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Environmental fate & pathways

Distribution modelling

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
distribution modelling
Adequacy of study:
disregarded due to major methodological deficiencies

Data source

Reference
Title:
No information
Author:
Nielsen I.R. et al. Environmental Hazard Assessment:|Benzene. TSD/4. Toxic Substances Division, Directorate for|Air, Climate and Toxic Substances, Department of the|Environment, Garston, Watford, England, 1991.

Materials and methods

Model:
other: other (calculation)
Media:
air - biota - sediment(s) - soil - water

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Benzene
EC Number:
200-753-7
EC Name:
Benzene
Cas Number:
71-43-2
Molecular formula:
C6H6
IUPAC Name:
benzene

Results and discussion

Any other information on results incl. tables

The distribution of benzene in the environment was estimated to be 0.08-0.49 µg/m3 in air, 0.42-2.64 ng/l in water, 1.17-7.30 ng/kg in soil, 2.80-17.5 ng/kg in sediment, 2.80-17.5 ng/kg in suspended sediment and 2.73-17.1 ng/kg in biota.

Applicant's summary and conclusion