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Please be aware that this old REACH registration data factsheet is no longer maintained; it remains frozen as of 19th May 2023.

The new ECHA CHEM database has been released by ECHA, and it now contains all REACH registration data. There are more details on the transition of ECHA's published data to ECHA CHEM here.

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In accordance with column 2 of REACH Annex VII, studies on biodegradation are not applicable for inorganic substances. Biodegradation in water, sediment or soil is not applicable as environmental fate process for silicic acid, lithium salt.

Furthermore, silica is continuously removed from water by biochemical processes: diatoms, radiolarians, silicoflagellates, and certain sponges serve as a sink for silicon by incorporating it into their shells and skeletons as amorphous biogenic silica, frequently referred to as opal (SiO2· nH2O). They can deplete dissolved silica in surface waters to less than 1 mg/L during blooms (Edwards 1973).