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In accordance with column 2 of 9.2.1.1 in Regulation (No) 1907/2006 (REACH) Annex VII, ready biodegradability test does not need to be conducted as the substance is inorganic.

Simulation tests in soil or sediment are unlikely to provide further evidence on potential ecotoxicity of the substance for the following reasons:

The substance is stable in the environment, i.e. transformation or dissociation is not probable. It will behave like other minerals in the environment, such as many silicates or metal oxides.

The substance consists of potassium, titanium and oxygen, all of which are abundant in the environment. Organisms can cope with these elements and have developed strategies to control the level of these elements in their bodies. However, since the substance is relatively stable under environmental conditions, exposure to the elements is unlikely.

Like other minerals such as quartz, the substance, when released to the environment will not be bioavailable and thus will not become part of any biological system.

Even if the substance partitioned into the soil or sediment, its' presence would not significantly alter the properties of these environmental compartments as it would not have an effect on the ambient background concentration.