Registration Dossier

Data platform availability banner - registered substances factsheets

Please be aware that this old REACH registration data factsheet is no longer maintained; it remains frozen as of 19th May 2023.

The new ECHA CHEM database has been released by ECHA, and it now contains all REACH registration data. There are more details on the transition of ECHA's published data to ECHA CHEM here.

Diss Factsheets

Use of this information is subject to copyright laws and may require the permission of the owner of the information, as described in the ECHA Legal Notice.

REACH

Formic acid

EC number: 200-579-1 | CAS number: 64-18-6

Life Cycle description
Uses advised against

Environmental fate & pathways

Biodegradation in water: screening tests

Currently viewing:

Administrative data

Link to relevant study record(s)

Description of key information

The substance is readily biodegradable (according to OECD criteria)

Key value for chemical safety assessment

Biodegradation in water:: readily biodegradable

Additional information

As key studies regarding ready biodegradability of formic acid two tests according to EU method C.4 -B (BASF 1988), tow tests according to OECD guideline 301D (Huntingdon on behalf of KSEPL Netherlands, 1992; NIVA on behalf of Norsk Hydro ASA, 2000) and a test according to OECD guideline 301C (MITI/JETOC Japan, 1993) were identified. All test used domestic activated sludge or mixed inoculum from STPs and rivers for testing. In three tests, nearly complete degradation was investigated (99% DOC removal after 11 days, 100% DOC removal after 14 days, 100% biological oxygen demand after 14 days). In the two tests according to OECD guideline 301Dbiodegradation rates of 82% and 92 % related to the biological oxygen demand were estimated.

Information on Registered Substances comes from registration dossiers which have been assigned a registration number. The assignment of a registration number does however not guarantee that the information in the dossier is correct or that the dossier is compliant with Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (the REACH Regulation). This information has not been reviewed or verified by the Agency or any other authority. The content is subject to change without prior notice.
Reproduction or further distribution of this information may be subject to copyright protection. Use of the information without obtaining the permission from the owner(s) of the respective information might violate the rights of the owner.