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Environmental fate & pathways

Biodegradation in water: screening tests

Administrative data

Endpoint:
biodegradation in water: ready biodegradability
Type of information:
migrated information: read-across from supporting substance (structural analogue or surrogate)
Adequacy of study:
key study
Reliability:
1 (reliable without restriction)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: GLP-study, no deviation.

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
2012
Report date:
2012

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
OECD Guideline 301 A (Ready Biodegradability: DOC Die Away Test)
GLP compliance:
yes

Test material

Constituent 1
Reference substance name:
Product SPS (multiconstituent substance)
IUPAC Name:
Product SPS (multiconstituent substance)
Details on test material:
- Name of test material (as cited in study report): Produkt SPS (multikonstituenter Stoff)
- Analytical purity: Trisodium 4-sulphonophthalate: 25.5 g/100 g
trisodium 3-sulphonatophthalate 7.6 g/100 g
Disodium phthalate: 1 g/100 g
Sodium sulphate: 60.6 g/100 g
Water: 4.8 g/100 g
- Lot/batch No.: 78522224U0
- Expiration date of the lot/batch: 10 December 2012
Specific details on test material used for the study:
Details on properties of test surrogate or analogue material (migrated information):
Data on the biodegradability of 'Reaction mass of 1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, 4-sulfo-, trisodium salt, 1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, 3-sulfo-, sodium salt (1:3), Sodium sulphate' is used to fill the data gap where data is not available for the submission item. For details on the analogue/category rationale please see respective document attached to section 13 of this technical dossier.

Study design

Oxygen conditions:
aerobic
Inoculum or test system:
activated sludge, domestic, non-adapted
Details on inoculum:
- Source of inoculum/activated sludge (e.g. location, sampling depth, contamination history, procedure): Municipal activated sludge from laboratory wastewater treatment plant fed with municipal sewage and synthetic wastewater.
- Concentration of sludge: 30 mg/l
Duration of test (contact time):
28 d
Initial test substance concentration
Initial conc.:
20 mg/L
Based on:
DOC
Parameter followed for biodegradation estimation
Parameter followed for biodegradation estimation:
DOC removal
Reference substance
Reference substance:
aniline

Results and discussion

% Degradation
Parameter:
% degradation (DOC removal)
Value:
96
Sampling time:
28 d

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Validity criteria fulfilled:
yes
Interpretation of results:
readily biodegradable