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EC number: 203-628-5 | CAS number: 108-90-7
- Life Cycle description
- Uses advised against
- Endpoint summary
- Appearance / physical state / colour
- Melting point / freezing point
- Boiling point
- Density
- Particle size distribution (Granulometry)
- Vapour pressure
- Partition coefficient
- Water solubility
- Solubility in organic solvents / fat solubility
- Surface tension
- Flash point
- Auto flammability
- Flammability
- Explosiveness
- Oxidising properties
- Oxidation reduction potential
- Stability in organic solvents and identity of relevant degradation products
- Storage stability and reactivity towards container material
- Stability: thermal, sunlight, metals
- pH
- Dissociation constant
- Viscosity
- Additional physico-chemical information
- Additional physico-chemical properties of nanomaterials
- Nanomaterial agglomeration / aggregation
- Nanomaterial crystalline phase
- Nanomaterial crystallite and grain size
- Nanomaterial aspect ratio / shape
- Nanomaterial specific surface area
- Nanomaterial Zeta potential
- Nanomaterial surface chemistry
- Nanomaterial dustiness
- Nanomaterial porosity
- Nanomaterial pour density
- Nanomaterial photocatalytic activity
- Nanomaterial radical formation potential
- Nanomaterial catalytic activity
- Endpoint summary
- Stability
- Biodegradation
- Bioaccumulation
- Transport and distribution
- Environmental data
- Additional information on environmental fate and behaviour
- Ecotoxicological Summary
- Aquatic toxicity
- Endpoint summary
- Short-term toxicity to fish
- Long-term toxicity to fish
- Short-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
- Long-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
- Toxicity to aquatic algae and cyanobacteria
- Toxicity to aquatic plants other than algae
- Toxicity to microorganisms
- Endocrine disrupter testing in aquatic vertebrates – in vivo
- Toxicity to other aquatic organisms
- Sediment toxicity
- Terrestrial toxicity
- Biological effects monitoring
- Biotransformation and kinetics
- Additional ecotoxological information
- Toxicological Summary
- Toxicokinetics, metabolism and distribution
- Acute Toxicity
- Irritation / corrosion
- Sensitisation
- Repeated dose toxicity
- Genetic toxicity
- Carcinogenicity
- Toxicity to reproduction
- Specific investigations
- Exposure related observations in humans
- Toxic effects on livestock and pets
- Additional toxicological data

Additional information on environmental fate and behaviour
Administrative data
- Endpoint:
- additional information on environmental fate and behaviour
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- other information
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- other: Acceptable puplication, additional information to the degradation through aquatic organisms
Data source
Referenceopen allclose all
- Reference Type:
- publication
- Title:
- Environmental fate and biodegradability of Benzene derivates as studies in a model aquatic ecosystem
- Author:
- Lu et al.
- Bibliographic source:
- Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol 10, pp. 269-284
- Reference Type:
- other: BUA Report
- Title:
- Unnamed
- Year:
- 1 990
Materials and methods
Test guideline
- Qualifier:
- no guideline followed
- GLP compliance:
- no
Test material
- Reference substance name:
- Chlorobenzene
- EC Number:
- 203-628-5
- EC Name:
- Chlorobenzene
- Cas Number:
- 108-90-7
- Molecular formula:
- C6H5Cl
- IUPAC Name:
- chlorobenzene
- Test material form:
- liquid
- Details on test material:
- - Name of test material (as cited in study report): chlorobenzene
- Analytical purity: No data
Constituent 1
Results and discussion
Any other information on results incl. tables
Chlorobenzene was hydroxylated by various organisms of one food chain after addition of radioactively labelled chlorobenzene. Small quantities of o-and p-chlorophenol and 4 -chloropyrocathechol were detected.
o-chlorophenol | p-chlorophenol | 4 -chloropyrocathechol | ||
water: | + | + | + | |
Organisms: |
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Gambusia affinis (fish) |
+ | + | - | |
Culex quinquifasciatus (Mosquito larva) |
+ | + | + | |
Physa (snail) |
- | + | - | |
Oedogonium cardiatum (green algae) |
+ | - | - | |
Daphnia magna (water flea) |
+ | + | - |
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