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EC number: 213-030-6 | CAS number: 917-61-3
Biodegradation in soil
Administrative data
- Endpoint:
- biodegradation in soil
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- supporting study
- Study period:
- 1991
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- data from handbook or collection of data
Data source
Reference
- Reference Type:
- review article or handbook
- Title:
- Farm Chemicals Handbook
- Author:
- Willoughby, O.H.
- Year:
- 1 991
- Bibliographic source:
- Farm Chemicals Handbook, 1991. Willoughby, OH: Meister Publ. Co., 1991., p. C-246
Materials and methods
Test guideline
- Qualifier:
- no guideline followed
- Principles of method if other than guideline:
- Handbook data only. No guideline or method indicated.
- GLP compliance:
- not specified
- Test type:
- not specified
Test material
- Reference substance name:
- Potassium cyanate
- EC Number:
- 209-676-3
- EC Name:
- Potassium cyanate
- Cas Number:
- 590-28-3
- Molecular formula:
- KOCN
- IUPAC Name:
- potassium cyanate
- Details on test material:
- not indicated.
Constituent 1
- Specific details on test material used for the study:
- Details on properties of test surrogate or analogue material (migrated information):
not indicated. - Radiolabelling:
- not specified
Study design
- Oxygen conditions:
- not specified
- Soil classification:
- not specified
- Details on soil characteristics:
- not indicated.
- Parameter followed for biodegradation estimation:
- not specified
- Details on experimental conditions:
- not indicated.
Results and discussion
- Transformation products:
- yes
Identity of transformation productsopen allclose all
- No.:
- #1
Reference
- Reference substance name:
- Unnamed
- IUPAC name:
- residual nitrogen
- Identifier:
- common name
- Identity:
- residual nitrogen
- No.:
- #2
Reference
- Reference substance name:
- Unnamed
- IUPAC name:
- potassium compounds
- Identifier:
- common name
- Identity:
- potassium compounds
- Details on transformation products:
- The material breaks down in the soil to residual nitrogen and potassium compounds. Its reactivity in the presence of moisture requires that any materials used as extenders or additives must be low in moisture content.
- Evaporation of parent compound:
- not specified
- Volatile metabolites:
- not specified
- Residues:
- not specified
- Details on results:
- see details on transformation products.
- Results with reference substance:
- not indicated.
Applicant's summary and conclusion
- Conclusions:
- The material breaks down in the soil to residual nitrogen and potassium compounds. Its reactivity in the presence of moisture requires that any materials used as extenders or additives must be low in moisture content.
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