Registration Dossier
Registration Dossier
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EC number: 202-804-9 | CAS number: 99-96-7
Monitoring data
Administrative data
- Endpoint:
- monitoring data
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- supporting study
- Reliability:
- 4 (not assignable)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- other: secondary literature
Data source
Reference
- Reference Type:
- other: published review
- Title:
- p-Hydroxybenzoesäure, BUA-Stoffbericht 164
- Year:
- 1 996
- Bibliographic source:
- BUA-Stoffberichte 164-166, S.Hirzel, Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft 1996
Materials and methods
Test material
- Reference substance name:
- 4-hydroxybenzoic acid
- EC Number:
- 202-804-9
- EC Name:
- 4-hydroxybenzoic acid
- Cas Number:
- 99-96-7
- Molecular formula:
- C7H6O3
- IUPAC Name:
- 4-hydroxybenzoic acid
Constituent 1
Results and discussion
- Details on results:
- 4-HBA has been detected in plants. It was found in 83 out of 86 tested plant families. 4-HBA does naturally exist in food. It was detected in flour, honey, cheese and olive oil. For details see attached tables.
4-HBA was found in soils, peat, sediments and compost. For details see attached tables.
Applicant's summary and conclusion
- Executive summary:
According to the substance evaluation report No. 164 (BUA, 1996) of the GDCh-Advisory Committee on Existing Chemicals of Environmental Relevance (BUA):
Naturally occurring 4-HBA has been detected in plants. It was found in 83 out of 86 tested plant families. 4-HBA does naturally exist in food. It was detected in flour, honey, cheese and olive oil.
4-HBA was found in soils, peat, sediments and compost.
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