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Environmental fate & pathways

Biodegradation in water: screening tests

Administrative data

Endpoint:
biodegradation in water: ready biodegradability
Type of information:
migrated information: read-across from supporting substance (structural analogue or surrogate)
Adequacy of study:
key study
Reliability:
1 (reliable without restriction)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: GLP Guideline study

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
1995
Report date:
1995

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
OECD Guideline 301 F (Ready Biodegradability: Manometric Respirometry Test)
GLP compliance:
yes

Test material

Constituent 1
Reference substance name:
6-methylhept-5-en-2-one
EC Number:
203-816-7
EC Name:
6-methylhept-5-en-2-one
Cas Number:
110-93-0
IUPAC Name:
6-methylhept-5-en-2-one
Details on test material:
- Name of test material (as cited in study report): 2-Methylhepten-2-on-6
- Lot/batch No.: 94-1739
- Purity test date: > 98 %;

Study design

Oxygen conditions:
aerobic
Inoculum or test system:
activated sludge, domestic (adaptation not specified)
Duration of test (contact time):
28 d
Initial test substance concentration
Initial conc.:
85 mg/L
Based on:
test mat.
Parameter followed for biodegradation estimation
Parameter followed for biodegradation estimation:
O2 consumption
Reference substance
Reference substance:
aniline

Results and discussion

% Degradation
Parameter:
% degradation (O2 consumption)
Value:
ca. 91
Sampling time:
28 d
Details on results:
The degradation of the test substance was as follow (CS = control substance aniline; TSx = test substance (7 replicates):

time [day] % of ThOD
CS TS1 TS2 TS3 TS4 TS5 TS6 TS7
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 -2 -1 0 0 2 0 0 0
4 -3 1 5 6 10 3 3 3
5 -2 11 26 27 29 21 16 25
14 80 68 78 78 77 68 70 79
25 85 89 93 98 90 80 92 95
28 85 91 95 99 90 81 93 96


Kinetic of test substance (in %):
< 10 after 4 day(s)
= 74 after 14 day(s)
ca. 91 after 25 day(s)
Kinetic of control substance (in %):
= 85 after 28 day(s)

BOD5 / COD results

Results with reference substance:
The biodegradation of the control substance aniline was 85 % within 28 days.

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Interpretation of results:
readily biodegradable