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Hydrolysis

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Endpoint:
hydrolysis
Data waiving:
study scientifically not necessary / other information available
Justification for data waiving:
the study does not need to be conducted because the substance is readily biodegradable

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No experimental data on Sodium (S)-lactate are available. In aqueous environments Sodium (S)-lactate fully dissociates into Na+ ions and lactic acid. Therefore, the environmental fate of Sodium (S)-lactate can be understood in terms of sodium salts and lactic acid. In accordance with regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH), Annex VIII, point 9.2.2.1, column 2, a hydrolysis study is not required if the substance is ready biodegradable. Lactic acid is readily biodegradable, which is also applicable to its sodium salt by way of read-across.

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