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Environmental fate & pathways

Bioaccumulation: aquatic / sediment

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Description of key information

Accumulation in organisms is not to be expected.

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Additional information

No experimental data are available for the assessment of the bioaccumulation potential of 1-methyl-1H-imidazole (CAS 616-47-7).


Based on the low log D values (pH 5 = -0.655; pH 7 = -0.029; pH 9 = 0.096; SPARC, BASF, 2021; see IUCLID Ch. 4.7) and the substance’s low n-octanol/water partition coefficient of -0.19 (25°C; BASF AG, 1989; 104547/01) for the uncharged molecule, accumulation in organisms is not to be expected.
Therefore, in accordance with column 2 of REACH Annex IX section 9.3.2 and for reasons of animal welfare, a study on bioaccumulation is not provided.