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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:
1 (reliable without restriction)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: Test conducted according to EU MethodC.4-C and compliant with GLP.

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
other: Body responsible for the test
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
1997

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
EU Method C.4-C (Determination of the "Ready" Biodegradability - Carbon Dioxide Evolution Test)
Deviations:
not specified
GLP compliance:
yes

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Phenyl bis(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-phosphine oxide
EC Number:
423-340-5
EC Name:
Phenyl bis(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-phosphine oxide
Cas Number:
162881-26-7
Molecular formula:
C26H27O3P
IUPAC Name:
[phenyl(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)phosphoryl](2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)methanone
Test material form:
solid: particulate/powder
Remarks:
migrated information: powder

Study design

Duration of test (contact time):
28 d
Reference substance
Reference substance:
other: Sodium benzoate

Results and discussion

% Degradation
Parameter:
% degradation (CO2 evolution)
Value:
0
St. dev.:
0
Sampling time:
28 d
Details on results:
Points of degradation plot (test substance):
0% degradation after 2 d
0% degradation after 3 d
0% degradation after 4 d
0% degradation after 5 d
0% degradation after 6 d
0% degradation after 7 d
0% degradation after 9 d
0% degradation after 12 d
0% degradation after 16 d
0% degradation after 22 d
0% degradation after 28 d
0% degradation after 29 d

BOD5 / COD results

Results with reference substance:
Points of degradation plot (reference substance)
17% degradation after 2 d
33% degradation after 3 d
45% degradation after 4 d
52% degradation after 5 d
61% degradation after 6 d
70% degradation after 7 d
77% degradation after 9 d
84% degradation after 12 d
90% degradation after 16 d
95% degradation after 22 d
98% degradation after 28 d
99% degradation after 29 d

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Interpretation of results:
other: not redily biodegradable
Conclusions:
The test substance is not readily biodegradable.