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In two different tests, the ready biodegradability of dibutyl maleinate could be shown. In both studies, the ten-day window criterion was met. According to Level III Mackay Fugacity Model, the main environmental compartments where it is distributed when released into the environment is soil. The Koc value of 473 L/kg does not indicate a high potential for adsorption to soil particles.

When reaching the water phase, dibutyl maleinate is hydrolytically degraded with a degradation half-life of about 4 days at 20°C. Only a small amount reaches the sediment. A persistence in this environmental compartment is not expected, based on its ready biodegradability and its potential for being degraded hydrolytically. Although a potential for bioaccumulation is indicated based on the estimated BCF of 81.34 L/kg, an accumulation under natural conditions is not expected based on metabolic transformation and elimination in the organism.

A Henry's Law constant of 0.3563 Pa*m³/mol indicates a low potency of dibutyl maleinate to volatilize from the water surface. By reaching the air, the atmospheric half-life of dibutyl maleinate is about 2 days assuming a 12 hour day and annual averaged conditions of the northern hemisphere.