Registration Dossier
Registration Dossier
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EC number: 209-481-3 | CAS number: 582-25-2
Toxicity to soil macroorganisms except arthropods
Administrative data
- Endpoint:
- toxicity to soil macroorganisms except arthropods: short-term
- Data waiving:
- study scientifically not necessary / other information available
- Justification for data waiving:
- the study does not need to be conducted because direct and indirect exposure of the soil compartment is unlikely
- other:
- Justification for type of information:
- The substance dissociates in water and the organic fraction will rapidly biodegrade.
Potassium is an essential element found in all plant cells and is abundant in soils.
Benzoates and benzoic acid are found in higher plant cells as building blocks for a with range of chemicals including hormones, cofactors, defence compounds and attractants for pollinators and seed dispersers, including many substances humans view as flavours and fragrances.
In view of the important of benzoates and their integrity for plant biochemistry, they are conisdered of low direct toxicity to higher plants. Plant eating organisms will be exposed to benzoates in normal diet.
Ref "A Familiar Ring to It: Biosynthesis of Plant Benzoic Acids", Joshua R. Widhalm, Natalia Dudareva, Molecular Plant, Volume 8, Issue 1, p83–97, 5 January 2015
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