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Endpoint:
bioaccumulation in aquatic species: fish
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Study period:
1983
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: Results published in a peer-reviewed scientific publication and in the EU Risk Assessment DODMAC (EU, 2002).
Qualifier:
equivalent or similar to guideline
Guideline:
OECD Guideline 305 (Bioconcentration: Flow-through Fish Test)
GLP compliance:
no
Radiolabelling:
yes
Vehicle:
no
Details on preparation of test solutions, spiked fish food or sediment:
No solvents were used.
Test organisms (species):
Lepomis macrochirus
Details on test organisms:
Bluegill, Lepomis macrochirus, were obtained from commercial fish hatcheries and averaged 1.3 g in weight (from 1.2 to 1.7 g) and 38 mm in length (from 23 to 60 mm). Fish were acclimated for 14 to 30 d prior to use in water having physical and chemical characteristics similar to those of the water used in the tests. Fish were fed trout chow daily during acclimation and during tesing, but were not fed 24 to 48 hours prior to testing.
Route of exposure:
aqueous
Test type:
flow-through
Water / sediment media type:
natural water: freshwater
Total exposure / uptake duration:
49 d
Total depuration duration:
> 21 - < 35 d
Hardness:
14-38 mg/L CaCO3 (Town river)
315-348 mg/L CaCO3 (Well water)
pH:
6.4-7.7 (Town river)
7.1-7.9 (Well water)
Dissolved oxygen:
no data
TOC:
TOC: no data
Suspended matter: Town river 2-84 mg/L, Well water 0 mg/L
Details on test conditions:
Bluegill were exposed to nominal 20 µg/L concentrations of 14C-labeled test substance in aerated, carbon-filtered well water and to 23 µg/L in Town River water under continuous flow conditions. No solvent was used in the two tests. The 14C-DTDMAC equilibrated in the test waters for 13 d prior to introducing the fish into the 30-liter glass test chambers. The 115 fish in the two exposure aquaria and the 50 fish in the two control tanks were fed trout chow daily during testing.

Each study consisted of a 49-d exposure phase followed by a depuration phase that ranged from 21 to 35 d. During both phases, edible (fillets) and inedible (viscera) tissues of five fish were analyzed in duplicate for total radioactivity at least once a week. At the end of 49 d, the remaining fish were transferred to dilution water containing no cationic surfactant to initiate the depuration phase. Bioconcentration factors (BCF) were calculated as the ratio of the mean concentration of DTDMAC (based on total 14C activity) in fish tissue to the mean concentration of DTDMAC measured in the respective test water.
Nominal and measured concentrations:
Nominal concentration tested = 20 µg/L (well water) and 23 µg/L (river water)
Reference substance (positive control):
not specified
Key result
Type:
BCF
Value:
32 L/kg
Basis:
whole body w.w.
Time of plateau:
14 d
Calculation basis:
steady state
Remarks on result:
other: Conc.in environment / dose:20 µg/L - Well water
Key result
Type:
BCF
Value:
13 L/kg
Basis:
whole body w.w.
Time of plateau:
49 d
Calculation basis:
steady state
Remarks on result:
other: Conc.in environment / dose:23 µg/L - River water
Key result
Type:
BCF
Value:
256 L/kg
Basis:
non-edible fraction
Time of plateau:
14 d
Calculation basis:
steady state
Remarks on result:
other: Conc.in environment / dose:20 µg/L - Well water
Key result
Type:
BCF
Value:
94 L/kg
Basis:
non-edible fraction
Time of plateau:
49 d
Calculation basis:
steady state
Remarks on result:
other: Conc.in environment / dose:23 µg/L - River water
Key result
Elimination:
yes
Parameter:
other: 93% of the test substance was depurated after 14d
Depuration time (DT):
14 d
Details on results:
Bioconcentration of the test substance by bluegill varied with the tissue analyzed and with the dilution water used in the test. Bluegill exposed to a mean-measured concentration of 20 (±1 SD = 10) µg/L test substance in well water and to an average 23 (k 12) µg/L test substance in Town River water did not concentrate the surfactant in edible tissue (fillets) to any significant degree. On the other hand, residues were measured in inedible tissue (viscera) of fish in both test waters.

Mean BCF in inedible tissues of fish in well water and river water were 256 and 94, respectively. These BCF values were based on the ratio of the mean 14C residues in fish to the mean-measured concentrations in the waters over days 14 to 49 of the exposure period (time of steady-state). During this time period, the residues averaged 4,100 (well water) and 1,700 (river water) µg/kg, and the mean DTDMAC levels in the well and river waters were 16 and 18 µg/L, respectively. Bluegill, after being transferred to well water containing no test substance, eliminated 93% of the residues in inedible tissues after 14 d.

Whole body BCF were estimated to be 32 (well water) and 13 (river water). Based on estimated residues in whole body and in inedible tissues, bluegill concentrated test substance in well water about three times more than in river water.
Validity criteria fulfilled:
not specified
Conclusions:
Under the conditions of the study, the bluegill whole body BCFvalues were determined to be 13 L/kg ww in river water and 32 L/kg ww in well water.
Executive summary:

A study was conducted to determine the aquatic bioaccumulation of the 14C-radiolabelled test substance, C16-18 DAQ in Lepomis macrochirus (bluegill fish) under continuous flow-through conditions, according to OECD 305. The bluegill were exposed to nominal 20 µg/L concentrations of 14C-labeled test substance in aerated, carbon-filtered well water and to 23 µg/L in town river water under continuous flow conditions for 49 days, followed by a 21-d depuration period.. No solvent was used in the two tests. The 14C-test substance equilibrated in the test waters for 13 d prior to introducing the fish into the 30 L glass test chambers. The 115 fish in the two exposure aquaria and the 50 fish in the two control tanks were fed trout chow daily during testing. The river water was sampled at Town River, Massachusetts, and contained 2-84 mg/L suspended solids, 0.04-0.59 mg/L MBAS (methylene blue active substances) and 10-15 mg/L DBAS (disulfine blue active substances). The pH ranged from 6.4-7.7 and total hardness was 14-38 mg/L (CaCO3). Radiometric analyses in the selected fish tissues revealed that the mean steady state bioconcentration factor (BCF) in the non-edible (viscera) and whole-body fish tissue during the 49 days of exposure to be 94 and 13 L/kg ww in river water and 256 and 32 L/kg ww in well water respectively. In both waters, the test substance did not concentrate to a significant degree in edible tissue (BCF of the fillets < 5 L/kg). In a depuration phase in well water, 93% of the accumulated radioactivity was eliminated from the inedible tissues after 14 days. Overall, these results demonstrated that testing cationic surfactants under more realistic conditions (in river water) give lower bioavailability compared to studies using laboratory water (Lewis & Wee, 1983). Under the conditions of the study, the whole body bluegill BCF values were determined to be 13 L/kg ww in river water and 32 L/kg ww in well water, indicating a low bioaccumulation potential (Lewis, 1983).

Endpoint:
bioaccumulation in aquatic species: fish
Type of information:
(Q)SAR
Adequacy of study:
supporting study
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
results derived from a valid (Q)SAR model and falling into its applicability domain, with adequate and reliable documentation / justification
Justification for type of information:
QSAR prediction from a well known and acknowledged tool. See below under ''attached background material section' for methodology details in QPRF.
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
other: REACH guidance on QSARs: Chapter R.6. QSARs and grouping of chemicals
Principles of method if other than guideline:
Since the test substance is a UVCB with similar constituents BCF values were predicted for the individual constituents followed by the determination of an overall weighted-average value based on mole fractions. The bioaccumulation factor (BCF) value for the test substance were estimated using the regression-based methodology of the BCFBAF v3.01 program (EPI Suite v4.11).
For estimation methodology of BCF, kindly refer the QPRF in attached background material section of the IUCLID.
Details on estimation of bioconcentration:
Since the test substance is a UVCB with similar constituents BCF values were predicted for the individual constituents followed by the determination of an overall weighted-average value based on mole fractions. The bioaccumulation factor (BCF) value for the test substance were estimated using the regression-based methodology of the BCFBAF v3.01 program (EPI Suite v4.11).
For estimation methodology of BCF, kindly refer the QPRF in attached background material section of the IUCLID.
Key result
Value:
ca. 70.8 other: L/kg w/w
Basis:
other: predicted based on regression-based method
Calculation basis:
other: log Kow for individual components
Remarks on result:
other: Log BCF 1.85

Results

Constituents/Carbon chain length Adjusted conc for QSAR predictions Mole fraction Xi = (mi/Mi)/∑ (mi/Mi) BCF (regression based) BCF * Xi (regression based) Domain evaluation
C8, C12 5.00 6.29E-02 70.8 4.45 ID - MW, Log kow
C10, C12 5.00 5.80E-02 70.8 4.10 ID - MW, Log kow
C12, C12 24.00 2.58E-01 70.8 18.26 ID - MW, Log kow
C8, C14 4.00 4.64E-02 70.8 3.28 ID - MW, Log kow
C10, C14 4.00 4.30E-02 70.8 3.04 ID - MW, Log kow
C12, C14 15.00 1.50E-01 70.8 10.63 ID - MW, Log kow
C14, C14 5.00 4.69E-02 70.8 3.32 ID - MW, Log kow
C10, C16 3.00 3.00E-02 70.8 2.13 ID - MW, Log kow
C12, C16 6.00 5.62E-02 70.8 3.98 ID - MW, Log kow
C14, C16 5.00 4.41E-02 70.8 3.12 ID - MW, Log kow
C10, C18 4.00 3.75E-02 70.8 2.65 ID - MW, Log kow
C12, C18 6.00 5.29E-02 70.8 3.74 ID - MW, OD - Log kow
C14, C18 5.00 4.16E-02 70.8 2.94 ID - MW, OD - Log kow
C16, C18 3.00 2.36E-02 70.8 1.67 ID - MW, OD - Log kow
C18, C18 3.00 2.24E-02 70.8 1.59 ID - MW, OD - Log kow
C12, C18' 3.00 2.66E-02 70.8 1.88 ID - MW, OD - Log kow
  100.00   BCF 70.8  
      Log BCF 1.85  

ID - in domain; OD - out domain; MW - molecular weight; Kow - partition coefficient

BCF (Bioconcentration Factor):
SMILES : CCCCCCCCCCCCN(H)(C)(C)CCCCCCCC    
CHEM  :     
MOL FOR: C22 H49 N1  Domain evaluation MW (Training set)
MOL WT : 327.64 ID   959.17
--------------------------------- BCFBAF v3.01 --------------------------------    
Summary Results:    
 Log BCF (regression-based estimate): 1.85 (BCF = 70.8 L/kg wet-wt)    
 Biotransformation Half-Life (days) : 14.2 (normalized to 10 g fish)    
 Log BAF (Arnot-Gobas upper trophic): 4.87 (BAF = 7.38e+004 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
=============================    
BCF (Bioconcentration Factor):    
=============================    
Log Kow (estimated) : 6.66     
Log Kow (experimental): not available from database    
Log Kow used by BCF estimates: 6.66 ID min: -1.37 (non-ionic)
max: 11.26
     
Equation Used to Make BCF estimate:    
  Log BCF = 1.85 (Ionic; 11 or more -CH2- groups)    
     
     
  Estimated Log BCF = 1.850 (BCF = 70.79 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
===========================================================    
Whole Body Primary Biotransformation Rate Estimate for Fish:    
===========================================================    
------+-----+--------------------------------------------+---------+---------    
 TYPE | NUM | LOG BIOTRANSFORMATION FRAGMENT DESCRIPTION | COEFF | VALUE      
------+-----+--------------------------------------------+---------+---------    
 Frag | 2 | Linear C4 terminal chain [CCC-CH3]      | 0.0341 | 0.0682    
 Frag | 4 | Methyl [-CH3]                           | 0.2451 | 0.9804    
 Frag | 18 | -CH2- [linear]                          | 0.0242 | 0.4354    
 Frag | 1 | Quaternary amine                         | 0.0000 | 0.0000    
 L Kow| * | Log Kow =  6.66 (KowWin estimate)       | 0.3073 | 2.0463    
 MolWt| * | Molecular Weight Parameter               |        | -0.8402    
 Const| * | Equation Constant                        |        | -1.5371    
============+============================================+=========+=========    
  RESULT  |       LOG Bio Half-Life (days)           |        | 1.1531    
  RESULT  |           Bio Half-Life (days)           |        |  14.23    
  NOTE    | Bio Half-Life Normalized to 10 g fish at 15 deg C  |    
============+============================================+=========+=========    
     
Biotransformation Rate Constant:    
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.04873 /day (10 gram fish)     
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.0274 /day (100 gram fish)     
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.01541 /day (1 kg fish)     
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.008665 /day (10 kg fish)     
     
Arnot-Gobas BCF & BAF Methods (including biotransformation rate estimates):    
  Estimated Log BCF (upper trophic) = 3.415 (BCF = 2600 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (upper trophic) = 4.868 (BAF = 7.382e+004 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BCF (mid trophic)  = 3.559 (BCF = 3619 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (mid trophic)  = 5.066 (BAF = 1.165e+005 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BCF (lower trophic) = 3.601 (BCF = 3993 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (lower trophic) = 5.187 (BAF = 1.537e+005 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
Arnot-Gobas BCF & BAF Methods (assuming a biotransformation rate of zero):    
  Estimated Log BCF (upper trophic) = 4.223 (BCF = 1.67e+004 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (upper trophic) = 6.939 (BAF = 8.687e+006 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
SMILES : CCCCCCCCCCCCN(H)(C)(C)CCCCCCCCCC    
CHEM  :     
MOL FOR: C24 H53 N1  Domain evaluation MW (Training set)
MOL WT : 355.70 ID   959.17
--------------------------------- BCFBAF v3.01 --------------------------------    
Summary Results:    
 Log BCF (regression-based estimate): 1.85 (BCF = 70.8 L/kg wet-wt)    
 Biotransformation Half-Life (days) : 27 (normalized to 10 g fish)    
 Log BAF (Arnot-Gobas upper trophic): 5.51 (BAF = 3.21e+005 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
=============================    
BCF (Bioconcentration Factor):    
=============================    
Log Kow (estimated) : 7.64     
Log Kow (experimental): not available from database    
Log Kow used by BCF estimates: 7.64 ID min: -1.37 (non-ionic)
max: 11.26
     
Equation Used to Make BCF estimate:    
  Log BCF = 1.85 (Ionic; 11 or more -CH2- groups)    
     
     
  Estimated Log BCF = 1.850 (BCF = 70.79 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
===========================================================    
Whole Body Primary Biotransformation Rate Estimate for Fish:    
===========================================================    
------+-----+--------------------------------------------+---------+---------    
 TYPE | NUM | LOG BIOTRANSFORMATION FRAGMENT DESCRIPTION | COEFF | VALUE      
------+-----+--------------------------------------------+---------+---------    
 Frag | 2 | Linear C4 terminal chain [CCC-CH3]      | 0.0341 | 0.0682    
 Frag | 4 | Methyl [-CH3]                           | 0.2451 | 0.9804    
 Frag | 20 | -CH2- [linear]                          | 0.0242 | 0.4837    
 Frag | 1 | Quaternary amine                         | 0.0000 | 0.0000    
 L Kow| * | Log Kow =  7.64 (KowWin estimate)       | 0.3073 | 2.3482    
 MolWt| * | Molecular Weight Parameter               |        | -0.9121    
 Const| * | Equation Constant                        |        | -1.5371    
============+============================================+=========+=========    
  RESULT  |       LOG Bio Half-Life (days)           |        | 1.4314    
  RESULT  |           Bio Half-Life (days)           |        |     27    
  NOTE    | Bio Half-Life Normalized to 10 g fish at 15 deg C  |    
============+============================================+=========+=========    
     
Biotransformation Rate Constant:    
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.02567 /day (10 gram fish)     
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.01444 /day (100 gram fish)     
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.008118 /day (1 kg fish)     
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.004565 /day (10 kg fish)     
     
Arnot-Gobas BCF & BAF Methods (including biotransformation rate estimates):    
  Estimated Log BCF (upper trophic) = 2.965 (BCF = 923.6 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (upper trophic) = 5.506 (BAF = 3.208e+005 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BCF (mid trophic)  = 3.114 (BCF = 1301 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (mid trophic)  = 5.521 (BAF = 3.318e+005 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BCF (lower trophic) = 3.160 (BCF = 1444 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (lower trophic) = 5.528 (BAF = 3.376e+005 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
Arnot-Gobas BCF & BAF Methods (assuming a biotransformation rate of zero):    
  Estimated Log BCF (upper trophic) = 3.733 (BCF = 5411 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (upper trophic) = 7.157 (BAF = 1.436e+007 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
SMILES : CCCCCCCCCCCCN(H)(C)(C)CCCCCCCCCCCC    
CHEM  :     
MOL FOR: C26 H57 N1  Domain evaluation MW (Training set)
MOL WT : 383.75 ID   959.17
--------------------------------- BCFBAF v3.01 --------------------------------    
Summary Results:    
 Log BCF (regression-based estimate): 1.85 (BCF = 70.8 L/kg wet-wt)    
 Biotransformation Half-Life (days) : 51.2 (normalized to 10 g fish)    
 Log BAF (Arnot-Gobas upper trophic): 5.41 (BAF = 2.57e+005 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
=============================    
BCF (Bioconcentration Factor):    
=============================    
Log Kow (estimated) : 8.62     
Log Kow (experimental): not available from database    
Log Kow used by BCF estimates: 8.62 ID min: -1.37 (non-ionic)
max: 11.26
     
Equation Used to Make BCF estimate:    
  Log BCF = 1.85 (Ionic; 11 or more -CH2- groups)    
     
     
  Estimated Log BCF = 1.850 (BCF = 70.79 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
===========================================================    
Whole Body Primary Biotransformation Rate Estimate for Fish:    
===========================================================    
------+-----+--------------------------------------------+---------+---------    
 TYPE | NUM | LOG BIOTRANSFORMATION FRAGMENT DESCRIPTION | COEFF | VALUE      
------+-----+--------------------------------------------+---------+---------    
 Frag | 2 | Linear C4 terminal chain [CCC-CH3]      | 0.0341 | 0.0682    
 Frag | 4 | Methyl [-CH3]                           | 0.2451 | 0.9804    
 Frag | 22 | -CH2- [linear]                          | 0.0242 | 0.5321    
 Frag | 1 | Quaternary amine                         | 0.0000 | 0.0000    
 L Kow| * | Log Kow =  8.62 (KowWin estimate)       | 0.3073 | 2.6500    
 MolWt| * | Molecular Weight Parameter               |        | -0.9841    
 Const| * | Equation Constant                        |        | -1.5371    
============+============================================+=========+=========    
  RESULT  |       LOG Bio Half-Life (days)           |        | 1.7097    
  RESULT  |           Bio Half-Life (days)           |        |  51.25    
  NOTE    | Bio Half-Life Normalized to 10 g fish at 15 deg C  |    
============+============================================+=========+=========    
     
Biotransformation Rate Constant:    
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.01353 /day (10 gram fish)     
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.007606 /day (100 gram fish)     
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.004277 /day (1 kg fish)     
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.002405 /day (10 kg fish)     
     
Arnot-Gobas BCF & BAF Methods (including biotransformation rate estimates):    
  Estimated Log BCF (upper trophic) = 2.316 (BCF = 206.9 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (upper trophic) = 5.409 (BAF = 2.566e+005 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BCF (mid trophic)  = 2.461 (BCF = 289 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (mid trophic)  = 5.271 (BAF = 1.866e+005 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BCF (lower trophic) = 2.505 (BCF = 320.1 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (lower trophic) = 5.178 (BAF = 1.507e+005 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
Arnot-Gobas BCF & BAF Methods (assuming a biotransformation rate of zero):    
  Estimated Log BCF (upper trophic) = 3.154 (BCF = 1427 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (upper trophic) = 6.821 (BAF = 6.619e+006 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
SMILES : CCCCCCCCCCCCCCN(H)(C)(C)CCCCCCCC    
CHEM  :     
MOL FOR: C24 H53 N1  Domain evaluation MW (Training set)
MOL WT : 355.70 ID   959.17
--------------------------------- BCFBAF v3.01 --------------------------------    
Summary Results:    
 Log BCF (regression-based estimate): 1.85 (BCF = 70.8 L/kg wet-wt)    
 Biotransformation Half-Life (days) : 27 (normalized to 10 g fish)    
 Log BAF (Arnot-Gobas upper trophic): 5.51 (BAF = 3.21e+005 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
=============================    
BCF (Bioconcentration Factor):    
=============================    
Log Kow (estimated) : 7.64     
Log Kow (experimental): not available from database    
Log Kow used by BCF estimates: 7.64 ID min: -1.37 (non-ionic)
max: 11.26
     
Equation Used to Make BCF estimate:    
  Log BCF = 1.85 (Ionic; 11 or more -CH2- groups)    
     
     
  Estimated Log BCF = 1.850 (BCF = 70.79 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
===========================================================    
Whole Body Primary Biotransformation Rate Estimate for Fish:    
===========================================================    
------+-----+--------------------------------------------+---------+---------    
 TYPE | NUM | LOG BIOTRANSFORMATION FRAGMENT DESCRIPTION | COEFF | VALUE      
------+-----+--------------------------------------------+---------+---------    
 Frag | 2 | Linear C4 terminal chain [CCC-CH3]      | 0.0341 | 0.0682    
 Frag | 4 | Methyl [-CH3]                           | 0.2451 | 0.9804    
 Frag | 20 | -CH2- [linear]                          | 0.0242 | 0.4837    
 Frag | 1 | Quaternary amine                         | 0.0000 | 0.0000    
 L Kow| * | Log Kow =  7.64 (KowWin estimate)       | 0.3073 | 2.3482    
 MolWt| * | Molecular Weight Parameter               |        | -0.9121    
 Const| * | Equation Constant                        |        | -1.5371    
============+============================================+=========+=========    
  RESULT  |       LOG Bio Half-Life (days)           |        | 1.4314    
  RESULT  |           Bio Half-Life (days)           |        |     27    
  NOTE    | Bio Half-Life Normalized to 10 g fish at 15 deg C  |    
============+============================================+=========+=========    
     
Biotransformation Rate Constant:    
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.02567 /day (10 gram fish)     
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.01444 /day (100 gram fish)     
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.008118 /day (1 kg fish)     
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.004565 /day (10 kg fish)     
     
Arnot-Gobas BCF & BAF Methods (including biotransformation rate estimates):    
  Estimated Log BCF (upper trophic) = 2.965 (BCF = 923.6 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (upper trophic) = 5.506 (BAF = 3.208e+005 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BCF (mid trophic)  = 3.114 (BCF = 1301 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (mid trophic)  = 5.521 (BAF = 3.318e+005 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BCF (lower trophic) = 3.160 (BCF = 1444 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (lower trophic) = 5.528 (BAF = 3.376e+005 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
Arnot-Gobas BCF & BAF Methods (assuming a biotransformation rate of zero):    
  Estimated Log BCF (upper trophic) = 3.733 (BCF = 5411 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (upper trophic) = 7.157 (BAF = 1.436e+007 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
SMILES : CCCCCCCCCCCCCCN(H)(C)(C)CCCCCCCCCC    
CHEM  :     
MOL FOR: C26 H57 N1  Domain evaluation MW (Training set)
MOL WT : 383.75 ID   959.17
--------------------------------- BCFBAF v3.01 --------------------------------    
Summary Results:    
 Log BCF (regression-based estimate): 1.85 (BCF = 70.8 L/kg wet-wt)    
 Biotransformation Half-Life (days) : 51.2 (normalized to 10 g fish)    
 Log BAF (Arnot-Gobas upper trophic): 5.41 (BAF = 2.57e+005 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
=============================    
BCF (Bioconcentration Factor):    
=============================    
Log Kow (estimated) : 8.62     
Log Kow (experimental): not available from database    
Log Kow used by BCF estimates: 8.62 ID min: -1.37 (non-ionic)
max: 11.26
     
Equation Used to Make BCF estimate:    
  Log BCF = 1.85 (Ionic; 11 or more -CH2- groups)    
     
     
  Estimated Log BCF = 1.850 (BCF = 70.79 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
===========================================================    
Whole Body Primary Biotransformation Rate Estimate for Fish:    
===========================================================    
------+-----+--------------------------------------------+---------+---------    
 TYPE | NUM | LOG BIOTRANSFORMATION FRAGMENT DESCRIPTION | COEFF | VALUE      
------+-----+--------------------------------------------+---------+---------    
 Frag | 2 | Linear C4 terminal chain [CCC-CH3]      | 0.0341 | 0.0682    
 Frag | 4 | Methyl [-CH3]                           | 0.2451 | 0.9804    
 Frag | 22 | -CH2- [linear]                          | 0.0242 | 0.5321    
 Frag | 1 | Quaternary amine                         | 0.0000 | 0.0000    
 L Kow| * | Log Kow =  8.62 (KowWin estimate)       | 0.3073 | 2.6500    
 MolWt| * | Molecular Weight Parameter               |        | -0.9841    
 Const| * | Equation Constant                        |        | -1.5371    
============+============================================+=========+=========    
  RESULT  |       LOG Bio Half-Life (days)           |        | 1.7097    
  RESULT  |           Bio Half-Life (days)           |        |  51.25    
  NOTE    | Bio Half-Life Normalized to 10 g fish at 15 deg C  |    
============+============================================+=========+=========    
     
Biotransformation Rate Constant:    
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.01353 /day (10 gram fish)     
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.007606 /day (100 gram fish)     
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.004277 /day (1 kg fish)     
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.002405 /day (10 kg fish)     
     
Arnot-Gobas BCF & BAF Methods (including biotransformation rate estimates):    
  Estimated Log BCF (upper trophic) = 2.316 (BCF = 206.9 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (upper trophic) = 5.409 (BAF = 2.566e+005 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BCF (mid trophic)  = 2.461 (BCF = 289 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (mid trophic)  = 5.271 (BAF = 1.866e+005 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BCF (lower trophic) = 2.505 (BCF = 320.1 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (lower trophic) = 5.178 (BAF = 1.507e+005 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
Arnot-Gobas BCF & BAF Methods (assuming a biotransformation rate of zero):    
  Estimated Log BCF (upper trophic) = 3.154 (BCF = 1427 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (upper trophic) = 6.821 (BAF = 6.619e+006 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
SMILES : CCCCCCCCCCCCCCN(H)(C)(C)CCCCCCCCCCCC    
CHEM  :     
MOL FOR: C28 H61 N1  Domain evaluation MW (Training set)
MOL WT : 411.81 ID   959.17
--------------------------------- BCFBAF v3.01 --------------------------------    
Summary Results:    
 Log BCF (regression-based estimate): 1.85 (BCF = 70.8 L/kg wet-wt)    
 Biotransformation Half-Life (days) : 97.3 (normalized to 10 g fish)    
 Log BAF (Arnot-Gobas upper trophic): 4.94 (BAF = 8.8e+004 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
=============================    
BCF (Bioconcentration Factor):    
=============================    
Log Kow (estimated) : 9.60     
Log Kow (experimental): not available from database    
Log Kow used by BCF estimates: 9.60 ID min: -1.37 (non-ionic)
max: 11.26
     
Equation Used to Make BCF estimate:    
  Log BCF = 1.85 (Ionic; 11 or more -CH2- groups)    
     
     
  Estimated Log BCF = 1.850 (BCF = 70.79 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
===========================================================    
Whole Body Primary Biotransformation Rate Estimate for Fish:    
===========================================================    
------+-----+--------------------------------------------+---------+---------    
 TYPE | NUM | LOG BIOTRANSFORMATION FRAGMENT DESCRIPTION | COEFF | VALUE      
------+-----+--------------------------------------------+---------+---------    
 Frag | 2 | Linear C4 terminal chain [CCC-CH3]      | 0.0341 | 0.0682    
 Frag | 4 | Methyl [-CH3]                           | 0.2451 | 0.9804    
 Frag | 24 | -CH2- [linear]                          | 0.0242 | 0.5805    
 Frag | 1 | Quaternary amine                         | 0.0000 | 0.0000    
 L Kow| * | Log Kow =  9.60 (KowWin estimate)       | 0.3073 | 2.9519    
 MolWt| * | Molecular Weight Parameter               |        | -1.0560    
 Const| * | Equation Constant                        |        | -1.5371    
============+============================================+=========+=========    
  RESULT  |       LOG Bio Half-Life (days)           |        | 1.9880    
  RESULT  |           Bio Half-Life (days)           |        |  97.27    
  NOTE    | Bio Half-Life Normalized to 10 g fish at 15 deg C  |    
============+============================================+=========+=========    
     
Biotransformation Rate Constant:    
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.007126 /day (10 gram fish)     
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.004007 /day (100 gram fish)     
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.002253 /day (1 kg fish)     
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.001267 /day (10 kg fish)     
     
Arnot-Gobas BCF & BAF Methods (including biotransformation rate estimates):    
  Estimated Log BCF (upper trophic) = 1.599 (BCF = 39.72 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (upper trophic) = 4.945 (BAF = 8.803e+004 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BCF (mid trophic)  = 1.743 (BCF = 55.37 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (mid trophic)  = 4.702 (BAF = 5.03e+004 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BCF (lower trophic) = 1.788 (BCF = 61.31 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (lower trophic) = 4.533 (BAF = 3.409e+004 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
Arnot-Gobas BCF & BAF Methods (assuming a biotransformation rate of zero):    
  Estimated Log BCF (upper trophic) = 2.307 (BCF = 202.9 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (upper trophic) = 6.007 (BAF = 1.017e+006 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
SMILES : CCCCCCCCCCCCCCN(H)(C)(C)CCCCCCCCCCCCCC    
CHEM  :     
MOL FOR: C30 H65 N1  Domain evaluation MW (Training set)
MOL WT : 439.86 ID   959.17
--------------------------------- BCFBAF v3.01 --------------------------------    
Summary Results:    
 Log BCF (regression-based estimate): 1.85 (BCF = 70.8 L/kg wet-wt)    
 Biotransformation Half-Life (days) : 185 (normalized to 10 g fish)    
 Log BAF (Arnot-Gobas upper trophic): 4.33 (BAF = 2.13e+004 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
=============================    
BCF (Bioconcentration Factor):    
=============================    
Log Kow (estimated) : 10.59     
Log Kow (experimental): not available from database    
Log Kow used by BCF estimates: 10.59 ID min: -1.37 (non-ionic)
max: 11.26
     
Equation Used to Make BCF estimate:    
  Log BCF = 1.85 (Ionic; 11 or more -CH2- groups)    
     
     
  Estimated Log BCF = 1.850 (BCF = 70.79 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
===========================================================    
Whole Body Primary Biotransformation Rate Estimate for Fish:    
===========================================================    
------+-----+--------------------------------------------+---------+---------    
 TYPE | NUM | LOG BIOTRANSFORMATION FRAGMENT DESCRIPTION | COEFF | VALUE      
------+-----+--------------------------------------------+---------+---------    
 Frag | 2 | Linear C4 terminal chain [CCC-CH3]      | 0.0341 | 0.0682    
 Frag | 4 | Methyl [-CH3]                           | 0.2451 | 0.9804    
 Frag | 26 | -CH2- [linear]                          | 0.0242 | 0.6289    
 Frag | 1 | Quaternary amine                         | 0.0000 | 0.0000    
 L Kow| * | Log Kow = 10.59 (KowWin estimate)       | 0.3073 | 3.2538    
 MolWt| * | Molecular Weight Parameter               |        | -1.1279    
 Const| * | Equation Constant                        |        | -1.5371    
============+============================================+=========+=========    
  RESULT  |       LOG Bio Half-Life (days)           |        | 2.2663    
  RESULT  |           Bio Half-Life (days)           |        |  184.6    
  NOTE    | Bio Half-Life Normalized to 10 g fish at 15 deg C  |    
============+============================================+=========+=========    
     
Biotransformation Rate Constant:    
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.003754 /day (10 gram fish)     
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.002111 /day (100 gram fish)     
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.001187 /day (1 kg fish)     
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.0006676 /day (10 kg fish)     
     
Arnot-Gobas BCF & BAF Methods (including biotransformation rate estimates):    
  Estimated Log BCF (upper trophic) = 0.877 (BCF = 7.529 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (upper trophic) = 4.328 (BAF = 2.129e+004 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BCF (mid trophic)  = 1.014 (BCF = 10.34 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (mid trophic)  = 4.022 (BAF = 1.051e+004 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BCF (lower trophic) = 1.057 (BCF = 11.4 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (lower trophic) = 3.802 (BAF = 6332 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
Arnot-Gobas BCF & BAF Methods (assuming a biotransformation rate of zero):    
  Estimated Log BCF (upper trophic) = 1.358 (BCF = 22.82 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (upper trophic) = 5.047 (BAF = 1.113e+005 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
SMILES : CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCN(H)(C)(C)CCCCCCCCCC    
CHEM  :     
MOL FOR: C28 H61 N1  Domain evaluation MW (Training set)
MOL WT : 411.81 ID   959.17
--------------------------------- BCFBAF v3.01 --------------------------------    
Summary Results:    
 Log BCF (regression-based estimate): 1.85 (BCF = 70.8 L/kg wet-wt)    
 Biotransformation Half-Life (days) : 97.3 (normalized to 10 g fish)    
 Log BAF (Arnot-Gobas upper trophic): 4.94 (BAF = 8.8e+004 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
=============================    
BCF (Bioconcentration Factor):    
=============================    
Log Kow (estimated) : 9.60     
Log Kow (experimental): not available from database    
Log Kow used by BCF estimates: 9.60 ID min: -1.37 (non-ionic)
max: 11.26
     
Equation Used to Make BCF estimate:    
  Log BCF = 1.85 (Ionic; 11 or more -CH2- groups)    
     
     
  Estimated Log BCF = 1.850 (BCF = 70.79 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
===========================================================    
Whole Body Primary Biotransformation Rate Estimate for Fish:    
===========================================================    
------+-----+--------------------------------------------+---------+---------    
 TYPE | NUM | LOG BIOTRANSFORMATION FRAGMENT DESCRIPTION | COEFF | VALUE      
------+-----+--------------------------------------------+---------+---------    
 Frag | 2 | Linear C4 terminal chain [CCC-CH3]      | 0.0341 | 0.0682    
 Frag | 4 | Methyl [-CH3]                           | 0.2451 | 0.9804    
 Frag | 24 | -CH2- [linear]                          | 0.0242 | 0.5805    
 Frag | 1 | Quaternary amine                         | 0.0000 | 0.0000    
 L Kow| * | Log Kow =  9.60 (KowWin estimate)       | 0.3073 | 2.9519    
 MolWt| * | Molecular Weight Parameter               |        | -1.0560    
 Const| * | Equation Constant                        |        | -1.5371    
============+============================================+=========+=========    
  RESULT  |       LOG Bio Half-Life (days)           |        | 1.9880    
  RESULT  |           Bio Half-Life (days)           |        |  97.27    
  NOTE    | Bio Half-Life Normalized to 10 g fish at 15 deg C  |    
============+============================================+=========+=========    
     
Biotransformation Rate Constant:    
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.007126 /day (10 gram fish)     
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.004007 /day (100 gram fish)     
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.002253 /day (1 kg fish)     
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.001267 /day (10 kg fish)     
     
Arnot-Gobas BCF & BAF Methods (including biotransformation rate estimates):    
  Estimated Log BCF (upper trophic) = 1.599 (BCF = 39.72 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (upper trophic) = 4.945 (BAF = 8.803e+004 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BCF (mid trophic)  = 1.743 (BCF = 55.37 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (mid trophic)  = 4.702 (BAF = 5.03e+004 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BCF (lower trophic) = 1.788 (BCF = 61.31 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (lower trophic) = 4.533 (BAF = 3.409e+004 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
Arnot-Gobas BCF & BAF Methods (assuming a biotransformation rate of zero):    
  Estimated Log BCF (upper trophic) = 2.307 (BCF = 202.9 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (upper trophic) = 6.007 (BAF = 1.017e+006 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
SMILES : CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCN(H)(C)(C)CCCCCCCCCCCC    
CHEM  :     
MOL FOR: C30 H65 N1  Domain evaluation MW (Training set)
MOL WT : 439.86 ID   959.17
--------------------------------- BCFBAF v3.01 --------------------------------    
Summary Results:    
 Log BCF (regression-based estimate): 1.85 (BCF = 70.8 L/kg wet-wt)    
 Biotransformation Half-Life (days) : 185 (normalized to 10 g fish)    
 Log BAF (Arnot-Gobas upper trophic): 4.33 (BAF = 2.13e+004 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
=============================    
BCF (Bioconcentration Factor):    
=============================    
Log Kow (estimated) : 10.59     
Log Kow (experimental): not available from database    
Log Kow used by BCF estimates: 10.59 ID min: -1.37 (non-ionic)
max: 11.26
     
Equation Used to Make BCF estimate:    
  Log BCF = 1.85 (Ionic; 11 or more -CH2- groups)    
     
     
  Estimated Log BCF = 1.850 (BCF = 70.79 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
===========================================================    
Whole Body Primary Biotransformation Rate Estimate for Fish:    
===========================================================    
------+-----+--------------------------------------------+---------+---------    
 TYPE | NUM | LOG BIOTRANSFORMATION FRAGMENT DESCRIPTION | COEFF | VALUE      
------+-----+--------------------------------------------+---------+---------    
 Frag | 2 | Linear C4 terminal chain [CCC-CH3]      | 0.0341 | 0.0682    
 Frag | 4 | Methyl [-CH3]                           | 0.2451 | 0.9804    
 Frag | 26 | -CH2- [linear]                          | 0.0242 | 0.6289    
 Frag | 1 | Quaternary amine                         | 0.0000 | 0.0000    
 L Kow| * | Log Kow = 10.59 (KowWin estimate)       | 0.3073 | 3.2538    
 MolWt| * | Molecular Weight Parameter               |        | -1.1279    
 Const| * | Equation Constant                        |        | -1.5371    
============+============================================+=========+=========    
  RESULT  |       LOG Bio Half-Life (days)           |        | 2.2663    
  RESULT  |           Bio Half-Life (days)           |        |  184.6    
  NOTE    | Bio Half-Life Normalized to 10 g fish at 15 deg C  |    
============+============================================+=========+=========    
     
Biotransformation Rate Constant:    
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.003754 /day (10 gram fish)     
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.002111 /day (100 gram fish)     
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.001187 /day (1 kg fish)     
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.0006676 /day (10 kg fish)     
     
Arnot-Gobas BCF & BAF Methods (including biotransformation rate estimates):    
  Estimated Log BCF (upper trophic) = 0.877 (BCF = 7.529 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (upper trophic) = 4.328 (BAF = 2.129e+004 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BCF (mid trophic)  = 1.014 (BCF = 10.34 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (mid trophic)  = 4.022 (BAF = 1.051e+004 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BCF (lower trophic) = 1.057 (BCF = 11.4 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (lower trophic) = 3.802 (BAF = 6332 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
Arnot-Gobas BCF & BAF Methods (assuming a biotransformation rate of zero):    
  Estimated Log BCF (upper trophic) = 1.358 (BCF = 22.82 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (upper trophic) = 5.047 (BAF = 1.113e+005 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
SMILES : CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCN(H)(C)(C)CCCCCCCCCCCCCC    
CHEM  :     
MOL FOR: C32 H69 N1  Domain evaluation MW (Training set)
MOL WT : 467.91 ID   959.17
--------------------------------- BCFBAF v3.01 --------------------------------    
Summary Results:    
 Log BCF (regression-based estimate): 1.85 (BCF = 70.8 L/kg wet-wt)    
 Biotransformation Half-Life (days) : 350 (normalized to 10 g fish)    
 Log BAF (Arnot-Gobas upper trophic): 3.61 (BAF = 4.07e+003 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
=============================    
BCF (Bioconcentration Factor):    
=============================    
Log Kow (estimated) : 11.57     
Log Kow (experimental): not available from database    
Log Kow used by BCF estimates: 11.57 OD min: -1.37 (non-ionic)
max: 11.26
     
Equation Used to Make BCF estimate:    
  Log BCF = 1.85 (Ionic; 11 or more -CH2- groups)    
     
     
  Estimated Log BCF = 1.850 (BCF = 70.79 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
===========================================================    
Whole Body Primary Biotransformation Rate Estimate for Fish:    
===========================================================    
------+-----+--------------------------------------------+---------+---------    
 TYPE | NUM | LOG BIOTRANSFORMATION FRAGMENT DESCRIPTION | COEFF | VALUE      
------+-----+--------------------------------------------+---------+---------    
 Frag | 2 | Linear C4 terminal chain [CCC-CH3]      | 0.0341 | 0.0682    
 Frag | 4 | Methyl [-CH3]                           | 0.2451 | 0.9804    
 Frag | 28 | -CH2- [linear]                          | 0.0242 | 0.6772    
 Frag | 1 | Quaternary amine                         | 0.0000 | 0.0000    
 L Kow| * | Log Kow = 11.57 (KowWin estimate)       | 0.3073 | 3.5556    
 MolWt| * | Molecular Weight Parameter               |        | -1.1999    
 Const| * | Equation Constant                        |        | -1.5371    
============+============================================+=========+=========    
  RESULT  |       LOG Bio Half-Life (days)           |        | 2.5446    
  RESULT  |           Bio Half-Life (days)           |        |  350.4    
  NOTE    | Bio Half-Life Normalized to 10 g fish at 15 deg C  |    
============+============================================+=========+=========    
     
Biotransformation Rate Constant:    
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.001978 /day (10 gram fish)     
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.001112 /day (100 gram fish)     
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.0006255 /day (1 kg fish)     
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.0003517 /day (10 kg fish)     
     
Arnot-Gobas BCF & BAF Methods (including biotransformation rate estimates):    
  Estimated Log BCF (upper trophic) = 0.285 (BCF = 1.927 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (upper trophic) = 3.610 (BAF = 4073 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BCF (mid trophic)  = 0.384 (BCF = 2.42 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (mid trophic)  = 3.270 (BAF = 1861 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BCF (lower trophic) = 0.416 (BCF = 2.603 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (lower trophic) = 3.019 (BAF = 1044 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
Arnot-Gobas BCF & BAF Methods (assuming a biotransformation rate of zero):    
  Estimated Log BCF (upper trophic) = 0.503 (BCF = 3.188 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (upper trophic) = 4.067 (BAF = 1.166e+004 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
SMILES : CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCN(H)(C)(C)CCCCCCCCCC    
CHEM  :     
MOL FOR: C30 H65 N1  Domain evaluation MW (Training set)
MOL WT : 439.86 ID   959.17
--------------------------------- BCFBAF v3.01 --------------------------------    
Summary Results:    
 Log BCF (regression-based estimate): 1.85 (BCF = 70.8 L/kg wet-wt)    
 Biotransformation Half-Life (days) : 185 (normalized to 10 g fish)    
 Log BAF (Arnot-Gobas upper trophic): 4.33 (BAF = 2.13e+004 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
=============================    
BCF (Bioconcentration Factor):    
=============================    
Log Kow (estimated) : 10.59     
Log Kow (experimental): not available from database    
Log Kow used by BCF estimates: 10.59 ID min: -1.37 (non-ionic)
max: 11.26
     
Equation Used to Make BCF estimate:    
  Log BCF = 1.85 (Ionic; 11 or more -CH2- groups)    
     
     
  Estimated Log BCF = 1.850 (BCF = 70.79 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
===========================================================    
Whole Body Primary Biotransformation Rate Estimate for Fish:    
===========================================================    
------+-----+--------------------------------------------+---------+---------    
 TYPE | NUM | LOG BIOTRANSFORMATION FRAGMENT DESCRIPTION | COEFF | VALUE      
------+-----+--------------------------------------------+---------+---------    
 Frag | 2 | Linear C4 terminal chain [CCC-CH3]      | 0.0341 | 0.0682    
 Frag | 4 | Methyl [-CH3]                           | 0.2451 | 0.9804    
 Frag | 26 | -CH2- [linear]                          | 0.0242 | 0.6289    
 Frag | 1 | Quaternary amine                         | 0.0000 | 0.0000    
 L Kow| * | Log Kow = 10.59 (KowWin estimate)       | 0.3073 | 3.2538    
 MolWt| * | Molecular Weight Parameter               |        | -1.1279    
 Const| * | Equation Constant                        |        | -1.5371    
============+============================================+=========+=========    
  RESULT  |       LOG Bio Half-Life (days)           |        | 2.2663    
  RESULT  |           Bio Half-Life (days)           |        |  184.6    
  NOTE    | Bio Half-Life Normalized to 10 g fish at 15 deg C  |    
============+============================================+=========+=========    
     
Biotransformation Rate Constant:    
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.003754 /day (10 gram fish)     
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.002111 /day (100 gram fish)     
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.001187 /day (1 kg fish)     
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.0006676 /day (10 kg fish)     
     
Arnot-Gobas BCF & BAF Methods (including biotransformation rate estimates):    
  Estimated Log BCF (upper trophic) = 0.877 (BCF = 7.529 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (upper trophic) = 4.328 (BAF = 2.129e+004 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BCF (mid trophic)  = 1.014 (BCF = 10.34 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (mid trophic)  = 4.022 (BAF = 1.051e+004 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BCF (lower trophic) = 1.057 (BCF = 11.4 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (lower trophic) = 3.802 (BAF = 6332 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
Arnot-Gobas BCF & BAF Methods (assuming a biotransformation rate of zero):    
  Estimated Log BCF (upper trophic) = 1.358 (BCF = 22.82 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (upper trophic) = 5.047 (BAF = 1.113e+005 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
SMILES : CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCN(H)(C)(C)CCCCCCCCCCCC    
CHEM  :     
MOL FOR: C32 H69 N1  Domain evaluation MW (Training set)
MOL WT : 467.91 ID   959.17
--------------------------------- BCFBAF v3.01 --------------------------------    
Summary Results:    
 Log BCF (regression-based estimate): 1.85 (BCF = 70.8 L/kg wet-wt)    
 Biotransformation Half-Life (days) : 350 (normalized to 10 g fish)    
 Log BAF (Arnot-Gobas upper trophic): 3.61 (BAF = 4.07e+003 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
=============================    
BCF (Bioconcentration Factor):    
=============================    
Log Kow (estimated) : 11.57     
Log Kow (experimental): not available from database    
Log Kow used by BCF estimates: 11.57 OD min: -1.37 (non-ionic)
max: 11.26
     
Equation Used to Make BCF estimate:    
  Log BCF = 1.85 (Ionic; 11 or more -CH2- groups)    
     
     
  Estimated Log BCF = 1.850 (BCF = 70.79 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
===========================================================    
Whole Body Primary Biotransformation Rate Estimate for Fish:    
===========================================================    
------+-----+--------------------------------------------+---------+---------    
 TYPE | NUM | LOG BIOTRANSFORMATION FRAGMENT DESCRIPTION | COEFF | VALUE      
------+-----+--------------------------------------------+---------+---------    
 Frag | 2 | Linear C4 terminal chain [CCC-CH3]      | 0.0341 | 0.0682    
 Frag | 4 | Methyl [-CH3]                           | 0.2451 | 0.9804    
 Frag | 28 | -CH2- [linear]                          | 0.0242 | 0.6772    
 Frag | 1 | Quaternary amine                         | 0.0000 | 0.0000    
 L Kow| * | Log Kow = 11.57 (KowWin estimate)       | 0.3073 | 3.5556    
 MolWt| * | Molecular Weight Parameter               |        | -1.1999    
 Const| * | Equation Constant                        |        | -1.5371    
============+============================================+=========+=========    
  RESULT  |       LOG Bio Half-Life (days)           |        | 2.5446    
  RESULT  |           Bio Half-Life (days)           |        |  350.4    
  NOTE    | Bio Half-Life Normalized to 10 g fish at 15 deg C  |    
============+============================================+=========+=========    
     
Biotransformation Rate Constant:    
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.001978 /day (10 gram fish)     
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.001112 /day (100 gram fish)     
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.0006255 /day (1 kg fish)     
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.0003517 /day (10 kg fish)     
     
Arnot-Gobas BCF & BAF Methods (including biotransformation rate estimates):    
  Estimated Log BCF (upper trophic) = 0.285 (BCF = 1.927 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (upper trophic) = 3.610 (BAF = 4073 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BCF (mid trophic)  = 0.384 (BCF = 2.42 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (mid trophic)  = 3.270 (BAF = 1861 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BCF (lower trophic) = 0.416 (BCF = 2.603 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (lower trophic) = 3.019 (BAF = 1044 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
Arnot-Gobas BCF & BAF Methods (assuming a biotransformation rate of zero):    
  Estimated Log BCF (upper trophic) = 0.503 (BCF = 3.188 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (upper trophic) = 4.067 (BAF = 1.166e+004 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
SMILES : CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCN(H)(C)(C)CCCCCCCCCCCCCC    
CHEM  :     
MOL FOR: C34 H73 N1  Domain evaluation MW (Training set)
MOL WT : 495.97 ID   959.17
--------------------------------- BCFBAF v3.01 --------------------------------    
Summary Results:    
 Log BCF (regression-based estimate): 1.85 (BCF = 70.8 L/kg wet-wt)    
 Biotransformation Half-Life (days) : 665 (normalized to 10 g fish)    
 Log BAF (Arnot-Gobas upper trophic): 2.81 (BAF = 645 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
=============================    
BCF (Bioconcentration Factor):    
=============================    
Log Kow (estimated) : 12.55     
Log Kow (experimental): not available from database    
Log Kow used by BCF estimates: 12.55 OD min: -1.37 (non-ionic)
max: 11.26
     
Equation Used to Make BCF estimate:    
  Log BCF = 1.85 (Ionic; 11 or more -CH2- groups)    
     
     
  Estimated Log BCF = 1.850 (BCF = 70.79 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
===========================================================    
Whole Body Primary Biotransformation Rate Estimate for Fish:    
===========================================================    
------+-----+--------------------------------------------+---------+---------    
 TYPE | NUM | LOG BIOTRANSFORMATION FRAGMENT DESCRIPTION | COEFF | VALUE      
------+-----+--------------------------------------------+---------+---------    
 Frag | 2 | Linear C4 terminal chain [CCC-CH3]      | 0.0341 | 0.0682    
 Frag | 4 | Methyl [-CH3]                           | 0.2451 | 0.9804    
 Frag | 30 | -CH2- [linear]                          | 0.0242 | 0.7256    
 Frag | 1 | Quaternary amine                         | 0.0000 | 0.0000    
 L Kow| * | Log Kow = 12.55 (KowWin estimate)       | 0.3073 | 3.8575    
 MolWt| * | Molecular Weight Parameter               |        | -1.2718    
 Const| * | Equation Constant                        |        | -1.5371    
============+============================================+=========+=========    
  RESULT  |       LOG Bio Half-Life (days)           |        | 2.8229    
  RESULT  |           Bio Half-Life (days)           |        |  665.1    
  NOTE    | Bio Half-Life Normalized to 10 g fish at 15 deg C  |    
============+============================================+=========+=========    
     
Biotransformation Rate Constant:    
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.001042 /day (10 gram fish)     
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.000586 /day (100 gram fish)     
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.0003296 /day (1 kg fish)     
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.0001853 /day (10 kg fish)     
     
Arnot-Gobas BCF & BAF Methods (including biotransformation rate estimates):    
  Estimated Log BCF (upper trophic) = 0.016 (BCF = 1.039 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (upper trophic) = 2.810 (BAF = 645.3 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BCF (mid trophic)  = 0.059 (BCF = 1.145 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (mid trophic)  = 2.455 (BAF = 284.8 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BCF (lower trophic) = 0.072 (BCF = 1.18 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (lower trophic) = 2.188 (BAF = 154 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
Arnot-Gobas BCF & BAF Methods (assuming a biotransformation rate of zero):    
  Estimated Log BCF (upper trophic) = 0.054 (BCF = 1.132 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (upper trophic) = 3.085 (BAF = 1217 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
SMILES : CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCN(H)(C)(C)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC    
CHEM  :     
MOL FOR: C36 H77 N1  Domain evaluation MW (Training set)
MOL WT : 524.02 ID   959.17
--------------------------------- BCFBAF v3.01 --------------------------------    
Summary Results:    
 Log BCF (regression-based estimate): 1.85 (BCF = 70.8 L/kg wet-wt)    
 Biotransformation Half-Life (days) : 1.26e+003 (normalized to 10 g fish)    
 Log BAF (Arnot-Gobas upper trophic): 1.95 (BAF = 88.8 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
=============================    
BCF (Bioconcentration Factor):    
=============================    
Log Kow (estimated) : 13.53     
Log Kow (experimental): not available from database    
Log Kow used by BCF estimates: 13.53 OD min: -1.37 (non-ionic)
max: 11.26
     
Equation Used to Make BCF estimate:    
  Log BCF = 1.85 (Ionic; 11 or more -CH2- groups)    
     
     
  Estimated Log BCF = 1.850 (BCF = 70.79 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
===========================================================    
Whole Body Primary Biotransformation Rate Estimate for Fish:    
===========================================================    
------+-----+--------------------------------------------+---------+---------    
 TYPE | NUM | LOG BIOTRANSFORMATION FRAGMENT DESCRIPTION | COEFF | VALUE      
------+-----+--------------------------------------------+---------+---------    
 Frag | 2 | Linear C4 terminal chain [CCC-CH3]      | 0.0341 | 0.0682    
 Frag | 4 | Methyl [-CH3]                           | 0.2451 | 0.9804    
 Frag | 32 | -CH2- [linear]                          | 0.0242 | 0.7740    
 Frag | 1 | Quaternary amine                         | 0.0000 | 0.0000    
 L Kow| * | Log Kow = 13.53 (KowWin estimate)       | 0.3073 | 4.1594    
 MolWt| * | Molecular Weight Parameter               |        | -1.3438    
 Const| * | Equation Constant                        |        | -1.5371    
============+============================================+=========+=========    
  RESULT  |       LOG Bio Half-Life (days)           |        | 3.1012    
  RESULT  |           Bio Half-Life (days)           |        |   1262    
  NOTE    | Bio Half-Life Normalized to 10 g fish at 15 deg C  |    
============+============================================+=========+=========    
     
Biotransformation Rate Constant:    
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.0005491 /day (10 gram fish)     
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.0003088 /day (100 gram fish)     
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.0001736 /day (1 kg fish)     
 kM (Rate Constant): 9.764e-005 /day (10 kg fish)     
     
Arnot-Gobas BCF & BAF Methods (including biotransformation rate estimates):    
  Estimated Log BCF (upper trophic) = -0.040 (BCF = 0.9116 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (upper trophic) = 1.948 (BAF = 88.76 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BCF (mid trophic)  = -0.018 (BCF = 0.9592 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (mid trophic)  = 1.592 (BAF = 39.1 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BCF (lower trophic) = -0.013 (BCF = 0.9714 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (lower trophic) = 1.325 (BAF = 21.11 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
Arnot-Gobas BCF & BAF Methods (assuming a biotransformation rate of zero):    
  Estimated Log BCF (upper trophic) = -0.037 (BCF = 0.9179 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (upper trophic) = 2.106 (BAF = 127.6 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
SMILES : CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCN(H)(C)(C)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC    
CHEM  :     
MOL FOR: C38 H81 N1  Domain evaluation MW (Training set)
MOL WT : 552.08 ID   959.17
--------------------------------- BCFBAF v3.01 --------------------------------    
Summary Results:    
 Log BCF (regression-based estimate): 1.85 (BCF = 70.8 L/kg wet-wt)    
 Biotransformation Half-Life (days) : 2.4e+003 (normalized to 10 g fish)    
 Log BAF (Arnot-Gobas upper trophic): 1.07 (BAF = 11.7 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
=============================    
BCF (Bioconcentration Factor):    
=============================    
Log Kow (estimated) : 14.52     
Log Kow (experimental): not available from database    
Log Kow used by BCF estimates: 14.52 OD min: -1.37 (non-ionic)
max: 11.26
     
Equation Used to Make BCF estimate:    
  Log BCF = 1.85 (Ionic; 11 or more -CH2- groups)    
     
     
  Estimated Log BCF = 1.850 (BCF = 70.79 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
===========================================================    
Whole Body Primary Biotransformation Rate Estimate for Fish:    
===========================================================    
------+-----+--------------------------------------------+---------+---------    
 TYPE | NUM | LOG BIOTRANSFORMATION FRAGMENT DESCRIPTION | COEFF | VALUE      
------+-----+--------------------------------------------+---------+---------    
 Frag | 2 | Linear C4 terminal chain [CCC-CH3]      | 0.0341 | 0.0682    
 Frag | 4 | Methyl [-CH3]                           | 0.2451 | 0.9804    
 Frag | 34 | -CH2- [linear]                          | 0.0242 | 0.8224    
 Frag | 1 | Quaternary amine                         | 0.0000 | 0.0000    
 L Kow| * | Log Kow = 14.52 (KowWin estimate)       | 0.3073 | 4.4613    
 MolWt| * | Molecular Weight Parameter               |        | -1.4157    
 Const| * | Equation Constant                        |        | -1.5371    
============+============================================+=========+=========    
  RESULT  |       LOG Bio Half-Life (days)           |        | 3.3795    
  RESULT  |           Bio Half-Life (days)           |        |   2396    
  NOTE    | Bio Half-Life Normalized to 10 g fish at 15 deg C  |    
============+============================================+=========+=========    
     
Biotransformation Rate Constant:    
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.0002893 /day (10 gram fish)     
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.0001627 /day (100 gram fish)     
 kM (Rate Constant): 9.148e-005 /day (1 kg fish)     
 kM (Rate Constant): 5.144e-005 /day (10 kg fish)     
     
Arnot-Gobas BCF & BAF Methods (including biotransformation rate estimates):    
  Estimated Log BCF (upper trophic) = -0.048 (BCF = 0.8952 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (upper trophic) = 1.067 (BAF = 11.66 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BCF (mid trophic)  = -0.029 (BCF = 0.9348 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (mid trophic)  = 0.747 (BAF = 5.587 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BCF (lower trophic) = -0.025 (BCF = 0.9439 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (lower trophic) = 0.529 (BAF = 3.377 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
Arnot-Gobas BCF & BAF Methods (assuming a biotransformation rate of zero):    
  Estimated Log BCF (upper trophic) = -0.048 (BCF = 0.8956 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (upper trophic) = 1.149 (BAF = 14.09 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
SMILES : CCCCCCCCCCCCN(H)(C)(C)CCCCCCCCC=CCCCCCCCC    
CHEM  :     
MOL FOR: C32 H67 N1  Domain evaluation MW (Training set)
MOL WT : 465.90 ID   959.17
--------------------------------- BCFBAF v3.01 --------------------------------    
Summary Results:    
 Log BCF (regression-based estimate): 1.85 (BCF = 70.8 L/kg wet-wt)    
 Biotransformation Half-Life (days) : 430 (normalized to 10 g fish)    
 Log BAF (Arnot-Gobas upper trophic): 3.89 (BAF = 7.77e+003 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
=============================    
BCF (Bioconcentration Factor):    
=============================    
Log Kow (estimated) : 11.35     
Log Kow (experimental): not available from database    
Log Kow used by BCF estimates: 11.35 OD min: -1.37 (non-ionic)
max: 11.26
     
Equation Used to Make BCF estimate:    
  Log BCF = 1.85 (Ionic; 11 or more -CH2- groups)    
     
     
  Estimated Log BCF = 1.850 (BCF = 70.79 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
===========================================================    
Whole Body Primary Biotransformation Rate Estimate for Fish:    
===========================================================    
------+-----+--------------------------------------------+---------+---------    
 TYPE | NUM | LOG BIOTRANSFORMATION FRAGMENT DESCRIPTION | COEFF | VALUE      
------+-----+--------------------------------------------+---------+---------    
 Frag | 2 | Linear C4 terminal chain [CCC-CH3]      | 0.0341 | 0.0682    
 Frag | 4 | Methyl [-CH3]                           | 0.2451 | 0.9804    
 Frag | 26 | -CH2- [linear]                          | 0.0242 | 0.6289    
 Frag | 2 | -C=CH [alkenyl hydrogen]                | 0.0988 | 0.1977    
 Frag | 1 | Quaternary amine                         | 0.0000 | 0.0000    
 Frag | 2 | -C=CH [alkenyl hydrogen]                | 0.0000 | 0.0000    
 L Kow| * | Log Kow = 11.35 (KowWin estimate)       | 0.3073 | 3.4896    
 MolWt| * | Molecular Weight Parameter               |        | -1.1947    
 Const| * | Equation Constant                        |        | -1.5371    
============+============================================+=========+=========    
  RESULT  |       LOG Bio Half-Life (days)           |        | 2.6330    
  RESULT  |           Bio Half-Life (days)           |        |  429.5    
  NOTE    | Bio Half-Life Normalized to 10 g fish at 15 deg C  |    
============+============================================+=========+=========    
     
Biotransformation Rate Constant:    
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.001614 /day (10 gram fish)     
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.0009074 /day (100 gram fish)     
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.0005103 /day (1 kg fish)     
 kM (Rate Constant): 0.000287 /day (10 kg fish)     
     
Arnot-Gobas BCF & BAF Methods (including biotransformation rate estimates):    
  Estimated Log BCF (upper trophic) = 0.444 (BCF = 2.78 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (upper trophic) = 3.890 (BAF = 7771 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BCF (mid trophic)  = 0.564 (BCF = 3.662 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (mid trophic)  = 3.544 (BAF = 3498 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BCF (lower trophic) = 0.602 (BCF = 3.997 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (lower trophic) = 3.286 (BAF = 1932 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
Arnot-Gobas BCF & BAF Methods (assuming a biotransformation rate of zero):    
  Estimated Log BCF (upper trophic) = 0.668 (BCF = 4.656 L/kg wet-wt)    
  Estimated Log BAF (upper trophic) = 4.282 (BAF = 1.913e+004 L/kg wet-wt)    
     
Validity criteria fulfilled:
not applicable
Conclusions:
Using the regression-based methodology of the BCFBAF v3.01 program (EPI Suite v4.11), the BCF value for the test substance was determined to be 70.8 L/kg wet weight (log BCF = 1.85).



Executive summary:

The bioaccumulation factor (BCF) value for the test substance were estimated using the regression-based methodology of the BCFBAF v3.01 program (EPI Suite v4.11). Since the test substance is a ionic and UVCB with similar constituents varying mainly in carbon chain lengths, the BCF values were predicted for the individual components using regression method, followed by the determination of an overall weighted-average. SMILES codes were used as the input parameter. Based on the regression-based method for ionic substances and log Kow values for the individual constituents, the BCF values were predicted to be 70.8 L/kg ww (log BCF = 1.85) (US EPA, 2020)indicating a low bioaccumulation potential. On comparing with domain descriptors, not all constituents were found to meet the log Kow domain criteria as defined in the BCFBAF user guide of EPISuite. Further, taking into consideration the model’s training set and validation set statistics and the fact that the training set only contains 61 ionic compounds, the BCF predictions for the individual constituents are considered to be reliable with moderate confidence.

Endpoint:
bioaccumulation in aquatic species: fish
Type of information:
read-across from supporting substance (structural analogue or surrogate)
Adequacy of study:
key study
Study period:
1983
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: Results published in a peer-reviewed scientific publication and in the EU Risk Assessment DODMAC (EU, 2002).
Justification for type of information:
Refer to section 13 of IUCLID for details on the read-across justification. The study with the read across substance is considered sufficient to fulfil the information requirements.
Reason / purpose for cross-reference:
read-across source
Qualifier:
equivalent or similar to guideline
Guideline:
OECD Guideline 305 (Bioconcentration: Flow-through Fish Test)
GLP compliance:
no
Radiolabelling:
yes
Vehicle:
no
Details on preparation of test solutions, spiked fish food or sediment:
No solvents were used.
Test organisms (species):
Lepomis macrochirus
Details on test organisms:
Bluegill, Lepomis macrochirus, were obtained from commercial fish hatcheries and averaged 1.3 g in weight (from 1.2 to 1.7 g) and 38 mm in length (from 23 to 60 mm). Fish were acclimated for 14 to 30 d prior to use in water having physical and chemical characteristics similar to those of the water used in the tests. Fish were fed trout chow daily during acclimation and during tesing, but were not fed 24 to 48 hours prior to testing.
Route of exposure:
aqueous
Test type:
flow-through
Water / sediment media type:
natural water: freshwater
Total exposure / uptake duration:
49 d
Total depuration duration:
> 21 - < 35 d
Hardness:
14-38 mg/L CaCO3 (Town river)
315-348 mg/L CaCO3 (Well water)
pH:
6.4-7.7 (Town river)
7.1-7.9 (Well water)
Dissolved oxygen:
no data
TOC:
TOC: no data
Suspended matter: Town river 2-84 mg/L, Well water 0 mg/L
Details on test conditions:
Bluegill were exposed to nominal 20 µg/L concentrations of 14C-labeled test substance in aerated, carbon-filtered well water and to 23 µg/L in Town River water under continuous flow conditions. No solvent was used in the two tests. The 14C-DTDMAC equilibrated in the test waters for 13 d prior to introducing the fish into the 30-liter glass test chambers. The 115 fish in the two exposure aquaria and the 50 fish in the two control tanks were fed trout chow daily during testing.

Each study consisted of a 49-d exposure phase followed by a depuration phase that ranged from 21 to 35 d. During both phases, edible (fillets) and inedible (viscera) tissues of five fish were analyzed in duplicate for total radioactivity at least once a week. At the end of 49 d, the remaining fish were transferred to dilution water containing no cationic surfactant to initiate the depuration phase. Bioconcentration factors (BCF) were calculated as the ratio of the mean concentration of DTDMAC (based on total 14C activity) in fish tissue to the mean concentration of DTDMAC measured in the respective test water.
Nominal and measured concentrations:
Nominal concentration tested = 20 µg/L (well water) and 23 µg/L (river water)
Reference substance (positive control):
not specified
Key result
Type:
BCF
Value:
32 L/kg
Basis:
whole body w.w.
Time of plateau:
14 d
Calculation basis:
steady state
Remarks on result:
other: Conc.in environment / dose:20 µg/L - Well water
Key result
Type:
BCF
Value:
13 L/kg
Basis:
whole body w.w.
Time of plateau:
49 d
Calculation basis:
steady state
Remarks on result:
other: Conc.in environment / dose:23 µg/L - River water
Key result
Type:
BCF
Value:
256 L/kg
Basis:
non-edible fraction
Time of plateau:
14 d
Calculation basis:
steady state
Remarks on result:
other: Conc.in environment / dose:20 µg/L - Well water
Key result
Type:
BCF
Value:
94 L/kg
Basis:
non-edible fraction
Time of plateau:
49 d
Calculation basis:
steady state
Remarks on result:
other: Conc.in environment / dose:23 µg/L - River water
Key result
Elimination:
yes
Parameter:
other: 93% of the test substance was depurated after 14d
Depuration time (DT):
14 d
Details on results:
Bioconcentration of the test substance by bluegill varied with the tissue analyzed and with the dilution water used in the test. Bluegill exposed to a mean-measured concentration of 20 (±1 SD = 10) µg/L test substance in well water and to an average 23 (k 12) µg/L test substance in Town River water did not concentrate the surfactant in edible tissue (fillets) to any significant degree. On the other hand, residues were measured in inedible tissue (viscera) of fish in both test waters.

Mean BCF in inedible tissues of fish in well water and river water were 256 and 94, respectively. These BCF values were based on the ratio of the mean 14C residues in fish to the mean-measured concentrations in the waters over days 14 to 49 of the exposure period (time of steady-state). During this time period, the residues averaged 4,100 (well water) and 1,700 (river water) µg/kg, and the mean DTDMAC levels in the well and river waters were 16 and 18 µg/L, respectively. Bluegill, after being transferred to well water containing no test substance, eliminated 93% of the residues in inedible tissues after 14 d.

Whole body BCF were estimated to be 32 (well water) and 13 (river water). Based on estimated residues in whole body and in inedible tissues, bluegill concentrated test substance in well water about three times more than in river water.
Validity criteria fulfilled:
not applicable
Conclusions:
Based on the results of the read across study, the bluegill whole body BCFvalues were determined to be 13 L/kg ww in river water and 32 L/kg ww in well water.
Executive summary:

A study was conducted to determine the aquatic bioaccumulation of the 14C-radiolabelled read across substance, C16-18 DAQ in Lepomis macrochirus (bluegill fish) under continuous flow-through conditions, according to OECD 305. The bluegill were exposed to nominal 20 µg/L concentrations of 14C-labeled test substance in aerated, carbon-filtered well water and to 23 µg/L in town river water under continuous flow conditions for 49 days, followed by a 21-d depuration period.. No solvent was used in the two tests. The 14C-test substance equilibrated in the test waters for 13 d prior to introducing the fish into the 30 L glass test chambers. The 115 fish in the two exposure aquaria and the 50 fish in the two control tanks were fed trout chow daily during testing. The river water was sampled at Town River, Massachusetts, and contained 2-84 mg/L suspended solids, 0.04-0.59 mg/L MBAS (methylene blue active substances) and 10-15 mg/L DBAS (disulfine blue active substances). The pH ranged from 6.4-7.7 and total hardness was 14-38 mg/L (CaCO3). Radiometric analyses in the selected fish tissues revealed that the mean steady state bioconcentration factor (BCF) in the non-edible (viscera) and whole-body fish tissue during the 49 days of exposure to be 94 and 13 L/kg ww in river water and 256 and 32 L/kg ww in well water respectively. In both waters, the test substance did not concentrate to a significant degree in edible tissue (BCF of the fillets < 5 L/kg). In a depuration phase in well water, 93% of the accumulated radioactivity was eliminated from the inedible tissues after 14 days. Overall, these results demonstrated that testing cationic surfactants under more realistic conditions (in river water) give lower bioavailability compared to studies using laboratory water (Lewis & Wee, 1983). Under the conditions of the study, the whole body bluegill BCF values were determined to be 13 L/kg ww in river water and 32 L/kg ww in well water, indicating a low bioaccumulation potential (Lewis, 1983). Based on the results of the read across study, similar low bioaccumulation potential can be expected for the test substance.

Description of key information

Overall, the ionic nature of the test substance supported with the predicted and experimental read across BCF values indicates a low bioaccumulation potential. Considering a conservative approach, the higher BCF value of 71 L/kg ww from the QSAR study with the test substance has been considered further for hazard/risk assessment. 

Key value for chemical safety assessment

BCF (aquatic species):
71 L/kg ww

Additional information

Study 1:The BCF value for the test substance were estimated using the regression-based methodology of the BCFBAF v3.01 program (EPI Suite v4.11). Since the test substance is a ionic and UVCB with similar constituents varying mainly in carbon chain lengths, the BCF values were predicted for the individual components using regression method, followed by the determination of an overall weighted-average. SMILES codes were used as the input parameter. Based on the regression-based method for ionic substances and log Kow values for the individual constituents, the BCF values were predicted to be 70.8 L/kg ww (log BCF = 1.85) (US EPA, 2020)indicating a low bioaccumulation potential. On comparing with domain descriptors, not all constituents were found to meet the log Kow domain criteria as defined in the BCFBAF user guide of EPISuite. Further, taking into consideration the model’s training set and validation set statistics and the fact that the training set only contains 61 ionic compounds, the BCF predictions for the individual constituents are considered to be reliable with moderate confidence.

Study 2: A study was conducted to determine the aquatic bioaccumulation of the 14C-radiolabelled read across substance, C16-18 DAQ in Lepomis macrochirus (bluegill fish) under continuous flow-through conditions, according to OECD 305. The bluegill were exposed to nominal 20 µg/L concentrations of 14C-labeled test substance in aerated, carbon-filtered well water and to 23 µg/L in town river water under continuous flow conditions for 49 days, followed by a 21-d depuration period.. No solvent was used in the two tests. The 14C-test substance equilibrated in the test waters for 13 d prior to introducing the fish into the 30 L glass test chambers. The 115 fish in the two exposure aquaria and the 50 fish in the two control tanks were fed trout chow daily during testing. The river water was sampled at Town River, Massachusetts, and contained 2-84 mg/L suspended solids, 0.04-0.59 mg/L MBAS (methylene blue active substances) and 10-15 mg/L DBAS (disulfine blue active substances). The pH ranged from 6.4-7.7 and total hardness was 14-38 mg/L (CaCO3). Radiometric analyses in the selected fish tissues revealed that the mean steady state bioconcentration factor (BCF) in the non-edible (viscera) and whole-body fish tissue during the 49 days of exposure to be 94 and 13 L/kg ww in river water and 256 and 32 L/kg ww in well water respectively. In both waters, the test substance did not concentrate to a significant degree in edible tissue (BCF of the fillets < 5 L/kg). In a depuration phase in well water, 93% of the accumulated radioactivity was eliminated from the inedible tissues after 14 days. Overall, these results demonstrated that testing cationic surfactants under more realistic conditions (in river water) give lower bioavailability compared to studies using laboratory water (Lewis & Wee, 1983). Under the conditions of the study, the whole body bluegill BCF values were determined to be 13 L/kg ww in river water and 32 L/kg ww in well water, indicating a low bioaccumulation potential (Lewis, 1983).Based on the results of the read across study, similar low bioaccumulation potential can be expected for the test substance.

Besides these studies, the following table gives an overview of the available bioconcentration/bioaccumulation data on the read across substance C18 DAQ (also known as DODMAC) which has been litsted and reviewed in its EU RAR (EU, 2002) and the ECETOC Technical Report No. 53 (ECETOC, 1993). References mentioned below can be found in these two reports as well.

Env. Compartment Endpoint Type Value Accumulation
potential
Remark
Freshwater BCFfish measured 13 L/kg wwt. low Lewis et al, 1983
Freshwater sediment BSAFsediment measured 0.28 low Conrad, 1999
Freshwater sediment BSAFsediment measured 0.78 low Comber, 2000
Soil BCFworm estimated 3 L/kg wwt. low estimated from
BCFfish

In the EU RAR, the following assessment of the data is given:

The short-term uptake (24 h) of C18 DAQ by juvenile Pimephales promelas was assessed in a flow-through system with laboratory water and two different concentrations of humic acids (Versteeg & Shorter, 1992). A depuration phase of 72 hours followed. Compared with the laboratory water controls 6.8 mg/L humic acids decreased the uptake rate by a factor of 20 and increased the depuration rate two-fold.

These values together with the results from the study with C16 -18 and C18 -unsatd. DAQ (Lewis et al., 1983), indicate the dependence of the BCF-values on the surrounding medium which is also obvious in ecotoxicological testing. Based on test results with laboratory water, a bioaccumulation is indicated, but it is assumed that it is low under environmental conditions. A BCF of 13 L/kg is used in the risk assessment, assuming fish to be representative for all aquatic organisms. It should be pointed out, that for the diversity of organisms and environmental conditions the bioaccumulation potential (bioconcentration and biomagnification) is not known. A relatively simple microcosm study might clarify these uncertainties.

Bioaccumulation of 14C-labelled C18 DAQ by Lumbriculus variegatus from a natural sediment was measured over a period of 28 days. The total organic carbon content of the sediment was 1.73%. Worms were exposed to the C18 DAQ concentrations in the sediment in the range of 150 - 5800 mg/kg dw. After 28 days the C18 DAQ tissue concentration in the worms was measured by liquid scintillation counting. A Biota Sediment Accumulation factor (BSAF) of 0.28 was derived from the experimental data. As the concentration in the worms was only measured at the end of the 28 day test period it is not clear whether equilibrium was reached (Conrad et al., 1999).

The aim of a second experiment was the identification of the main uptake routes of C18 DAQ by Lumbriculus variegatus from the sediment. For this test feeding and non-feeding worms were exposed to a sediment containing 8.7 mg/kg of C18 DAQ. A viable non-feeding worm was generated by removing the head of an intact feeding worm. The new worm is unable to ingest sediment for up to 6- 8 days. The use of non-feeding worms allows the contribution of ingestion as an uptake route to be assessed. A 13 day bioaccumulation study with feeding and non-feeding Lumbriculus variegatus showed that the main route of uptake for C18 DAQ was via sediment ingestion. At Day 5 a comparison of tissue concentrations between the feeding and non-feeding worms showed that around 86% of the body burden in the feeding worms could be attributed to ingestion (Conrad et al., 1999).

Bioaccumulation of14C-labelled C18 DAQ by Tubifex tubifex from a natural sediment was measured over a period of 28 days. The total organic carbon content of the sediment was 1.73%. Worms were exposed to the C18 DAQ concentrations in the sediment in the range of 300-5000 mg/kg dw. After 28 days the C18 DAQ tissue concentration in the worms was measured by liquid scintillation counting. A BSAF of 0.78 was derived from the experimental data. As the concentration in the worms was only measured at the end of the 28 day test period it is not clear whether equilibrium was reached (Comber/Conrad, 2000).

To evaluate the uptake of C18 DAQ (purity > 98%) by plants, soil experiments were conducted with tomato, bean, cucumber and radish seedlings. C18 DAQ was applied to soil adsorbed to activated sludge (2 g/kg) and a concentration of 2 mg DODMAC/kg soil was achieved. Concentrations of 0.02 to 0.05 mg/kg were found in the shoots of the plant seedlings and the radish roots after 28 to 36 days exposure (Lötzsch et al., 1984).

Overall, the ionic nature of the test substance supported with the predicted and experimental read across BCF values indicates a low bioaccumulation potential. Considering a conservative approach, the higher BCF value of 71 L/kg ww from the QSAR study with the test substance has been considered further for hazard/risk assessment.