Registration Dossier
Registration Dossier
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EC number: 231-818-8 | CAS number: 7757-79-1
Monitoring data
Administrative data
- Endpoint:
- monitoring data
- Adequacy of study:
- supporting study
- Reliability:
- 4 (not assignable)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- other: Common knowledge
Data source
Reference
- Reference Type:
- publication
- Title:
- Potassium nitrate
- Author:
- European Commission
- Year:
- 2 000
- Bibliographic source:
- International Uniform Chemical Information Database CD_ROM edition
Materials and methods
Test guideline
- Qualifier:
- no guideline followed
- Principles of method if other than guideline:
- background measurement on all media
- GLP compliance:
- not specified
Test material
- Reference substance name:
- Potassium nitrate
- EC Number:
- 231-818-8
- EC Name:
- Potassium nitrate
- Cas Number:
- 7757-79-1
- Molecular formula:
- HNO3.K
- IUPAC Name:
- potassium nitrate
- Test material form:
- solid: crystalline
- Details on test material:
- Name of test material: potassium nitrate (KNO3)
Physical appearance: colourless crystalline solid or a white crystalline or granular powder
Constituent 1
Results and discussion
Any other information on results incl. tables
Potassium nitrate is not measured in the environment because it cannot be distinguished from other nitrates present. However, nitrate occurs in all compartments of the environment (air, water, soil, sediments, and biota) and comes from many different sources as a result of both natural processes and man-made processes. Only a very small part of nitrates occurring in the general environment will normally originate from potassium nitrate.
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