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The bioaccumulation factor of adipic acid was estimated to be 3.16 L/kg ww using the BCFBAF model included in the EPI-Suite Programm concluding that the substance has a low potential to bioaccumulate in biota (Currenta, 2019). Within the scope of the Persistency-Bioaccumulation-Toxicity (PBT)-Assessment, the substance does not fulfill the B-criterion.

Furthermore, the test substance has a low potential for bioaccumulation based on logKow of 0.09 (< 3).

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