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Environmental fate & pathways

Biodegradation in water and sediment: simulation tests

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
biodegradation in water and sediment: simulation tests
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
other information
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: Data from Safety Data Sheet of the manufacturer.

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
other company data
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
2009
Report date:
2009

Materials and methods

Principles of method if other than guideline:
no detailed data available
GLP compliance:
not specified

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Methylamine
EC Number:
200-820-0
EC Name:
Methylamine
Cas Number:
74-89-5
Molecular formula:
CH5N
IUPAC Name:
methanamine
Radiolabelling:
not specified

Study design

Oxygen conditions:
not specified
Inoculum or test system:
not specified
Details on source and properties of surface water:
no details given.
Details on source and properties of sediment:
no details given
Details on inoculum:
no details given
Parameter followed for biodegradation estimation:
other: no details given
Details on study design:
no details given
Reference substance
Reference substance:
not required

Results and discussion

Test performance:
no data available.
Mean total recovery
Compartment:
other: water / sediment, material (mass) balance
Remarks on result:
other: no details given
Half-life of parent compound / 50% disappearance time (DT50)
Remarks on result:
other: no detailed results given
Transformation products:
not measured
Evaporation of parent compound:
not measured
Volatile metabolites:
not measured
Residues:
not measured
Details on results:
no further details given, just stated that Monomethylamine is readily biodegradable.
Results with reference substance:
not relevant

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Validity criteria
Validity criteria fulfilled:
yes
Conclusions:
Monomethylamine is stated to be readily biodegradable.
Executive summary:

Monomethylamine is stated to be readily biodegradable. No further results are given and no details on the test method.