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EC number: 200-835-2 | CAS number: 75-05-8
Additional information on environmental fate and behaviour
Administrative data
- Endpoint:
- additional information on environmental fate and behaviour
- Type of information:
- calculation (if not (Q)SAR)
- Adequacy of study:
- supporting study
- Reliability:
- 4 (not assignable)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- documentation insufficient for assessment
- Remarks:
- Limited information available
Data source
Referenceopen allclose all
- Reference Type:
- review article or handbook
- Title:
- Handbook of Environmental Degradation Rates.
- Author:
- Howard, P.H. et al.
- Year:
- 1 991
- Bibliographic source:
- Lewis Publishers, Chelsea, Michigan, USA.
- Reference Type:
- publication
- Title:
- Biochemical oxidation of some commercially important organic cyanides.
- Author:
- Ludzack, F.J. et al.
- Year:
- 1 958
- Bibliographic source:
- In; Proc. 13th Indust. Waste Conf. Eng. Bull. Purdue Univ. Eng. Ext. Ser. 297-312.
Materials and methods
- Principles of method if other than guideline:
- No information available
- GLP compliance:
- not specified
- Type of study / information:
- Stability in sediments (IUCLID4 Chapter 3.1.2 Stability in Water, Type = biotic)
Test material
- Reference substance name:
- Acetonitrile
- EC Number:
- 200-835-2
- EC Name:
- Acetonitrile
- Cas Number:
- 75-05-8
- Molecular formula:
- C2H3N
- IUPAC Name:
- acetonitrile
- Test material form:
- liquid
Constituent 1
Results and discussion
Applicant's summary and conclusion
- Executive summary:
Based on aerobic river die-away test data. The decomposition of 0.1-25 mg acetonitrile/l, in Ohio River water (at pH 6.5-7), was 20% in 5 days and 40% in 12 days (Ludzack et al. 1958), and the half-life 1-4 weeks (Howard et al. 1991).
The estimated aerobic biodegradation half-life of acetonitrile in ground water is 2-8 weeks (Howard et al. 1991).
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