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EC number: 202-597-5 | CAS number: 97-63-2
Biodegradation in water and sediment: simulation tests
Administrative data
Link to relevant study record(s)
Description of key information
EMA is readily biodegradable, further testing is not necessary. Overall, it is concluded that EMA is rapidly biodegradable in sediments.
Key value for chemical safety assessment
- Half-life in freshwater:
- 14 d
- at the temperature of:
- 295.15 K
- Half-life in freshwater sediment:
- 300 d
- at the temperature of:
- 295.15 K
Additional information
There are no data available for EMA or any other substances in the category of lower methacrylates.
Using the TGD defaults and applying a factor of 10 to the biodegradation rates in soil, this leads to a half-life [DT50] of 300 d (rate constant k = 0.0023 d-1at 22/25 °C) for sediments for EMA. Sediment is therefore not a target compartment (see 4.2). Overall it is concluded that EMA is rapidly biodegradable in sediments.
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