Condensation products of m-phenylenebis(methylamine) with condensation products of 4-methyl-m-phenylene diisocyanate with alcohols, C10-14 (even numbered) and condensation products of 4-methyl-m-phenylene diisocyanate with butyltriglycol

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:

guideline study

Data source

Reference

Reference Type:

study report

Title:

Unnamed

Year:

2011

Materials and methods

Test guideline

Test guideline 1

Qualifier:

according to guideline

Guideline:

OECD Guideline 301 F (Ready Biodegradability: Manometric Respirometry Test)

Deviations:

no

Test guideline 2

Qualifier:

according to guideline

Guideline:

EU Method C.4-D (Determination of the "Ready" Biodegradability - Manometric Respirometry Test)

Deviations:

no

GLP compliance:

yes (incl. QA statement)

Test material

Test material information

Constituent 1

Details on test material:

- Name of test material (as cited in study report): WS400517
- Physical state: Off-white to pale yellow powder
- Analytical purity: Not applicable (complex mixture)
- Lot/batch No.: HH-09-168
- Expiration date of the lot/batch: 21 January 2011
- Storage condition of test material: Room temperature in the dark

Study design

Oxygen conditions:

aerobic

Inoculum or test system:

activated sludge, domestic, non-adapted

Details on inoculum:

- Source of inoculum/activated sludge: Worlingworth sewage treatment works (Suffolk, UK)
- Method of cultivation / Preparation of inoculum for exposure: At the time of collection, the sludge was sieved (1 mm²) then transported to the laboratory and left stand for approximately 30 minutes to allow the sewage solids to settle. A portion of the supernatant was removed and the sludge aerated until required.

Duration of test (contact time):

28 d

Initial test substance concentration

Initial test substance concentration 1

Initial conc.:

76 mg/L

Based on:

COD

Initial test substance concentration 2

Initial conc.:

13.8 mg/L

Based on:

test mat.

Parameter followed for biodegradation estimation

Parameter followed for biodegradation estimation:

O2 consumption

Details on study design:

TEST CONDITIONS
- Composition of medium: mineral salts medium (MSM) according to guideline, prepared using tap-water that had been softened and treated by reverse osmosis and then purified; nominal resistivity ≥ 18 MegOhm.cm. The pH wasadjusted to 7.4 ± 0.2 with 5M HCl. This water complies with the relevant standards (British Standard (BS) 3978, 1987; American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) D 1193-06) for classification as Grade 1 or Type 1 water for laboratory use.
- Test temperature: 20 to 22°C.
- pH: 7.5 at the start of the test and 7.4 to 7.6 at the end
- pH adjusted: not necessary
- Suspended solids concentration: 30 mg/L
- Continuous darkness: not reported
- Other: The inoculum was added to the culture bottles 1 day before test initiation to allow a period of ageing.

TEST SYSTEM
- Culturing apparatus: glass culture bottles in a temperature controlled water bath
- Number of culture flasks/concentration: 2
- Method used to create aerobic conditions: internal oxygen generating process
- Measuring equipment: Co-ordinated Environmental Services (CES) Ltd automated respirometer

SAMPLING
- Sampling frequency: continuous monitoring of the cumulative amount of oxygen consumed; the cumulative oxygen demand made by each cell was printed at, typically, hourly intervals

CONTROL AND BLANK SYSTEM
- Inoculum blank (2 flasks): inoculated mineral salts medium (MSM)
- Reference (1 flask): inoculated MSM + sodium benzoate (50 mg O₂/L)
- Toxicity control (1 flask): inoculated MSM + test material (76 mg O₂/L) + sodium benzoate (50 mg O₂/L)
- Nitrification test (1 flask): inoculated MSM + test material (76 mg O₂/L) + Allylthiourea (ATU, 11.6 mg/L)
- Nitrification control (1 flask): inoculated MSM + ATU (11.6 mg/L)

Reference substance

Reference substance:

benzoic acid, sodium salt

Results and discussion

% Degradation

Key result

Parameter:

% degradation (O2 consumption)

Value:

5

Sampling time:

28 d

Details on results:

In the nitrification controls the degradation of the test material was similar to that in uninhibited cultures (Table 1)
In the presence of test material the degradation of sodium benzoate achieved 61% after 3 days indicating that the test substance was not inhibitory to the microbial inoculum (Table 1).

BOD5 / COD results

Results with reference substance:

The reference substance sodium benzoate had achieved 60% of the ThOD after 4 days of incubation and 73% by Day 28 (Table 1).

Any other information on results incl. tables

Table 1: Biodegradation of the test and reference substances

% Biodegradation
Day	Test material			Test material in the presence of ATU	Sodium Benzoate (Reference)	Sodium Benzoate in the inhibition mixture
	Test 1	Test 2	Mean
1	0	0	0	0	34	38
2	0	0	0	0	47	53
3	0	0	0	0	54	61
4	0	0	0	0	60	-
5	1	0	0	0	63	-
6	1	0	0	0	65	-
7	1	0	1	0	67	-
8	1	0	1	0	68	-
9	2	0	1	0	68	-
10	2	0	1	1	69	-
11	2	0	1	1	70	-
12	3	1	2	1	70	-
13	3	1	2	1	71	-
14	3	1	2	1	71	-
15	4	1	2	1	71	-
16	4	2	3	1	71	-
17	4	2	3	1	71	-
18	5	2	3	1	71	-
19	5	2	4	1	72	-
20	5	2	4	1	72	-
21	5	3	4	1	72	-
22	6	3	4	1	72	-
23	6	3	5	1	72	-
24	6	3	5	2	73	-
25	7	4	5	2	73	-
26	7	4	5	2	73	-
27	7	4	5	1	73	-
28	7	4	5	1	73	-

 

 

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Validity criteria fulfilled:

yes

Remarks:

the removal of the test substance in replicate values differed less than 20%, the reference compound reached the pass level by day 4, and the cumulative amount of oxygen consumed by the control mixtures was 28-37 mg O2/L

Interpretation of results:

under test conditions no biodegradation observed