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Please be aware that this old REACH registration data factsheet is no longer maintained; it remains frozen as of 19th May 2023.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

Administrative data

Link to relevant study record(s)

Description of key information

Key value for chemical safety assessment

Additional information

Hydrocarbons are absorbed through the lung and the gastro-intestinal tract. They are widely distributed and excreted in urine or in exhaled air, depending on volatility. They are metabolised by ω- or ω-1 oxidation to the alcohol, and thence to the fatty acid. Fatty acids derived from hydrocarbons are likely to enter intermediary metabolism (including β–oxidation) and to be excreted in bile, in urine or in exhaled air (as carbon dioxide).

 

Based on the octanol-water partition coefficient values for the constituents, 100% dermal absorption is assumed.