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Environmental fate & pathways

Biodegradation in water: screening tests

Administrative data

Endpoint:
biodegradation in water: ready biodegradability
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: Guideline study; Non-GLP

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
1987
Report date:
1987

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
other: Test procedures according to EU Directive 79/831/EEC Annex V, part C: Methods for the Determination of the ecotoxicity degradation - biodegradation, Manometric respirometry test. This method is comparable to the OECD guideline 301 F.
GLP compliance:
no

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Triphenylphosphine oxide
EC Number:
212-338-8
EC Name:
Triphenylphosphine oxide
Cas Number:
791-28-6
Molecular formula:
C18H15OP
IUPAC Name:
triphenylphosphine oxide
Details on test material:
- Name of test material (as cited in study report): Triphenylphosphinoxid
- Analytical purity: not stated

Study design

Oxygen conditions:
aerobic
Inoculum or test system:
activated sludge, domestic, non-adapted
Details on inoculum:
- Source of inoculum/activated sludge (e.g. location, sampling depth, contamination history, procedure): Municipal activated sludge taken from a domestic wastewater treatment plant.
Duration of test (contact time):
28 d
Parameter followed for biodegradation estimation
Parameter followed for biodegradation estimation:
O2 consumption
Details on study design:
SAMPLING
- Sampling frequency: continuously for 28 days


CONTROL AND BLANK SYSTEM
- Inoculum blank: yes
- Abiotic sterile control: yes
- Toxicity control: yes
- Other: inhibition of the inoculum
Reference substance
Reference substance:
aniline

Results and discussion

% Degradation
Parameter:
% degradation (O2 consumption)
Value:
0
Sampling time:
28 d

BOD5 / COD results

Results with reference substance:
BOD/ThOD = > 60%
DOC = 100 %
lag-phase: 5 d
Degradation-phase. 1 d

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Interpretation of results:
under test conditions no biodegradation observed