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EC number: 212-305-8 | CAS number: 780-69-8
Biodegradation in water and sediment: simulation tests
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Link to relevant study record(s)
- Endpoint:
- biodegradation in water: simulation testing on ultimate degradation in surface water
- Data waiving:
- other justification
- Justification for data waiving:
- other:
- Transformation products:
- yes
- Remarks:
- Degradation is principally expected via abiotic transformation under aqueous conditions. Thus, the transformation products expected are those identified in the abiotic degradation study.
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- Endpoint:
- biodegradation in water: sediment simulation testing
- Data waiving:
- other justification
- Justification for data waiving:
- other:
- Transformation products:
- yes
- Remarks:
- Degradation is principally expected via abiotic transformation under aqueous conditions. Thus, the transformation products expected are those identified in the abiotic degradation study.
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- #1
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Description of key information
The simulation test on ultimate degradation in surface water/sediment and identification of degradation products do not need to be conducted as:
- in accordance with Column 2 of REACH Annex IX, the chemical safety assessment according to Annex I indicates that this is not necessary,
and
- in accordance with Section 3 of REACH Annex XI, exposure of the aquatic/sediment compartment is not significant.
Key value for chemical safety assessment
Additional information
The simulation test on ultimate degradation in surface water and sediment as well as the identification of degradation products do not need to be conducted as:
- in accordance with Column 2 of REACH Annex IX, the chemical safety assessment according to Annex I indicates that this is not necessary, and
- in accordance with Section 3 of REACH Annex XI, exposure of the aquatic/sediment compartment is not significant.
Many organosilicon compounds hydrolyse rapidly to a silanol and a by-product such as ethanol, methanol or HCl. For most organosilicon compounds, little or no degradation is observed in ready biodegradation studies once degradation of any readily biodegradable hydrolysis by-product is accounted for. This is supported by a small number of simulation studies that show limited biodegradation. Therefore, most organosilicon compounds either meet the criteria for persistence or produce transformation products that may meet the criteria for persistence based on currently available data. The available evidence regarding biodegradation and persistence of organosilicon compounds is summarised in an attached document in Section 13 (PFA 2021).
The registered substance is ‘not readily biodegradable’ based on read-across from a structural analogue. The registered substance hydrolyses rapidly in the environment (DT50 = 1.5 h at pH 7 and 20-25 °C, QSAR), forming phenylsilanetriol (CAS 3047-74-3) and ethanol (CAS 64-17-5). Thus, the environmental fate assessment is based on the hydrolysis products phenylsilanetriol and ethanol rather than the parent substance. The exposure assessment and risk characterisation is carried out for the silanol hydrolysis product of the substance on the basis that it is not biodegradable. Risk characterisation ratios are below 1. The non-silanol hydrolysis product, ethanol, is readily biodegradable and has a low log Pow of -0.31 (OECD SIDS, 2004), and thus is negligible for the assessment.
Therefore, further testing for biodegradation would not affect the outcome of the environmental risk characterisation. Since degradation of the registration substance is expected to be principally via abiotic transformation under the aqueous conditions of a degradation simulation study, the transformation products expected in the environment are phenylsilanetriol and ethanol. The silanol hydrolysis product of the registered substance is considered to be not B based on its low log Pow of -0.021, which demonstrates a low potential for adsorption to sediment and soil. Therefore, further testing for persistence is not necessary and would not affect the overall outcome of the PBT/vPvB assessment. The chemical safety assessment does not indicate any need to investigate further the degradation of the substance, or either of its hydrolysis products, at the present time.
References:
OECD SIDS, 2004. Ethanol - SIDS Initial Assessment Report For SIAM 19, Berlin, Germany: UNEP Publications.
PFA (2021): Background to persistence assessment of organosilicon compounds, PFA.923.001.001, February 2021.
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