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Environmental fate & pathways

Biodegradation in water: screening tests

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
biodegradation in water: ready biodegradability
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
weight of evidence
Study period:
08 June 1992.
Reliability:
4 (not assignable)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
documentation insufficient for assessment

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
other company data
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
1992
Report date:
1991

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
equivalent or similar to guideline
Guideline:
OECD Guideline 301 D (Ready Biodegradability: Closed Bottle Test)
Version / remarks:
Test guideline not specified. However, assumed to be based on principles of Closed Bottle Test (OECD 301 D) given results reported.
Deviations:
not specified
GLP compliance:
not specified

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Lithium 2-aminobenzothiazole-6-sulphonate
EC Number:
265-367-3
EC Name:
Lithium 2-aminobenzothiazole-6-sulphonate
Cas Number:
65072-36-8
Molecular formula:
C7H6N2O3S2.Li
IUPAC Name:
lithium 2-amino-1,3-benzothiazole-6-sulfonate
Test material form:
liquid
Specific details on test material used for the study:
SPA is a 20% aqueous solution of lithium 2-aminobenzothiazole-6-sulphonate

Study design

Inoculum or test system:
not specified

Results and discussion

% Degradation
Parameter:
other: Ratio of BOD and COD
Value:
34
Sampling time:
28 d

BOD5 / COD results

BOD5 / CODopen allclose all
Parameter:
BOD5
Value:
118.5 mg O2/g test mat.
Parameter:
COD
Value:
348 mg O2/g test mat.

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Validity criteria fulfilled:
not specified
Interpretation of results:
not readily biodegradable
Conclusions:
SPA (solution) was not readily biodegradable on the basis of the ratio of BOD and COD.
Executive summary:

When tested for BOD and COD, SPA a 20% aqueous solution of lithium 2-aminobenzothiazole-6-sulphonate, was not readily biodegradable. The ratio of BOD and COD (equivalent to % degradation) was 34%.