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Adsorption / desorption

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Description of key information

Adsorption to solid soil phase is expected. However, the substance is readily biodegradable.

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In Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, it is laid down that information on intrinsic properties of substances may be generated by means other than tests, provided that the conditions set out in Annex XI (of the same Regulation) are met.

 

According to Annex XI of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (Q)SAR results can be used if (1) the scientific validity of the (Q)SAR model has been established, (2) the substance falls within the applicability domain of the (Q)SAR model, (3) the results are adequate for the purpose of classification and labeling and/or risk assessment and (4) adequate and reliable documentation of the applied method is provided.

 

For the assessment of dibutylamine (CAS 111 -92 -2) (Q)SAR results were used for the estimation of the adsorption potential. The criteria listed in Annex XI of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 are considered to be adequately fulfilled and therefore the endpoint(s) sufficiently covered and suitable for risk assessment.

 

Therefore, further experimental studies on the adsorption potential are not provided.

 

Assessment

According to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, Annex VIII, Section 9.3.1, Column 2, the study on adsorption/desorption screening does not need to be conducted if based on the physicochemical properties the substance can be expected to have a low potential for adsorption (e.g. the substance has a low octanol water partition coefficient), or the substance and its relevant degradation products decompose rapidly. The substance is readily biodegradable according to OECD criteria (OECD 301C, NITE, 1991; see IUCLID Ch. 5.2.1). In addition, the substance has a log Kow of 2.1 (at 23 °C, pH 12, BASF SE, 2010, report no.: 10L00037 see IUCLID Ch. 4.7). Therefore, a study does not need to be conducted.    

To assess the adsorption potential of dibutylamine (CAS 111 -92 -2) no experimental data exist. Therefore, the Koc value was estimated using a QSAR model. At environmentally relevant conditions, dibutylamine will be present in its ionised form (pKa = 11.0; at 20 °C, Oxea, 2009, report no.: AN-ASB0440, see IUCLID Ch. 4.21). Therefore, the adsorption coefficient was calculated according to Franco & Trapp (2008, 2009, 2010) to correct for the charged molecule at pH 5, 7, and 8. This pH range is representative for 98% of the European soils. The substance is within the applicability domain of the model. The Koc values of the Franco & Trapp method give a good indication on the adsorption potential of a substance depending on the pH conditions of soil. The method is based on the dissociation constant pKa and the log Kow for the uncharged molecule. The resulting Koc at pH 5 to 7 is 1326 L/kg and the log Koc is 3.12, respectively, at pH 8 the resulting Koc is 1325 L/kg, and the log Koc is 3.12.

 

It can be concluded, that adsorption to solid soil phase is expected at environmentally relevant conditions. However, the substance is readily biodegradable.