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EC number: 202-607-8 | CAS number: 97-77-8
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Adsorption / desorption
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- Endpoint:
- adsorption / desorption: screening
- Type of information:
- migrated information: read-across from supporting substance (structural analogue or surrogate)
- Adequacy of study:
- key study
- Study period:
- 28 April 1995 - 23 May 1995
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- other: GLP-Guideline study with acceptable restrictions. Degradation products were not described in the study. Test conducted with the source substance thiram (CAS No. 137-26-8)
- Qualifier:
- according to guideline
- Guideline:
- OECD Guideline 106 (Adsorption - Desorption Using a Batch Equilibrium Method)
- Deviations:
- no
- Guideline:
- other: EPA 540/9-82-021, Subdivision N; Section 163-1; October 1982
- Deviations:
- no
- GLP compliance:
- yes
- Type of method:
- batch equilibrium method
- Media:
- soil
- Radiolabelling:
- yes
- Details on study design: HPLC method:
- Combustion of soil:
Soil samples were combusted in a stream of oxygen at 800°C with copper oxide as catalyst. - Analytical monitoring:
- yes
- Details on matrix:
- Details on table below
- Details on test conditions:
- Aqueous solvent:
0.01 M CaCl2 solution was used as the aqueous solvent phase.
Preparation of the stock solution:
Approximately 1 mg of the radiolabelled test item was dissolved in 1 ml of acetone and afterwards an aliquot of 10 µL was filled up to 10 mL with the same solvent as given above. After measurement by LSC (liquid scintillation counting) the content of 14C-THIRAM in the stock solution was determined to be 1.39 mg/mL.
Application solutions:
Application solution no. 1:
0.2 mL of the stock solution (0.278 mg of radiolabelled THIRAM) was mixed with 0.05 mL of a solution of unlabelled test item in acetone in concentration of 5.51 mg/mL. The resulting solution was dissolved in 0.01 M CaCl2 to a volume of 550 mL. The actual concentration of THIRAM was determined by LSC to be 1.069 mg/L.
Application solution 2, 3, 4:
Appropriate volumes of the application solution 1 were diluted with 0.01 M CaCl2 solution to a volume of 300 mL to obtain the application solutions no. 2, 3 and 4 in concentration of 0.201 mg, 0.041 mg and 0.010 mg THIRAM per litre, respectively.
Stability of the test item during application:
The stability of the radiolabelled test item in the application solution was determined by high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) before and after (about 30 min.) the start of the adsorption test.
Additionally, the application solution in aqueous CaCl2 phase (1 mg/mL) in two control tubes without soil (control samples) was checked for parent compound by HPLC after 12 hours of shaking (adsorption step for four hours and two desorption steps, each for 4 hours).
Soil preparation:
The air dried soil samples were equilibrated by shaking with 0.01 M CaCl2 solution (2:1, vol : mass) overnight, then centrifuged at about 2000 g for 10 minutes. Afterwards the supernatant was discarded and the solution remaining in soil gravimetrically determined.
Blank test per soil with the same amount of soil and total volume of CaCl2 solution was subjected to the same test procedure. This served as a background control during the analysis to detect interfering compounds or contaminated soils.
Two replicates per test soil and one replicate per control and blank sample were prepared for the main test. - Type:
- Koc
- Value:
- 2 245
- Remarks on result:
- other: Soil I
- Type:
- Koc
- Value:
- 24 526
- Remarks on result:
- other: Soil II
- Type:
- Koc
- Value:
- 6 359
- Remarks on result:
- other: Soil III
- Type:
- Koc
- Value:
- 12 899
- Remarks on result:
- other: Soil IV
- Type:
- log Koc
- Value:
- 3.3
- Remarks on result:
- other: Soil I
- Type:
- log Koc
- Value:
- 4.4
- Remarks on result:
- other: Soil II
- Type:
- log Koc
- Value:
- 3.8
- Remarks on result:
- other: Soil III
- Type:
- log Koc
- Value:
- 4.1
- Remarks on result:
- other: Soil IV
- Validity criteria fulfilled:
- yes
- Conclusions:
- Based on the range of the Koc values it can be concluded that THIRAM is strongly adsorbed by soil components.
According to the scheme introduced by McCall (1980, mobility classes of pesticides) as well as Briggs (Proc. 7th British Insecticide and Fungicide Conference, Nottingham, UK, 83 86, 1973), the mobility of the test item can be classified as very low mobile to immobile for all soils used in the study - Executive summary:
Materials and methods:The adsorption and desorption of THIRAM was investigated in four different soils (soil I: sandy loam, soil II: loamy sand, soil III: silt loam and soil IV: loam) varying in clay content, organic carbon content and pH value using the14C-labelled test item.
The analysis was performed in accordance with OECD Guidelines for Testing of Chemicals, No. 106.
The radioactivity in all samples was determined on a Packard liquid scintillation counter. Furthermore the stock solution, application solutions as well as aqueous phases and organic soil extracts were analysed by HPLC.
Results and discussion:The adsorption experiment showed that the adsorption of14C-THIRAM reached equilibrium after about four hours.
The equilibrium concentrations of total radioactivity found for soils I to IV (mass balance) in the aqueous phase after adsorption were 10.8%, 6.7%, 16.4% and 12.5%, respectively. The corresponding values for the amount adsorbed onto the soils were 85.3%, 90.0%, 77.8% and 81.6% of the radioactivity initially applied.
The radioactivity in the aqueous phases after the adsorption step consisted of THIRAM as well as of degradation products, whereas the soil extracts contained mainly the parent compound.
The total recoveries ranged from 94.1% for soil IV to 96.7% for soil II with a mean value for the four soils of 95.3%.
The adsorption tests indicated very high adsorption levels of14C-THIRAM onto the four soils analysed, whereas the amounts adsorbed did not depend on the organic carbon content and on the concentration level of test item.
The maximum amounts adsorbed were 86.5%, 93.5% 83.0% and 86.1% of the applied radioactivity for soil I to IV, respectively. For the same soils the maximum amounts desorbed as14C-THIRAM in a first desorption step were 3.7 %, 2.3 %, 2.5 % and 0.9 %, only.The results indicate that THIRAM was bound to the chosen soils specifically.
- Endpoint:
- adsorption / desorption
- Remarks:
- other: calculation
- Type of information:
- calculation (if not (Q)SAR)
- Remarks:
- Migrated phrase: estimated by calculation
- Adequacy of study:
- supporting study
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- other: Scientifically accepted calculation method
- Principles of method if other than guideline:
- Calculated using KOCWIN v2.00, a subroutine of the computer program EPI Suite™ (Estimation Program Interface for Windows, version 4.0. Syracuse Research Corporation, Syracuse, NY, USA) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, OPPT
- Type:
- log Koc
- Value:
- 3.9 - 4.2
Referenceopen allclose all
Adsorption and desorption of THIRAM in soils I to IV as a function of time from the pre-test (values in percent of applied radioactivity).
Soil I |
Soil II |
Soil III |
Soil IV |
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Radioactivity in % applied: |
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Time (hours) |
Adsorbed RA |
Desorbed RA |
Adsorbed RA |
Desorbed RA |
Adsorbed RA |
Desorbed RA |
Adsorbed RA |
Desorbed RA |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1 |
60.9 |
3.5 |
42.9 |
1.5 |
51.0 |
4.9 |
71.0 |
3.9 |
2 |
76.5 |
3.9 |
66.3 |
1.7 |
65.4 |
5.3 |
79.8 |
4.8 |
3 |
84.4 |
4.1 |
82.2 |
1.8 |
73.6 |
5.6 |
84.1 |
5.4 |
4 |
88.1 |
4.3 |
91.1 |
1.8 |
79.4 |
5.8 |
88.3 |
6.1 |
5 |
89.7 |
4.5 |
94.8 |
1.9 |
82.7 |
5.8 |
88.5 |
6.5 |
6 |
90.5 |
4.7 |
96.0 |
2.0 |
84.6 |
6.2 |
88.1 |
6.8 |
Freundlich adsorption / desorption constants calculated for four soils used in the study
Soil type |
Organic carbon |
Clay content |
Freundlich adsorption |
Freundlich desorption |
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Ka[mL/g] |
Koc[mL/g] |
R |
1/n |
Kd |
Koc |
1/n |
R |
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I: sandy loam |
2.41 |
14.8 |
54.1 |
2245 |
0.9955 |
1.036 |
781.2 |
32414 |
1.271 |
0.9963 |
II: loamy sand |
0.61 |
7.5 |
149.6 |
24526 |
0.9964 |
1.149 |
1762.1 |
288869 |
1.264 |
0.9995 |
III: silt loam |
1.06 |
16.8 |
67.4 |
6359 |
0.9974 |
1.104 |
841.4 |
79381 |
1.225 |
0.9976 |
IV: loam |
2.04 |
25.2 |
263.1 |
12899 |
0.9891 |
1.126 |
1679.7 |
82340 |
1.156 |
0.9935 |
Ka: Adsorption constant,
Kd: desorption constant,
Koc(a): adsorption constant as a function of the organic content,
Koc(d): desorption constant as a function of the organic content,
1/n: slope of the adsorption / desorption isotherm,
R: correlation coefficient
Balance of the applied radioactivity in the soil-water systems treated with14C-THIRAM at a concentration of 1mg/L
Sample |
Soil I: |
Soil II: |
Soil III: |
Soil IV: |
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µg* |
%** |
µg* |
%** |
µg* |
%** |
µg* |
%** |
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Aqueous phase (W) |
A |
2.83 |
10.58 |
1.78 |
6.65 |
4.39 |
16.44 |
3.36 |
12.58 |
Soil |
A |
15.57 |
58.26 |
14.15 |
52.92 |
11.74 |
43.92 |
12.67 |
47.41 |
Soil |
A |
7.40 |
27.68 |
10.14 |
37.94 |
9.23 |
34.53 |
9.12 |
34.10 |
TOTAL |
25.68 |
96.08 |
25.85 |
96.70 |
25.16 |
94.13 |
25.16 |
94.10 |
Calculation was performed by means of
EXCEL 4.0 using not rounded values.
*= Values expressed as parent equivalents in micrograms.
**= Values in % of the applied radioactivity (RA).
*** = Standard deviation.
Adsorption andDesorption of parent radioactivity (RA) from soil sediments (soils I to IV) after equilibration with14C-THIRAM at various initial concentrations Ci
Ci |
Sam-ple |
Soil I |
Soil II |
Soil III |
Soil IV |
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RA |
RA |
RA |
RA |
RA |
RA |
RA |
RA |
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[%]* |
D1 |
[%] |
[%]* |
D1 |
[%] |
[%]* |
D1 |
[%] |
[%]* |
D1 |
[%] |
||
1.07 |
A |
88.50 |
1.15 |
1.67 |
93.31 |
0.76 |
1.17 |
82.87 |
1.00 |
1.48 |
86.30 |
0.45 |
0.60 |
0.20 |
A |
84.39 |
2.26 |
3.44 |
93.48 |
1.10 |
1.62 |
81.82 |
1.94 |
2.77 |
74.68 |
0.58 |
0.68 |
0.04 |
A |
79.58 |
3.36 |
4.67 |
89.74 |
1.46 |
2.18 |
74.55 |
2.43 |
3.35 |
72.80 |
0.85 |
1.12 |
0.01 |
A |
84.56 |
3.78 |
5.12 |
87.42 |
2.31 |
3.22 |
78.47 |
2.46 |
3.44 |
77.30 |
0.75 |
0.89 |
Calculation was performed by means of
EXCEL 4.0 using not rounded values.
RA ads = Radioactivity adsorbed.
RA des = Radioactivity desorbed
D1= Amount of radioactivity (RA) desorbed after the first
desorption step.
Dtotal= Total radioactivity desorbed during both desorption
steps: D1 + D2.
* = Percentage from the radioactivity totally applied to the system.
Description of key information
Disulfiram shows potential for adsorption to the soil (log Koc of 3.3 (sandy loam) to 4.4 (loamy sand) L/kg).
Key value for chemical safety assessment
Additional information
No data on the adsorption/desorption potential of disulfiram (CAS No. 97-77-8) were available. Therefore, a conclusion based on data from an analogue substance had to be drawn. The adsorption potential of tetramethylthiuram disulfide (CAS No. 137-26-8), substance structurally and composition related to tetraethylthiuram disulfide, was investigated in a study.This test was conducted according to OECD Guideline No.106: Adsorption/Desorption using a Batch Equilibrium Method (2000) and EPA’s Pesticide Assessment Guidelines, CFR 40, Subdivision 163-1 (1982) under GLP conditions.14C-thiram was tested in 4 soil types obtaining log Koc values of 3.3 (sandy loam), 4.4 (loamy sand), 3.8 (silt loam) and 4.1 L/kg (loam).
The results from the KOCWIN v2.00 show that the predicted log Koc values for disulfiram are within the range obtained in the experimental study with the analogue substance.
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