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Environmental fate & pathways

Bioaccumulation: aquatic / sediment

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Description of key information

The substance is not considered to be bioaccumulative.

Key value for chemical safety assessment

Additional information

Since Fatty acids, C8-18 and C18-unsatd., reaction products with diethanolamine and propylene oxide (CAS No. 1000817-22-0) is a surface active substance the log Pow cannot be scientifically determined and thus this screening parameter cannot be used to assess the bioaccumulation potential of the substance.

However, based on the following observations it can be concluded that the test substance is not bioaccumulative in aquatic/terrestrial organisms:

1)  The substance is readily biodegradable which indicates that the test substance will rapidly metabolized in organisms. This was also shown by Weisbrod (2005, on behalf of the Industry Coordinating Group, ICG) for linear ethoxylated aliphatic alcohols, which clearly demonstrate that these aliphatic substances are not bioaccumulative.

2)  Long-term toxicity tests show effect values in the same range than the acute toxicity tests indicating no increasing concentrations of the substance in aquatic organisms over time.

3)  No mortality was observed in a short-term toxicity test with earthworms performed according to OECD guideline 207.

Based on these facts it is concluded that bioaccumulation of the test substance is unlikely and due to animal welfare reasons no animal tests according to OECD 305 are deemed necessary.