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PBT assessment: overall result

Reference
Name:
Cyclopentyl methyl ether
Type of composition:
legal entity composition of the substance
State / form:
liquid
Related composition:
Cyclopentyl methyl ether
Reference substance:
Cyclopentyl methyl ether
PBT status:
the substance is not PBT / vPvB
Justification:

On the basis that the substance was found not to have undergone ready biodegradation, and it anticipated to have a very long hydrolysis half-life, this meets the criteria as Persistent or Very Persistent (P or vP). The has a low octanol-water partition coefficient and does not meet the criteria for bioaccumulation (B or vB), and it is not toxic (it does not meet the criteria for T in terms of the long-term aquatic hazard, CMR properties, or other long-term toxicity criteria).

As the substance is not bioaccumulative or toxic within the meaning of the PBT assessment, the substance is not PBT or vPvB.