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Biodegradation in water: screening tests

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The organic constituents of the registered substance are readily biodegradable, while the inorganic constituents dissociate in water to naturally occuring ions.

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Methanol is readily degradable under both aerobic and anaerobic conditions in a wide variety of environmental media including fresh and salt water, sediments and soils, ground water, aquifer material and industrial wastewater.

Potassium hydroxide (KOH) is an inorganic compound, for which no testing is required. However, KOH dissociates in water to K+ and OH-.