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Environmental fate & pathways

Endpoint summary

Administrative data

Description of key information

Not readily biodegradable (20% mineralization within 28 days).

Additional information

Only screening-type information on biodegradation is available for the test item.

The ready biodegradability was investigated in a reliable study conducted according to the OECD guideline 301 B (Modified Sturm Test; adopted 1981) and EEC Commission Directive 84/449/EEC C.5, and was performed in compliance with GLP (Hüls, 1991).

The study was performed under aerobic conditions using activated domestic sludge as inoculum. The study included two treatment groups of test item concentrations of nominal 10 mg/L and 20 mg/L, an inoculum control and a system control (reference substance sodium benzoate). The percentage biodegradation was measured with respect to CO2 evolution in the course of 28 days. After 28 days, the test substance reached a level of mineralization of 20% (10 mg/L) or 21% (20 mg/L). As the amount biodegradation was below 60%, the test item could not be considered readily biodegradable under the given test conditions.

The study fulfilled the validity criteria of the guideline, and the obtained results were considered reliable.