinetics, metabolism and distribution
- Acute Toxicity
- Irritation / corrosion
- Sensitisation
- Repeated dose toxicity
- Genetic toxicity
- Carcinogenicity
- Toxicity to reproduction
- Specific investigations
- Exposure related observations in humans
- Toxic effects on livestock and pets
- Additional toxicological data
Biodegradation in water: screening tests
Administrative data
Link to relevant study record(s)
- Endpoint:
- biodegradation in water: inherent biodegradability
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- weight of evidence
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- other: Pre-guideline, but comparable to guideline study. Detailed study report not available.
- Qualifier:
- equivalent or similar to guideline
- Guideline:
- OECD Guideline 302 B (Inherent biodegradability: Zahn-Wellens/EMPA Test)
- Deviations:
- yes
- Remarks:
- ; pre guideline study, no duplicate COD/DOC determinations, no test with reference compound, different mineral medium, restricted reporting
- Principles of method if other than guideline:
- Pre-guideline study; method: original Zahn-Wellens test (see reference 2) and 3)). Comparable to OECD test guideline 302 B ((Zahn-Wellens/EMPA Test)
- GLP compliance:
- no
- Oxygen conditions:
- aerobic
- Inoculum or test system:
- activated sludge, non-adapted
- Details on inoculum:
- - Source of inoculum/activated sludge: source of inoculum/activated sludge unknown
- Preparation of inoculum for exposure: centrifugation for 5 min at 2000 rpm
- Pretreatment: no data
- Concentration of sludge in test medium: 1 g dry substance/L (ca. 12 g wet sludge after centrifugation) for 2 L reaction medium
- Water filtered: no, tap water - Duration of test (contact time):
- 10 d
- Initial conc.:
- ca. 1 000 mg/L
- Based on:
- COD
- Parameter followed for biodegradation estimation:
- other: COD
- Details on study design:
- TEST CONDITIONS
- Composition of medium: mineral medium: 215 mg urea (alternatively 385 mg NH4Cl) and 89 mg NaH2PO4 x H2O in 2 L of water
- Additional substrate: no
- Solubilising agent (type and concentration if used): no
- Test temperature: 22 ± 3°C
- pH: 6.5 - 7.5
- pH adjusted: if necessary
- Aeration of dilution water: yes
- Suspended solids concentration: 1 g dry substance (activated sludge)/L
- Continuous darkness: no data
TEST SYSTEM
- Culturing apparatus: 4 L cylindric glas vessel (beaker)
- Number of culture flasks/concentration: 1
- Method used to create aerobic conditions: stirring and introduction of compressed air passed through a cotton wool strainer and a wash-bottle
- Measuring equipment: COD or TOC analyzer
- Test performed in closed vessels due to significant volatility of test substance: no data
- Test performed in open system: no data
SAMPLING
- Sampling frequency: daily or other time intervals
- Sampling method: withdrawal of sample from test vessel and filtration of sample through paper filter (Schleicher und Schüll, Blauband Nr. 589) washed three times with distilled water
CONTROL AND BLANK SYSTEM
- Inoculum blank: yes - Reference substance:
- not specified
- Parameter:
- other: COD
- Value:
- > 95
- Sampling time:
- 10 d
- Parameter:
- other: COD
- Value:
- 70
- Sampling time:
- 5 d
- Validity criteria fulfilled:
- not specified
- Interpretation of results:
- inherently biodegradable
- Conclusions:
- Isobutyric acid undergoes >95% biodegration within 15 days based on determination of COD.
- Executive summary:
Isobutyric was tested for biodegradability in a pre-guideline test following the original method of Zahn-Wellens. Test realization ist reported with no specific details, but the general procedure followed is described in reference 2, i.e. Zahn and Wellens (1974). The test method is comparable to OECD test guideline 302 B (Zahn-Wellens/EMPA Test).
Non-adapted activated sludge of a sewage treatment plant served as inoculum. Test substance was incubated for 10 days at 22°C. No parallels were set up. Samples were analyzed for COD at various time points.
After 10 days isobutyric acid was degraded to >95% (day 5: 70%).
In a Zahn-Wellens test for biodegradability, isobutryric acid was shown to be biodgradable (Hoechst AG, undated).
This biodegradability study is classified as acceptable. The method used is comparable to OECD test guideline 302 B (Zahn-Wellens/EMPA Test) with minor restrictions (no duplicate COD/DOC determinations, no test with reference compound, different test medium, restricted reporting).
Reference
abiotic elimination < 10%
Description of key information
Isobutyric acid has been demonstrated to be inherently biodegradable in a valid degradation test similar to OECD TG 302 B (Hoechst AG, undated; KS) and to be readily biodegradable in biodegradation test similar to OECD TG 301 E (WoE).
Key value for chemical safety assessment
- Biodegradation in water:
- readily biodegradable
Additional information
The biodegradability of isobutyric acid was tested in four studies. In two of them, anaerobic conditions were applied.
study record |
Method |
Conditions |
Reliability |
Result |
Hoechst AG, undated |
Zahn-Wellens test; similar to OECD TG 302 B |
aerobic (10 days) |
2 (KS) |
70% and >95% degradation at day 5 and day 10; inherently biodegradable |
Henkel KGaA, 1983 |
similar to OECD TG 301 E |
aerobic (19 days) |
3 (WoE) |
97% and 98% degradation at day 5 and day 14; readily biodegradable |
Chou, 1978 |
anaerobic degradation by acetate adapted domestic activated sludge (metha-nogenic culture, repeated additions of substrate) |
anaerobic |
3 |
after a 3 day lag period, complete anaerobic degradation of isobutyric acid with a degradation rate of 250 mg/(L*d) |
Kameya, 1995 |
anaerobic biodegradation test using methanogenic bacteria as inoculum |
anaerobic |
3 |
complete anaerobic degradation of isobutyric acid within 7 days |
The biodegradability of isobutyric acid was tested in a valid Zahn-Wellens test similar to OECD TG 302 B (RL2). After 5 days, the test substance was degraded to 70% and after10 days to >95% demonstrating the inherent biodegradability of the test substance (Hoechst AG, undated).
In a test for ready biodegradability similar to OECD TG 301 E, isobutyric acid was shown to be readily biodegradable (Henkel KGaA, 1983). Due to insufficient documentation, the reliability for this test is low. Nevertheless, the results are estimated to represent the real degradation potential of isobutyric acid. Thus, the results of this test are taken as weight of evidence.
Based on the results of the key study (Hoechst AG, 1979) in combination with the test results for ready biodegradability (Henkel KGaA, 1983) as weight of evidence, isobutyric acid is assessed to be readily biodegradable. This is in accordance with results for the closely related compound butyric acid, which has been shown to be readily biodegradable.
In addition to the results of aerobic biodegradation, isobutyric acid was demonstrated to undergo complete biodegradation under anaerobic conditions as well.
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