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The calculated half life for 1,4 diaminobutane is 0.162 days or 1.939 hours based on annually averaged daily 12 hr daylight hydroxyl concentration of 1.56E06 molecules (OH-radicals)/cm3 at 25 deg C. Source: QSAR program Atmospheric Oxidation Program (AOPWIN) v1.92 from the US-EPA (2000).
Based on data of DSM (O. Poorter, 2002) the substance, when released into the air, reacts with carbondioxide to form a salt which is a solid substance.
Since the substance is readily biodegradable, phototransformation in water is expected not to be a relevant mechanism.
Since the substance is readily biodegradable, phototransformation in soil is expected not to be a relevant mechanism.

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Half-life in air:
0.162 d
Degradation rate constant with OH radicals:
1 560 000 cm³ molecule-1 d-1

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