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Endpoint:
adsorption / desorption: screening
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Reliability:
1 (reliable without restriction)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
comparable to guideline study

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
publication
Title:
Sorption of Nonpolar and Polar Compounds to Soils: Processes, Measurements and Experience with the Applicability of the Modified OECD-Guideline 106
Author:
Von Oepen B., Koerdel W. and Klein W.
Year:
1991
Bibliographic source:
Chemosphere, Vol. 22, Nos 3-4, pp. 285- 3()4. 1991

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
OECD Guideline 106 (Adsorption - Desorption Using a Batch Equilibrium Method)
Version / remarks:
Older version
Principles of method if other than guideline:
Use of two soils and one sediment instead of five type of soils recommended in the present guideline.
GLP compliance:
no
Type of method:
other: Soil-Column Chromatography & Batch Equilibrium Studies
Media:
other: Two soils and one sediment

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
N-methylaniline
EC Number:
202-870-9
EC Name:
N-methylaniline
Cas Number:
100-61-8
Molecular formula:
C7H9N
IUPAC Name:
N-methylaniline
Radiolabelling:
no

Study design

Test temperature:
Not specified, but all samples were tested under the same conditions.

Batch equilibrium or other method

Analytical monitoring:
yes
Details on sampling:
The soil samples were shaken for 0.5, 1, 1.5, 5, 24 respectively 72 hours. Then an aliquot of 1 ml of the water-phase was removed to determine the
concentration of the substance in the aqueous phase.
Details on matrix:
Soil Corg (%) pH [CaCl2] CEC mval CaCO3 (%) Sand (%) Silt (%) Clay (%)
100 g
Podzol 4.85 2.8 15.1 - 89.2 8.2 2.6
Alfisol 1.25 6.7 12.3 0.4 69.7 14.4 15.9
Sediment 1.58 7.1 13.4 38.9 5.5 58.8 35.7
Details on test conditions:
The sorption coefficients were determined according to the test sequence of the modified version of the OECD-Guidcline 106. The steps of the test-scquence were completely performed without considering the criteria for stopping the test-sequence.
Sorption coefficients independent of the concentration are obtained by fitting the Freundlich equation (Kf):
x/m
Kf = _______
C.e^1/n

kt = Freundlich adsorption constant
1/n = compound dependent constant

Results and discussion

Adsorption coefficientopen allclose all
Type:
Koc
Value:
460
% Org. carbon:
4.85
Remarks on result:
other: Soil type: Podzol; no data on test temperature.
Type:
other: Kf
Value:
22.29
% Org. carbon:
4.85
Remarks on result:
other: Soil type: Podzol; no data on test temperature.
Type:
Koc
Value:
47
% Org. carbon:
1.25
Remarks on result:
other: Soil type: Alfisol; no data on test temperature
Type:
other: Kf
Value:
0.59
% Org. carbon:
1.25
Remarks on result:
other: Soil type: Alfisol; no data on test temperature
Type:
Koc
Value:
71
% Org. carbon:
1.58
Remarks on result:
other: Soil type: Sediment; no data on test temperature
Type:
other: Kf
Value:
1.12
% Org. carbon:
1.58
Remarks on result:
other: Soil type: Sediment; no data on test temperature

Any other information on results incl. tables

Results show that the variation in Kf-values for the different sorbents is up to two orders of magnitude for acids, one order of magnitude for esters and amides and up to a factor of 20 for the amines. All correlation coefficients obtained were highly significant (about 1). The slopes of the regression equations varied between 0.6 and 1.2.


 


Comparison of the sorption coefficients of the test substance with those of aniline and N,N-Dimethylaniline:































































































Soil



Kf



Koc



r



1/n



Test substance:


   

Podzol



22.29



460



1.00



0.89



Alfisol



0.59



47



1.00



0.78



Sediment



1.12



71



0.99



0.77



aniline:


    

Podzol



6.34



131



1.00



0.76



Alfisol



1.39



111



1.00



0.72



Sediment



1.78



113



1.00



0.65



N,N-dimethylaniline:


   

Podzol



16.33



337



1.00



0.96



Alfisol



1.21



97



0.99



0.60



Sediment



1.84



116



1.00



0.91


Applicant's summary and conclusion

Validity criteria fulfilled:
not applicable
Conclusions:
Aromatic amines mainly sorb to the organic matter of the soil. The sorption of amino-groups to clay-minerals or pH-dependent sorption of acids plays a key role. A normalization to the organic matter of the soil does not significantly reduce the variation in polar substances' sorption coefficients. For polar compounds like the amines, the calculation of a koc-value is of no use. The variation of the sorption behaviour of a polar substance between two soils impedes the applicability to other soils.