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Description of key information

No studies on toxicity to terrestrial organisms need to be conducted according to REACH Annex X Section 9.4 Column 2.

Additional information

The chemical safety assessment revealed that direct and indirect exposure of soil and the terrestrial environment is practically negligible, as:

1) HAT-ISO is manufactured and formulated in closed systems. Thus, direct and indirect exposure of soil and the terrestrial environment during manufacturing and formulation is practically negligible.

2) Use of formulated HAT-ISO is also unlikely to result in direct and indirect exposure of soil and the terrestrial environment. During use HAT-ISO is included in three-dimensional matrices of polymeric, resinous material and completely retained. Therefore, the direct and indirect release of HAT-ISO to soil and the terrestrial environment is practically negligible.

Therefore, direct and indirect exposure of HAT-ISO to soil and the terrestrial environment is highly unlikely and performance of tests for toxicity to soil micro- and macroorganisms, arthropods, terrestrial plants and birds are scientifically not justified.

For more details on exposure assessment see risk assessment report in section 13.