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Environmental fate & pathways

Biodegradation in water: screening tests

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
biodegradation in water: ready biodegradability
Type of information:
(Q)SAR
Adequacy of study:
key study
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: BIOWIN is regarded as a reliable QSAR and is widely used. The substance fits within the domain. Using a QSAR in this case is justified due to the very low water solubility of the substance.
Justification for type of information:
QSAR prediction: migrated from IUCLID 5.6

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
other: QSAR
Title:
BIOWIN v4.10 (part of 'EPISUITE v4.10')
Author:
US EPA
Year:
2010
Bibliographic source:
Available from http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/exposure/pubs/episuitedl.htm (accessed June 2011)

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
no guideline required
Principles of method if other than guideline:
QSAR, guideline not applicable.

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
7-methylidenepentadecane
EC Number:
603-419-2
Cas Number:
13043-55-5
Molecular formula:
C16H32
IUPAC Name:
7-methylidenepentadecane
Details on test material:
Smiles code used for modelling: CCCCCCC(=C)CCCCCCCC

Results and discussion

Details on results:
The QSAR predicts that the substance will be readily biodegradable with primary degradation occuring in days and ultimate degradation within days to weeks.

Any other information on results incl. tables

--------------------------- BIOWIN v4.10 Results ----------------------------

 

  Biowin1 (Linear Model Prediction)   : Biodegrades Fast

  Biowin2 (Non-Linear Model Prediction): Biodegrades Fast

  Biowin3 (Ultimate Biodegradation Timeframe): Days-Weeks

  Biowin4 (Primary Biodegradation Timeframe): Days

  Biowin5 (MITI Linear Model Prediction)   : Readily Degradable

  Biowin6 (MITI Non-Linear Model Prediction): Readily Degradable

  Biowin7 (Anaerobic Model Prediction): Does Not Biodegrade Fast

  Ready Biodegradability Prediction: YES

 

------+-----+------------------------------------------+---------+---------

 TYPE | NUM |      Biowin1 FRAGMENT DESCRIPTION        | COEFF  | VALUE 

------+-----+------------------------------------------+---------+---------

 Frag |  2 | Linear C4 terminal chain [CCC-CH3]       | 0.1084 | 0.2169

 MolWt|  *  | Molecular Weight Parameter               |         | -0.1068

 Const|  * | Equation Constant                        |         | 0.7475

============+==========================================+=========+=========

  RESULT   |   Biowin1 (Linear Biodeg Probability)    |         | 0.8576

============+==========================================+=========+=========

 

------+-----+------------------------------------------+---------+---------

 TYPE | NUM |      Biowin2 FRAGMENT DESCRIPTION        | COEFF  | VALUE 

------+-----+------------------------------------------+---------+---------

 Frag |  2  | Linear C4 terminal chain [CCC-CH3]       | 1.8437 | 3.6874

 MolWt|  *  | Molecular Weight Parameter               |         | -3.1870

============+==========================================+=========+=========

  RESULT   | Biowin2 (Non-Linear Biodeg Probability)  |         | 0.9709

============+==========================================+=========+=========

 

 A Probability Greater Than or Equal to 0.5 indicates --> Biodegrades Fast

 A Probability Less Than 0.5 indicates --> Does NOT Biodegrade Fast

 

------+-----+------------------------------------------+---------+---------

 TYPE | NUM |      Biowin3 FRAGMENT DESCRIPTION        | COEFF  | VALUE 

------+-----+--------------------------------------------+---------+---------

 Frag |  2  | Linear C4 terminal chain [CCC-CH3]       | 0.2983 | 0.5967

 MolWt|  *  | Molecular Weight Parameter               |         | -0.4960

 Const|  *  | Equation Constant                        |         | 3.1992

============+==========================================+=========+=========

  RESULT   | Biowin3 (Survey Model - Ultimate Biodeg) |         | 3.2999

============+==========================================+=========+=========

 

------+-----+------------------------------------------+---------+---------

 TYPE | NUM |      Biowin4 FRAGMENT DESCRIPTION        | COEFF  | VALUE 

------+-----+--------------------------------------------+---------+---------

 Frag |  2  | Linear C4 terminal chain [CCC-CH3]       | 0.2691 | 0.5381

 MolWt|  *  | Molecular Weight Parameter               |         | -0.3238

 Const|  *  | Equation Constant                        |         | 3.8477

============+==========================================+=========+=========

  RESULT   |  Biowin4 (Survey Model - Primary Biodeg) |         | 4.0621

============+==========================================+=========+=========

 

 Result Classification:  5.00 -> hours    4.00 -> days   3.00 -> weeks

 (Primary & Ultimate)   2.00 -> months   1.00 -> longer

 

------+-----+------------------------------------------+---------+---------

 TYPE | NUM |      Biowin5 FRAGMENT DESCRIPTION        | COEFF  | VALUE 

------+-----+--------------------------------------------+---------+---------

 Frag |  2  | Methyl [-CH3]                            | 0.0004 | 0.0008

 Frag | 11 | -CH2- [linear]                           | 0.0494 | 0.5436

 Frag |  1  | -CH-  [linear]                           | -0.0507 | -0.0507

 Frag |  3  | -C=CH [alkenyl hydrogen]                 | 0.0062 | 0.0186

 MolWt|  *  | Molecular Weight Parameter               |         | -0.6677

 Const|  *  | Equation Constant                        |         | 0.7121

============+==========================================+=========+=========

  RESULT   | Biowin5 (MITI Linear Biodeg Probability) |         | 0.5567

============+==========================================+=========+=========

 

------+-----+--------------------------------------------+---------+---------

 TYPE | NUM |      Biowin6 FRAGMENT DESCRIPTION         | COEFF  | VALUE 

------+-----+--------------------------------------------+---------+---------

 Frag |  2 | Methyl [-CH3]                          | 0.0194 | 0.0389

 Frag | 11 | -CH2- [linear]                            | 0.4295 | 4.7244

 Frag |  1  | -CH-  [linear]                            | -0.0998 | -0.0998

 Frag |  3  | -C=CH [alkenyl hydrogen]                  | 0.0285 | 0.0855

 MolWt|  *  | Molecular Weight Parameter                |         | -6.4791

============+============================================+=========+=========

  RESULT   |Biowin6 (MITI Non-Linear Biodeg Probability)|         | 0.6890

============+============================================+=========+=========

 

 A Probability Greater Than or Equal to 0.5 indicates --> Readily Degradable

 A Probability Less Than 0.5 indicates --> NOT Readily Degradable

 

 

TYPE | NUM|      Biowin7 FRAGMENT DESCRIPTION       | COEFF  | VALUE 

------+----+-----------------------------------------+---------+---------

 Frag | 2  | Linear C4 terminal chain [CCC-CH3]      | -0.3177 | -0.6355

 Frag | 2  | Methyl [-CH3]                           | -0.0796 | -0.1591

 Frag | 11 | -CH2- [linear]                          |  0.0260 |  0.2859

 Frag | 1  | -CH-  [linear]                          | -0.1659 | -0.1659

 Frag | 3  | -C=CH [alkenyl hydrogen]                | -0.0735 | -0.2206

 Const| *  | Equation Constant                       |         |  0.8361

============+==============================================+==========+=========

  RESULT   |  Biowin7 (Anaerobic Linear Biodeg Prob) |         | -0.0590

============+==============================================+==========+=========

 

 A Probability Greater Than or Equal to 0.5 indicates --> Biodegrades Fast

 A Probability Less Than 0.5 indicates --> Does NOT Biodegrade Fast

 

Ready Biodegradability Prediction: (YES or NO)

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 Criteria for the YES or NO prediction: If the Biowin3 (ultimate survey  model) result is "weeks" or faster (i.e. "days", "days to weeks", or  "weeks" AND the Biowin5 (MITI linear model) probability is >= 0.5, then  the prediction is YES (readily biodegradable). If this condition is not  satisfied, the prediction is NO (not readily biodegradable). This method  is based on application of Bayesian analysis to ready biodegradation data  (see Help). Biowin5 and 6 also predict ready biodegradability, but for  degradation in the OECD301C test only; using data from the Chemicals  Evaluation and Research Institute Japan (CERIJ) database.

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