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Environmental fate & pathways

Biodegradation in water: screening tests

Administrative data

Endpoint:
biodegradation in water: ready biodegradability
Data waiving:
study technically not feasible
Justification for data waiving:
the study does not need to be conducted because the substance is inorganic

Data source

Materials and methods

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Sodium hydrogencarbonate
EC Number:
205-633-8
EC Name:
Sodium hydrogencarbonate
Cas Number:
144-55-8
Molecular formula:
CH2O3.Na
IUPAC Name:
sodium hydrogen carbonate

Results and discussion

Any other information on results incl. tables

Sodium bicarbonate is a substance which can not be oxidized
or biodegraded by microorganisms. A biodegradation test
would not generate valid or useful data.

Applicant's summary and conclusion