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Biodegradation in soil

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In accordance with column 2 of REACH Annex IX, further degradation testing does not need to be conducted as the chemical safety assessment does not indicate a need for further investigation.

Soil degradation data is available on cresols which show DT50 values ranging from 0.6 to 11.3 days.

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Soil degradation data is available on o- and m-cresol (Loehr, 1992) and give DT50 value for 2 soil types ranging from 0.6 to 11.3 days.